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Patistico · 14-08-2009, 18:10

M84, which site had historical formations listed for teams?

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Yes, current Milan certainly can't compete even in our league, much less in CL. However, I think we can get back to being competitive with a few transfers.

We have Pato and Hunt up top, two great players. However, it is a waste if we cannot feed them good passes in the last third. Dinho can't cut it for an entire season. He is very good when playing up top with his back to the goal, ready to make that killer pass into the box. But now he is dropping back to get the ball from midfield, and losing the ball before he can make a move.

Because of this, I think we should put a higher priority on G Rossi. Otherwise, Pato/Hunt will be wasted and soon get very frustrated. Pato may want to leave at the end of next season if this continues.

In midfield we cannot play with two DMs. There is no creativity, and no connection to attack. This is why Dinho constantly drops back to get the ball and makes himself vulnerable. Also, Pato gives us the ability to play the long ball. As you saw today, without Pirlo, this option is not available.

Also, full backs are not providing any width. Zammy was good vs. the Swiss, but it was the Swiss. Antonini is terrible, Jank is not much of an improvement.

De Silvestri would be a good addition here. He's certainly not WC now, but has great potential at least.

So, to summarize:
- Buy Rossi, sell R80 (we could probably do this with 0 investment)
- Swap De Silvestri for Oddo (probably cost us 7-8M)
- Buy a creative box to box midfielder (15M)
- If we cannot figure out a way to play Pirlo with another MF + DM, then we need to sell Pirlo, move the DM to the middle, and get yet another MF for the side. (even trade)

Roughly 23M and the starting XI of that team will be formidable. Backups are still worrisome, but it's definitely a good starting point.

I'll just tell you one thing. Having Pirlo or Dinho on the team greatly limits the tactics we can use. Having both in at the same time significantly limits us. I'm not judging Leo's abilities for better or worse, but I admit his hands are almost tied at this point.

14-08-2009, 18:10	#10563
Patistico Registered User Join Date: 08 2009	M84, which site had historical formations listed for teams? --- Yes, current Milan certainly can't compete even in our league, much less in CL. However, I think we can get back to being competitive with a few transfers. We have Pato and Hunt up top, two great players. However, it is a waste if we cannot feed them good passes in the last third. Dinho can't cut it for an entire season. He is very good when playing up top with his back to the goal, ready to make that killer pass into the box. But now he is dropping back to get the ball from midfield, and losing the ball before he can make a move. Because of this, I think we should put a higher priority on G Rossi. Otherwise, Pato/Hunt will be wasted and soon get very frustrated. Pato may want to leave at the end of next season if this continues. In midfield we cannot play with two DMs. There is no creativity, and no connection to attack. This is why Dinho constantly drops back to get the ball and makes himself vulnerable. Also, Pato gives us the ability to play the long ball. As you saw today, without Pirlo, this option is not available. Also, full backs are not providing any width. Zammy was good vs. the Swiss, but it was the Swiss. Antonini is terrible, Jank is not much of an improvement. De Silvestri would be a good addition here. He's certainly not WC now, but has great potential at least. So, to summarize: - Buy Rossi, sell R80 (we could probably do this with 0 investment) - Swap De Silvestri for Oddo (probably cost us 7-8M) - Buy a creative box to box midfielder (15M) - If we cannot figure out a way to play Pirlo with another MF + DM, then we need to sell Pirlo, move the DM to the middle, and get yet another MF for the side. (even trade) Roughly 23M and the starting XI of that team will be formidable. Backups are still worrisome, but it's definitely a good starting point. I'll just tell you one thing. Having Pirlo or Dinho on the team greatly limits the tactics we can use. Having both in at the same time significantly limits us. I'm not judging Leo's abilities for better or worse, but I admit his hands are almost tied at this point.