Summer mercato 2009

Originally Posted by Iggy

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Bravo!

Originally Posted by Rick

You have a very short memory. Shevchenko was 29 and coming off one of his best seasons (28 goals and a brilliant performance in the Champions League). Everyone thought Sheva was right in his prime (and he should have been). Nearly everyone on these boards thought it was the end of the world. Milan would never be the same. Yet Milan managed to win the Champions League that very season.

And you take a very shortsighted view of things if you think a few games in August are more important than the long term future. Other clubs will be adding players in July and August as well. Besides, I think Milan has a good enough squad just the way it is to avoid being relegated to Serie B by Sept. 1.

Rick, you taken my point about being ready by Season starts completely the other way.
What I meant to say is I think the team should be ready before the season starts as it does take time for new players to gel. On top of that, with the friendlies schedule that Milan has, like 10 games in 40 days and 10 different cities. Thats not a lot of time for Leo to develop and train the squad. Most importantly try new tactics....

As for the sale of Sheva. Well the different is that Sheva will be 30. And on top of that Maldini did not retire when Sheva left.
The team right now is completely different than the ones that won CL in 2007. Not to mention how Kaka and Maldini saved Milan time and time again during the run in CL.

To look back, if you have time, look at the posts I made toward the end of this season around early April or so. I was probably the only one that said even if Milan did not sign any new players in the summer, as long as they call back guys like Polashi, Abate, DiGennaro and Gourcuff, they will be a force. As T. Silva and Nesta are the CBs that Milan lacks throughout the year, Gourcuff can play in both Pirlo or Seedorf role. While Borreillo who hardly played at all coming back to fill in the 2nd or 3rd striker spot. With Gattuso being back, Flamini will convery himself as a FB while moving Janku to midfield.
To me I thought thats a strong enough team.

I really want to see how this Cissohko thing will end. It is really interesting.

Well, maybe United will make a move for Ibra, as is being rumored.

They are offering some 35 million euros. Really a dismal offering. Moratti wants at least double as much...

But in a market not inflated by Real's shopping spree, 35 million wouldnt be too off his value.

If only Galliani went to visit Moratti and offered to buy Ibra for...let's say 25 mil
Just to see the look on Galli's face

I'd pay a lot of money to see that show

Originally Posted by Iggy

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thanx man! I does wonders I suggest the bulldag and mrki to do the same

Originally Posted by 'The Bulldog'

And you are a valuable member!! please..lol lol lol

"I criticise specific members only over their constant negative tone" and you are the most positive member on this forum...lol

"DON'T READ MY POSTS", do everybody a favour and just read and don't post.

you were supposed to stop your babbling when Reza clarified the rules.
if you don't understand some of them, please PM him for clarifications.
this is the last time i am replying to you, seek attention elsewhere.

If ManU offered 35mil. Galli will offer 20 mil and told Morratti that they are good friends....

Originally Posted by Filipéz 182

thanx man! I does wonders I suggest the bulldag and mrki to do the same

please do it all three of you, I am gonna through a party just for that.

Originally Posted by Gabriel489

If ManU offered 35mil. Galli will offer 20 mil and told Morratti that they are good friends....

sometimes I wonder why does galliani even bother making offers, if he knows we can't match the price

Ok, anybody got any news? Galliani still in Brazil? Santos, Hernanes? Reports of some sort perhaps?
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Originally Posted by Fret

Ok, anybody got any news? Galliani still in Brazil? Santos, Hernanes? Reports of some sort perhaps?
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Felipe Melo is signed!! By juve

B/c Galli thought everyone want to be his friend....

Originally Posted by Gabriel489

Rick, you taken my point about being ready by Season starts completely the other way.
What I meant to say is I think the team should be ready before the season starts as it does take time for new players to gel. On top of that, with the friendlies schedule that Milan has, like 10 games in 40 days and 10 different cities. Thats not a lot of time for Leo to develop and train the squad. Most importantly try new tactics....

As for the sale of Sheva. Well the different is that Sheva will be 30. And on top of that Maldini did not retire when Sheva left.
The team right now is completely different than the ones that won CL in 2007. Not to mention how Kaka and Maldini saved Milan time and time again during the run in CL.

To look back, if you have time, look at the posts I made toward the end of this season around early April or so. I was probably the only one that said even if Milan did not sign any new players in the summer, as long as they call back guys like Polashi, Abate, DiGennaro and Gourcuff, they will be a force. As T. Silva and Nesta are the CBs that Milan lacks throughout the year, Gourcuff can play in both Pirlo or Seedorf role. While Borreillo who hardly played at all coming back to fill in the 2nd or 3rd striker spot. With Gattuso being back, Flamini will convery himself as a FB while moving Janku to midfield.
To me I thought thats a strong enough team.

Well, sure, ideally it would be great to have the whole roster worked out and everything in order, but that's very rarely the way it works for Milan or any other club. The problem -- and you may not see it this way, but in effect this is what it amounts to -- is that if you rush to hurry and fill your squad without negotiating for the best price, you've made panic buys. Maybe Real Madrid can get away with hurrying, but right now Milan can't. Or at least they don't want to end up half a billion euros in debt as Madrid is.

And surely changes made by Leonardo will affect the squad and it will take time, but this will be the case whether all the pieces are in place or not. Milan has a good enough squad right now to be competitive, so any players brought in during the month of August can be worked in slowly and given time to get up to speed. And more friendlies will only give more players a chance to get game action.

And yes, Sheva turned 30 his next birthday, but that's still in the prime of most players. When he was sold, Milan fans expected him to remain at the top of his game for at least two or three more seasons (they wouldn't have been so upset otherwise). Maldini is gone, it's true. But he's 41 years old and he was planning to retire a couple of seasons ago. While the things he was able to do at 39 or 40 were nothing short of amazing, he certainly hasn't been the player he once was for some time now. But other great players will come along. It rarely works as though Milan or any other club is an assembly line where you just replace the old part with a new one that's just as good. There are always transition periods. And you never know how players are going to work out. I've seen the same sort of clamoring for Santacroce this year that I heard for Oddo in 2006. If Milan could get Oddo and maybe one more, their defense would be set. So who knows if Milan brought in Santacroce or Mexes or some other flavor of the day they might not turn out to be another Oddo?

And I appreciate that you see that Milan still has a lot of talent left on the squad. But that makes me wonder why you seem to be in such a hurry? The squad has only lost one player to the market and another to retirement. Others will be around to take up the slack and Milan will add more players before the summer is over. Then more still next year as the finances should be in better shape. Maybe Milan won't win the Scudetto or the Champions League this year, but they will be fine and before you know it will be lifting trophies again.

Galliani, is that you?


..on a side note, it looks like Melo is definitely going to Juve, Villa to Barca, and Huntelaar to Stuttgart?
Juve giving up on Santacroce....
All this is from goal.com......