After years of lacklustre performances in Europe, José Mourinho stepped through the doors of the San Siro with the sole purpose of winning the Champions' League. For almost 50 years, Interistas had been starved of the continents most prestigious club trophy and "The Special One" was seen by Massimo Moratti as the man to change the club's culture. What followed was a historical campaign, and Inter's best in over a century!
Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
0:10 - The Mid-to-Late 2000s
0:46 - Enter José Mourinho
1:41 - The Team
3:03 - A Strong Start
4:01 - A Formation Change
4:49 - Good, Not Great
5:15 - The Summer of 2009
7:27 - The New Squad
8:24 - A Worrying Beginning
8:37 - Wesley Sneijder
9:38 - European Struggles
10:46 - Battling the Romans
11:33 - A Busy Winter
11:52 - Chelsea
13:03 - Red Cards, Bans & Dropped Points
13:45 - The Balotelli/Pandev Saga
14:46 - Shifting the Focus
16:09 - Barcelona
21:04 - The Coppa Italia
22:04 - Down to the Wire
22:58 - Another Scudetto Secured
23:27 - The Champions' League Final
26:55 - The Treble Winners
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the fact that milito didn’t get top 5 in ballon dor rankings is crazy
It's a popularity contest and has no real merit imo.
He wasn't even nominated in Ballin d'or. Drogba said it best " Football players get voted by their journalist friends".
he was not nominated in top 30 lol
Bonkers that's what that was. It just proves most people don't understand the game.
Did he really deserve it??
The streets won’t forget Milito.
Real football fans wont forget Milito. He wasnt a playrr for this phrase, he won everything that season but he was snubbed by FIFA because this team beat Barcelona. He did not even make the final 30 players list. A disgrace
The streets always remembers
what a clutch season from him. Absolutely brilliant performances
A very deadly striker. Someone that Mourinho really missed for years.
@@miguelporras8366are you serious? What he did for Argentina? They have to count every possibility to list out best and Millito didn’t fit on that. Best player is not given to team but to individual and Robben was far better than him. Messi, Ronaldo, how can you forget them? They didn’t win but individually they are better
Sneijder not getting the ballon d'or in 2010 is criminal
Barca couldn’t handle two Ls
no it isn't. Messi was better.
He wasn't better than Messi Xavi or Iniesta
Milito was better
In addition he got to the final of the world cup. He also eliminated Brazil with a brace in the quarter final.
I am a AC Milan fan, but I have to admit that Inter Milan side of 2009/10 was among the best ever football teams I have ever seen, they had the perfect squad.
Ya it really was a fantastic team
Well it's decent. But Van Basten, Gullet, Rijkaard, Baresi, Maldini. 88/89/90 My God.
Milan fan too, we have always had the better squads but we have to give our cousin massive respect for doing something we couldn't, winning the treble.
It was decent at best. It was the special one
@gigasubhuman no team on this era cant endure that kind of physical defense tactic of that time either.
Milito that season is probably one of the most impressive striker seasons ever. Up there with drogba just clutch goal after clutch goal
Insanely clutch
He scored 18 goals that won a game or drew it that season Absolutely Clutch!
Reminds me of Benzema during 21/22 season
Milito, Snejider, Eto'o, Maicon, Lucio, Cambiasso, Pandev, Materazzi, Julio Cesar, Samuel, Thiago Motta, Stankovic, Balotelli 😭😭😭😭😭 Footballers from different walks of life who had different careers who were brought together to create history with a manager like Mourinho who was in rare form and achieved the impossible: AN ITALIAN TREBLE 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
This was nothing more than a JIGSAW PUZZLE that needed a craftsmen and the victories where nothing more than a FAIRYTALE. The players, manager, backroom staff all the way to the president were brought together to conquer everything in their path. This TEAM had everything it needed to succeeded and allowed their flaws to be fully expressed by correcting them with each and every performance.
The sheer thought of it brings back undescribable happiness
and then that team destroy by banitez😂😂😂
@@MY-cf4gy I don't believe he destroyed that squad, the majority of that starting XI were up in their age. By the way, they won the Club World Cup.
@@creative_soul-recolo dont you hear mourinho said that before??? and that is reality
This Mourinho-team was more Mourinho than any team he coached before or after Inter! Brilliantly told story!
Dodgy handball
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 more Mourinho that Mourinho. I guess its right. All of the player had been in torment since earlier 2000 in serie A by Juve. Haunted by Milan in UCL. They wanted to win more than Mourinho.
Don’t forget that he won his 1st with Porto. Let’s look at that team 1st before we sign any contract
@@bangrojai4868no one wants to win more than Mourinho
@@omalone1169dodgy and fake Busquets acting leading to red card
That was the most complete and balanced squad I've ever seen. Mixture of experience and youth. Skill and work ethic. Amazing camaraderie and absolutely clinical. Best 11 ever compiled as a unit. Phenomenal
You are wrong saying that was the best 11, the primary criteria of that team was it's depth. Everyone could be subbed at anytime, and if someone underperformed they were off to the bench no matter who.
What a team that was! Also I remember when they offered 46mil and Etto for Zlatan and thinking that was an absolutely mental transfer. Etto was unreal.
19:00 Oscar worthy reaction
It is eto'o not etto
We knew what he meant
I remember that well. How time flies
It’s one of the greatest deals ever, they got Eto’o, Hleb and the 46 millions $ for Zlatan. That means that basically Eto’o’s salary was paid for the two years he was with them. Then Inter made $ winning the treble and selling jerseys. In the second year they finished second in Serie A but won the Coppa and the World championship which was as coveted as the champion’s league by ownership. Finally, they sold Eto’o to Anzhi were he went on to become the highest paid player for two years. It is I believe one of the greatest piece of business ever… Real Madrid acquiring CR7 was similar. They got him from Man U for 100 millions, won everything, made millions with his likeness and sold him a decade later to Juve for…100 millions… just incredible impeccable business…⚽️❗️
The first leg game vs Barcelona is probably the best counterattack masterclass ever seen. He planned that game thoroughly and beat them. Yes, one goal was offside, but Inter could have scored more than that also. Everytime a Barcelona player had the ball, they had 2 players closing every passing line and another man marking. And Inter attacked space on the counter relentlessly. Guardiola was outlcassed in both legs... defending 10 vs 11 for 70 minutes against that brilliant team and managing to limit them to 3 dangerous shots was absolutely phenomenal
Yep the goal was in offside, but 1 time for offside and 1 for a faul (all 2 not real) stop milito and eto’o 1v1 vs valdes in 1 half on 0-0…and in the second half of 1st leg the elbow of messi broke 2 teeth of maicon and if motta’s one (in the 2nd leg) was red card that was at least a ban for a season 😂😂😂
@@ilnippo90 i am aware. The refereeing was a bad joke, incredibly biased
@@miguelporras8366not barca fan but y forgot how barca were tired bcz of that volcano éruption? And what about the inter offside and bojan denied real goal? Barca was robbed in the match. They even destroyed inter in the same season in the group stage
@@willg1088 Bojan' goal was preceded by a Toure hanball. Pique was offside. Barcelona tired because of a volcano eruption? Sure, they travelled with no comfort in a damaged vehicle, and slept in muddy hotels. They had a real oddisey arriving to Milan. Yes, Inter scored one goal in offside. With the game 0-0, Milito was wrongly ruled offside twice when he was one on one with the goalkeeper. And if you actually watched the game, you would know that Inter outplayed them. It is available here in KZhead
@@willg1088 sitting your ass on a modern pullman wears people out now? "Barca was robbed in the match. " First leg, 0-0, wrong offside with Milito alone in front of the keeper. Then another bad call by the referee for an foul with Eto'o alone in front of the keeper again. On the 2nd leg, the wrong ejection of Motta. I agree that the referees were bad, but they damaged both teams. "They even destroyed inter in the same season in the group stage" And? The team was fresh, the key players weren't playing together for long. Far inferior teams than Barca gave Inter problems in the first half of the season.
Best material on the internet about Mourinho's Inter!
Great Storytelling!!!!
@@markwilson5967shut up zaddy
Milito is the best player of 2009-10 he won treble and scores in all finals and semi-finals he deserved many individual awards
Him and of course, Sneijder
<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="206">3:26</a> fun fact about this clip. Maicon wanted to get a yellow card so he would be suspended for the next match to travel to Brazil to spend the hollydays with his family. Mourinho told him that if he scored twice he would be OK with it, otherwise they wouldn't allow him to leave Italy. Thinking he was safe and there was no way he would be able to... So after scoring his second goal Maicon took his shirt off so he would get a yellow card.
I hadn't realised what an incredible job Mourinho did at Inter and then walked. Top vid Retro. Keep em coming.
He didn't walk at all
Jose Mourinho is simply the g.o.a.t Not just inter He has built many teams and help them to get success The special one is simply special ♥️
Yes. Porto, Inter, Manchester United, Roma... He is one of great Manager...
@@windifranatha8826how did you forget teams like Chelsea and Real where he literally won the two best leagues in the world
Tottenham were known for not updating their trophy cabinet. He respectively followed that rule. :D
@@darioradic117 he took Them into finals but tottemham Sacked him before the finals
He also brought order to Real Madrid that was one of the heaviest underperforming team of all time. I believe he had a major role in La Decima and 3 consecutive CL wins for Madrid. He wasn't the one lifting the trophy, so the quality of his job weren't hyped enough for season fans to understand.
This is when Mourinho took a group of old men from dominating their own league to European success. Mourinho was just about to hit his peak at Inter Milan before joining Madrid.
Any day, Jose Mourinho's Inter Milan, Porto, Chelsea, Real Madrid, Manchester, Porto are always the stories of transforming ordinary teams and men into invincible world champions. Respect to the Special One!!!
Best coach for CR7, Etoo, Drogba, DeGea, etc!!!
One of the most iconic squads of an Italian team ever... So many icons and characters
Man how time flies, that Inter team was exceptional, and Mourinho one of the greatest of all times
How the hell didn't Milito win the Balon D"or that season? All his goals were hugely important to a treble season. Seems a little ridiculous that a CF with a 30 goal season didn't even get a top 3 finish.
Here's the thing. He was not even nominated. Sneijder should've won it
Because balon d'or is a popularity contest lmao don't bother
Winning the Champions League is more important than the Ballon d'Or anyways.
That. But also Snejider. That same year he literally dragged Holland to the World Cup Final
Backroom politics with absolutely nothing to do with raw football stats.
The greatest Treble I have ever seen, Mourinho deserves it, if only he had stayed in Inter Milan, the Inter club and Mourinho were perfect for each other.
Bruv, that team was made for Mourinho and not once did internal/external influences deter them from their mission. Most importantly, Moratti knew when to step in and offer advice but he respected Jose and vice versa. It's almost as if GOD brought all these people together to create an Italian Miracle in a league which was losing its luster in the latter years.
Mourinho doesn't like sticking around for too long at a club and he wanted to leave every club he managed on a high. The so-called least seasons at the other clubs hes managed at other was mainly due to fatigue, boardroom shenanigans, dressing room bust-ups and the lot. Today's footballers are too coddled and the managers aren't tuned in to what it means to be a MANAGER, not just a coach who discusses tactics to his players, but one who could offer motivation and guidance when need be and kick up the backside.
If he didn't join Real. Barcelona would have had 5 UCLs in a decade
@@nananou1687 HAHAHA you make me laugh ,Hala Madrid we did that in a decade
Mourinho wanted to win in every major domestic league with the Champions League. He already did it in Portugal and Italy. I know he's itching to win one with a English club.
Mourinho for me was one of the greatest manager of all time. Truly The Special One
I was crazy about Milan back then, but I'll say, I watched pretty much all Inter games that season (I never did that before or after that season), it was the first time I saw Mourinho managing a team and I absolutely fell in love (I still consider him one of the goats to this day). That game against Barcelona also started my profound h.@.t.3. for them and especially for Busquets lmao Also Milito is the most underrated Argentine striker of all time, often forgotten and, in my opinion, better than most names people do remember.
Milito is like Di Natale, he played most of his career in small teams
Those were the GOLDEN years of futball. I miss those years.
Mourinho's teams are living proof that a strong defense and a solid counterattack can beat any other strategy. His Inter squad was the epitome of this. They faced all kinds of teams, playing totally different styles of football and he managed to neutralize them all. This was especially enlightning at the time when they faced Barcelona, previously thought unbeatable. But his tactics forced Barça to play anything but the only brand of football they knew, which was tiki taka. The catalans perfected that tactic so much that they would absolutely crumble whenever they were forced to play any other way, something that would start to happen more frequently before the formal end of the tiki taka era.
miss the days when there were many strong teams across europe unlike now
What are you talking about, the quality hasn’t changed you just have nostalgia bias
@@kehindehopkins6933 u r capping now
@@dead3ye209 he isnt tho, juve is still strong, napoli is strong, inter is strong, psg is strong, barca is strong, bayern is strong, Atletico and real madrid are strong, chelsea is strong, man city is strong... Idk but that is quite a few strong teams and I am sure I am missing some....
@@ysbrandd4908 He is still kind of wrong. There is a gap in terms of qualities between teams. 1 team is usually way stronger than the other now. There is no way Napoli would atleast win against Man City these days. Chelsea is getting fucked up too
@@kehindehopkins6933I know what top comment is saying. Its slowly getting worse. The winners are becoming more predictable.
Despite me being a AC Milan fan I still love Mourinho's Inter Milan squad and despite me being an Arsenal fan I still love Mourinho's Chelsea squad. Mourinho is the goat.
Milito's dream before Inter was to PLAY a Champions League game and, in his first try at it, he score two bangers to win the final
Football writes the best stories
Dude... <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="814">13:34</a> that was The best Palermo ever in Serie A. We were a beautiful team to watch, with impressive future top players. People say we gave an exotic flavour to the league. See you in the years to come 💓🖤🦅
Miccoli, a legend the streets will never forget
Even as a Milan fan Sneijder deserved that Ballon d'Or.
Sneijder even had a fantastic World Cup, where Messi fell short. Messi had 1 assist and 0 goals. It's debatable really, Messi had a great individual year.
Just realize, Milito score all inter goals in their 3 final game that decisive match to win trophy .
I remember the final so well, I was so happy not only because I already adored Mourinho at Chelsea in the years before, but because as a Dortmund fan I wouldn't have begrudged Bayern this title either. That night, Milito earned a place in my heart forever.
😂😂 This guy You could've at least supported Bayern just for the sake of Germany's glory, come on.
I love it Retro! Almost as much as I loved seeing Inter win the Champions league with 20% possession.
Etoo still the only player in the history of football to win back to back trebles with 2 different teams.
Outrageous achievement
I’ve been a Barca fan of years and watching those games and seeing Barcelona beaten as they were over two legs was crazy to me. I gained such a respect for that team and Milito became my favorite Inter player and for good reason, dude was CLUTCH. Glad I’ve been alive to see both teams achieve history
This Inter was epic in every competition, not just UCL. I remember watching every game , there was a lot of bad decisions from the referee in the league and they managed to win games anyway, sometimes with 2 man sent off, it was crazy. They were a solid team on the pitch, had a lot of quality, but what i loved the most is that they had a unique warrior mentality, never gave up, they fought for every ball, worked as a unit, and made you believe they would come out victorious, no matter the odds.
I remember one with Milan two men down, I think in the first year of Mourinho because there was kaka
Zlatan was an absolute beast of a player when he left for Barcelona. But to get Eto and a huge sum for Zlatan was a good deal.
His stint at Madrid broke him, he was never the same after that.
Maybe but, let's be honest if you know futbol he left the team almost built for the next coaches,he is the one who beat Barca a couple of times, something that the coaches before him couldn't, after JM came the champions league and other trophies 👍, I can guarantee you if Ancelloti or Zidane took that team at that time it will be a disaster years for both of them.
@@elbello1975 Madrid wanted Mourinho to build a starting team. Like what he did in Chelsea. Ancelotti and Zidane were good in polishing that Madrid.
Nah, it was the 15/16 debacle with Eva
This should be made into a sports movie after some more years🔥
I'll never get bored of watching a video showing Mourinho's rise.
How football has changed! You could see passion for the game from both players and the manager. They accepted and fought for Mourinho wholeheartedly. Great accomplishment by the team!
If you ever wonder why pep hates Yaya Toure, check the handball which cancelled barca's 2nd goal in the 2nd leg game against Inter. Mourinho demolishing pep and his girls in Catalonia is the hardest moment of pep's worthless life.
What a strong team they were. As a Schalker it's even more a miracle to win against inter in the following season
One of my favourite teams and managers. Love this channel! What an upload
Glad you enjoy it!
This Inter Milan team was a defensive masterpiece and as Bayern München Fan....it was a worthy opponent. We weren't ready yet....as a Lothar Matthäus Fan and because of him and Giovanni Trapattoni a Inter Milan friend....this final wasn't soul crushing like the Manchester United disaster. Inter Milan had a incredible experienced and defensively sound mixture of players....some knew this might be the last time they get this far. And a coach that is known to be a tactical master. They deserved this title as much as FC Bayern München did. Inter also made some intelligent transfers....Bayern München letting Lucio go made me actually upset - he was the last elite Libero....full of passion and fighting spirit. I also think Thiago Motto was a fantastic all-rounder. Great team....and probably the only team we lost against without me throwing remotes enraged....
Easily the best football video documentary I have ever seen on YT! Bravo e forza Juve!
Absolutely I am a chelsea fan specially the squad he built for us in 2004/05 but this inter squad was scary.... that defense with Lucio , motta along with Stankovic, Eto , Wesley and Milito upfront was magnificent ❤
Militio was the most clutch inter player ever
Jose completed football as a manager. It's just the perfect career mode.
the fact that Sneijder didn't win the balon d'or this year is what made this price meaningless
Overrated
How the Netherlands national team didn't win with Sneijder, I'll never understand, guy was so good at that time.
2010 was definitely their best chance.
Robben and Van persie that's why.
So many icons in one team,, Mourinho the special one ❤❤
The disrespect from Barca thinking Eto'o was worth 46 mil less than Zlatan in 2009 smh. He was just as big a factor as Messi in their treble win
How milito didn't win the balloon d'or is still a mystery to me till date....he did it all in the big stage and important time....
They were men!!!!real men!!!!all of them!!!!that was theyre strong point!!! mentally unstoppable and talent....and all the new signings had something to prove!
The 2010 Inter season was the best footballing story I ever witnessed. Infinit respect for José Mourinho
Jose Mourinho’s class, master mind and his emotional attachment with his players is 2nd to none..Still the best coach in the world
I remember hating Mourinho with a passion when he managed Chelski, as a life-long Manchester United fan, but when he left, I started to appreciate what he has accomplished. Yes, I hated his guts for his arrogance. But it was one of his core attributes that made him, well, special. Truly one of the GOAT managers. And that Inter team, what an amazing assembly of talented, hard working players that complimented each other so well. The stand outs for me were Milito, Sneijder and Pandev.
One of the best documentary makers on KZhead, incredible content!
I watch a documentary about this team twice a year. City and Inter are my favorite teams but City comes first. My two teams are in history forever
I'm a Chelsea fan and i will always thank Jose for winning our 1st title in 50 years and again when he returned. Brilliant man
There is no more Positive " Adjectives" to describe the Genious of José Mourinho. He's the most Important and Influential Football Manager of the New Millennium. And also a Very Successfull One.Won everything at Team Level several Times,some with Teams that nobody would bet 1 cent to win. But He's Complete Knowledge of the Game,puts him one step ahead of the competition. Mourinho Rules,do you like it or not.
Best material on the internet about Mourinho's Inter!. Wow! Incredible Video. The way Mourinho does it is just iconic .
Was waiting for this video, man! Our best season ever, no way i could ever forget it! What a ride, from start to finish! Seeing that footage of Mourinho and Materazzi crying in the end had me tear up again! Incredible, the Treble I will never forget! 💙🖤
Wow! Incredible Video. The way Mourinho does it is just iconic 😢❤
It was the team spirit that won them all of that more than their talents. Mourinho was able to create in them that feeling and make his players feel taller than they actually are to the point that they believed him and performed accordingly.
Amazing video one of the best moment's in football history. Gosh I enjoyed watching Inter in Mourinho era so much.
This canal is pure gold!!! Keep up the good work 🎉
This is an absolutely spectacular video, the way you put it together is simply amazing. Great job!
He needed them. They needed him. Team work!!
This one of the greatest football docs I have ever seen. Football will never be the same.
That was an awesome video. What a team Inter 2010 were
20:15 not a handball
Offside yes
Great video, I really enjoyed that. I remember that season well, especially seeing that Barca team being brought down a peg or two !!
Superb Video! That Inter squad was filled with warriors like jose loves. Enjoyed this era alot. Though was extremely sad at that time how he was sacked after winning two Premier league titles back to back. But happy he did ever so well in Inter with a treble. Always a Jose fan! Respect Respect Respect!
key word: WARRIORS
The fact that you have fewer than 50k subs is absolutely CRIMINAL! I’ve just stumbled upon your channel and the content is unequivocally top-class👍👍 Thank you and please continue creating more fantastic content
If any of these new players listen and play according to Mourinho then will get success as evident of his past records
Best football video I have seen on KZhead in over 16 years ...... Brilliant ... THANK YOU @the retro route
I'm very proud of Cristian Chivu as I'm from the same city he is RESITA, ROMANIA 🇷🇴 In fact as a kid I've played for hid dad's club CSM Resita almost 23 years ago. I am 37 now and never made it pro but i have no regrets 😊 because of Chivu i am an Inter Milan fan for life
one of my favorite channels, love these videos on retro football
milito was so underrated
thank you for making and sharing this
Milito was incredible
It was Written. You can not make up this beautiful story. This is football heritage.
My first ever champions league final 🥺❤️❤️❤️...never going to forget Diego milito ❤️
That Mourinho-Materazzi moment is same as Jerry Maguire moment between Cuba and Tom.
Great work by the creator of this documentary and the narrator... The last 5 minutes are intense... Kudos!!!
"Sneijder curled a divine long ball into the path of Eto'o" Words on marble!
I remember this period i cried like a little baby. I had a special bond with this team lol.
What a manager Jose is !
the difference between pep and mourinho is the fact that pep makes good teams great, but mourinho makes losers winners. Whether that makes one better than the other I don't know and frankly I don't care, we're really lucky to see geniuses like this coach teams in the same era Also <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1155">19:15</a> i found it hilarious that mourinho went to shit talk pep and zlatan was rearing to dish something back until he realized it was jose and decided it wasn't worth it
Incredible video. Thank you!
Milito could have won the Ballon D'Or if it was fair, man was so clutch
THE I HAVE FOR MOURINHO IS CRAZY...... You can apply his tactics' in all aspect of life. thanks for this wonderful video
Thank you so much for this video!!
unpopular oppinion lucio for that much is SUCH an underrated transfer
Brilliant team. Loved Mourinho's celebrations after the final whistle in barcelona.
Not gonna lie that Pique goal was fire tho
Yes it was... the only great hfighlight he did in his carreer and it wasnt in defence, where he was often awful and needed help from real top players like Busquets, Puyol or Mascherano... ut it was an obvious offside. The
These videos are perfection, massive respect for the content creator ❤
What a docu! Nice work!❤
A tear of joy ran down my cheek as I watchet this video! Ah the memories!! 🥲🥲🥲