Summer mercato 2009

Originally Posted by Blacktop

And who would've saved our asses after Abs went down last season, Kalac or Perucchini?

Just for the sake of argument: Kalac might. He did do well two seasons ago until the Arsenal match. You never know maybe last season it was Dida who took away his chance? Also you forgot about one thing: had we not renewed Dida's contract, he wouldn't be here, which means that someone else would have been here, and that someone (of which the identity we would never know) might have come to save our asses. It would be even possible that that unidentified someone might have become our #1, and then when he was injured (possibly), Abbiati would be the one that stepped up and saved our asses. Gosh, that was fun.

Anyway, my point is that I didn't mind his contract being renewed, as I think he could be useful like he proved, but at 4M for 4 years? that's too much. Just because he saved our asses last season, it is still not worth it.

Finally, is it really that necessary to jump to defense at any visible chance? I guess you are a bigger Dida fangirl than I think you are.

Honestly, the only reason why Berlu is not putting money into Milan is not about whether he still has passion or not for the club, it's about his political career. He cannot have Milan spending millions when Italy's economy is in crisis. Berlu is weighing up the amount of fans for Milan and how many Italians have decided that their economic futures are more important than Berlu's billionaire playboy (should be playoldman, but it doesn't sound right) antics.

However, I understand why he would say that Milan is good as it is. For Berlu, this is not a statement for the fans, this is for his players. If you were a Milan player, and you didn't get public support from your owner, you'd feel angry, wouldn't you?

Put it in this way: If you had a job where your performance was of public interest, wouldn't you want your boss to give you public support? Morale has to be high with the players at Milan, and you get the sense that they know what they have to do, and Ambro has spoken of Milan's need to improve their performances.

I think Nesta is being bet on, heavily. It is a risk, but so are all sporting choices. Favalli was extended for his experience, Bonera I think is being trusted with a bigger role for this coming year. I feel for Bonera, I think he is a player who has not fulfilled his potential, but maybe he can be a late bloomer like Legro at Juve?

I think if you take a step back away from Milan, you just realize that our team is much better than you'd think. Our midfield is directed towards keeping stability, ensuring that possession stays in Milan's hands.

It seems that Leonardo will also be utilizing more attacking full backs, in fact, he will rely upon them. If that's the case, then Janku's defensive problems obviously aren't that big of a deal then, right? Sure, it'd be nice to have Maxwell, Cissoko, or Crisicto, but is Janku really that bad of an option?

Oddo is a good back-up for Zambro, and Zambro can play on either side, and who knows, maybe Luca Antonini will make a step up? I also cannot wait to see how Abate and Di Gennaro fit in Milan's squad. I also wonder about Viudez and Cardacio, perhaps Leonardo (who we all know is good at spotting talent, right?) has plans for them?

I think the most important thing is, this is Leonardo's first season, he is a young coach, and is in a far more difficult league than what Guardiola had to deal with and with a club with less resources (currently) available to its coach.

It seems obvious that Leonardo has taken a page out of Pep's book in requiring a higher work rate and this should be music to many's ears, and it seems that Milan will be a team that will work and fight for the ball, and clearly Leonardo has faith in the team and there is nothing better than players who are champions who feel they have something to prove.

Is Dinho a gamble? Yes. But, in all seriousness, without completely gutting the team and changing its entire style, which would make the transition even more painful and long, it seems Milan has no choice but to rely on Dinho. Again, our formation will look like this:

------------Abbiati
Zambro--Nesta--T. Silva--Janku
-Gattuso---Pirlo---Ambro/Flamini
-------------Dinho
-----Luis Fabiano---Pato

Not a major overhaul, because if you're honest, we don't have to have a massive overhaul. Our players, outside of Pato, are very highly regarded, and there is a difference between your average fan and people inside of football. If you ask those who really know their football, they know that Dinho is a gamble, but when you know what he can do, it's not a tough gamble to make.

I think the big signings really come next season, and it will be a gradual transition, because that's how players come in and out of Milan, to ensure stability and to put the club in the best place for success. Would you endure what Barca did prior to Ronaldinho (and really Davids) saving Barca? Sure, the last two years have been bad, but last year was more about injuries, and the players have said that, and if you don't trust them, then who do you trust?

We have always been doomed, we have always been a team of players who are too old, we don't have any invention, we have lost something that we should never have lost, and we have always bounced back. Just believe, if we have the positive energy, we can succeed, we can do well, but the first step is belief. This is not about being pessimistic or optimistic, this is about putting ourselves and our players in the best mindset possible.

lol he can't put money into milan because it is illegal for a prime minster to invest in business interests it is basically fraud if he started favouring his own business. What Berlusconi usually does is manipulates his children into bank rolling Milan in exchange they can get a bigger stake of their businesses and more influence over the Berlusconi empire in exchange for 50 million euros each season. It is pretty obvious that Berlusconi is much more interested in public office and young women Milan for him is a tool to get higher opinion ratings

He could use some higher opinion ratings right now, and if Milan is part of this strategy, then he should be making sure that the team is popular. However, he obviously is not going to be able to get away with having his children put money into the team, because whatever he does, it seems that his opponents in government will be eager to use it to their political advantage.

I hope Berlu gets dumped out of his position, that way, he'd be able to focus on Milan and make sure we get the players that Milan deserve.

Originally Posted by Samaldinho

He could use some higher opinion ratings right now, and if Milan is part of this strategy, then he should be making sure that the team is popular. However, he obviously is not going to be able to get away with having his children put money into the team, because whatever he does, it seems that his opponents in government will be eager to use it to their political advantage.

I hope Berlu gets dumped out of his position, that way, he'd be able to focus on Milan and make sure we get the players that Milan deserve.

That would be nice. When he is not running any public office, then he would have no more excuse. Either invest or sell please.

technically it is his money as Berlusconi created finvest and the various magazine companies who bank rolled milan his family have been employed in certain positions in his empire for various reasons. the parent company of milan finvest suffered from a serious drop in revenues the last financial year that probably is why Milan is selling in order to buy.

Pastore one of the great talents just signed for palermo thay compared him to our pato, it will be very interesting to watch hhim next seasson, I heard that milan pushed him to palermo cuze thay want to sign him in near future

Originally Posted by sheva-gila

Pastore one of the great talents just signed for palermo thay compared him to our pato, it will be very interesting to watch hhim next seasson, I heard that milan pushed him to palermo cuze thay want to sign him in near future

Can't be true as Milan & Palermo don't have a good relationship at all.

Galliani a month ago said "Our market consists of only Dzeko", now he says it only consists of Fabiano. Anyone smell something fishy? I hope there's something in the works and the surprise us and say somethin like boom MILAN SIGN MESSI, ok back to reality.

Mods can you please delete all these dumb threads started by Turks?

Thanks.

Hey man, are you kidding me? dumb posts, ha? Do you think that you can mpre intelligent then us? You are a milan fan guy. No more discussion. You are a stupidly Milan fan.

Forza Inter!!

You like Inter and it's ok...,but I can not understand how boring it must be for you to start messing up on a forum that doesn't even interest you.
C'mon people.....you re to bored in your life or what?

Nope, we're always funny like that you are always born loosers. What about Kaka? What is the cash with mastercard? Wish you succes.

Yes we are losers and you shouldn't waste your time on a loser like forum like this.....

Yeah it's true. You are our fun. Thank you for that.

Originally Posted by Xudong

dude, you keep bringing up the goalkeeper (don't get wrong, I think it is a valid point and a good goalie is half a team), so I hope you have som names in mind particularly?

on the topic, I have ALWAYS envied Juventus for that. They always had the luxury in Zoff (#1 in NT), Tacconi (#2), Peruzzi (#1), Buffon (#1). What the hell? We had Galli (#3 ?), S. Rossi (no ranking, ), Abbiati (no ranking ) and Dida (#1 in Brazil NT in his time, later years of course). Not to take away anything from our guys, but they are just one level lower. Damn, even Inter had Zenga (#1), Pagliuca (#2 then #1), Toldo (#2) and Julio Cesar (#1 in Brazil NT).

but who should we go for???? that's the question!!!!

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