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zlatanov · 23-03-2007, 11:48

The reason why I think Milan will go for Zambrotta, or another back, good at going forward, is that, hopefully, by now we have realized that you can't win both fronts - Serie A and CL - relying on only 1 player for the positions of attcking LB and RB (easily the most physically demanding positions in football) and hope that those players would be able to perform well in more than 60% of the games.

I personally would rather see a younger player join Milan as both Oddo and Janku are either already 30 or very close to becoming soon ... and in Oddo's case, that age is gonna be 31, I believe, next season.

Alves is the dream but he will be hard to get and Real and Barca have advantage I think given that he may very well wanna stay in Spain ... not to mention the price for his services would be at least 20 mil euros with those two high-spending teams in the mix for Alves' signature.

Zambrotta, however, has an dvantage both in price (doubt it will be higher than 10 mil) and in versatility - can play both on the left and right as a back or wing - so getting him would be a great solution for the present and near future ... and would allow the introduction of a young player like Marzoratti in the team too.

A very plausible solution to Milan's defensive issues for next season could be taking Marzoratti back as cover for Oddo at RB, Zambrotta to interchange with janku at LB (or play RB if necessary), and a capable CD (many options for this one).

As for which other team could get Zambrotta in Italy, financially speaking there are several teams that could afford him - Inter, Roma, Milan, Juve - other than that, for me he would end up either in Milan (70%), Juve (20%), or Inter (10%) ... I am putting Inter in the mix only because there were some rumours of Grosso expressing an interest in a move to Roma and should that happen, Inter could easily go for Zambrotta, although I doubt the player himself will opt to go there ... but when money talks, one never knows.

23-03-2007, 11:48	#2057
zlatanov Moderator Join Date: 07 2003 Location: Nowhere near San Siro :( Fave Players: Zinedine Zidane, Genarro Gattuso, Alessandro Nesta	The reason why I think Milan will go for Zambrotta, or another back, good at going forward, is that, hopefully, by now we have realized that you can't win both fronts - Serie A and CL - relying on only 1 player for the positions of attcking LB and RB (easily the most physically demanding positions in football) and hope that those players would be able to perform well in more than 60% of the games. I personally would rather see a younger player join Milan as both Oddo and Janku are either already 30 or very close to becoming soon ... and in Oddo's case, that age is gonna be 31, I believe, next season. Alves is the dream but he will be hard to get and Real and Barca have advantage I think given that he may very well wanna stay in Spain ... not to mention the price for his services would be at least 20 mil euros with those two high-spending teams in the mix for Alves' signature. Zambrotta, however, has an dvantage both in price (doubt it will be higher than 10 mil) and in versatility - can play both on the left and right as a back or wing - so getting him would be a great solution for the present and near future ... and would allow the introduction of a young player like Marzoratti in the team too. A very plausible solution to Milan's defensive issues for next season could be taking Marzoratti back as cover for Oddo at RB, Zambrotta to interchange with janku at LB (or play RB if necessary), and a capable CD (many options for this one). As for which other team could get Zambrotta in Italy, financially speaking there are several teams that could afford him - Inter, Roma, Milan, Juve - other than that, for me he would end up either in Milan (70%), Juve (20%), or Inter (10%) ... I am putting Inter in the mix only because there were some rumours of Grosso expressing an interest in a move to Roma and should that happen, Inter could easily go for Zambrotta, although I doubt the player himself will opt to go there ... but when money talks, one never knows. __________________ "Everyone creates his own luck" - Carlo Ancelotti Last edited by zlatanov; 23-03-2007 at 11:50.