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Originally Posted by zafrul
If we can do it with an attacker, why not a goalie? A goalie wins games too, just go ask Buffon...
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I do not believe that Buffon will leave Juventus. If he had wanted to leave, he would have left last season when Juventus was relegated.
Equating Buffon to Ronaldo as savior is a good comparison. I agree that Buffon will be a perfect substitution for Dida, but Buffon is probably the only person in the world who can replace Dida. Frey et al. are just fantasy names on paper right now who have little experience in Champion League game; indeed, will you compare Frey as Buffon or as Ronaldo (as a striker?)? I don't think so. I don't think they are on the same caliber, yet, though potentially they may.
If Buffon is coming to Milan in Jan, I"m all up for it, but it simply won't happen. Given that, I don't see how on earth any other keeper in the world will be able to replace Dida, except Buffon, at the middle of the season.
If MIlan has to replace DIda, it has to be someone who has some experiences in CL, but as you probably agree it's probably very very difficult to get them. With Juve back to CL next year, getting Buffon is almost impossible. It may be sensible to get Frey (et al) in June, but I don't think it's the right decision right now.
A note on Media: The media will not, I suppose, write any stories on a particular player unless there are fusses around them, and these fusses are mainly (but not all the time) created by the fans. You are right that it's the media's job to create all these nonsense, but if this is the case then why are we taking the media's words seriously in so many incidences?
The point is that I am always always skeptical about media's rumors and speculation; I think more than 50% (and this is a conservative number) of the time the rumor is nonsense, ridiculous, and stupid; written simply to create chaos among fans. But anyway...