Summer Mercato

Originally Posted by Milano84

26.06.2008, 08:44

There are different views not only between Berlusconi and Ancelotti, but also in the AC Milan dressing room: Zambrotta, Oddo, Seedorf and Jankulovski support Adebayor; Borriello and Inzaghi aim at Ronaldinho and the fans want both. Galliani is buying time waiting for the sales.
(Tuttosport)

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tuttosport... crap source... perhaps whole dinho ade thing is a ploy

Of course Oddo & Janku would go for Ade. He might be the only one who cn make their crosses look good. As for Seedorf, who would replace him in team - R10, who could take the number he's failing with - R10.

I'd take R10 over Adebayor - shirt sales alone should be good, tactically dimension are added with either playing 3 brazilian up front, and having 7 players in rotation for forwards area - Kaka, Pato, R10, Seedorf, Borreillo, Inzaghi, Abate.

As for def solidity we still imo need a better keeper, and hope we sign Zapata. If we add R10, keeper, Zapata, and remove Simic, Brocchi, Emerson I'd be happy for this campaign.

Make it happen Baldies.

Originally Posted by Milano84

why do we need 2 dm's? no other top club really plays w/ 2 as consistant as us.

Actually, the Inter of the last 2 seasons and Capello's Juve were much more defensive than Milan and they always used 2 dm's in their formation.
Capello didn't start a single match without Emerson-Vieira and without his 4-4-2 consisted of 2 Dm's, 2 wingers and 2 attackers. Even more, the wingers Nedved and Camoranesi are very good in defending and Juve always had 8 players defending.
Mancini did the same thing in 2006/07 with Vieira-Cambiasso as dm's while last season on half of the matches Inter had Zanetti-Cambiasso-Chivu in midfield and apart from some 5-6 matches where they played 4-3-1-2 with Jimenez as AMC, they also played 4-4-2 all the time with only the 2 strikers not defending.

Teams with the best attack rarely win serie A, but teams that conceed less than the others almost always win the league. It happened this year also with Juve and Roma both scoring more goals than Inter but Inter had the best defense by far conceding only 26 goals, eleven goals less than the second best defense, Juve's. It happened in 2006 when Milan scored 13 gols more than Juve but conceded much more than them etc etc.

In Europe it doesn't work that way and a defensive 4-4-2 won't bring you anything, but in Italy it seems to be the only winning combination lately.

I'm quite happy with recent development, i.e. yes to R10, no to Adebayor. Some of you might think I'm crazy, but I'd be more satisfied with Ronaldinho and Kaká playing behind a lone striker (for wich Pato, Borriello and Inzaghi will be duelling it out), than with us signing Ade, but no R10. Especially so, if we were to pay considerably more for Ade, than we would for Dinho.

Obviously I'd still love a new striker to come in, and frankly if we want to win Lo Scudetto this season I think we need to get both R10 + a top striker. I've just got the feeling that getting Ronaldinho is an opportunity we shouldn't let go of.

R10 .............. Yes!!! Go for him Galli....he's got more to offer

Ade----------------Pls..........no......he will be poorer than Gila...Pls dont buy this guy

Is it true that Vargas joined

R10 .............. Yes!!! Go for him Galli....he's got more to offer

Ade----------------Pls..........no......he will be poorer than Gila...Pls dont buy this guy

Is it true that Vargas joined Viola???? They are certainly having a good campaign....

Vargas has gone to Viola. Why don't we make a bid for De Silverstri, and offload Favalli whilst doin it? Will Albertazzi be given a chance this season?

Ronaldinho, Eto'o And Deco Choose Clubs ??!

Deco, it is said, will reunite with former Portuguese national team boss Luiz Felipe Scolari at Chelsea - a deal that suits all three parties involved down to the ground.

Ronaldinho, meanwhile, was also linked with Chelsea, but the Blues have cooled their interest in the Brazilian. Manchester City, meanwhile, once led the race for the ex-PSG man, but since then they have dropped further back.

AC Milan, then, are the front-runners. Despite the fact that both they and Barcelona differ over the asking price for Ronnie AC Milan are said to be in pole position, although this could necessitate the player's taking a pay cut.

Samuel Eto'o is greatly admired by Internazionale boss José Mourinho, and with club president Massimo Moratti this morning announcing that signing a prestigious attacker was on the agenda, his path to the San Siro seems clear

The Daily Mail says Drogba is stunned by AC Milan's claims that he will definitely be staying at Chelsea.

Earlier this week, AC Milan vice president Adriano Galliani revealed his club's main target was Arsenal's Emmanuel Adebayor because, he claimed, "Drogba is not for sale".

But that has come as a surprise to Drogba for, although he has yet to decide his future, sources close to the player insist he could still leave Stamford Bridge

I would like to see Drogba-Dinho couple in AC Milan shirts, look like my dream is coming true

Adebayor: I'm Staying At Arsenal

Emmanuel Adebayor has reiterated that he is NOT intending to leave Arsernal this summer.

I can see some more years at Arsenal because now I have a good contract I am playing for one of the biggest teams in the world and I am more than happy.Yes of course I am staying, I have three more years contract so whatever happens I have to stay

i dreamt ambrosini was in Lyon trying to lure Benzema to Milan.

I kno it will never happen, i just felt like sharing it.

I never got, why it was ambro, i taught i would have been someone like Braida, or maybe leonardo or baresi, maybe even Maldini.

Originally Posted by Ceceves

I'm quite happy with recent development, i.e. yes to R10, no to Adebayor. Some of you might think I'm crazy, but I'd be more satisfied with Ronaldinho and Kaká playing behind a lone striker (for wich Pato, Borriello and Inzaghi will be duelling it out), than with us signing Ade, but no R10. Especially so, if we were to pay considerably more for Ade, than we would for Dinho.

Obviously I'd still love a new striker to come in, and frankly if we want to win Lo Scudetto this season I think we need to get both R10 + a top striker. I've just got the feeling that getting Ronaldinho is an opportunity we shouldn't let go of.

yes man I agree with you about R10 I'd be more satisfied with Ronaldinho than Ade I think we need to get a top striker too

I hope top striker = Drogba

Drogba-Dinho I am more than happy

Originally Posted by payne

i dreamt ambrosini was in Lyon trying to lure Benzema to Milan.

I kno it will never happen, i just felt like sharing it.

I never got, why it was ambro, i taught i would have been someone like Braida, or maybe leonardo or baresi, maybe even Maldini.

Lay off the weed.

If we get Dinho via transfer then here's how I think our lineups would work:

-------------------GK (hopefully Boruc)------
Zambrotta----Nesta----Kaladze-----Janku
----------DM-------Pirlo-------DM------
----------------------Kaka---------------
-------------Dinho------------------
----------------FW----------------

where DM could be Ambro/Gatusso/Flamini and FW could be Pato/Borriello/Inzaghi


To rest Kaka or Dinho:

----------------GK (hopefully Boruc)------
Zambrotta----Nesta----Kaladze-----Janku
-------DM--------Pirlo------DM--------
---------------Kaka/Dinho---------------
----------FW---------FW-------


And to rest Pirlo:

----------------GK (hopefully Boruc)------
Zambrotta----Nesta----Kaladze-----Janku
-----------DM--------------DM-------
Kaka/Seedorf------------------------------Dinho/Seedorf
----------FW---------FW-------

http://www.football365.com/story/0,1...746526,00.html
http://www.skysports.com/story/0,195...746189,00.html

Looks like Ade has some Hamletian angst.