Summer Mercato 2010

Originally Posted by LebRN

i know u r Irish and probably have watched more of him than i did, but for me, Stephen Ireland is a really good player. His passing is excellent and his technique is very good. I think he would be the perfect vice-Pirlo....i still don't know why he is not rated highly in England or by you...i wish you could explain a bit because whenever i get to watch him, he looks to be 3x the player Barry is and yet that guy is always hailed as such a talent...i don't understand that, especially that Ireland is still 23

Down to attitude and purely being insane seriously , he is from where I am from and not the same city , but same part same school , good player technically but mentally is and idiot.Ive mentioned him once before as a possible but no he isn't.And not because he refuses to play for the national team thats his decision.But he has a very even too high opinion of himself and he is a moaner almost like a child.But these are all things I know football wise he is good but he needs sorting out mentally.

Originally Posted by Arildonardo

I know one club that would gladly take these players if they were free and played for other clubs than Milan...

I see what you did there....

Originally Posted by Jay Crisp

Down to attitude and purely being insane seriously , he is from where I am from and not the same city , but same part same school , good player technically but mentally is and idiot.Ive mentioned him once before as a possible but no he isn't.And not because he refuses to play for the national team thats his decision.But he has a very even too high opinion of himself and he is a moaner almost like a child.But these are all things I know football wise he is good but he needs sorting out mentally.

thanks for ur explanation...
i thought it was going to have sg to do with his behavior because he certainly seems to be one of the most talented Irish players i've seen
and like i said about Prince Boateng, i think if u put young players like these around some well-grounded humble stars (Pirlo, Nesta...) they can help them mature

Originally Posted by LebRN

thanks for ur explanation...
i thought it was going to have sg to do with his behavior because he certainly seems to be one of the most talented Irish players i've seen
and like i said about Prince Boateng, i think if u put young players like these around some well-grounded humble stars (Pirlo, Nesta...) they can help them mature

Thats a good point maybe he'll mature and apply himself he would cost around 8 million i'd say surely within our spending , but I cannot see it happening with our mgt...not the not spending but actually buying a talented young player in a position we need that has room to improve.That isnt on the lips of everyone.

de jong, wright-phillips and robinho are who i would be interested in.

Originally Posted by Brasileiro

They realize Jucilei probably will be in Mano Menezes Brazil NT, and will hold onto the player to sell for more money next season. Man, when we started to ask Corinthians it was only 8 millions Max...
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I don't think Jucilei will be called for the next friendly though.

OMG, is Bruno Cesar turning to be the true leader of a 10 Brazil has not in Kaka ? The boy is impressing me even more. He will get called for the match by Mano that is for sure and hugily deserved.

Bruno Cesar is probably the best attacking Brazilian player right now.
Totally new player for Corinthians, attacking midfielder in 8 games 6 goals, and each of the 6 goals was either the 1-0 lead or the winning goal.

EDIT: Already discussed.

Hamit Altintop isnt happy at Bayern!!!! How cheap is he? can we reach a free bargain deal with him and Bayern?

Originally Posted by zakakhan

Mancini is under pressure to sell of a number of players in order to reduce his 37-man squad , This could mean the sale of striker Craig Bellamy and midfielders Nigel De Jong and Stephen Ireland, i think de jong would be good for Milan

If we get de Jong, we are going to kick some asses! I mean, chests.

Now seriously, I would like to have Robinho. He would be awesome addition to our team. And maybe Balotelli in a year.

As always we start pre-season with the worst possible score.....not a new thing for us

Varese 2 - 0 Milan

Kaladze, Janku, Oddo were playing in the defense....Hope the scoreline makes B&G to rethink on keeping them & will hopefully sell them for peanuts....HOPE HOPE HOPE

Not trying to defend the Unwanted-Kala, Janku, Oddo and others. But how the heck do they still call themselves professional top graded footballer after putting in their performances over the past few seasons. They played on a Top 4 Leagues in the World, on a Top 20 teams, and played in Football highest competitions in CL. Yet, they are just crap now, what happened to them?

Nothing to do with any mercato but this was fantastic http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58xrcfK5EQg

Allegri said he's going to change the formation depending on when Pirlo is there or not ...

With Pirlo, he'll use 4-3-1-2 like yesterday. Seedorf could be a replacement for Pirlo. He said that the club knows what kind of reinforcements he needs.
Without Pirlo, he could use 4-2-3-1, and coincidence or not, the last rumours are about Ben Arfa coming on loan almost for sure.

It seems the guy has clear ideas.

PS: But I'm not for Ben Arfa in Milan ... We already have Abate who runs like a dog behind a sausage, do we need his twin in attack ?

Originally Posted by GeoTav

Allegri said he's going to change the formation depending on when Pirlo is there or not ...

With Pirlo, he'll use 4-3-1-2 like yesterday. Seedorf could be a replacement for Pirlo. He said that the club knows what kind of reinforcements he needs.
Without Pirlo, he could use 4-2-3-1, and coincidence or not, the last rumours are about Ben Arfa coming on loan almost for sure.

It seems the guy has clear ideas.

His idea is good. Alternative tactic and formation was one of Leo weakness last season.

I wonder that 4-2-3-1 formation if the 3 will be set for forwards or midfielders and who will be the centre player in that 3.

Originally Posted by Gabriel489

Not trying to defend the Unwanted-Kala, Janku, Oddo and others. But how the heck do they still call themselves professional top graded footballer after putting in their performances over the past few seasons. They played on a Top 4 Leagues in the World, on a Top 20 teams, and played in Football highest competitions in CL. Yet, they are just crap now, what happened to them?

They are getting old for football, they lack in motivation and they know that the moment they leave Milan, they are out of top-class level football. I really can't see teams like Barca or Man Utd or Liverpool or Valencia, just to name a few, lining up to sign them. Their future is uncertain, they know that once they are out, their hopes for regular football will lie in teams that are way out of Milan's standards or maybe some Greek team who are willing to spend money to impress the fans, having signed a CL winning Milan player.

Take Oddo for instance. Back in the day, he was a star in Lazio. He was even taking free kicks and corners. While playing for Milan he won the Champions League and he also won the World Cup. Not bad. But the fact is that Massimo Oddo is a 34 year old right-back (...) with his best years well behind him. There is still some room for 34 year old guys in modern football but let's not forget that Oddo's working-rate was never something to celebrate about.

People can say a lot of things about Janku but in my mind he has helped Milan a lot these last five years he plays for us. He also won the CL wearing the red-blacks and as a fan i can give him nothing but credit for refusing to play for Inter in exchange for Mancini. He said that betraying Milan is not a option, words that sound sweeter to every Milanista especially now, that Inter is so strong. He could be a real threat on the left wing, when he was in his good days but, same as a lot of our players, his best moments are behind him. He too is getting older but I don't mind having Marek on the bench, really. Also, his Super Cup goal vs Sevilla is still a beauty to watch.

I never really admired the likes of Kaladze. He was a hard working defender but i was never convinced that he was Milan material. If he ever was, now, 32 years old and being ridiculed by the Varese players under the hot July sun, we can all agree that he surely isn't. I am sure he is a good guy, he just has to find another team to play. Plus, i will always thank him for that winning goal vs Inter. I was in San Siro that night.

These players may be so experienced it hurts but i think they just didn't adapt properly to the way modern football is changing. They are getting old and someone must pat them on the back, thank them for everything they offered wearing the Milan shirt and reveal the truth to them: "Kakha, i got the feeling we 're not in Kansas anymore..."