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Originally Posted by brk
The only really bad decisions that I can recall are Oliveira (which was a panic buy) and the whole Gourcuff situation.
Selling Sheva was the right thing to do. Selling Kaka and risking Ronaldinho seems to be an inspired decision. Pato and Thiago Silva are some of the best deals of any club in the past few years. I think Galliani should get a lot of credit for fostering and maintaining the family atmosphere around Milan. He also deserves credit, along with Tassotti, for being there for Leo to transition into a great coach. Compare that to the mess Juve are in.
The big problem with Milan is the myopia of recent years, fueled by the false hope after our victories in 2007, and the thrift of Berlusconi. I think Galliani is one of the best directors in the world of football. You can't find anyone better.
And yes, i'm serious.
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Oliveira and Gourcuff are not the only bad transaction made by Galliani over the last few years. Viudez, Shevchenko (two non EU spots well spent), Senderoes and Emerson all turned out to be major disasters along with Oliveira. Huntelaar and Gilardino both failed to live up to expectations and either was sold or on the verge of being sold after a short period of time. Oddo and Ronaldo both had one good half season, and then faded away even though they cost us over 20 million euros combined. I'm sure there are other examples of horrific signings made by Galliani.
And then let's talk about the other things Galliani did to "improve" the team. He sold Shevchenko and Kaka, and replaced them with Ronaldinho. Even though Ronaldinho is playing well right now, I would still take Kaka over him anyday of the week. Kaka is much more professional, younger and was a milanista. Selling him and Shevchenko might not have been terrible business deals, but we as a team sold our soul in these transactions. If we truly are a team that is a family and cares about our players, as demonstrated by extensions like Dida's, then Kaka should have stayed.
So in conclusion, Galliani has been awful on the transfer market, sold the soul of this team and lied repeatedy to the fans. He might be ok with you but in my book, he is one of the biggest piece of garbage in the soccer world along with Berlusconi right now.