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If Mancini is in do you think he will get another open cheque book from the Sheikhs?

Yes and it will take us even fucking longer to gel!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Can't see him taking the job without some sort of money to spend. The timing also seems to suggest shopping in January.

Blue in the face wrote:Can't see him taking the job without some sort of money to spend. The timing also seems to suggest shopping in January.

I'm expecting a couple of italian defenders for a start

I think a few players will be out also so you bet your ass a post will be up tommorow about whos gonna be out.

I bet Zabaleta is happy he signed his 5 year contract now.

IanBishopsHaircut wrote:

Blue in the face wrote:Can't see him taking the job without some sort of money to spend. The timing also seems to suggest shopping in January.

I'm expecting a couple of italian defenders for a start

You do know that, after 2 years at Inter, Mancini's squad only had 5 Italians left in itand had 15 South Americans?

Socrates wrote:

IanBishopsHaircut wrote:

Blue in the face wrote:Can't see him taking the job without some sort of money to spend. The timing also seems to suggest shopping in January.

I'm expecting a couple of italian defenders for a start

You do know that, after 2 years at Inter, Mancini's squad only had 5 Italians left in itand had 15 South Americans?

Whooooooooo,cant wait.

IanBishopsHaircut wrote:

Blue in the face wrote:Can't see him taking the job without some sort of money to spend. The timing also seems to suggest shopping in January.

I'm expecting a couple of italian defenders for a start

Chielini and De Rossi would do. The latter is not a defender, obviously, but he is a class act.

I think that having given him the job, our owners will back him to the hilt, but I don't think he'll spend big. I think he'll recognise the quality of player he has and just srengthen one or two areas.

When not playing the fancy bancy grancy out of the bill players we win. Can't see hoe an Icecreamwannabee can change/improve that. Mancini OUT

CityGer wrote:

IanBishopsHaircut wrote:

Blue in the face wrote:Can't see him taking the job without some sort of money to spend. The timing also seems to suggest shopping in January.

I'm expecting a couple of italian defenders for a start

Chielini and De Rossi would do. The latter is not a defender, obviously, but he is a class act.

I think that having given him the job, our owners will back him to the hilt, but I don't think he'll spend big. I think he'll recognise the quality of player he has and just srengthen one or two areas.

I'd take Pato as well, not a defender either, but he is going to be HUGE.

Slim wrote:

CityGer wrote:

IanBishopsHaircut wrote:

Blue in the face wrote:Can't see him taking the job without some sort of money to spend. The timing also seems to suggest shopping in January.

I'm expecting a couple of italian defenders for a start

Chielini and De Rossi would do. The latter is not a defender, obviously, but he is a class act.

I think that having given him the job, our owners will back him to the hilt, but I don't think he'll spend big. I think he'll recognise the quality of player he has and just srengthen one or two areas.

I'd take Pato as well, not a defender either, but he is going to be HUGE.

Any of them would suit me!

this is the squad mancini left at inter, dont really know if any stand out as exceptional

INTER SQUAD 2007/2008

FIRST TEAM SQUAD

1 GK Francesco Toldo
2 DF Iván Córdoba (Vice-captain)
4 DF Javier Zanetti (captain)
5 MF Dejan Stanković
6 DF Maxwell
7 MF Luís Figo
8 FW Zlatan Ibrahimović
9 FW Julio Cruz
11 MF Luis Jiménez
12 GK Júlio César
13 DF Maicon
14 MF Patrick Vieira
15 MF Olivier Dacourt
16 DF Nicolás Burdisso


18 FW Hernán Crespo
19 MF Esteban Cambiasso
21 MF Santiago Solari
22 GK Paolo Orlandoni
23 DF Marco Materazzi (Vice-captain)
24 DF Nelson Rivas
25 DF Walter Samuel
26 DF Cristian Chivu
28 MF Maniche (on loan from Atletico Madrid)
29 FW David Suazo
30 MF Pelé
31 MF César
36 MF Francesco Bolzoni (from youth team)
37 MF Gabriele Puccio (from youth team)
40 DF Ivan Fatić (from youth team)
45 FW Mario Balotelli Barwuah (from youth team)
46 FW Aiman Napoli (from youth team)
47 DF Marco Filippini (from youth team)
50 MF Luca Siligardi (from youth team)

OUT ON LOAN
10 FW Adriano (at São Paulo FC)
20 MF Álvaro Recoba (at Torino)
MF Attila Filkor (at Grosseto)[8]
GK Enrico Alfonso (at Venezia)
MF Tijani Belaid (at Slavia Praha)
MF Ibrahim Maaroufi (at FC Twente)
FW Jonathan Biabiany (at Modena F.C.)
DF Simone Fautario (at A.C. Pistoiese)
FW Filippo Mancini (at Manchester City)
FW Goran Slavkovski (at Sheffield United[9])
FW Domenico Germinale (at Cittadella)

More Cash?

I doubt he'd have taken over without the guarentee he'll have money to bring in players if he needs.

Italians?

I highly doubt it as a great criticism of Mancini was he played to little Italians nationals in the Inter team, favouring South Americans instead.

Jan SIgnings and Inter Reunions?

Jan Signings, a cert, but i wouldn't expect too many. As for Reunions, possibly Maicon for me is the only one who makes sense but we shall have to wait and see i guess.

Balotelli maybe? Mancini gave him his first chance and Balotelli doesn't seem to get on very well with Mourinho

I don't think he will make complete wholesale changes, I think defenders will be looked at and possibley a midfielder!

The squad we have is brilliant, I beleive they just need some good coaching and strong disapline especially in defence, and I think he will bring this.

I guess,

1 Full back
1 Centre back
1 Midfielder
2 Kids

not sure who though!

I'd take Pato as well, not a defender either, but he is going to be HUGE.

He is going to have to grow a lot.

As long as he doesnt bring in Brazilians like Robbie. He was was at Internazionale, the name gives away as to where players might be sourced. He might well go for fellow countrymen. We already have a good defensive midfielder, but De Rossi would be massive for us. Maybe as half Brailian and half Italian Santacroce will be on his way to shore up the defence.