Summer mercato 2009

I think we will sing Bale or De Silvestri on monday, Bale was not in the squad against Tottenham...Let's hope that we will sing him...he is really young, great offensively and defensevly

Originally Posted by bLOND !-,-!

i think that the best position which suits dinho is LF, and LF doesn't exist in 4-3-1-2

he used to be very effective on the left flank but these days it seems it would be better for us to have him sit behind the strikers in a free role where he can float out to either side if necessary rather than just putting him on the left

Originally Posted by vladomilan

I think we will sing Bale or De Silvestri on monday, Bale was not in the squad against Tottenham...Let's hope that we will sing him...he is really young, great offensively and defensevly

That's what I'm hoping for now that I didn't see him in for Tottenham today. Leo's statement about new signings, if any, being "minor" kind of worries me. I wonder what his definition of minor is. Surely not Fabregas.

Originally Posted by Mystik

Seeing as we were talking about mobile CM's who work for the team, how is Luca Modric doing at Tottenham? Does it look like he might want a move away from England any time soon?

would be great.... we just need a midfielder who can take on defenders, dribble a bit and push forward, as well as obsiously pass.

the problem is our whole team can only pass, no1 is capable of taking on defenders (except pato).... we cannot break down any sort of team that plays defense

i know it sucks but di silvestri's injury could really help us. He probably wont transfer now, but come winter, lazio will be desperate to sell cause he can walk on a free next summer.... Hopefully bale arrives now.

Originally Posted by Milano84

would be great.... we just need a midfielder who can take on defenders, dribble a bit and push forward, as well as obsiously pass.

the problem is our whole team can only pass, no1 is capable of taking on defenders (except pato).... we cannot break down any sort of team that plays defense

I see what you are saying...........but in my opinion (everyone has their idea of football and I'm not saying yours is wront), having dribblers is hardly the way to break down teams that play tight defense. The way to do that is through fast passage of play in the middle. Fast pace movement of the ball which will make that defense shift around and lose it's shape....therefore leaving holes and spaces in their half. This is where we have failed, even though like you said we have a team that not untill too long ago was one of the best passing teams in Europe. But now they've slowed down. The movement of the ball is way tooooo slow. When you don't move the ball fast and there is no dynamics, the defense doesn't lose it's shape and it's very very tough to break it through. (This is where a tough/tall/strong forward would help) Anyhow......if you don't move the ball fast it doesn't matter what kind of dribblers you have on your side.....they can't take on 2-3 players at a time. You need to move the ball around and make spaces so that your dribblers are on 1-on-1 situations. We simply don't do that. That's where I think is our biggest problem at the moment. NO DYNAMICS....NO PACE in the ball movement.

That's why I think even if we buy a mid that can take on players........as long as we don't play faster pace, that player will be more or less useless. Having said that.....I would love to see an aggresive wingback brought in the remaining couple of weeks. We desperately need some aggression going forward from our backs. Someone that will constantly be willing to take on players, get involved in the build up, shoot, cross...etc.

Originally Posted by nefremo

I see what you are saying...........but in my opinion (everyone has their idea of football and I'm not saying yours is wront), having dribblers is hardly the way to break down teams that play tight defense. The way to do that is through fast passage of play in the middle. Fast pace movement of the ball which will make that defense shift around and lose it's shape....therefore leaving holes and spaces in their half. This is where we have failed, even though like you said we have a team that not untill too long ago was one of the best passing teams in Europe. But now they've slowed down. The movement of the ball is way tooooo slow. When you don't move the ball fast and there is no dynamics, the defense doesn't lose it's shape and it's very very tough to break it through. (This is where a tough/tall/strong forward would help) Anyhow......if you don't move the ball fast it doesn't matter what kind of dribblers you have on your side.....they can't take on 2-3 players at a time. You need to move the ball around and make spaces so that your dribblers are on 1-on-1 situations. We simply don't do that. That's where I think is our biggest problem at the moment. NO DYNAMICS....NO PACE in the ball movement.

i think you are 100% right.... to play ATTACKING footbll you need a team of technically sound players capable of intelligent quick movements and th ability to get past defenders. Now as i see it we have players like pirlo who know how to set the pace and distribute, but we dont have anyone who can actually make the run or take on a defender. There is only 1 ball, we dont need everyone to be a pace setter... we need players who can make a run with AND without the ball....

in the cup, how many times did ronnie pass it wide to terrible fullbacks. Now imagine if he made those passes to say a dani alves (who granted is possibly best attacking rb) all of a sudden defenders have to stay wider to defend, opens up space etc etc etc. IMO half the reason messi and xavi were so great this year was dani alves. teams feared his runs and when u have both messi, dani alves running at u on right w/ xavi thru middle... i mean it becomes a case of pick ur poison, you cant stop them all.


the part i bolded is completel true too. But at a certain point we need players who can take on defenders w/ the ball too. I mean theres just so much wrong with this squad, and our management seems content giving opportunities to kids like di gennaro who havent shown anything IMO.

Yes M84, the reason why it's so hard to play defense against Barca is because on their every midfielder and attacker you have to put 2 men all the time and that's impossible and that's why they all have plenty of room to dribble around the field, given the fact that they play fast

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Milan Coach Leonardo: We Must Believe That We Can Win Again
The Rossoneri coach hopes to turn the corner...


Milan coach Leonardo believes that his team just needs to change their attitude to get back on the winning track after a disastrous pre-season.

The Rossoneri have failed to impress during the past friendly games and have collected a number of draws and defeats.

However, Leonardo is clearly positive and looking forward to proving that what we saw in the past weeks is not the real Milan.

“Realistically what must change in this team is the attitude,” declared the Milan mentor to Milan Channel.

“The basis is formed by champions who have won everything, many of whom have been here for almost ten years. It's clearly an extraordinary basis.

“Now we have to work on the motivation, the pride, it's about putting together the personal and team objectives and start from there. Milan have won everything but want to continue growing, compete again: to do that you need the right motivation.”

Milan have another important test to face on Monday evening as they host Juventus in the annual Berlusconi Cup which precedes the start of the Serie A season.



The bold part is the main problem

Originally Posted by SixOneFive

Leo's statement about new signings, if any, being "minor" kind of worries me. I wonder what his definition of minor is. Surely not Fabregas.

right after that he said we still need FB... thats probably all we'll get (bale perhaps)... there wont be any big names arriving...


off topic... i cant get over how many smilies are available...

Allegedly Kaka payed a visit to Milanello today......
and btw, you can still buy milan 09/10 season shirt with Kaka print on it.

who knows get ready for another edge of your seat expierence, with berlusconi again being the center of attention, who will be this major sigining if any? i know many people will bash me for this but goal.com is pretty legit with transfer stories idk fellas lets see i just hope it's somebody...

i think it'll be bale or di silvestri as well, although im praying its fab

also remember fellas it makes wenger itch to have a superstar availilble and possibly knowing that van der vaart can be his replacement that's pretty positive, you guys think milan is bad man arsenal is halloween...

9.58 = World Record by Usain Bolt.

I wonder how much seedorf and ronnie, then Pato would run in 100m

if Bale can stay fit, no injuries he is a great player.