Erick Thohir Diprotes Fans Inter Milan karena Gusur Moratti
Inter Fans Blast Erick Thohir as Replaced Moratti
Editor : Cahyani Harzi
Translator : Dhelia Gani
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Milan (B2B) - Pendukung tim elit Italia, Inter Milan, Senin (20/1) dikabarkan melakukan protes keras kepada petinggi klub terkait rencana penjualan Fredy Guarin ke Juventus.
Fredy Guarin, pemain timnas Kolombia dikabarkan akan dibarter dengan penyerang Juventus, Mirko Vucinic.
Fans melancarkan protesnya kepada Erick Thohir yang menggantikan Massimo Moratti sebagai presiden setelah mengakuisisi 70% saham, karena jarang terlihat di Milan dan dianggap lebih mengelola kepentingan bisnis di Indonesia.
Akibatnya pendukung garis keras dari tribun utara Inter Milan atau yang biasa disebut Curva Nord menuntut kehadiran Thohir di Milan. Selain itu fans kecewa dengan sikap klub yang mengizinkan pemain utama mereka musim ini pindah ke klub saingan, seperti dilansir Yahoo News.
"Menjadi kenyataan, salah satu pemain penting Inter akan pindah ke klub Italia lainnya adalah penyebab meluapnya kemarahan kami," kata sebuah pernyataan dari Curva Nord dilansir dari laman Fourfourtwo (20/1).
"Jika kalian belum mengubah cara untuk melakukan sesuatu, setidaknya kami berharap kesalahan yang sama tidak terulang dan semua orang yang memiliki kekuasaan di klub ikut mendorong perubahan," katanya.
"Sudah cukup banyak hal busuk di klub Inter. Kami bertanya, apakah kami memang memiliki seorang presiden klub?" kata peryataan itu.
"Semasa negosiasi berbulan-bulan, apa yang sudah dia lihat?"
"Hanya melalui pengamatan Moratti atau ia bener-benar sudah menganalisis klub, dengan masalah yang tak terbatas dan para penjilat itu harusnya memahami siapa yang pantas ditempatkan dan siapa yang tidak?"
"Tidak gunanya kami berharap, tetapi kalian berubah dari superman menjadi pecundang super di mata kami."
"Kami sudah tidak dianggap selama satu tahun (jika tidak lebih) akibat strategi dari klub ini."
"Akan menjadi tahun kedua, ketiga, keempat dan kelima, kami harus berharap apa?"
"Untuk Thohir kami sarankan dia bergegas lupakan baseball, sepakbola Amerika, NBA dan kesibukan lain yang jauh dari kami."
"Kami lebih suka tidak mendengar kata bisnis. Kami ingin tindakan nyata."
"Entah kapan dia ada di sini, cobalah berada di sini untuk mengerti , mempertahankan, melihat dan bertindak."
Milan - Angry Inter Milan fans told their new president on Monday to stop smiling, stop talking business and not to run the triple European champions like a baseball club.
"We continue to ask if we have got a president," the Curva Nord supporters group said in a letter published on their website (www.curvanordmilano.net), a day after a 1-0 defeat to Genoa left the team joint fifth in the league.
"It´s not exactly clear what he is thinking, which is fine, but we want to see fewer smiles. We want to stop hearing the word ´business´ so often."
Inter have won only one out of eight league games since Indonesian business tycoon Erick Thohir replaced Massimo Moratti in November and fans have been further angered by warnings that the club are in a transitional period.
Thohir took over after the International Sports Capital consortium, owned by him and two Indonesian partners, paid 75 million euros and took on all of Inter´s debt of about 180 million euros in exchange for a 70 percent stake.
The tycoon, who is also part owner of Major League Soccer club DC United and basketball team the Philadelphia 76ers, watches most matches on television from Jakarta.
In the few brief statements he has made about his plans he has told supporters not to expect marquee signings.
"We suggest that Mr Thohir forgets about baseball, American football, the NBA and other realities which are light years away from here but which he uses as an example and wants to apply to the Inter Milan business model," said the supporters.
"We want concrete acts and we want him to remember we are in Italy. This is a country of traditions and habits that do not fit Indonesia or the United States.
"If Mr Thohir cannot find a ´strong man´ who can manage an Italian football club on various levels he should be more present. Otherwise he is warmly invited to stay at home."
The supporters also criticised media reports Inter were about to swap midfielder Fredy Guarin for Juventus forward Mirko Vucinic.
"Sending Guarin to Juventus is not acceptable at this particular moment. A young and technically strong player for an older one. At the very least it leaves us perplexed," the fans said.
