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THE UNTOUCHABLES AND TRANSFER MARKET FLOPS: NIGHTMARE INTER

The veterans are those that always play, the new players are unprepared: Serie B is a point away while January is still far away.

Milan - The transfer market will be hear and we'll talk about this later on.  But now, it's time to focus on what is going on because from now until Christmas, Inter will have to remove itself from the shark tank with the current players it has here.

No pre-filtering October is closing and this is the result: the standings are terrifying, the usual always play and the new have a medium rating that is directly proportional to the points in the standings.  Problematic.  The San Siro has become accessible to all, the attack scores little but the defense that can't stop anybody but, especially, the little prefiltration in front.  It is precisely here, in the midfield, that needs pace, rhythm, strength and proximity to the third line: and instead everything from the midfield has been on and off, exposing the defensive system.

THE CONTRAST: "The old" are always on the field (permitted by injuries), the youngsters are struggling and with insufficient average ratings.

Always present In the area that matters, the fact is Zanetti and Cambiasso have always played there.  The Inter captain has played 13 out of 13 games (starting in Beijing) and all for 90 minutes.  For Cuchu, it's 12 out of 13 as a starter.  In short, they are the untouchables.  Perhaps the big mistake is here: never considered resting the two players, among other things, also played in the Coppa America.  It is also true there have been injuries and the fact is that we have yet to see Poli.  So many true things but this is not how the pre-filtering area should look like.

Absent rotations With the two Argentinians, there is also Lucio (12 out of 13 games), then Samuel and Maicon, other than the missed games due to injuries, have played almost all the games.  Maicon is the only one that has been averaging the rating of 6 while others are all rejected.  Injuries and relapses have complicated the rotation, rotation that is supposed to go along with the summer transfer market: in the attack at least Zarate and Forlan (before getting hurt) are playing, not in the midfield.  For Zarate, he started six games, played in 11, scored a great goal in Moscow, and has two assists.  Then there's Forlan, five games as starter, then in Bologna, he suffered the major injury.  And what about the youngsters? Castaignos was swallowed up by the emotion and the missed goal against Chievo.  For Alvarez, played a good game in Moscow and then sent to the stands to look for a change of speed mentally as suggested by Ranieri.  What about Jonathan? Meh.  Moral: transfer market moves are still in the dark.

Brazil and two midfielders Well, with this, Inter will have to leave the shark thank but it is clear that the team is already working for January: in the agenda there are many transfer market meetings and then a trip to Brazil to "bring closer" Juan Jesus (left back or defensive midfielder of Internacional of Porto Alegre).  Then? Isla (Udinese) is a candidate and Kucka is rumored to come at the dawn of 2012 to play immediately.  Other names? Do not underestimate the Dutch of PSV Strootman, who has recently renewed but he also has the approval from Sneijder to Branca.  Players are needed here especially in the midfield (plus Poli who will return sooner or later).  Those that can run, attack, and not allow their opponents to break into the box of Inter.  The area that has been mauled by many.

Source: Gazzetta dello Sport