What type of planet do we live on, where 96 points isn't enough to win your league and arguably the most successful football club in history hasn't won even a third of the treble in three years? The Brazilian born Pepe can also deliver a good long ball, his soft touch and good vision on the breakout will be crucial in setting up attacks, and picking out playmakers in space. English Español Català. While he is still young, Higuain's ability to display consistency on the biggest of stages have made him an intricate party of Madrid's offense heading into this year. One got the feeling that Marcelo was out of place at Bernabeu last season. Six days later Inter lost to Atlético Madrid in UEFA Super Cup, this defeat meant Inter lost their chance to collect six trophies in the same year, as Barcelona had done the year before. Source: Internazionale Milano, Last updated: 2 April 2011Source: Competitive matches, Last updated: 18 December 2010Source: Competitive matches. During the summer transfer window, Inter signed Luca Castellazzi from Sampdoria, and also bought the entire rights to Jonathan Biabiany from Parma. Real Madrid management grows nervous and weary as the supporters at Bernabeu grow more and more impatient by the day. Recovery will see the Brazilian playmaker out up to four months. [12] Both Joel Obi and Nwankwo Obiora signed co-ownership by Parma, however Obi will remain with Inter and Nwankwo will spend the rest of the season with Parma. Real Madrid's massive signing of Lyon forward Karim Benzema brought competition to the frontline, however Benzema's inability to stay on form and Higuain's astounding 27 goals in La Liga made the forward position exclusively Gonzalo's by the end of the season. Classification. Many speculated that he had fallen out of favor with boss Manuel Pellegrini. Ideally, Mourinho would of loved to have Kaka fit and ready to go for the start of the 2010 campaign, but he could do much worse than to have VdV waiting in the wings whilst the Brazilian star embarks on his long road to recovery. The Portuguese captain, and Ballon D'Or winner lived up to his huge transfer fee, bagging 26 goals in 29 appearances and seemingly scoring at will. [10] On the last day of winter transfer window, Inter sent Nelson Rivas to Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk on loan,[11] and brought Yuto Nagatomo from Cesena as part of the deal that sent Davide Santon in the opposite direction, also on loan. The Spanish International also proved his weight in gold during the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Brazilian right back Maicon has been keen on a move to the Spanish giants, hoping to stick by the side of the manager who brought Inter Milan Champions League glory. Meanwhile, the winter transfer window for Inter was busy with transfers. Internazionale Milano season, FIFA World Coach of the Year for Men's Football, CCIAA annual report archive (require purchase), F.C. He's been with the club through thick and thin, and there's no doubt he'll be back this year in true form. Plus, his pace and good feet will make him a viable option opposite Ronaldo as the 2010-2011 Real Madrid squad looks to go on the attack and bring home the hardware. Plus, his pace and good feet will make him a viable option opposite Ronaldo as the 2010-2011 Real Madrid squad looks to go on the attack and bring home the hardware. Squad. Ronaldo's individual performances were enticing to watch last year, but his "one man against the world" mentality was unable to bring Los Blancos the La Liga title, or advance past the Round of 16 in the Champions League. Historial Spanish Basket Database. The Netherlands, including Wesley Sneijder, reached and lost the final match of the tournament against Spain after extra time. After spending his last two seasons with Vasco da Gama in Brazil, Philippe Coutinho returned to Inter. [7] On 28 January, Inter announced the signing of Giampaolo Pazzini from Sampdoria, as part of the deal that saw Jonathan Biabiany join Sampdoria. Van der Vaart continued his good form into the World Cup this summer, most notably finding the head of Wesley Sneijder off of a set piece to see Holland through past Brazil. His distribution, long balls, and shot selection were superb as Spain pieced together their dream run towards a World Cup trophy. Albiol was brought in to Real Madrid two seasons ago to bolster the club's defense. He scored four goals in the tournament, which included registering the World Cup's only hattrick. Sami, like Alonso plays the defensive midfield position with a more playmaking mentality. Not bad for a keeper who many suspect has lost a step. The squad overview can be embedded on the own homepage via iframe. 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Due to the long-term injury of Walter Samuel, Inter bought the remainder of Andrea Ranocchia's contract from Genoa[6] to become Leonardo's first signing. However, I ask that you please hold all comments until the end. Pepe has undoubtedly been an impact player on defense since arriving at Real Madrid, his fixture among the faces of the Portuguese national team are a testament to his development as a center back at the club level. Of course, Ramos wouldn't be removed from the starting xi, a move to the middle would be the most obvious choice for the Spanish international, but for now he'll remain at his comfortable post out wide. Now that rumblings of an Ashley Cole signing have died down, look for Marcelo to develop into an everyday player at his natural position. Casillas has only every felt loyalty to Real Madrid, having never played for another club—Bernabeu is St. Iker's second home. Source: Udinese finished ahead of Lazio on head-to-head away goals scored: Udinese 2–1 Lazio, Lazio 3–2 Udinese. Mourinho better hope that is the case as his only other real option at the position is Arbeloa, who's disappointing show last season has him out of favor in Bernabeu. Shocking, I know. Plus, Alonso will undoubtedly benefit from Mourinho's defensive wizardry as he'll be a key player in stopping opponents, then igniting the counter attack,  and bridging defense to offense. Higuain continued to impress. Please click the button "Send inquiry" which opens a new e-mail message. Despite his youth and relative inexperience, Di Maria found his way into Diego Maradona's Argentine starting xi, proving that his game is developed enough to step into a complex system and function effectively.