Summer mercato 2009

Pick apart my post? Look, I admitted that my pick of Beckham over Ronaldo was an exageration, but to deny that Beckham did a good job for Milan this last season was the main reason why I was promoting Beckham.

I just have a sneaking suspicion, that we will get no one when Pirlo is sold, in terms of his position. I think that what will happen is that Pirlo will be sold, only for Seedorf to be touted as our central midfielder, and we will wait for Beckham to return to fulfill Pirlo's midfield playmaking responsibilities, something I am not in support of, simply because Beckham isn't here right now.

Hope Becks returne,he even proved against Barca with Galaxy that he is still class,and Clarence played wonderful when he replaced Pirlo,some even said he was even better.Seedorf actually only makes a good impact when playing in Pirlo's role because he doesnt need to run that much...so no worries.Huntelaar and a decent FB are needed now.

Originally Posted by Samaldinho

Pick apart my post? Look, I admitted that my pick of Beckham over Ronaldo was an exageration, but to deny that Beckham did a good job for Milan this last season was the main reason why I was promoting Beckham.

I just have a sneaking suspicion, that we will get no one when Pirlo is sold, in terms of his position. I think that what will happen is that Pirlo will be sold, only for Seedorf to be touted as our central midfielder, and we will wait for Beckham to return to fulfill Pirlo's midfield playmaking responsibilities, something I am not in support of, simply because Beckham isn't here right now.

why wouldnt we replace Pirlo with Seedorf? he is a great champion haha

people have this sick obsession of wanting becks to fail, he's not a pre madonna and is dedicated helping his country win, very passionate about the game becks at 33 i hope will return, truth is we're 3 players away from being real contenders again, the 2 games that we were blown out was aganst Inter and bayern and remember untill that last 2 minutes of the bayern game was when we were blown out the water we have been so unlucky it's amazing, if we were another team we would be getting tapp in's sitters in every game.

I don't think Seedorf really will be playing the exact same role that Pirlo has normally played for Milan, I think instead of having a more "U" shaped three man midfield, it will be more of a ^ shaped (I wanted to say 8, but that's only in Arabic numbers) sort of midfield.

If Seedorf can play like he did against Chelsea, I guess I wouldn't mind. The funny thing is, Seedorf actually can track back and work hard for the team sometimes, but I think it's amazing how even when he is running hard for a ball or something, he still finds a way to make himself look lazy, it is honestly astonishing.

I don't think a midfield reinforcement will come with Pirlo's sale, I think the money will be spent on a full back and a striker, which is good, and while I might think that Flamini has more creative abilities than we let on, I also am not sure how I feel about Seedorf being the man to start.

I think our first choice XI will look like this:

---------Abbiati
FB--Nesta--T. Silva--Zambro
-Gattuso--Seedorf--Flamini
--------Ronaldinho
------Striker---Pato

I wonder if Di Gennaro will try to be converted like Pirlo was, he does not seem to do well in the final third, but you can tell the talent is there. I wonder.

can somebody teel me why we dont use urugvanian players Cardacio ( new Pirlo )
and Viudez is maybe new KAKA
This playears ar in the frhist team LEo maybe will used them.

for our new formation I sugest maybe Pepe for Udine for right wing.
Valdez from Atalanta

Di genaro play in front,and yes he have just 20 years maybe is pure talent for our primavera was fantastic

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Milan Are Taking The Right Steps To Build Winning Cycle - Sebastiano Rossi
Former Milan goalkeeper Sebastiano Rossi thinks that with a bit of patience the Rossoneri can begin another winning cycle.
3 Aug 2009 20:37:39
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After selling Kaká and making no major new signings, things are not looking too bright for Milan ahead of the new season, and many fans have already voiced their disappointment.

However, former Rossoneri goalkeeper Sebastiano Rossi, still the record holder in Serie A for the longest unbeaten run with 929 minutes, thinks that the club are taking the right steps to build another winning cycle.

"I've heard many complaints from fans, but I tell them: my friends, Milan are following the right road to build a new cycle within a few years," he said to Il Giornale.

"You have endure some suffering and use a fundamental virtue, patience, to find yourself a winning team again. After building the team's spine, you can insert world-class players one at a time.

"All the great teams have this characteristic to endure in time and not be a fluke team. I'm not just referring to Barcelona or Manchester United. I also remember how Fabio Capello's Invincible Milan team was born, and [Marcello] Lippi's Juventus."

On Ronaldinho, who will probably be given more responsibility now with Kaká's departure, Rossi said: "I want to make a prediction, I like taking risks: I think they will do well, I saw it from the first few tests of this pre-season, he has the right desire.

"I think Milan will start slowly, they will have some problems but in the end they'll be fine. You'll see that in the end they won't disappoint: I know the Milanello people well."

Rossi was at Milan between 1990 and 2002, winning three Scudetti, and one Champions League among other trophies, and establishing his unbeaten record in the 1993/1994 season.

Danilo Pochini


Nice write up.

It is said that Berlusconi will come to Milanello tomorrow to meet Galliani and Leonardo. The goal of that meeting would be to make the point about what happens and what we need.

So after tomorrow, we should see some more interesting news for us I think, as I don't think Leonardo and Galliani will say to Berlusconi that everything is fine.

Originally Posted by OCmilano

Milan Are Taking The Right Steps To Build Winning Cycle - Sebastiano Rossi
Former Milan goalkeeper Sebastiano Rossi thinks that with a bit of patience the Rossoneri can begin another winning cycle.
3 Aug 2009 20:37:39
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After selling Kaká and making no major new signings, things are not looking too bright for Milan ahead of the new season, and many fans have already voiced their disappointment.

However, former Rossoneri goalkeeper Sebastiano Rossi, still the record holder in Serie A for the longest unbeaten run with 929 minutes, thinks that the club are taking the right steps to build another winning cycle.

"I've heard many complaints from fans, but I tell them: my friends, Milan are following the right road to build a new cycle within a few years," he said to Il Giornale.

"You have endure some suffering and use a fundamental virtue, patience, to find yourself a winning team again. After building the team's spine, you can insert world-class players one at a time.

"All the great teams have this characteristic to endure in time and not be a fluke team. I'm not just referring to Barcelona or Manchester United. I also remember how Fabio Capello's Invincible Milan team was born, and [Marcello] Lippi's Juventus."

On Ronaldinho, who will probably be given more responsibility now with Kaká's departure, Rossi said: "I want to make a prediction, I like taking risks: I think they will do well, I saw it from the first few tests of this pre-season, he has the right desire.

"I think Milan will start slowly, they will have some problems but in the end they'll be fine. You'll see that in the end they won't disappoint: I know the Milanello people well."

Rossi was at Milan between 1990 and 2002, winning three Scudetti, and one Champions League among other trophies, and establishing his unbeaten record in the 1993/1994 season.

Danilo Pochini


Nice write up.

Propaganda infested $#¡T

None of up have any problem with rebuilding. We aren't gloryhunters. We could endure as many trophyless seasons we need to get back on our feet. Milan has been good to us...spoiled up even. But rebuilding requires MATERIALS.If no building materials are given or if VASTLY INFERIOR MATERIALS (*cough*cough*gooch*cough) are used then it's not rebuilding but rather DEMOLITION. Spine? Who's that? Pato? Ronaldinho? Seedorf? This is nebulous and each option is very debateable. We threw away our spine in maldini and kaka. we're not idiots this guy was obviously pandering to management.

Spine could be: Silva-Flamini-Pato? jus playin devil's advocate...

has anyone been following Ever Banega's progress ever since the U-21 world cup? How has he been doing? Could he be the new Pirlo? I remember in that tournament he was phenomenal.

Originally Posted by Warro Bantan

Spine could be: Silva-Flamini-Pato? jus playin devil's advocate...

Makes sense but i'm sure you agree that none of the above is 100% ready to be our go-to guy. to me a spine is the symbol of stability and dependability. I'm not saying that we won't find/develop one eventually. But please don't b.s. us with all these grandiose claims of a strategy when in reality there's none to be seen as yet other than "buy who we could afford".

In the next few days, I do not expect a lot pessimism here. There will be a lot of fireworks. Starting with :
-Pirlo's sale and a nice 15 million pound check
-Huntelaar/Fabiano
-Full back in De Silvestri or someone else
-D'Ago/Sneijder/Hernanes/Ledesma
-Dida off to Genoa

How can this be not good? Surely they aren't the Agueros and Messis of the world but they fill all the gaps in our team. Looking at the way things have progressed in these last few days and the price dropping significantly, I think we will go through all these transfers. So, put a jolly smile on your face.