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Originally Posted by prifess
hwmook:
ambrossini????
gattuso????
brocchi????
seedorf?
and u say for maldini : bonera, nesta, kala, simic
well simic is old, nesta is old, kala is old
we still have:
-ronaldo
-bonera
-grimi
-dingao
-pirlo
-kaka
-gourcuff
-willy
-gila
-pato
-dida (old GK is not bad)
so where is bench??? where is midfield? where is defence
I dont think we can hold with bonera and grimi....
our attack is safe for another 10 years: but the rest :| we should invest badly
----------dida------
RB?------bonera -----DC?------grimi
pirlo
----midfield?---groucuff-----
---------kaka---------
-----pato------gila
bench:
ronaldo and willy
we should really consider this protest and don't be blind and think our players can competite when they are 35YO
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Ambro has just reached his peak and has a couple of years minimum in him. Rino hasn't shown any sign of ageing either, so again has at least a couple of years. Brocchi isn't someone we use regularly and so his age becomes less of an issue and Seedorf already has his future replacement in a 21 yr old Frenchman called Gourcuff.
Simic, like Brocchi is a squad player (and quite far down the pecking order). Nesta is 31 which is a peak age for a defender (and with the national team done with, he'll be at best condition for Milan for at least 3-4 years). Kala is 29 and has a year or two before he'll be at his best at CB and Bonera is young (27 I think) and has a pretty bright future considering last season's form.
That's without considering the youth players like Darmian (those who read my posts will know I have high hopes for him personally and clearly so do management), Di Gennaro, Antonelli and Aubameyang. Many of these players are still under 20 whilst most players from Italy have a tendency to develop and reach fame later than players of other nations. Let's at least see where they are in 3 years when they'll all be around Gourcuff's age now.
I've also given a response to Tony some pages back with regards to our squad depth now, which is actually pretty strong. In the next 4-5 years, most of the players we have now will still be of value to the side/squad, with some fresh faces which will be gathered in the next few years.
Looking ahead 10 years? Do you seriously think any club in football will have planned out which players they'll have in 10 years? That would mean back when MVB, Gullit, Rijkaard, Baresi, Savicevic and Donadoni were still playing the management had already planned getting Shevchenko, Pirlo, Rino, Seedorf and Kaka (note how many of these had actually even made any sort of news back in the mid 90s).
It seems to me people seem to want us to buy youngsters to try and secure our future, when in reality the football world is too unpredictable to do that. We have a number of possibilities for the future and that is the most we can do. If they fail, we have to look to open our cheque book and spend a little on a proven player. Paolo Maldini's do not come along often.
edit: and please at least try to spell the players' names correctly.