MORATTI, HOW TO BREAK AN ARMY IN 14 MONTHS!
INTER CHANGES THEIR THIRD COACH IN A YEAR AND A HALF.
AND NOW HE ENTRUSTS THE "WIDOWS OF MOU" TO HIS BIRTEST ENEMY.
It's been 14 months, but it feels like forever. From the big night in Madrid on May 22, 2010 to today, the players have remained practically the same, but watching them play you wouldn't tell. Eto'o left, this is true, but in the year of the treble the real protagonists were Milito and Sneijder, and they are still in Milan.
The reality is that in 2010 the great architects of everything were two people, Josè Mourinho and Gabriele Oriali, one who left by choice (had he "smelt" the wind?) the other ignobly kicked out. Yes, because if it is true that the Portuguese managed to lead the Nerazzurri ship despite the media storm (which he caused) it is also true that the historic Inter midfielder moved behind the scenes, capable of acting as a filter between Mou and the locker room and help Branca on the market.
Then, the praise for the (excellent) operations of Maicon, Julio Cesar, Lucio, Sneijder, but above all for the sale of Ibrahimovic to Barcelona (50 million plus Eto'o, an absolute masterpiece) was taken by the current Technical Director , the same one who, however, in the following two years, got almost everything wrong. Sources close to Inter tell us that Oriali played an amazing diplomatic role, smoothing out the rough edges of a Branca who, let's say, isn't exactly a master of courtesy. Had he remained on excellent terms with Pozzo, today Inter would probably have a player like Sanchez, and this is saying something. But Oriali aside, it is clear that the worst trauma for fans and players (and herein lies the drama) was caused by Mourinho's farewell.
The Portuguese left Inter saying that by now things had been put in order, that the Nerazzurri would never again suffer from the "Champions disease", that the hat-trick heroes would continue to win even on autopilot. It wasn't true, because history has taught us that the players of that fantastic season weren't phenomenal, only that Mou, with his extraordinary ability, had convinced them they were.
What's worse, however, is that the Portuguese had also confused Moratti. Since Setubal's man left for Madrid, the Nerazzurri number one hasn't fallen in love with any coach. Benitez, Leonardo, Gasperini, all taken only because it could not be done otherwise. The only one who had breached Moratti's heart (but only briefly) had been Leo, coincidentally the only one who never missed an opportunity to speak well of Mourinho. Now, having Gasperini kicked out (by the way, we recommend a nice holiday between palm trees and white beaches) he will entrust his creature to Claudio Ranieri. Who, it's no mystery, is on Mou's blacklist.
The dialectical skirmishes between them filled the pages of the newspapers for two years, when Ranieri led Juve and above all Roma. "He has delusions of protagonism" said Sor Claudio, "He's a 70 year old man who has never won anything" replied the Special One in much harsher tones. Mou was half right, because Ranieri is 60 years old (10 less than he had given him) but actually there are few trophies on the showcase. After a "special", here is therefore a "normalizer". However, Mourinho doesn't like him, and probably even the Nerazzurri players don't exactly consider him an old friend. And with these assumptions, it will be difficult for Sor Claudio to breach the Mourinhian heart of Massimo Moratti.
