Summer Mercato 2010

Originally Posted by Rick

Just wanted to relay some info I found on Fossati. This is a google translation of an Italian blog. There are also some videos of him there.

I don't exactly understand. Was Fossati a Milan junior player when he was 15 years old (which means we just bought him + the other two players for 7m)?

Originally Posted by Siregar

I don't exactly understand. Was Fossati a Milan junior player when he was 15 years old (which means we just bought him + the other two players for 7m)?

I reckon that some of that stuff just gets so lost on translator that sometimes it makes no sense.

Originally Posted by Siregar

I don't exactly understand. Was Fossati a Milan junior player when he was 15 years old (which means we just bought him + the other two players for 7m)?

I just read an article in Italian (better than with a translator, I didn't really understand too the translated article): Fossati comes from Monza, came in Milan and left us. He didn't renew his contract and will come back in Milan for free.

On TMW, they wrote again that Honda could arrive thanks to Fly Emirates really wanting him. And Joe Cole would still be in our plans ...

Originally Posted by GeoTav

On TMW, they wrote again that Honda could arrive thanks to Fly Emirates really wanting him. And Joe Cole would still be in our plans ...

I hope this is true Honda i'd definately like and Cole well he has shown glimpses of being good but loss of form and injuries have hampered that , and he would be free...We need new blood so badly.

Originally Posted by GeoTav

I just read an article in Italian (better than with a translator, I didn't really understand too the translated article): Fossati comes from Monza, came in Milan and left us. He didn't renew his contract and will come back in Milan for free.

On TMW, they wrote again that Honda could arrive thanks to Fly Emirates really wanting him. And Joe Cole would still be in our plans ...

So, he was a milan junior player.

Somone posted news that we paid 7 millions for 3 young players including Fossati which means he was not free like the news said (you wrote above)?

Originally Posted by Siregar

So, he was a milan junior player.

Somone posted news that we paid 7 millions for 3 young players including Fossati which means he was not free like the news said (you wrote above)?

I read that too, but it could be "Fossati 0 + X 3.5M + Y 3.5M" ...

i don't know if that's just me or does anybody think that pirlo (my personal idol nevertheless) is becoming tactically a stumbling rock in our plan of moving on and forming a good team. his deep lying midfielder role forces us to play with a CMF who can defend and that is usually the weakest link (gattusso/ambro/flamini) and a CMF who can help the attack (seedorf only!!/ambro sometimes). what i mean is that if we can develop a game plan similar to that of lippi's with the national team with two DMFs flamini and ambro (with strasser/gattusso as backups) who protects the defence and help the full backs to go upfront. then we will have an AMF infront of them who links the midfield to the front line. this player would be pirlo/seedorf. the fact that they will both fight for the place will increase their level of preparness and will accomodate for the lack of consistency/fitness which appeared from both players last season. I can't say that this is a perscription for victory but it does seem a better solution given the current squad. it would also help identity the weaknesses easier. if a goal enters it's either the 2 CBs or the 2 DMFa. not because pirlo mis passed the ball and is too lazy to run back. also if we want to strengthen our squad now. we will get back ups for both positions. a DMF and a tranquartista.

Regarding Ibra, it's a big yes from me. If Ronaldinho leaves, and he will, it's an open door for Ibra. Yes, he's a big game flop, but he can score 25+ goals per season in Serie A and make 5-10 assists.
Beside that, he's one of the most skilled players in the world, together with Totti probably most technically skilled and entertaining and that kind of players were always welcome in Milan.
Also, I think he would fit perfectly into Allegri's 4-3-1-2, as he loves to move around, he can play the ball and he's fantastic at quick exchange of passes.
And forget his Barcelona adventure, he wasn't happy there and he was played in bad position. I don't know why Guardiola bought him at all because he isn't the kind of player for center in 3-men attack.

Regarding world cup and promising players, well it's all fantasy football, but I want to express my opinion anyway.

Salcido form Mexico impressed me a lot, I remember him as center back but he was great as LB, fantastic shooter from distance especially. But, he's not young, he played in 2002, if I remember correctly even in 1998. That keeper from Ajax is good, it would be great if we'd go for him, but that's fantasy football. Oezil would fit perfectly in here as trequartista but I don't want to get overly excited with German players playing good for NT. Anyway, Schweinsteiger has grown into one of the best all-around midfielders in the world, imho.

http://www.goal.com/en-us/news/67/wo...nd-italy-spain

Here an interesting article on goal.com and I think we should go for Italian youth more. When you see these players, Motta, Santon, Santacroce, Rannochia, Bonucci, Aquilani... all very promising, some of them great already. Juve is doing great job buying young and promising Italian players, look at their team now, they've bought Motta and Bonucci, they have De Ceglie, Candreva, Marhisio, Giovinco, I mean in 5 years time when 6+5 rule should be applied, Juve will most probably have a great team.
And Milan, well now we have only 2 Italian's considered as starters, Pirlo and Nesta. Both in the thirties. The only Italian player connected to us is right now Lazzari. But, it's not just for 6+5 rule, it's for Italian NT. I remember how De Rossi's generation won under-21 Euro with a treble. And just notice where are most of that player now, just because there's too much non-Italians and they can't make an impact, so they sit on the bench for 2 years and their progress is gone after that.

so viola bought boruc for 1.7 million. i remember we were interested in him like either 1yr or 2 yrs ago, and celtic had like a 12 mil price tag on his head, why was he so cheap for viola?

OFFICIAL: Matteo Darmian Joins Palermo

http://www.goal.com/en/news/10/italy...-joins-palermo

it looks true, co-ownership again...

Originally Posted by payne

so viola bought boruc for 1.7 million. i remember we were interested in him like either 1yr or 2 yrs ago, and celtic had like a 12 mil price tag on his head, why was he so cheap for viola?

Good question.. maybe he wil go out of contract.. next year..

1) Frey where he will be sold?... anyone
2) Pato resigned till 2014?

Originally Posted by Aficio

OFFICIAL: Matteo Darmian Joins Palermo

http://www.goal.com/en/news/10/italy...-joins-palermo

it looks true, co-ownership again...

He played as first-team player (his position probably fullback) for a Serie B club last season. Hope to see him getting many chances with Palermo and finally come back to Milan.

Good luck, Darmian!

Originally Posted by Aficio

OFFICIAL: Matteo Darmian Joins Palermo

http://www.goal.com/en/news/10/italy...-joins-palermo

it looks true, co-ownership again...

how is this posible I think that we have veryy bad relationship witht palermo and zamparini

now withaut kajer maybe darmian will be frist choise
FORZA MATEO

Originally Posted by DUCO

how is this posible I think that we have veryy bad relationship witht palermo and zamparini

now withaut kajer maybe darmian will be frist choise
FORZA MATEO

I hope so.

Btw didn't the management say that they won't do co-ownership loan anymore? I think, I read it somewhere.

Thanks very much Jay!

Originally Posted by Jay Crisp

Welcome...without being funny I believe our starting lineup will be as follows.


.............Abbiatti/Amelia....................

Abate/Zambro...Nesta...Silva...Antonini

Flamini/Ambro.....Pirlo......Seedorf

..Pato........................Ronaldinho

..............Borriello.............

Bench
Oddo
Kaladze
Janlu
Yepes
Onyewu
Bonera
Gattusso
De Gennaro
Inzaghi
Huntelaar
Zigoni
Roma

Maybe ...Verdi , Strasser , De Vito , Mancini, Adiyiah

Can't see anything else at this stage to be honest.Unless something happens like a change of philosophy by MGT.I wont rag on the guys from Inter but as someone said , Seedorf had 2 Champions leagues and played in a WC Semi Final , Pirlo showed great promise and had played for Inter aswell.These guys at 21 and 22 have never played that is a big ? in my book .