Rab,
I agree with you partially. Seeing Inter play today got me thinking alot.
Their team is very similar to our team during the Capello era. They have built a very solid squad and they have a decent coach to run it.
Without Sneijder they don't have the spark in the midfield. The only good thing is, their midfielders are good passers in general (unlike Sissoko, who is very solid but not your best passer.. They are more of C. Zanetti).
I would be very interested in seeing them playing without Sneijder. If you look at their first game, they controlled the game but without a spark.
They are like us last year, when camoranesi doesn't play or he's not in a good mood. The difference is we have Del Piero. Last year they had Ibrahimovic. A player who can take the creativity and produce something extraordinary and unpredictable.
Inter will HAVE to loose the serie a and the champions league if they are to be stopped forever. Because they are slowly turning into, shall I dare and say it, Juventus. And that is not good for us.
When you win trophies you make money and attract players, so you can get them cheaper (in negotiation with them). You don't need to convince them that if they come they will win. Because they know they will. That was one of Moggi's strongest negotiation point. When Moggi approached a player in a team both Moggi and the player would pressure the other team to accept the deal. its like when Real Madrid approached Zidane. Ok they did pay a lot of money, but because they were real madrid Zidane wanted to play for them and he asked to leave to Real Madrid which facilitated his departure (along with 70+ million

).
WE HAVE TO BEAT INTER THIS YEAR. If we don't then our investments wouldn't have brought a revenue and inter's investment got them gold.
SO LETS DO IT THIS SEASON.