Roberto Mancini’s Suffering From Amnesia

The drama that is Internazionale FC at the moment is a little difficult to comprehend, what with new revelations coming out hourly, and people not believing things in both directions (and the sensationalist media outlets of the world not helping matters: Mourinho Still Wants Inter!!! With Drogba!! And Lampard!! And His Dog!!). What we know is this: Mancio resigned, then Moratti didn’t want him to go, so Mancio is back and will be Inter’s tactical genius for the next umpteen years. Everybody good?

Alright, well here’s the confusing part. Mancio said this at the press conference where he resigned effective circa never:

“I think that these will be my last two and a half months on the Inter bench. After four years and even if I have another four years left on my contract, I will leave Inter. I have already told the players.”

Mancini was asked if the Champions League elimination to Liverpool had played a part in this incredible decision.

“No, tonight’s defeat has nothing to do with it.”

And then today there was this:

“It wasn’t premeditated at all. The defeat was a hard one to take and there was such bitterness at the wasted chances and that it wasn’t played as 11 against 11.

“Their goal came from our possession and we made too many errors, but the pressure of the situation and our need to turn things around came into it.

“In the cold light of day I spoke to the President and I think I just needed to feel trusted.”

So it had nothing to do with the loss….but it wasn’t premeditated. Was the rift with Figo enough for him to decide to hang them up? Did Jesus appear to him after the game and tell him he should quit? I’m thoroughly confused, as I’m sure is every Inter fan who was having illusions of Mourinho (or Lippi, or Rafa) while the club had a lame duck coach.

So which is it, Mancini? Do you not know? Did you forget? Or was this really a ruse and you never had any intention of resigning, just wanted to take the pressure off of your players……

(Neh, that’d be too smart for him.)

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