Inter and causes of the disaster

It was not in the forecasts Marseille eliminated Inter in the knockout stages of the Champions League, but in a world in which the APOEL eliminated Olympique Lyon, Basel leaves out the Manchester United and put against the wall at Bayern Munich before falling, 7-0, anything is possible. Inter tried to overcome that 1-0 against Marseille brought to matching even the tie, but a goal from Brandao eventually ruin all options Nerazzurri. The 2-1 final victory did nothing to complete the classification of the Milanese. A disposal only confirms the bad time of Ranieri, eliminated from Cup and Champions league without options including outside the European places. Here are some of the causes of the disaster nerazzurro:

Four technicians in two years: If Inter are characterized by some years ago was by instability in both the template and the coaching staff, but that changed with the arrival of Roberto Mancini in 2004, remaining four seasons in front of the club and recovering the Calcium domain. Then came Mourinho also to maintain hegemony in Italy achieved the ambition of Moratti: Champions League. But the progress of the Portuguese was the beginning of the disaster. Despite lifting the Coppa, the Supercup and the Club World Cup, losing the Scudetto and the painful elimination against Schalke in the Champions League with 2-5 defeat at San Siro included, weighed down the season. Benitez was first dismissed and then decided to go to Leonardo PSG as sports director

This season was attempted hiring of prestigious as Bielsa and Villas-Boas, but did not catch any negotiations and was chosen late Gasperini, whose merits were the rise of Genoa and the classification of this for the Europa League. A short shaft for a club like Inter, but who knows if Moratti, so adept at always fixed rivals, sought the same success with AC Milan Allegri, who also had experience in any large. Gasperini was soon dismissed and his place was an old acquaintance as Ranieri.

The start was difficult, but between November and January managed to accumulate eight wins in nine games, including five consecutive including the Milan derby, which gave hope to his project, but the defeat in Lecce reawakened ghosts and the team returned to the path of defeat, was eliminated by the glass at the Naples and the elimination of yesterday meant the confirmation of a season to forget. His defensive approach, his controversial decisions, such as not relying too much on Sneijder, and the few computer resources have been the hallmarks of Inter, but not just the fault was his, not at all.

Aging workforce: The spine is much the same Mourinho era, but time has passed by Julius Caesar (32), Maicon (30), Lucio (33), Samuel (33), Chivu (31) Zanetti (38), Cambiasso (31), Stankovic (33) or Milito (32). Some, like Maicon, is a distant shadow of what it would be the year of the triplet. It does not mean they do not continue performing at a good level in most cases, but it is logical that the yield decreases and the triplet was necessary after a gradual turnover of staff has not been carried out. In addition, lucky to avoid injury has not been an ally.

The level of Sneijder and the little football team: rang insistently his move to Manchester United last summer, but it was never carried out and may eventually dislodge the footballer, who was with one foot in Old Trafford. Its level is far from that year's treble which was one of the major participants, and the problem is that if the Dutch are not the team's technical alternatives would ostensibly decrease. To make matters worse, not exactly a favorite of Ranieri, which requires more sacrifice.

Eto'o petrodollars: His departure was a blow to the aspirations Nerazzurri, who were in Cameroon one of their references and the spark in attack. The stratospheric supply of Russian was irrechazable Anzhi and Moratti did not find a suitable replacement for former Barcelona and Mallorca. It was also hard to progress Motta PSG in the recent winter market, claimed by Ancelotti. The Hispanic Brazilian international with Italy, was an important part in the Nerazzurri midfield.

Little success in the market: There are some exceptions like Pazzini and Ranocchia, but Inter has signed well in the past two seasons. Much more is expected of front and Zarate, who has not scored a single goal, and Forlan. Ricky Alvarez did not just settle and some signings are not up to what is assumed Inter. We will see the performance offered by the Colombian Guarín after his great role in Oporto. In any case, Moratti has been little investment and with little success.

So, the goal for Inter this season will be the qualification for the Champions League next season, perfectly acceptable, and lay the foundations for a new project that Moratti or Mourinho Guardiola dreams, quite unlikely. He also sounded Catania coach and former AS Roma, Vincenzo Montella. Only then will remember the way Inter victory in Italy and Europe.