In the 1990s, "Daddy" Moratti rejoined Inter Milan, trying to lead the Nerazzurri back to the glorious "era of great international". Moratti is the most loyal and pure guardian of the Nerazzurri. For more than two decades, Moratti has spent a total of 1.25 billion euros, almost exhausting half of his assets, just to lead Inter back to the top and pay tribute to his father.
Dad is a controversial figure, on the one hand, he is the boss who spends money and is the dreamer of the "great international era", on the other hand, he ignores the laws of football, jin yuan opens the way, and is criticized for his bloody management style. The Nerazzurri in Moratti's time had a luxurious lineup, but the record was not satisfactory. Many stars have languished at Inter, but as soon as they leave Inter, they are star-studded. At that time, Inter once became the "black hole of stars" and "the grave of coaches" in the mouths of media fans, let's take stock of the stars who were swallowed up by the "black hole of stars" in those years.
TOP1: Ronaldo
Ronaldo was once the father's favorite child, and Ronaldo has repeatedly said in public that Moratti is like his father. Let's turn the clock back to the summer of 1997, when Ronaldo joined Inter Milan for a record $27.9 million transfer fee. In his first season, Ronaldo scored 34 goals to help Inter win the UEFA Cup and was re-elected "World Footballer of the Year", and Ronaldo is also regarded as the iconic flag of Inter's revival.
However, frequent injuries have become the main theme of Da Luo's inter career, two knee injuries, two local ruptures of the patella tendon, a knee soft tissue crushing fracture, thigh strain and other injuries have made Da Luo lie in a hospital bed for many years, away from the field. With Vieri joining, "Alien" is no longer Moratti's indispensable trump card. At the end of the season, Dad did not give up but still let Ronaldo join the Galaxy.
TOP2: Vieri
In the summer of 1999, Inter once again broke the world football record for the highest transfer fee for $50 million to bring in Vieri from Lazio. Vieri is physically strong, his shooting skills are superb and comprehensive, and Vieri on the pitch can be used as both a tactical fulcrum and a weapon to destroy the city. He was hailed by fans as having the "stormy king's spirit", and in his six seasons at Inter, Vieri made a total of 190 appearances for the Nerazzurri, scoring 123 goals, but without any honor, a short peak, frequent injuries doomed the best Vieri to be only a passer-by for the Nerazzurri.
TOP3: Roberto Baggio
The "melancholy prince" Baggio is a football genius, and Baggio on the court is adept at changing direction extremely quickly, and his strong ability to combine the ball often forces the players defending him to be dizzy. In 1998, Morati spent $2.1 million to bring Baggio to Meazza, but Baggio was abandoned due to a deteriorating relationship with the team's coach Lippi. A season later, Baggio joined Brescia on free and continued to shine (95 appearances, 43 goals) and became one of the no. 9 and a half players.
TOP4: Pirlo
"Sleeping Skin" Pirlo began his career in his hometown team Brescia, and at the age of 16, he represented the team in Serie A. Pirlo's outstanding performance caught the attention of the Nerazzurri. In 1998, Inter brought Pirlo to Meazza for 6 million yuan, but Inter blindly chased big stars and did not have enough patience to cultivate Pirlo, and wandering loan became the main theme of Pirlo's inter career.
It was not until the summer of 2001 that Pirlo officially transferred to AC Milan, successfully transformed into an organizational back, and began a brilliant career.
TOP5: Seedorf
In the winter window of 1999, the Dutch old demon Knife Seedorf joined the Nerazzurri for $24.35 million. After a brief sweet period with the Nerazzurri, Seedorf was inexplicably lost, with Serie A-like defense and rotten court making Seedorf play "carefully" and play mediocre. With Lippi's departure, Seedorf's chances of playing diminished.
In 2002, the old-fashioned Morati swapped Seedorf with Italian international Koko, who grew into a midfield master and became one of the four No. 10s in AC Milan's classic.
TOP6: Carlos
At his peak, Carlos, as a left-back, often staged a man on the left. Carlos's super impact and violent shooting skills are often nightmares for opponents' defenses. In 1995, Carlos joined Inter Milan. Hodgson, then Inter coach, asked Carlos to play as a left winger, and his love of the left-back position led Carlos to decide to leave the team to join the Galaxy. Inter also suffered from left-backs for a long time because of Carlos' departure.
TOP7: Cannavaro
Cannavaro is undoubtedly a highly successful player, the first player in history to win a double Player of the Year in the defender position and the holder of the Italian national team appearance record (136 games).
In the summer of 2002, Moratti signed Cannavaro from Parma in Serie A, but Cannavaro's time with the Nerazzurri was undoubtedly gray. Due to tibia and fracture problems, Cannavaro has been on and off, making only 50 appearances in two seasons. In 2004, when Cannavaro fully recovered, he was dumped by the impatient Morati to "old woman" Juventus, and the Nerazzurri lost a great defender.
TOP8: Adriano
At his peak, Ade was unsolvable, a scoring machine that combined speed, strength, skill, and body, and he was the new king of Meazza. But the slide of Ade Athletic is like a shooting star, even though Ade's slip has the debauchery of South American players and the reason for his father's death and self-abandonment, but the chaos of Inter's management and Morati's doting have caused Ard's unfortunate and sad career.
TOP9: Recoba
"Chinese Boy" Recoba is a talented player known for his superb skills and accurate shooting. In 1997, the Chinese boy joined Inter for $17 million. But the highlight of a decade of Inter's career was the Uruguayan's half season on loan to Venice, with Recoba rarely had a chance as Ronaldo, Vieri, Zamorano and Baggio firmly dominated inter striker. In 2002, Moratti threw the world's first annual salary of $7.8 million for Recoba, but recoba, who was constantly injured, never reached the level expected by fans.
TOP10: Bergkamp
The Nerazzurri of the "Ice Prince" Bergkamp's two years was a nightmare for his career. In 1993, at Ajax's spirited Bergkamp deng, he joined Meazza, and because he was placed as a stake-type center, he has been unaccustomed to Inter's defensive counterattack style of play. Coupled with the chaotic management of the team and the frequent change of head coach, the "Ice Prince" has never been able to find an accurate positioning.
The low-key Bergkamp could not adapt to the overexposure of the Italian paparazzi, and just two seasons later, Bergkamp chose to travel to London until his retirement.
In those years, there were far more stars devoured by Inter's "star black hole", including:
In 1995, Inter spent £7.5 million to bring in PaulIns, £6.6 million to bring back Cayo from São Paulo, Brazil, Carlos +£1 million in exchange for Zamorano, and Angeloma, who transferred freely;
In 1996, Inter imported Djokov from Paris Saint-Germain for $8 million, Swiss captain Foza for $4.1 million and African Footballer of the Year Canu for $5.2 million;
In 1997, Inter spent $12 million to bring in West, $7 million to bring in Paul Sousa, and $5.5 million to bring simone back;
In 1998, Inter introduced the then Italian genius Ventola for $20 million, brought Frey in for $13 million and $10 million to buy Simic;
In 1999, Inter brought in Peruzi for €19 million, €6.5 million for Romanian talented striker Mutu, and €6 million to bring back Blanco;
In 2000, Inter brought in Robbie Keane for 19.5 million euros, Hakan Souk for 20 million euros, and In 2002, crospo bought Crespo for 38 million euros.
However, Dad's buy-in did not bring the desired championship, most of the players were lost in Meazza, doing nothing, as of the end of the 2002-2003 season, the Nerazzurri's best european record was only the Champions League final four, and the league championship was still out of reach.
It wasn't until 2010, under the leadership of madman Jose Mourinho, that inter won the treble that season and really went to the top of Europe. But the core players of the team, Sneijder, Eto'o, Milito, Cambiasso, Pendev, Zanetti and others are not the product of Inter gold dollar football.
No one would question Daddy's love for Inter, but he was like a miserable idealist, a doting parent, and his love was like a black hole devouring countless stars.