Official: Daniele Bonera

It's impressive on paper no doubt, but it doesn't hide the frailties that we had last year.

Cafu is our most attacking right back and he can hardly run now, so he won't last being first choice. None of the back up right-backs offer enough width, pace or attacking options which is why we are looking at Oddo.

At CB Maldini is the same as Cafu in that he doesn't have the pace or the stamina now to last a whole season as first choice. Costacurta could hardly run last season so i don't see how things will have changed there. Kaladze is inconsistent, he plays some great games at CB and then some awful ones. This is why we need a new CB partner for Nesta, which should be Gallas.

LB we are fine at and have a good blend of attack & defensive minded players.

Originally Posted by Rando

CB:maldini,nesta,costacurta,favalli

Do you call that 'impressive'?!? My goodness...

yes impressive, favalli might be a relevation for us, just like pancaro used to do for us. Age does not reflect ability. we need to sell simic and kalac(since we dont need 4 GK) and move brocchi as right back. i agree cafu cant defend and attack in the whole match now, he probably should play only as right midfielder in some matches to reduce the burden in defending or not play at all.

How can you say Brocchi should be moved to right-back ? He's a midfielder, he should only play RB in emergencies. We need the correct players for each position, we shouldn't 'make do' with putting players in technically unfamiliar roles.

You're right that Favalli could do what Pancaro did for us, but he has more chance of having a big effect on us in his natural position of left-back not at CB.

Who is our 4th keeper ? Dida Coppola & Kalac are the only ones i can think of.

Is Valerio Fiori still on the team? Or has he officially left already. If not then he is our 4th keeper.

according to the official site, Fiori is still on the team. Actually, I would rather see Milan keep Fiori as a 3rd GK and sell/release Kalac.

Kalac is better than Fiori although he has made a lot of mistakes inthe WC, Fiori is old and garbage, I think we should sell to a low class team before we can't sell him any more...

Fiori is 37 yo. The moment to cash in on him is long gone. I prefer him cause he's been with us for years now and is part of the "environment" at Milanello, something Kalac is not. Also, given how often have we had to utilize our 3rd GK - basically never - an older and more experienced keeper is totally OK.
Also, I am not sure how often you've see Fiori play, but he is very, very good - I think even an excellent - keeper and if it wasn't for his age, he could be a second choice at Milan with ease. He's far better than Kalac IMO, at least the kalac from the past couple of years. At Perugia, Kalac was indeed excellent but I personally haven't seen that player for quite a while.

Are you saying we couldn't sell Fiori for at least £100,000? Maybe to Cicco Roma, or Lecco?

We could make some money outta him... I have seen him play buthis age is over the limits.....

I thought Fiori retired ?

Originally Posted by Josh-Sheva

Are you saying we couldn't sell Fiori for at least £100,000? Maybe to Cicco Roma, or Lecco?

We could make some money outta him... I have seen him play buthis age is over the limits.....

If we were juve, I am sure we would have done something like that. And the player himself would probably retire if Milan doesn't need him anymore. My point is that although 37, he could still be useful as a 3rd GK and would probably stay with us, and the club would be happy to keep him, until he decides to retire.
Actually, like Jim suggested, I also thought i read somewhere that 05/06 would have been his last year with Milan as he was retiring but his name still appears on the official website. maybe he's just taking time to see how the situation with milan's GK will develope - with all those Buffon Rumours, Dida could leave, Coppolla's arrival - and only then will officially retire, guess we'll see.

And what are we going to get for £100,000? A new water boy? Maybe we could sign that 4 year old that Staci suggested, but if he's as good as she says he is, I don't think that £100,000 will be enough. Just let the guy retire at Milan.

I thought Fiori retired ?

Oh, and Jamie, I didn't know "I thought Fiori retired" was a question

Originally Posted by Vadim

Oh, and Jamie, I didn't know "I thought Fiori retired" was a question

C'mon... It's Friday!

Originally Posted by Jim_UK

How can you say Brocchi should be moved to right-back ? He's a midfielder, he should only play RB in emergencies. We need the correct players for each position, we shouldn't 'make do' with putting players in technically unfamiliar roles.

You're right that Favalli could do what Pancaro did for us, but he has more chance of having a big effect on us in his natural position of left-back not at CB.

Who is our 4th keeper ? Dida Coppola & Kalac are the only ones i can think of.

brocchi has characteristics to be a right back, besides ancelotti has rejuvenated some players with placing them in new position, such as kaladze,serginho,pirlo. i think cafu should play as right midfielder since he can not go up and down the field effortlessly as he used to.
fiori is in milan's CL squad for preliminary round while coppolla is not, i wonder why. i prefer coppolla as our second keeper and fiore third, so we have more italians in the squad.
favalli is too old to do overlapping as left back, unless if defending is his main duty. also there are serginho,janku,kaladze can play as left back, so there is no point put favalli there unless for emergency or tactical reason.