Maltese Charlie

Originally Posted by ACMILAN1983

Dinho's not had a bad season when considering the whole season. I think during the first half of the season he did very well, but since Beckham came in he's been out of favour (not directly due to Beckham mind).

The problem with Dinho is evident in our displays. During the period where he was winning us games we didn't play our best football. It was very much individual moments that won us matches and the team can't be built on such foundations.

Since then, we've had two periods where we've done pretty well or very well and worked as a unit, the first being when Pato was the leading forward in the side with Kaka and Seedorf in support, and the other right now where Pippo is the leading forward with Kaka and Seedorf/Pato in support.

Whilst the first was a period with some inconsistency, we showed potential in our game and we're seeing results of the system now. However, when Dinho comes in the balance of the side is often lost or he negatively affects the game of other key players. Most notable is Kaka who in recent weeks has flourished as his movements are excellent and he moves a lot into wide areas. In particular we see him on the left a lot and if Dinho plays, both will end up on the left far too often (never mind Pato liking the left too), resulting in a clump of attackers in a single area.

Unfortunately, whilst Dinho has improved this season, he's just not fitting into Milan at this point. If he wants to fit in he must change his role, something which doesn't seem easy for him to do.