Winter Mercato

Lol, for the winter transfer window i think we should sign henry,buffon,alves

after 1-1 vs fiorentina, I truely realize, gila is worthless

Like Adriano, Ballack is now not on the CL list of Chelsea.

So, lets get both in Winter Mercato!

Gila's pathetic display yesterday (sooo nice to see Seedorf defend him though ) made me really miss not getting Torres. Torres may well become the missing cog in an otherwise perfectly working machine that is Liverpool. I had big hopes for the kid and I know that his scoring history isn't as impressive as Gila's but Torres seems to me (again a bit premature for me to say it) to be a budding difference maker. Once again he scored while the team was doing well but one simply has to admire his apparently seemless transition to the English game. Torres has in abundance what Milan could definitely do with....PACE!!!.....even the most unimaginative uncreative player is greatly assisted by having natural speed (*cough*cough*Vieri* we can see how different we was after he lost his natural pace...i.e just before he joined us ).

I really hope we get a decent striker in the January window. You guys know how much I dislike Gila but I have really been trying to keep quiet about it. But the facts are we can't keep running poor Pippo into the ground. He guy's 34 he deserves to be better protected

Torres was an amazing opportunity that we just let slip through our hands I hope we have the good sense to pick up either Quaresma or Nilmar (once said to be the next Ronaldo ) this summer. Again I really have tried to restrain my -ve comments about Gila.....and I realise that as long as he wears red and black he should have my full support it's just that I never truly saw him as one of us.....the way he plays doesn't help either. I wish the kid well and hope that one day even I could say "Torres/Quaresma?? who's that??"

Peace

Originally Posted by Jim_UK

so where was he (Marcelo) loaned out to then?

Jim, from what I know, Marcelo refuses an loan to Valladolly(sp?), and will stay in Madrid(at least) until january
Poor kid...was becoming a regular in Brazil NT, and now is wasted in a bench in that black role called Madrid. If i´m not wrong, just play 4 games for Madrid since goes to Spain...Another case of a wrong professional choice.

BTW, as brazilian I´m really concerned about Brazil NT future. Our hopes for the weak links in Brazil NT(LB-Marcelo, DM-Lucas) take suspect decisions for their future. Lucas in going to Liverpool full of players in his position, and Marcelo to R. Madrid.

At least Pato(CF situation in Brazil NT is a concern) did a great choice...

Aldough we have an almost perfect team, you can see that we miss a Sheva kind of a striker that can combine well with Kaka' and Seedorf. Gila and Pippo dont influence the game at all. With Pippo its not a problem as he scores tons of goals but Gila is simply useless. We have to be objective and send him for a loan and get us a decent forward that can do gamage or with his speed or with his power.

I don't think Inzaghi really does score lots of goals, he misses just as many chances as Gilardino, it's just fortunate that he's scored in some really important games.

As for Lucas, i don't think you'll need to worry too much about him Abraão. Yes it'll take him a while but he'll definately get his chances

I don't see anything about Torres' game that would make people think he couldn't have been an asset to us. His movement, strength, pace, work rate and passing are all pretty good. Not sure he'll score a huge amount of goals but like Benitez said 'If a striker scores 20 goals a season that's great, but if he scores 15 and makes 10-15 for others then it's better for the team' and you have to say that sums up Torres quite well i think.

Dru, it's a nice dream but Milan won't buy Quaresma. I've long given up that dream!

Originally Posted by Jim_UK

I don't see anything about Torres' game that would make people think he couldn't have been an asset to us. His movement, strength, pace, work rate and passing are all pretty good. Not sure he'll score a huge amount of goals but like Benitez said 'If a striker scores 20 goals a season that's great, but if he scores 15 and makes 10-15 for others then it's better for the team' and you have to say that sums up Torres quite well i think.

Tell that to Zlat and Warro personally I think we can atone for not getting Torres by getting Nilmar in the event that Pato's production falls below expectation and stop chasing windmills/waterfalls like Ronaldinho and Eto'o

Originally Posted by Brasileiro

BTW, as brazilian I´m really concerned about Brazil NT future. Our hopes for the weak links in Brazil NT(LB-Marcelo, DM-Lucas) take suspect decisions for their future. Lucas in going to Liverpool full of players in his position, and Marcelo to R. Madrid.

We should get them both in January, I'm sure they could do wonders for Milan i they are given a chance..Both are young and can play for us forever, as well as giving us the much-needed depth within the squad....In other wods, we CAN make substitutions when some of the first 11 players get tired/injured/have an off-day....

Is Ronaldinho a windmill because his teeth are like the sails?

Unless Lucas has a big change of heart, he won't be leaving Liverpool and Liverpool won't be selling him. Plus with the way Gourcuff is still being shunned, it seems young players still take a back seat to new, older & less inventive players. Good luck to Pato!

Torres was way overpriced, simple as that (ronaldinho and etoo are too, but lets leave this one for some other time). Thats why we didnt buy him, we want to sit on our cash and play with free transfers. Still dont know how the Pato deal went through

Originally Posted by peters

Torres was way overpriced, simple as that (ronaldinho and etoo are too, but lets leave this one for some other time). Thats why we didnt buy him, we want to sit on our cash and play with free transfers. Still dont know how the Pato deal went through

let me ask you something...if air was overpriced would you stop breathing? Of course not!! Every team has to splash ever so often on an 'overpriced superstar' not because of the "overpriced" part but because of the "superstar" part i.e. having a difference maker amy cost you now but your investment generally pays off at the end of the season

I've made a plan for january mercato:

- Sending Gila to Palermo on loan deal
- Buying Zaccardo who will cover Oddo and Marek, as he can play both flanks
- Getting Adriano or Pazzini
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then in the summer:

- we get Nasri
- then we get Barzagli
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And the happy end is here

P.S.
Except for Gila who is still in Palermo...

P.S. part II:

If there is someone from Italy I would appreciate if he can print this and deliver the master plan to Barlusconi, thanx

i would to see how udinese do so we could make a sneaky bid for Quagliarella this winter.

a nice idea mrki, except i personally don't think either Zaccardo or Barzagli are much better, if at all, than what we currently have.

Graeme, i don't mind Quagliarella aslong as we don't ask him to do stepovers. He has the slowest stepover i've seen for a long time. I think my 93 year old gran could do them faster than he could!

Originally Posted by drucurl

let me ask you something...if air was overpriced would you stop breathing? Of course not!! Every team has to splash ever so often on an 'overpriced superstar' not because of the "overpriced" part but because of the "superstar" part i.e. having a difference maker amy cost you now but your investment generally pays off at the end of the season

It may fail... look @ gilardino
I was talking from club's perspective... i would love to splash the cash here and there (we did that with pato) but milan seems to fall for free, not wanted and old(er) players - if it has all 3 its surely ours.

So i mostly agree with you, torres is exception cos he was way overpriced. The only man crazy enough to pay his price would be benitez or real madrid. And i still think he wont do miracles for liverpool, but i may be wrong.