Bayern Munich vs. Inter Milan: Goran Pandev not picked by manager Leonardo
Macedonian international and current Inter Milan striker http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Goran-Pandev-c15161 has suffered a blow after his manager Leonardo ruled him out of the UEFA Champions League fixture against Bayern Munich.
Nerazzurri’s will take on Bayern in the first leg of the Champions League Round of 16 in what is expected to be a replay of the 2009-2010 UEFA Champions League final, which Inter won.
Former AC Milan coach Leonardo has been very clear in his stance that the striker Samuel Eto’o will be put upfront all alone.
Leonardo wants to be strong both defensively and in attack. As a result, the coach had to make this decision of leaving Pandev out in favour of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Wesley-Sneijder-c36799 who was rested from Inter’s last Serie A game against Cagliari which the Nerazzurri’s won by a margin of 1-0.
The boss wants to field a competitive line-up and therefore the former AC Milan manager has preferred to go out with Sneijder and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Dejan-Stankovic-c10793. Leonardo believes that the duo can adapt a defensive gear too if Bayern look to attack.
The rest of the midfield is expected to be the same and will be relied upon a lot by the lone striking abilities of Eto’o and also the Inter fans. The midfield will have the experienced http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Thiago-Motta-c34897.
Inter, who are currently following AC Milan in the Serie A are the current UEFA Champions League holders, winning under the current Real Madrid coach, Jose Mourinho. Leonardo will desperately want to follow the footsteps of the legendary Portuguese manager and cannot afford to slip their way out of the competition.
Pandev, on the other hand seemed disappointed at his manager’s decision but since then has calmed down a bit as the team’s interest comes first and not the player’s.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Inter-c39567 Milan will take on Bayern Munich in the 1st leg of their Champions League round-of-16 tie on Wednesday, the 23 of February, 2011.
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