02-18-2016, 09:17 PM
Slifersd, I'm not sure why age is such a big deal to you many times. I remember us talking about Donnarumma a few months ago and you saying that he is too young to be a #1 right now so we should look for someone else. If the player is good, he is good. Simple as that. Age should not be a factor.
Mammana is 20yrs old....the same age of Romagnoli when he became a starter at Milan. I don't see ANY issues with those 2 playing together in the heart of the defense IF they have the quality. My opinion after watching Mammana play multiple times is that he IS good enough to play in Serie A and do very well. Sure that may turn out to be false....but I've seen the player and it's my opinion. But to discard this as a "possibility to cause major problems for us" because of age alone is something I don't agree with.
Now, I do think that Glik and Tonelli can be very good players for us. As a matter of fact I've been saying for around a year now that I was more impressed with Tonelli at Empoli rather than Rugani. I'm not sure how much these players will cost but I don't think we'll go and spend another 25mil on CBs (including Mammana). Alex has deserved a one year contract extension and Zapata (although deep down I agree with you that he is a disaster) is not bad for a 4th option CB. You are not going to find many 4th choice CBs better than him. And as a 4th choice, he probably won't play more than 3-4 times per year anyway (save for some disastrous injury situation). Alex can perfectly sit in as that bridge for Mammana to get acclimated. He is already here and he'll be free. I am not sure we should spend 10-15 mil on Glik/Tonelli because we think Mammana is young and he is not ready.
I guess what I'm saying is that, I'm so sure that Mammana will be a hit and the perfect partner for Romagnoli, that I can't justify spending extra money on other CBs....especially not because Mammana is 20yrs old. In theory, if we were to lose Zapata, Mexes, and Zapata...than like it or not we would have to spend on CBs because we simply won't have any. But out of those 3, I would gladly extend Zapata and Alex if we were indeed getting Mammana this summer.....and save whatever else is in the budget for a CM.
Mammana is 20yrs old....the same age of Romagnoli when he became a starter at Milan. I don't see ANY issues with those 2 playing together in the heart of the defense IF they have the quality. My opinion after watching Mammana play multiple times is that he IS good enough to play in Serie A and do very well. Sure that may turn out to be false....but I've seen the player and it's my opinion. But to discard this as a "possibility to cause major problems for us" because of age alone is something I don't agree with.
Now, I do think that Glik and Tonelli can be very good players for us. As a matter of fact I've been saying for around a year now that I was more impressed with Tonelli at Empoli rather than Rugani. I'm not sure how much these players will cost but I don't think we'll go and spend another 25mil on CBs (including Mammana). Alex has deserved a one year contract extension and Zapata (although deep down I agree with you that he is a disaster) is not bad for a 4th option CB. You are not going to find many 4th choice CBs better than him. And as a 4th choice, he probably won't play more than 3-4 times per year anyway (save for some disastrous injury situation). Alex can perfectly sit in as that bridge for Mammana to get acclimated. He is already here and he'll be free. I am not sure we should spend 10-15 mil on Glik/Tonelli because we think Mammana is young and he is not ready.
I guess what I'm saying is that, I'm so sure that Mammana will be a hit and the perfect partner for Romagnoli, that I can't justify spending extra money on other CBs....especially not because Mammana is 20yrs old. In theory, if we were to lose Zapata, Mexes, and Zapata...than like it or not we would have to spend on CBs because we simply won't have any. But out of those 3, I would gladly extend Zapata and Alex if we were indeed getting Mammana this summer.....and save whatever else is in the budget for a CM.