This whole transfer is just about Barca brining one of their own "galacticos". They could easily have continued with what they got, but its a ego game, Laporta and co vs Perez and co.
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Indiana Jones Barca, 40M + Eto Bread + Hledebt to Inter (31 Viewers)
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I guess you're right, but still, these are only two matches Inter will play against Juve and 36 more matches against the other serie A teams.
Can Eto'o do what Zlatan was doing? Single-handedly bring them the win, score and create out of nothing when nothing works for Inter?
Not counting those 35-40m rumoured to go to Inter after the swap deal, i believe that Eto'o can not give even 50% of what Zlatan was giving to Inter.
But if Inter somehow manage to use the money smartly and buy someone who can create chances for Eto'o and Milito (lets say Fabregas), then it's another story.
Can Eto'o do what Zlatan was doing? Single-handedly bring them the win, score and create out of nothing when nothing works for Inter?
Not counting those 35-40m rumoured to go to Inter after the swap deal, i believe that Eto'o can not give even 50% of what Zlatan was giving to Inter.
But if Inter somehow manage to use the money smartly and buy someone who can create chances for Eto'o and Milito (lets say Fabregas), then it's another story.
dude, media never gives praise to the likes of cambiasso , maicon etc They've been just as good as important as ibra. Besides 35 million is a big factor too, inter could end up buying villia with that money. Now you telling me ibra is better than etoo and villia but together ? Barca are stupid, ibra will imbalance the team, you'll see
I understand what you're saying. I watched Inter a lot in the last seasons.
I even showed You guys some stats last season about Inter's matches when at least one of Cesar, Maicon, Ibra or Cambiasso wasn't playing. I don't remember the numbers correctly, but it was sometime around round 30 or round 31 and this is how it looked:
When at least one of the 4 players mentioned above wasn't playing, Inter had 1win-5 draws- 1 defeat. When all of them played Inter had 21-1-1. (i repeat, don't take the numbers literally but it was something like that).
But they also felt it when someone like Stankovic wasn't playing. Many said that Mourinho was looking for excuses when he said that Inter are like some machine and when only one piece of the mechanism is missing, the team is suffering. He was right.
So, i'm not taking anything away from Cesar, Cambiasso or Maicon. They were really important. But i think it was obvious that Inter's main weakness was creating chances. It could've been seen against teams who played with 10 people in the box. There were matches when there was absolutely no-one to make that final pass. This is where Zlatan's role was very important. When nothing worked, it was him and only him who took things into his own hands and brought them the win with one single move.
Now with Eto'o, a player who is dependent on that final pass, they might be more lethal in front of the goal, but unless they buy someone of Diego's or Fabregas' caliber, they will suffer a lot. They won't have Zlatan to do something out of nowhere.
I even showed You guys some stats last season about Inter's matches when at least one of Cesar, Maicon, Ibra or Cambiasso wasn't playing. I don't remember the numbers correctly, but it was sometime around round 30 or round 31 and this is how it looked:
When at least one of the 4 players mentioned above wasn't playing, Inter had 1win-5 draws- 1 defeat. When all of them played Inter had 21-1-1. (i repeat, don't take the numbers literally but it was something like that).
But they also felt it when someone like Stankovic wasn't playing. Many said that Mourinho was looking for excuses when he said that Inter are like some machine and when only one piece of the mechanism is missing, the team is suffering. He was right.
So, i'm not taking anything away from Cesar, Cambiasso or Maicon. They were really important. But i think it was obvious that Inter's main weakness was creating chances. It could've been seen against teams who played with 10 people in the box. There were matches when there was absolutely no-one to make that final pass. This is where Zlatan's role was very important. When nothing worked, it was him and only him who took things into his own hands and brought them the win with one single move.
Now with Eto'o, a player who is dependent on that final pass, they might be more lethal in front of the goal, but unless they buy someone of Diego's or Fabregas' caliber, they will suffer a lot. They won't have Zlatan to do something out of nowhere.
Inter clearly had a want-away in Ibra. I'm not surprised, given how much he wants more opportunity to underperform on a more international stage.
But Jack nailed it: I think this is a poor trade for both clubs. Barca is acting like their fanbase is giving them pressure to emulate Real Madrid, and Inter is making the best of a marquee player that wanted out.
But Jack nailed it: I think this is a poor trade for both clubs. Barca is acting like their fanbase is giving them pressure to emulate Real Madrid, and Inter is making the best of a marquee player that wanted out.
Yes. It's either a huge overvaluing of Zlatan, or Eto'o is extremely undervalued. I think it's the latter.
First we'll have to see if this number is correct though.
If it is then the numbers are as they are probably because it's Etoo's last season and Barcelona can lose him for 0 eur next year. Being in his last season his price probably dropped a lot and he's valued at 15-20m. Eto'o wanting to leave at any cost is probably making his price even lower. So if it's Eto'o= 15-20m eur and Zlatan= 50-55m eur, only in this case the numbers would make some sense.
But i still doubt the numbers are correct. Maybe Eto'o+20/25m eur will be the final deal.
First we'll have to see if this number is correct though.
If it is then the numbers are as they are probably because it's Etoo's last season and Barcelona can lose him for 0 eur next year. Being in his last season his price probably dropped a lot and he's valued at 15-20m. Eto'o wanting to leave at any cost is probably making his price even lower. So if it's Eto'o= 15-20m eur and Zlatan= 50-55m eur, only in this case the numbers would make some sense.
But i still doubt the numbers are correct. Maybe Eto'o+20/25m eur will be the final deal.
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