Summer mercato 2012

[ZvonimirBoban]

Finally, Dinamo Kiev's forward Andriy Yarmolenko's agent has said both Juve and us are after him. He's tall, technically talented, strong and good on the ball. I'm pretty sure if we get him, there will be undoubted comparisons with a certain Swede in our squad.

Again, in my Football Manager he is the Euro top scorer and is a good all-round striker.

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Anyway, Dzeko wouldn't fit in Milan, not just because he needs real AM, but because he plays best when he is a supporting striker, or at least when he plays with a striker similar to him. In Milan, he would only fit with Pato, and even that's questionable. The main reason Dzeko failed in City (other than Mancini is asshole) is that he was played as lone striker or with supporting striker behind him.

Cassano is maybe comparable with Grafite, his partner in Wolfsburg where they tore apart all defences in Bundesliga.

[Hasan Rossonero]

Important quotations today.

Galliani: "Thiago Silva doesn't have a price. Ibra will get the number 10 jersey. Though Milan are a great team, a few signings can make them divine."

As I have maintained, Thiago Silva will not be sold--this summer, at least. Next summer, IMO, he will be gone. It will be in keeping with our latest policy--sell players once there is a summer or two of heated interest around them, and sell them when they're either in decline or nearing 30 (see Kaka, Sheva for example).

Galliani, Allegri etc. wouldn't say all that and then sell T. Silva this summer. I just don't see it happening. When sales have occurred in the past, Galliani has been much more coy or cryptic. He lies about other stuff, but he maintained the same thing about Kaka during the summers he didn't want to sell him (he has no price, Kaka will stay, we will resist any offers for him etc.). The summer he was let go (2009), he evaded the interviewer's question about Kaka's sale.

IMO, this is big news. I really don't think T. Silva is leaving, and that is great new for now.

[WCmilan]

I think we'll make a few signings this summer.. at least i hope so, fingers crossed

I wish somebody would just give galliani a straight interview and force a straight answer.

"ARE you going to sign anybody this summer or not"

Jeeze, everytime gallianis interviewed they ask questions that aren't firm enough to get a firm enough answer

[ZvonimirBoban]

I think we'll make a few signings this summer.. at least i hope so, fingers crossed

I wish somebody would just give galliani a straight interview and force a straight answer.

"ARE you going to sign anybody this summer or not"

Jeeze, everytime gallianis interviewed they ask questions that aren't firm enough to get a firm enough answer

"We'll look into every possibility to improve the squad, if there's any of course. But if we don't, our squad is full of champions and should be able to compete with any team at any day."

[WCmilan]

That's what I mean, like he's never just given a yes or no oh well i guess we'll just have to wait and see, to be honest the summer we signed ibra and binho i didn't think we would sign anyone, signing them two almost made me cry lol

[Acmir]

Brazil's staff "rebalanced" Pato's muscles in a month, is Milan lab that pathetic that couldn't do this in years?

http://www.football-italia.net/19515/pat...r-problems

[Gabriel426]

Honestly, Pato just need to get a girl with smaller frame. Not saying Barbara is big but just look at Pato. The moment he is away from Barbara, he healthy and scoring.

[ACMILAN1983]

Finally, Dinamo Kiev's forward Andriy Yarmolenko's agent has said both Juve and us are after him. He's tall, technically talented, strong and good on the ball. I'm pretty sure if we get him, there will be undoubted comparisons with a certain Swede in our squad.

Again, in my Football Manager he is the Euro top scorer and is a good all-round striker.

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Anyway, Dzeko wouldn't fit in Milan, not just because he needs real AM, but because he plays best when he is a supporting striker, or at least when he plays with a striker similar to him. In Milan, he would only fit with Pato, and even that's questionable. The main reason Dzeko failed in City (other than Mancini is asshole) is that he was played as lone striker or with supporting striker behind him.

Cassano is maybe comparable with Grafite, his partner in Wolfsburg where they tore apart all defences in Bundesliga.

Football Manager (Championship manager previously) has a decent scouting system. I know fans often make fun of those who make references to these games to find out about players, but you can generally find out a lot about a player from the games. Of course, it doesn't mean they're always correct and it's still a case of all players should be looked at in real life before making any judgements, but the games are pretty accurate in their ratings for players.

Unfortunately, I don't get enough time these days for FM, despite being a fan.

Actually I'd argue if Cassano's closer to anyone, it's Misimovic to Dzeko in Wolfsburg. Grafite was a more natural striker, closer to Pato.

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did you just say neymar is going to be better than ronaldo?

To be honest, Neymar's more naturally talented than Ronaldo (I take it you're referring to C.Ronaldo?). That said, whether he's disciplined enough to reach his potential is another matter.

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Important quotations today.

Galliani: "Thiago Silva doesn't have a price. Ibra will get the number 10 jersey. Though Milan are a great team, a few signings can make them divine."

As I have maintained, Thiago Silva will not be sold--this summer, at least. Next summer, IMO, he will be gone. It will be in keeping with our latest policy--sell players once there is a summer or two of heated interest around them, and sell them when they're either in decline or nearing 30 (see Kaka, Sheva for example).

Galliani, Allegri etc. wouldn't say all that and then sell T. Silva this summer. I just don't see it happening. When sales have occurred in the past, Galliani has been much more coy or cryptic. He lies about other stuff, but he maintained the same thing about Kaka during the summers he didn't want to sell him (he has no price, Kaka will stay, we will resist any offers for him etc.). The summer he was let go (2009), he evaded the interviewer's question about Kaka's sale.

IMO, this is big news. I really don't think T. Silva is leaving, and that is great new for now.

I'm not sure Thiago will be sold anytime soon if I'm honest. The I think if we were to sell him for big money, then this would be the summer to do it. He's 27 and will turn 28 in a few months. He's also currently rated as the best defender in the world and therefore these factors make him a highly valuable asset. There's also huge interest in him as big clubs generally need a CB of his quality this summer, so it seems more feasible to try and get an auction going.

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Brazil's staff "rebalanced" Pato's muscles in a month, is Milan lab that pathetic that couldn't do this in years?

http://www.football-italia.net/19515/pat...r-problems

I have to admit I had similar questions. We'll just have to see over the summer if he's really looking better. Btw, another thing which I know people hinted at is almost all of his injuries in the past two years (most notable exception is the relapse at Barca) have occurred at the San Siro. With the pitch being replaced with the natural synthetic combination this summer, this could be a huge upturn for him personally.

[Arildonardo]

I really hope it's true that Pato has overcome his injury problems now. We definitely need to keep him. How can we consider selling a player with an enormous potenital that we believed so much in now that he's (apparently) finally healthy?

[Stitch]

It doesn't matter which Ronaldo I was talking about, I don't think Neymar will come anywhere near either one...I see his career more like a Robinho type. Overhyped in Brazil, a little better than average in Europe.