Summer Mercato 2010

Originally Posted by ZvonimirBoban

4-3-1-2.

Actually he's not EU, but he is already in Serie A so it won't count as non-EU signing.

true he will not affect our non-EU spot but are u sure that swiss nationals are not considered as EU? i know the country is not in the EU, but i believe swiss nationals are treated as EU

as for Robinho, i'm not that big a fan....we are getting rid of one expensive party boy with low motivation not to get stuck with another
+ robinho does not really have a place in our team, his favorite positions are the one that Ronaldinho plays in which is probably a system we will not use that is why we could sell him or Pato's which ....well we already have Pato for.
+ robinho has failed to deliver in Spain & in England, why would he be expected to succeed in Italy where usually successful attackers fail.

Shame we've decided (and told the player himself) Bastos is too expensive. He'd of been ideal for us on the left.

Originally Posted by LebRN

true he will not affect our non-EU spot but are u sure that swiss nationals are not considered as EU? i know the country is not in the EU, but i believe swiss nationals are treated as EU

In Football Manager, the purchase of Swiss nationals are considered non-EU. Don't know about the reality though.

Pato injured already twisted ankle http://www.goal.com/en/news/11/trans...ist-ronaldinho

About Robinho for Dinho yes please , however on Sky Sports and Goal.com Football-Italia.Net it say's Milan want him on loan and will pay 3 million for the loan but City will still pay a chunk of his wages.Fact is City will not do that they want to sell him do not want to pay any of his wages and have already turned down 24 million euro off of Besiktas.We go in with these ridiculous offers that will never happen , I know its only talk now but if Dinho goes Berlu will think that We have Seedoef Ambro Pirlo Rini Flamini the young guys thats enough.So don't sell him unless 1000,000 % a player like Robinho will or Robinho will arrive.I cannot remember the last time we signed an in form quality 23 - 26 year old.

Originally Posted by Filipéz 182

I hope we can still sell Ronaldinho and replace him with a central playmaker, so we can play with 2 strikers. Ganso for example!

Huntelaar-Pato
Ganso
Flamini-Pirlo-midfielder?
Antonini-T.Silva-Nesta-Sokratis
Abbiati


not a bad team IMO, with little investment...

Not bad, though a couple of things to note imo. Sokratis as a RB could be a limitation we can't have imo. He doesn't go forward too much and this may harm us going forward, as we will rely on fullbacks helping to provide width.

My other thoughts are who the other midfielder is (I won't repeat who I'd like to see), and if I'm honest I'm not convinced about using Hunter (My reasons are in the Borriello vs Huntelaar thread).

Originally Posted by Jay Crisp

Pato injured already twisted ankle http://www.goal.com/en/news/11/trans...ist-ronaldinho

Come on...

What's with this boy and injuries?

I recall someone saying something in a thread about not jinxing him but i cant remember who it was

The Italy vs Germany battle continues, Italy needs to score 5 more points better than Germany this year on average to keep the 4th spot.

Sampdoria vs Bremen is the CL playoff. I really hate Mimi Carlo and Samp as I never thought they were good enough, I hope they can win this one and get one over Germany this early in the season.

Pato's injuries are worrying me, he is already inconsistent enough.... He's even worse than Inzaghi in terms of injuries.

Realistic Lineup

Abbiati
Lichstenier---------------T.Silva--------------------- Nesta--------------------Antonini



Flamini---------------Pirlo----------------Poli





Ronaldinho/Seedorf


Pato----------------------------------Huntelaar


If we can get Otamendi or Lichsteiner they're both probably about the same price but I would go with Lichsteiner because of our relationship with Lazio and he has Serie A experience. Than we could swap some of our champions and some money for Poli in the midfield. A bonus would be to selll Ronaldinho than sign Van Der Vaart or Robinhho on loan to play behind the two strikers.

If Sampdoria beat Wolfsburg we will have all 4 of our teams in the CL, they will only have 2. The only team that would make it out of the group is probably Bayern Munich, so I'm pretty sure next season we will still have 4 places. But I also think it will be A Juve-Liverpool Europa league final......unless theyre on the same side of the bracket for the draw.

Originally Posted by #3Forever

If Sampdoria beat Wolfsburg we will have all 4 of our teams in the CL, they will only have 2. The only team that would make it out of the group is probably Bayern Munich, so I'm pretty sure next season we will still have 4 places. But I also think it will be A Juve-Liverpool Europa league final......unless theyre on the same side of the bracket for the draw.

Unless Pazzini and Cassano are in the form of their life, I don't see Sampdoria having the qualities to beat Werder ...

So it's more likely there will be 3 teams for both countries, with Bayern and Werder able to make it to the 1/8 finals (I don't know which other team is qualified), and for Italy, Inter and Milan (I hope) able to make it too to the 1/8 finals. Roma is for me a big question, they won't be in the first seed, they could have a very difficult group.

Originally Posted by #3Forever

Realistic Lineup

Abbiati
Lichstenier---------------T.Silva--------------------- Nesta--------------------Antonini



Flamini---------------Pirlo----------------Poli





Ronaldinho/Seedorf


Pato----------------------------------Huntelaar


If we can get Otamendi or Lichsteiner they're both probably about the same price but I would go with Lichsteiner because of our relationship with Lazio and he has Serie A experience. Than we could swap some of our champions and some money for Poli in the midfield. A bonus would be to selll Ronaldinho than sign Van Der Vaart or Robinhho on loan to play behind the two strikers.

Lazio lost De Silvestri last year and Kolarov this year, they will not sell their top full back cheaply.

Originally Posted by GeoTav

Unless Pazzini and Cassano are in the form of their life, I don't see Sampdoria having the qualities to beat Werder ...

So it's more likely there will be 3 teams for both countries, with Bayern and Werder able to make it to the 1/8 finals (I don't know which other team is qualified), and for Italy, Inter and Milan (I hope) able to make it too to the 1/8 finals. Roma is for me a big question, they won't be in the first seed, they could have a very difficult group.

I'm starting to miss Juventus in CL.

Plus we are not liked with Liechsteiner not that I saw and there is a reluctancy to buy.Papa will play at RB Im certain our team will be.

...................Abbiatti........................

..Papa....Nesta.....Silva.....Antonini.........

.....Flamini.......Pirlo.....Ambrosini..........

.................Dinho...................

............Pato....Borri..................

Dinho cannot play there but Allegri will try he has no choice really.

Originally Posted by Sputnik

Come on...

What's with this boy and injuries?

I recall someone saying something in a thread about not jinxing him but i cant remember who it was

I think it's just a slightly twisted ankle. It's probably not that serious and if he doesn't play I think it'll be mainly precaution.

Originally Posted by ACMILAN1983

I think it's just a slightly twisted ankle. It's probably not that serious and if he doesn't play I think it'll be mainly precaution.

Yes, you are right it's not that serious but, i really hope i am wrong, for a boy his age he had a lot of these minor injuries. I am not questioning him of course, he is top-class, but he seems a bit fragile.

Originally Posted by Sputnik

but he seems a bit fragile.

He is made of crystal.