Match Ratings: Inter 0 x 0 Samp

Let's see it. Bad game, Bad ref, Bad score. That's the match report. Although we were two man down we actually managed to hold a good defensive ground. Inter was more dangerous than sampdoria for the whole match. We actually could've won! But let's see the ratings for the players

Julio Cesar - 5: An average grade since he didn't have much to do. I could've gave him a ten since he was perfect! stayed between bars and watched the game having to make few runs to get the ball. Nothing to be said about him.

Maicon - 5: He could've helped us more. But in the first half, with the whole team still trying to figure out what to do with less man on the pitch he had to back up the defense. In the second half he actually pulled off some good crosses or potential crosses since there was nobody in the area. He paid for his teammates irresponsabilities.

Cordoba - 2: I gave him a two and still it was too much. He got careless after samuel sent off. he was the only defender there with a booking and still tried to push the ref! He knew the ref was crazy and trying to book everyone. He also knew that Sampdoria's players were diving to make the fouls seem harder than they really were. Cordoba's sent off foul wasn't that hard and normally wouldn't be booked. But since Pozzi was learning to fly he should've being more carefull.

Samuel - 3: Now you ask me why samuel got a better grade than cordoba. Simple my dear inter supporter. He fell for the Sampdoria's game of trying to get in his nerves. Cordoba was more stupid for seeing that and still make the same mistake. Samuel's sent off foul was right after the foul on stankovic. He tried to get even, but he got worse. Although people seem to like samuel a lot, I don't. I think he's average. He makes a lot of fouls and it's usual to see him getting late on balls and making dangerous fouls. In this game it was both! Too much fouls, and too stupid!

Zanetti - 4: Below average. he was supposed to be the captain but he was never there when the ref was booking everyone. Today Eto'o made the role Zanetti was supposed to be doing. Of course he was really good on the pitch like he most of the time is. But he lacked captain spirit. That's why the lower grade, since he couldn't do much due to the two sent offs.

Stankovic - 5: Stanko should've be more upfront. He didn't help much offensively as he should've. Defensively though he was pretty good. He needed to be more side to side to Sneijder. But he actually have to give the guy a break since he's comming from an injury and the game didn't help him at all!

Cambiasso - 7: Cambiasso did what we expect him to do. Mainly because of him and Lucio Sampdoria didn't bring any danger to Julio Cesar. If he plays like this against chelsea we may be looking at lampard and ballack not being able to play properly. He was very good and got more complete passes than usual. I don't remmember him completing a game with basically no wrong passes.

Muntari - 5: Didn't get to play a lot so didn't get to be Muntari. He almost got into a fight with Pozzi and he was right, he had to show him that's his house and not Pozzi's backyard. But then he got carried away and almost broke the bench. Yes, the bench where he should be sitting.

Sneijder - 6.5: Sneijder game was good. He presented danger to Sampdoria and tried some passes. The whole team got really carried away with the pressure though and he couldn't play with Milito. Eto'o showed up for the game and he could exchange some balls with him. The same didn't happen with Milito, our center forward, and Stankovic, the man who should be right beside him. The team wasn't really helpfull.

Milito - 6: Milito was a little off tonight. He didn't show up to game until we were 2 men down. And since he's not that fast and not that skillfull he managed to hold the ball pretty well for the second half. But nothing to great since he wasn't supposed to be there and didn't gave the ball to anyone to be where he was supposed to be: Upfront!

Eto'o - 6.5: Eto'o improved since the previous games. He showed up a lot and had a few chances, that he missed it's true but it showed some improvement. He worked both sides being really helpfull to Sneijder. Milito didn't help him and it seemed they weren't playing together. Despite the missed chances he did good passing and showed up for the ball a lot being more dangerous than milito. He actually was the most dangerous attacking player on the game.

Subs:

Lucio - 10: Yes, a clear 10. He was alone there and Sampdoria basically couldn't enter the area. If he plays like this against chelsea Drogba won't be able to play. He was perfect. Nothing more to say. Watch the game again and learn how to be a center defender.

Motta - 5: He played for a few time and didn't really helped or messed up anything. Average grade for entering the game.

Pandev - 5: Did nothing. Just like Motta. He was there just to complete the 9 men. If you ask me he is just beginning to play like he will for the rest of his stay. He's gonna help a bit and then go down.


And that's it. Like I said a bad game. The ref didn't really helped, the players also. One point from this game was a good thing. Another good thing is that we can defend. Certainly can. And this shows that a good result in the Meazza agains chelsea can be good enough. Since 0-0 against them in Old tratford might be perfect for us.

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