Summer mercato 2009

Originally Posted by Rossoneri Fuego

so far in the pre season boriello has looked worst than crap, very dissapointing, i believe in the guy, but he's letting me down, i think zigoni is better than him now, what we should do now which is more drastic, is get hernanes the idiot that insulted us from sao paulo is now regretting his words listen i herd we can purchase him for under 15 million probally 10 - 8 now our midfield seems way too defensive...3 dm we're not inter....i still would play seedorf in midfield, we need some sort of way getting R80 the ball, the question is who would we sit gattuso pirlo flamini? i want to see flamini converted to a LWB,but has issues and hates the position which frustrates me id like to see a example a midfield like this....leonardo said we're gona be attacking and im sorry 3 DM'S is not attacking football.....

-----------4-3-1-2-----------

-----------abbiati-------------

zambrotta-nesta-t.silva-flamini

---------seedorf-----------

pirlo------------------hernanes


----------R80----------------


----Pato---------------------

------------------Hunter-----

In this formation my friend you composed the least defensive and the most static midfield in the history of football.

3 CMs and an AMC is not the asnwer either.

OFFICIAL: Huntelaar is a Milan player.

Originally Posted by Hasan Rossonero

OFFICIAL: Huntelaar is a Milan player.

He has passed his physical and it looks like he will be available for the August 17th match against Juve (Berlusconi Cup). This is good news as it seems he should be ready to go from the 1st minute when we take on Siena in the opener. 15 days till kickoff, but who's couting...

Originally Posted by Hasan Rossonero

OFFICIAL: Huntelaar is a Milan player.

I`m guessing the medical went ok, no tooth no hair problem!!!

Originally Posted by kastriot

In this formation my friend you composed the least defensive and the most static midfield in the history of football.

3 CMs and an AMC is not the asnwer either.

Yet football is not an exact science. Look at the overall picture and you'll see 2 good wd, 2 good cd, 3 capable mids in terms of possession, a quick creative forward, a goal poacher, and only R80 has some doubts based on mentality. I think the more technical Milan is the better we can compete esp in Europe.

now tgo get rid of boriello for santacroce and then buy ryan babel.

Originally Posted by Tony75

Yet football is not an exact science. Look at the overall picture and you'll see 2 good wd, 2 good cd, 3 capable mids in terms of possession, a quick creative forward, a goal poacher, and only R80 has some doubts based on mentality. I think the more technical Milan is the better we can compete esp in Europe.

I agree, but I also believe that Flamini is needed there...

Pirlo Flamini Hernanes

this is more balanced, best at holding possesion,very creative, great at long and short balls.

I cant believe we can have this midfield with only investing smth around 10-15 mil. and weare not going for that. Only barca possibly has better midfield than this.

Seedorf,Ambro,Rinho,Abate as subs. This is depth IMO.

Let me dream for a sec.

-----------Abbiati-------------
Zambro-Nesta--T.Silva-Antonini
--Pirlo---Flamini----Hernanes--
----------Dinho-------------
------Pato----Huntelar------


I know that the LB spot is very sensitive atm. But a LB that are available atm can only give us nothing more than better defensive qulities than Janku and Antonini. On the other hand if we get Hernanes, he can be seriously give us a extra push for the scuddeto.

http://goal.com/en/news/10/italy/200...o-de-silvestri
sweet

Originally Posted by Rossoneri Fuego

-----------4-3-1-2-----------

-----------abbiati-------------

zambrotta-nesta-t.silva-flamini

---------seedorf-----------

pirlo------------------hernanes


----------R80----------------


----Pato---------------------

------------------Hunter-----

Seedorf is considered a forward by our officials, we all know he is more of a midfielder but to see him as an defensive midfielder is one step to far .


Considering our mercato we should ask ourselfs are we stronger than last year? At this moment I still would say no.
important players out: Maldini, Kaka, Sheva

important players in: Huntelaar, Silva, Onyewu

Last year wasn't good so we need to do better. Is it possible with our current squad?

At this moment it depends of Dhino and Nesta can they play on a consistent level than I can see us playing better than last year. If one of them or both of them fails/is injured most of the year then. We 'll do (much) worse...

We have our new striker and our central defence has been rejuvenated, our defensive midfielders are also ok but everywhere else we could use another player.
-A goalie probably next year,
-a fullback, everyteam has a shortlist so who was next after Aly Cissoko?
-and a creative forward/midfielder that Hernanes should be our main objective
we still have a non Eu spot left. (silva took one, Onyewu has a Belgian pasport) How much would he cost?

Originally Posted by pirlofanusa

http://goal.com/en/news/10/italy/200...o-de-silvestri
sweet

http://www.milannews.it/?action=read&idnotizia=10593

Qsvs.it is reporting that the deal is done for the Oddo and De Silvestri swap. It could be announced tomorrow morning.

What do you guys think of De Silvestri?
He's same age as Cissohko, I've heard good things about him.

Thoughts?

Originally Posted by MiamiMilanista

http://www.milannews.it/?action=read&idnotizia=10593

Qsvs.it is reporting that the deal is done for the Oddo and De Silvestri swap. It could be announced tomorrow morning.

oh God please let this be true!

Originally Posted by Luca03

What do you guys think of De Silvestri?
He's same age as Cissohko, I've heard good things about him.

Thoughts?

De Silvestri was really good for his club (especially in the Champions League against Real Madrid), and for the Italy youth team.

but apparently he has been benched and wants out of Lazio.
does anyone know why he has been benched?

He was benched because Stephan Lichtsteiner performed better than him in last half of last season. Still, I'd be happy we got someone who looks like to be held in high regard by some fans, one of Italy's most potential youngsters, and also get rid of Oddo.

There is a very good reason why we would have 3 defensive mids. They have to shoulder the burden of having a system that relies on very attack-minded full-backs, plus Ronaldinho, Pato, and Huntelaar also have to be supported in the system.

In La Liga, considering how open things are, it is very easy for Barca to play in the style they did last year. When they played in Europe, they played far more compact and with Henry and Messi, they had guys who would run for the team, where as in Ronaldinho and Pato we don't.

So, if we have to shoulder such a burden, it is necessary to field a more defensive midfield, because otherwise, we will not be able to enforce and hold onto possession through the center, and we also will not be able to recover defensively when our full backs are pushed forward, losing advantage through our shifting priorities.

I think Seedorf can play a important role this season, but I think Flamini and Gattuso will be starting on either side of Pirlo this year.