Summer Mercato 2011

[millinarios]

So, we got Nocerino... Well, at least it's over.

Now, let's get to see some football.

[Jay Crisp]

Mexes Taiwo Aquaman ES92 and The Noch , is not a bad mercato at all.It isn't the one we had hoped for but screw it , a bad workman blames his tools , against Barca pack that midfield , Boateng/V.Bommel.Nocerino/Aqualani could unsettle them just for this game I would Ponder going with.

.................Abbiatti........................

Abate.......Nesta..Silva........Zambro

..Boateng....V.Bommel.....Nocerino

................ Aquilani......................

..........Pato......Ibra........................

With Aquilani getting back to make the mid a four when Barca have the ball , and Prince getting forward when we have the ball to mke a kind of 2-2..Im tired and just thinking , and this should go in tactics but screw it.

[Vulli]

off topic

A source close to Porto has revealed that Anzhi have made an official offer of €87 million for Hulk, and both clubs as well as the player are in talks to finalise a deal before the midnight deadline.

[theaxeofpain]

Hahah Nocerino at that price is not just a good deal, it's a steal! Not a top player but surely a great substitute for Rino and Flamini.

Anyway let's see what he can do, hopefully he'll be a good replacement for Gattuso.

Finally the mercato is over! I couldn't stand it anymore, though I love the deadline day!

[Gabriel426]

Surprisingly, you guys are happy that Milan signed another bench player. Must be the effect of the crap Galli and Berlu are sending out.
Nocerino is a okay player and honestly, I think he could ever play at the highest level. He will be solid at best but nothing more.

[slifersd]

Well, now that all the dust is settled, I think we can all finally give our opinion on how the market went.

Personally, I am very disappointed with how this market went down for us. Don't get me wrong, the players that were brought in were good. I actually liked those signings a lot as they provide us with a lot of options off bench. But this team is not yet good enough to only sign bench rotation players. They needed another star in the midfield to reach the level of the Milan team in the early 2000s. A guy like Fabregas or Hamsik was that missing piece but we failed miserably. Aquilani is a good player who I like a lot, but he has been very injury prone his entire career and isn't world class on his best days.

After what we got last summer, I felt like this team was very close to being a major player in Europe again. But now, I think the days of us being a serious challenger for the CL is long gone and won't come back for some time. If a team really wants to build to win, they need to do more than just sign big name players who are having major problems with their teams (Ibra and Robinho). They need to commit the necessary resources to get players that the other teams also want. But that clearly is not us any more.

[fLame]

Surprisingly, you guys are happy that Milan signed another bench player. Must be the effect of the crap Galli and Berlu are sending out.
Nocerino is a okay player and honestly, I think he could ever play at the highest level. He will be solid at best but nothing more.

Bench player? I would start him ahead of any of our DMs, except for MVB.

[Gabriel426]

Really? I would not start him over Gattuso.

[Arildonardo]

"Nocerino is on international duty with the Azzurri for the Euro 2012 qualifiers against the Faroe Islands and Slovenia.
This means he will only complete his medical and arrive at the Milanello training ground on September 7."

So I guess the deal can still go down the drain? We have some strange experiences with medicals in the past...

[fLame]

Really? I would not start him over Gattuso.

I take it, you didn't watch the super cup against Inter? Even though we won, Gattuso lacked pace terribly against a weak Inter's attack.

If we play a fast team (most modern teams these days), Gattuso will get completely overrun.
Gattuso vs Barca - is a nightmare I don't want to see.