08-03-2018, 01:22 PM
Apparently Bacca's price is set at 15m and we won't even consider offers under 12m
I don't think either the club, the player or his agent really want him to spend another year on the bench after the amount that was spent last season. No one will be keen to see his value depreciate and he will want to play. There's possibility of loaning him out to get game time, which I've suggested before, but it still means we need another option in our squad.
I agree, Lozano's got qualities to do well in Serie A so he could be quite exciting.
I don't think we'll use a 2 striker formation too frequently this season, I think we'll mostly use Higuain up front alone. Even last season, Gattuso showed hesitancy to allow the team to have a numerical disadvantage in midfield. In primavera I believe his preferred systems were 4-3-3 and 3-4-3, both of which still rely on a single striker.
(08-03-2018, 10:05 AM)somedevil Wrote: I love Pato but no thanks to his return. I'd rather we keep Silva now that we have spent 40 mil on him.
I don't think either the club, the player or his agent really want him to spend another year on the bench after the amount that was spent last season. No one will be keen to see his value depreciate and he will want to play. There's possibility of loaning him out to get game time, which I've suggested before, but it still means we need another option in our squad.
(08-03-2018, 10:29 AM)Nicolas Wrote: Lozano would be worth the gamle to me, he looks very exciting and as a type I could see him settle well in Italy.
Regarding Silva and Pato, to me it depends what formation we will utilise predominately. If Gattuso sticks with the 4-3-3, then we’ll have Higuain as a starter and I hope that Cutrone will be the main sub for that lone striker position. If that is the case, then it is a waste to keep Silva as well, young players need time on the field to develop, and we simply don’t have enough games for two young strikers with Higuain as a starter. I’d rather loan Silva out, let him develop and either make use of him next season or sell him when his value has gone up. In that case, an older players that require less time on the field would be preferable as a third striker, I wouldn’t mind to see Pato return in that role.
If we would switch to a classic Milan with 2 strikers and a diamond midfield, then I’d start with Higuain and Cutrone, keep Silva as the main sub and find a striker willing to the fourth in the pecking order.
I agree, Lozano's got qualities to do well in Serie A so he could be quite exciting.
I don't think we'll use a 2 striker formation too frequently this season, I think we'll mostly use Higuain up front alone. Even last season, Gattuso showed hesitancy to allow the team to have a numerical disadvantage in midfield. In primavera I believe his preferred systems were 4-3-3 and 3-4-3, both of which still rely on a single striker.
