Comments on: Odds and Ends as Inter’s U-11s Humiliate Their Opponents

By: Marco420

Marco420 — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 15:11:55 +0000

or the BBC special on English managers illegal transfers…

By: Marco

Marco — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 19:45:59 +0000

Like I said Ian, back up your arguments or be quiet. Making a broad generalization on the Italian league without specific examples is absolutely pointless.

If you’re thinking about the Calciopoli scandal that’s over a year old, and I could quote you a similar scandal involving German referees not too long ago. Everyone’s got skeletons in their closet…

By: Ian

Ian — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 19:12:54 +0000

Marco, we can’t agree that there are major problems in Italian football? And that some of those issues relate to fairness and ethics? Maybe I jump on it a little quickly, and for that I’m sorry, but Italy is certainly the center of football controversy right now, and I and a lot of other fans think it’s well deserved. All leagues have their dirty little secrets, but can you honestly tell me you think it’s not worse in Italy than in England, France, Germany, Spain and the other big leagues?

By: Marco

Marco — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 17:43:01 +0000

Ian, back up your arguments or STHU. Grazie.

By: Ian

Ian — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 05:03:22 +0000

“and even less about respecting opponents and the game. I really don’t get it.”

So, they won’t grow up with that solid respect for sportsmanship and fair play that we’ve come to expect from Italian football? All is lost …

By: Lorenzo

Lorenzo — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 04:50:53 +0000

Do they let any Italian kids play for them?

By: Martha

Martha — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 02:27:52 +0000

There are a lot of blowouts in that U-11 league, and a few close games — I think there must be just a handful of very, very good teams who for some reason don’t just off on their own and play together.

I’d like to point out, however, that since the whole team are Italian and will clearly never play for the first time, the question is somewhat moot.

(I totally agree with you though — they’re clearly learning nothing about football in those blowout games, and even less about respecting opponents and the game. I really don’t get it.)

By: Marco

Marco — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 02:17:33 +0000

I’ll give you the credit Martha, but now that I think about it… are these kids really learning anything at Inter? I mean, if you’re winning every match 30-0, it either means you’re incredibly good or (more likely) that your opponents incredibly suck.

So basically until the Pulcini become Esordienti, Giovanissimi and later Allievi they won’t have any worthwhile opponents at all… how is that good for learning?

By: Martha

Martha — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 02:03:03 +0000

Hey, I’m not cheering them for the vicious, youth beatings — this is two critical post about them in one day, man, give me some credit! (:

By: Marco

Marco — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 01:45:49 +0000

Ah Martha, Martha, Martha… the things you would do just to give your adored Inter another plug…