(05-28-2015, 09:01 AM)Jay Crisp Wrote: We'll get a clear idea of what'll happen after the elections.I personally see it as aweird ploy to get votes , CARLO 120M GRANDE MILAN VERRATTI MANDZUKIC QUALITY PLAYERS MEELAN ARE BACK...Then nothing but freebies business as usual
Since last summers mercato, I've usually shared the same pessimism as you when it comes mercato time.
However, all I need to see is us signing Ancelotti, and then I know we will spend at least 80mln euros on players this summer, and I'll be very optimistic about the coming season. No way in hell Ancelotti will take over a team, even if it is his beloved Milan, to coach a bunch of average players like we have now, I guarantee he wouldn't.
I'm not sure if Berlusconi has had an epiphany or something, but I don't think this 100+mln euros to invest is coming from his pocket. I do believe that we've found investors, because we are also still going ahead very strongly with our stadium plans, and this will cost another few hundred million euros. No way Berlusconi will be spending this much out of his own pocket.
With 120mln euros we could have the strongest team in Italy on paper, by a mile, but we need to be smart about how we spend it. I would do something like this:
Attack: Ibrahimovic(10m+wages), Firmino (20-25m): I've taken him from Devs suggestion which I agree with, he's been a fantastic player. My alternative would be Douglas Costa (20-25m).
Midfield: Khedira (free), Gundogan(25m) or Verratti (25m)
Defense: Thiago Silva (20m), Doria (5-6m) has not been given a fair chance at marseille + wants to leave, can be mentored by Silva.
4-3-3 or 4-3-2-1 is my suggested formation.
4-3-3
-----ELS------------------Ibra-----------Firmino/dCosta-------
-----Gundogan---------Khedira--------------Monty-------------
--DS----------T.Silva------------Doria------------Abate--------
-------------------------Lopez------------------------------------
or 4-3-2-1
------------------------------Ibra---------------------------------
-------------------Els--------------Firmino-----------------------
--------Gundogan-------Khedira----------Bonaventura--------
-DS----------------T.silva------------Doria-----------Abate-----
---------------------------Lopez----------------------------------
This would all depend on which formation Ancelotti decides to play with, and I'm not sure if Ibra would meet what he wants, but I'd personally love to have Ibra back.. We need a scudetto.