I started recently an Inter game, but got bored a little after second season. My main goal was to lower the wage budget and refresh the squad a little bit. At the beginning I sold Stankovic (105k p/w), Chivu (88k p/w) and Muntari (59k p/w). I signed Hulk, Willian, Gaby Mudingayi and Balzaretti, later on Hulk became the top goalscorer of that season (22 goals), but I thought he'll be scoring more.
I always like to play with wingers (standard 4-4-2), which Inter is lacking, due to the fact they usually play 4-3-1-2, so I had to prepare the team for that change. In the first season I won Serie A (with a little struggle) and the Italian Cup, but lost to Man Utd in the quarter final of CL.
Before the second season I got rid off Diego Forlan, Walter Samuel and tried to sell Diego Milito, but no one would buy him. I bought Otamendi, Bocchetti, Leandro Damiao and signed Schelotto (MR) on a free transfer from Atalanta. I signed Schelotto with a thought that he will be just a temporary solution or a backup player, but from the first official game he played he proved me wrong. He was the biggest surprise for me. Later that season Milito had agreed eventually to a mutual termination (with no fee included
) and in the winter transfer window I signed Tevez for 6,5M pounds on a 125k p/w conract and I must say that he didn't forget how to play after almost 2 seasons in a reserves team. Serie A that season was basically a walk in the park (100 points, about 25 points of advantage over AC Milan, and over 100 goals scored) , just as the Italian Cup (beat Roma 6-0 in the final) and the group stage of CL. However the tricky part was ahead of me.
In the first game of the knockout phase I lost 4:1 to Benfica and I thought I'm out. Rematch at San Siro didn't start too good, as Damiao was sent off and I had to score 3 goals. I think that Otamendi, Lucio and Willian scored the goals in 10-15 minutes time in the middle of the second half. Next was Shakhtar, (4:3 at home, 1:1) and Barcelona. I lost the game at home 1:2 and didn't have much of belief that something will change. Barcelona scored the first goal at Camp Nou and I thought that's it, but the luck was on my side that day, as Barcelona conceded an own goal in the second half, then Willian brought the game to a tie, and in the extra time Barcelona conceded another own goal
. In the final I played against Man Utd and I beat them 2:0 with just a two shots on goal, both from close range and both from
CARLOS TEVEZ. In the next transfer window I got Juan Mata and Yann M'Vila, and just when the season started I got the feeling that there is not much sense of continuing this game so I just stopped playing.