The John Dahl Tomasson factor

Originally Posted by martin

thats way too low. i wud want around 6-8 million pounds.

Agreed.

Although I like and respect Tomasson for what he has done at Milan, he never seems to perform consistently. Every 5 or 10 games he makes a telling contribution which, in my opinion, is not enough. Of course, his lack of playing time and injury troubles will have dampened his morale and made it harder for him to perform at his best when called upon.

I think the bottom line is that if we can a decent sum for the Dane, we should definatly consider it, especially if Gilardino graces us with his presence

Originally Posted by m1ke

Agreed.

Although I like and respect Tomasson for what he has done at Milan, he never seems to perform consistently. Every 5 or 10 games he makes a telling contribution which, in my opinion, is not enough. Of course, his lack of playing time and injury troubles will have dampened his morale and made it harder for him to perform at his best when called upon.

I think the bottom line is that if we can a decent sum for the Dane, we should definatly consider it, especially if Gilardino graces us with his presence

I tend to agree with most of what m1ke has stated above, however here are my few cents:

What Milan needs is a player (obviously a forward) who will make a positive impact when called upon. ...Yet this player would also have to be willing to sit on the bench, and do so, even if he has proved himself a super-sub..In key games for us, JDT has flattered to decieve...he consistently underperforms when he is needed (see the UCL final in Istanbul for a recent example), so in terms of an impact player, he IMO isnt one.

This (ie an impact player willing to sit on the bench) is harder to find than platinum...and as such, maybe we should keep JDT, who isnt disruptive in the changing room, sits quietly on the bench, but maybe scores 3 out of 10 chances when given sitters...so in essence, we have to take the good with the bad...

So ok, lets keep the Dane, as a bird in the hand....yadda yadda yadda

i think we need sum1 with pace like makinwa or a young guy like borrielo as our fifth striker. if we dun cash in now for jdt, we never will.

i think we should loan him out to get some form and put a clause that he can be recalled in the summer transfer window if we need him . If he is to stay or go i would like him to stay and inzaghi to go but i dont think milan will get rid of pippo as no one would pay much money for him plus they have invested 2 seasons of medical treatment!

lets also not forget we still have not signed gila yet dont forget!

I don't know what's with the Tomasson to Benfica thread... but this is official:
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Soccer: Tomasson Signs for VfB Stuttgart

2005-7-17 13:23:33 CRIENGLISH.com

Danish international Jon Dahl Tomasson has joined Bundesliga side VfB Stuttgart from AC Milan.

Tomasson replaces Germany striker Kevin Kuranyi, who made use of a clause in his contract that he can leave Stuttgart if they failed to qualify for the Champions League to join Schalke 04.

Stuttgart's Italian coach, Giovanni Trapattoni, said that he was very pleased that the club secured Tomasson's signature.

Tomasson will sign a contract till 1009 once he passes a medical examination.

He had a contract till 2009 with AC Milan, but was used mainly as a substitute in the past season.

He won the Champions League in 2003 and the Italian championship a year later with Milan and scored six goals in the 30 matches in the past season.

Tomasson, who is Stuttgart's fourth summer signing, will be joining his teammates midway through the next week at the Austrian training camp.

Damn. I thought he was going to PARTNER kuranyi. that'll be interesting

Originally Posted by sehnsucht79

Damn. I thought he was going to PARTNER kuranyi. that'll be interesting

kevin kuranyi is sh*t and dont we know it tommason is much better than him and stuttgart and we know that tooooooooooooooo

There was a time when Kevin Kuranyi was overrated and Im not saying hes better than JDT, but I do believe Kuranyi has something to offer and to pair him up with JDT will be nice.

Originally Posted by sehnsucht79

There was a time when Kevin Kuranyi was overrated and Im not saying hes better than JDT, but I do believe Kuranyi has something to offer and to pair him up with JDT will be nice.

Kuryani has moved to Schalke if i am not mistaken. Tommasson has gone there to replace him.

Originally Posted by Shevchenko-[7]

If "decent" offer is a good offer, I wouldnt mind as long as we replace him with someone just about as good. Say somebody like Bazzani or something.

bazzani ? HAHAH. i would rather have a monkey play as our 4th striker instead of bazzani.

Bazzani is terrible

he loves milan n i dun think he is that bad, he iz young n tall . although i agree that he iznt milan quality

Bazzani is the same age as Tomasson, if not even older. He is not a bad striker but I honestly wouldn't want him coming here.

i thought he was 23, he is 29, if he is that old then he iznt even worth talking bout.

Tribute to Tomasson:

While he may not have been as popular as the rest of our strikers, let us not forget his all-time important goal that would eventualy result in us lifting the Champions League trophy. Thank you Tomasson. We wish you all the best:

Extract from Ajax-USA website
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Match Report: Champions League run painfully terminated in stoppage time

3 (1) 2 (0)

UEFA Champions League Quarter Final
Giuseppe Meazza Stadium, Milan, Italy
Wednesday, 23 April, 2003

It's over. Ajax played well, was unlucky and had its opponent by the throat in the final ten minutes. But the game between AC Milan and Ajax went on a handful of seconds too long, for the young, brave Amsterdammers. Less than a minute before the 5,000 travelling Ajax fans could start celebrating, the dream was shot to pieces: 3-2, deep into stoppage time.
A desperate high ball from the AC Milan midfield was flicked on. In spite of the presence of a batallion of Ajax defenders (Pasanen, Chivu, Bergdølmo, O'Brien) the always dangerous Filippo Inzaghi was completely unmarked, lifting the ball over the onrushing Bogdan Lobont towards substitute Jon-Dahl Tomasson. The rest is history...