Compare different historical moments in sport is always very difficult. The values \u200b\u200bare never absolute, everything is relative and depends on its own merits, but also, if not more, by contingencies external opponents. And 'the usual game of "is stronger than Pele or Maradona?". What to do?
Recently, several times has been bothered Inter records of the 1988-89 season to emphasize that the current Inter's Mancini is getting. It 's a reference guessed? Founded?
Some considerations can help you see things more clearly, maybe better. That was Trapattoni coached by a real steamroller, has carved in the history of the championships 18 teams in the points record, 58 (2 points were then assigned to victory), and was full of champions: the German duo Brehme and Matthaus, the spider man Zenga in goal, on the top scorer of the championship Serena, in the middle Bianchi and Berti, defending the legendary uncle Bergomi ... in short, a lady team. But those wins, those records are worth more if in context, because the statistics are cold, soulless, somewhat stupid.
Why statistics do not make that championship victories on the right. The opponents were defeated by Matthaus and his companions were no less than the big bags of Milan, with Maldini, Baresi, Carlo Ancelotti, the Dutch Rajikaard, Gullit and Van Basten, and the genius of Naples Pibe de Oro Maradona, helped by Careca and Jordan, Ferrara and Alemao.
Now, looking around, with all the intellectual honesty as possible (ie without a fan that we have in mind), we really think that this great Inter, which is getting equally good results, which fine specimens, may be compared with that Inter? Where are the rivals of that level? Rival whose defeat adds value to their victories?
Juventus is in B for demerits we know, AC Milan started with a handicap of -8, but even if he had not had it easy to think that it would not come so far, with a team of old frayed, cut down by misfortune and injury, Fiorentina (also penalized in the summer) and Palermo are two wonderful teams, but obviously still can not compete on certain levels ... Rome remains, but although the team Spalletti expresses a wonderful game, has superfine class players, has plenty of resources, economic and "human", which requires a league like the Italian one in the long run.
So what? Can we still speak of extraordinary inter se, with all due respect to opponents, the average quality of the league has collapsed under the blows of Calciopoli, the foreign tycoons (Abramovich and Calderon in the first place) and the aftermath of a World glorious but exhausting?
Do not overdo the comparisons. Expect that the results are truly deserving of so and so many combinations.
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