Friday, April 15, 2011

The king is dethroned: the journey ends here in the Champions Inter

On the evening of illusory hopes clash with reality comes too soon. Not the Raul's goal to give the final blow to Inter's expectations, but the attitude too stiff of a team that was supposed to attack the opponent without brakes and instead simply retain the initiative without going over the homework .

Projections needed a goal in the first quarter of an hour, but in the entire first half the only shot on goal for Inter, Stankovic, arrives at 35 'and highlights the skill of Neuer. Little groped for an approach to reversal. ALL? - If it is the first leg match, the test would not mind Inter not, shame on the shoulders of the players hang a 2-5 home that has little of good wishes.

The game is too slow and predictable, even compromise the goodwill Schalke tactics, close to good order leaving the case with any offensive action. Discounted and extremely effective tactic, although after 44 minutes to get calm enough to score the eternal surprise Raul: action favored by a defense-style San Siro: Central pit and instinctive inclusion of Spanish jumping Julio Cesar and optimizes the first opportunity to attack the Germans.

Blow to dreams of glory residues Inter, already reduced to a flicker by the inexorable passage of time trial and a goal that does not reach it because tried with little conviction. CHOICES 'strange' - not surprising, therefore, if the second time is proposed as a useful bridge unnecessary to dethrone the defending champions.

Rather surprising choices of Leonardo, who, after having given up Cambiasso in favor of Thiago Motta from the beginning (but as the victory over Chievo did not teach anything?), Rising from the Stankovic camp (one of the least worst) to increase the potential attack with Pandev. The Italo-Brazilian legitimate but its presence on the pitch at 48 'with a goal in the mixture 1-1, just enough wind to sail back to Inter, at least in intention.

Wind that dims the sight of the German wall, impossible to touch. Delete certificates - A qualification now chimerical one would expect at least an attempt to win the game, inflicting the first defeat to Schalke in Europe at the hands of an Italian woman. Ambition also too complicated for an entire inexplicably subdued, from which one might have expected a little more zeal.

Instead Came even a defeat, the result of yet another central restart the hosts with Hoewedes that all alone over Julio Cesar. It 's the final stamp certifying the elimination Inter and passing, well deserved, for the team to the semifinals of Rangnick, too solid and cynical (7 goals in 9 scoring chances over two legs, fantastic media even talking about basketball) for a opponent in disarray at the San Siro and too soft to Veltis Arena.

The mission impossible in the end proves that and ends in the worst way, with an elimination born eight days ago and legittimatasi tonight. From the bottom that you can not get up. This is the new mission Nerazzurri.

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