Rafa Watch

[Fredo]

So much for Mourihno building a dynasty.

[Shaggy]

You have to laugh. When Inter were doing well, Rafa - as ever - gets zero credit from many, saying it's all Mourinho's work.

When it goes a bit wrong, it's all Rafa's doing

[Arn]

Exactly, there are some veru old men in that squad now. They need a good few new faces to replace the guys that just can't do it anymore. I think if they stick with him, they'll be there or there abouts come the end of the season

They are doing the same mistake as Milan did 2007. They think they are the best so we don't need to get better because we already are the best. It is up to the other teams to catch us.

One transfer window later keeping an old squad that won everything and the rivals have suddenly caught you. Every transfer window is very important.

You need to move the goalposts all the time. Your rivals will get better so you also need to get better.

[Baracus]

If Boswell if right than Rafa has 3 to many games and should be immediately sacked of the inter job. Roy is ready and Available to re-stablise inter.

[Arn]

If Boswell if right than Rafa has 3 to many games and should be immediately sacked of the inter job. Roy is ready and Available to re-stablise inter.

but but but then he wouldn't be able to replace Fergie

[Baracus]

Roy only needs 3-6 months to re-stablise a club. After Inter he can move to Utd and help them

[Arn]

Roy only needs 3-6 months to re-stablise a club. After Inter he can move to Utd and help them

So first he relegates Inter and then Scum Eto'o then want to leave and we sign up both him and Sneijder on the cheap

[Craig_H]

You have to laugh. When Inter were doing well, Rafa - as ever - gets zero credit from many, saying it's all Mourinho's work.

When it goes a bit wrong, it's all Rafa's doing

'Doing well' is a bit of a misnomer though - the season was about 6 games old when they were 'doing well'. You could hardly expect pats on the back after a handful of games.

Moratti is likely to demand complete perfection, after what Mourinho achieved. TBH honest, Mourinho got out at the right time, and Rafa was always on a hiding to nothing, taking that job at that time. Through little fault of his own.

[Craig_H]

Rafa has been given 3 games to sort out things at Inter,otherwise he walks the plank.

Interesting. The first 2 of those games should be straightforward - Chievo away and Parma at home. The third is away to 2nd placed Lazio

[Shaggy]

'Doing well' is a bit of a misnomer though - the season was about 6 games old when they were 'doing well'. You could hardly expect pats on the back after a handful of games.

In the same way he shouldn't expect to have to contend with talk of the sack after about 12 games, when traditionally his teams power through the 2nd half of the season.

They were doing well, they played good football early on and the stuff they played when they took Spurs apart was a joy to watch.

And no doubt Mourinho got out at the right time, he knew the only way was down be it for him if he stayed or for any new manager. As far as I know no team in a major league has ever, in the history of the game, won back-to-back trebles. Hiding to nothing and I admire Rafa for having the courage to take it on. He's got big balls.

[Craig_H]

In the same way he shouldn't expect to have to contend with talk of the sack after about 12 games, when traditionally his teams power through the 2nd half of the season.

Well, i dunno about the sack, but obviously when you come into a situation where the standard has been set to 'perfection', any drop of serious significance in comparison to that, will always bring criticism. They're 5th now, not even in the CL places. It's not as though he's getting flak for being 2nd or 3rd. From the level they WERE, being outside the CL spots is a major letdown for them.

The fact that his teams have good 2nd halves of the season is of little consequence, if the minimum target is to win the title - as we saw often enough, having a strong 2nd half to the season isnt enough, if you've allowed a big enough gap to develop.

They were doing well, they played good football early on and the stuff they played when they took Spurs apart was a joy to watch.

Indeed it was, but as i said, that's of no consolation now. As far as Moratti's concerned, they won the treble last year, the double before that and have won Serie A 6 years on the bounce, so his least acceptable target would surely be to win the title - as a minimum. They dont look the part at the moment, and Moratti (much like many Serie A presidents) is not known for letting a situation like this continue. Rightly or wrongly, it is debatable, but either way, that's simply how it is at massive Italian clubs - especially when all they've known in recent years is being number 1.

And no doubt Mourinho got out at the right time, he knew the only way was down be it for him if he stayed or for any new manager. As far as I know no team in a major league has ever, in the history of the game, won back-to-back trebles. Hiding to nothing and I admire Rafa for having the courage to take it on. He's got big balls.

I dont think Inter fans or Moratti would be expecting/demanding another treble, they're not delusional

They're well within their rights to expect the title though and Rafa's Inter currently look very wayward and a shadow of last season's all-conquering side.

[danperkins]

Well, i dunno about the sack, but obviously when you come into a situation where the standard has been set to 'perfection', any drop of serious significance in comparison to that, will always bring criticism. They're 5th now, not even in the CL places. It's not as though he's getting flak for being 2nd or 3rd. From the level they WERE, being outside the CL spots is a major letdown for them.

The fact that his teams have good 2nd halves of the season is of little consequence, if the minimum target is to win the title - as we saw often enough, having a strong 2nd half to the season isnt enough, if you've allowed a big enough gap to develop.



Indeed it was, but as i said, that's of no consolation now. As far as Moratti's concerned, they won the treble last year, the double before that and have won Serie A 6 years on the bounce, so his least acceptable target would surely be to win the title - as a minimum. They dont look the part at the moment, and Moratti (much like many Serie A presidents) is not known for letting a situation like this continue. Rightly or wrongly, it is debatable, but either way, that's simply how it is at massive Italian clubs - especially when all they've known in recent years is being number 1.


I dont think Inter fans or Moratti would be expecting/demanding another treble, they're not delusional

They're well within their rights to expect the title though and Rafa's Inter currently look very wayward and a shadow of last season's all-conquering side.

[-V-]

Why is that every tom, dick and harry could see that taking the Inter job after Mourinho had won everything possible in one go was a bad idea and yet Rafa couldn't see that? Plenty of us said at the time that he was making a huge mistake taking on an impossible job.

One could argue that he's proved himself to be cracked just for taking such a job.

[Fredo]

Why is that every tom, dick and harry could see that taking the Inter job after Mourinho had won everything possible in one go was a bad idea and yet Rafa couldn't see that? Plenty of us said at the time that he was making a huge mistake taking on an impossible job.

One could argue that he's proved himself to be cracked just for taking such a job.

Well, I think it's fair to let him do his job, then make sweeping statements when the time has arrived to do so.

[-V-]

Im hardly interfering with him doing his job. Calm down, he's not your wife. Atleast I don't think so anyway