what is so bad about Gilardino??

well well... what do you know? no Gilardino & Italy wins for the first time under Donadoni...

I doubt Italy won because Gila wasn't there and I doubt they didn't win their last two games because he was there.

Originally Posted by zZ[-_-]Zz

well well... what do you know? no Gilardino & Italy wins for the first time under Donadoni...

what about this? yes Gila & Italy campione

sorry mate but u sounds like a child with those kind of comments

Originally Posted by zZ[-_-]Zz

well well... what do you know? no Gilardino & Italy wins for the first time under Donadoni...

That's funny, because I seem to remember Italy (with Gila on the team and playing) winning some big competition lately.

What was it?? Ummm.. can't remember.

Oh yeah, the world cup!!!

LOLZ... you guys failed to read the entire message... I clearly said "under Donadoni"... plus it wasn't meant as an insult... you guys just are too sensitive... LOLZ...

Originally Posted by gilaferro

ok ok ok...............the only reason i ask is bcoz im new to being a soccer fan, i was just curious as to why people don't like gila. from what I have seen of him....i think he is good........and cute.......

Did you think he was really good and then notice he was cute? Or did you think he was cute and then decide he was good?

I don't dislike Gila, just have been underwhelmed by him.

Gila is CRAP IMO . I never liked him. He is a good player, even great, but not Milan Material. Sure he scored more goals than sheva last year? Wanna know why? Its the same reason Drogba has all the goals and Sheva only has two.
If you were a defender, who would you mark harder, Sheva or Gila? My point exactly!
I am having doubts about Olivera too, but he seems more versatile than Gila. When tactics fail you Olivera still can use his speed to run past guys. Gila has no speed, his shots are average and isn't that creative. Sure he is more skilled than Pippo, But Pippo is our darling because he scores when we need him.

As for Crespo, he really didn't go that long before scoring, and his excuse is that he wasn't match fit

ok ok ok....ill explain

i saw him score against the americans....and thought that he was good....
then i googled him.......and the rest is kinda history

he's playing like crap just now and yeah, he's one of those players if he's not scoring then his contribution on the pitch is null.

I still hope that when he gets going he'll become a force again though. You don't score 24 goals two seasons running without talent. It's confidence, at parma he was the main man, you couldn't really critsize him because he was earning about half of their points single handedly. At milan, he's amongst the big boys and I get the feeling he sometimes feels like he's not quite up to it. A good run of form that gets the media buzzing about him will change all that and hopefully the goals will continue.

Gila is getting very good salary, but he doesnt score goals. So what are the benefits of keeping Gila for Milan? Striker is there to score goals...Goal scoring and not considering is what makes team win leagues etc...plus goals are needed to keep fans motivated. So if there is a well-paid striker, who doesnt score goals (therefore, doesnt help team to win the league, CL...etc., doesnt help keep fans motivated) - what is the whole point of keeping him and continue paying him a good salary? Why not buy another good striker (or suitable for Milan striker) instead and pay him salary for scoring goals?

Originally Posted by meazza

is contribution on the pitch is null.

You don't score 24 goals two seasons running without talent. It's confidence, at parma he was the main man, you couldn't really critsize him because he was earning about half of their points single handedly. At milan, he's amongst the big boys and I get the feeling he sometimes feels like he's not quite up to it. A good run of form that gets the media buzzing about him will change all that and hopefully the goals will continue.

Well, I think first of all Milan and Parma are two completely different teams (uncomparable). Its like a story with Sheva who scored in Milan almost every game, often not one goal, but more...and now in Chelsea he doesnt score since the end of August. So that probably means that Sheva is not a suitable player for Chelsea. Also sometimes it happens that a player shines only one season and then till the end of his career he can never repeat his success in that one season. The reasons for that might be different...among them is luck at that particular time when he scored that many goals...not necesserily a huge talent.
Then a morally wick (not self-confident, not able to face competition) striker is not good for any team. Because as soon as smth happens in his private life or with his team he ll stop scoring goals. With Gilardino that is the case. An example of a striker that every team wants to have is Arshavin. Why? Not because he is the best in the world, but because when Zenit bought new players and Arshavin started feeling competition, he started playing even better than he did before that. That is the behaviour that causes respect to a player.

He will score against Palermo

I can promise you, every game so far this season since the 2nd week of Serie A, I've seen someone say "I'll guarantee you Gila will score in this game", some people have even said it 3 or 4 times now but yet he still fails them. I wonder how many chances are you going to give him? People call me a 'phan' for saying this because they think I personally dont like Gila.

I have nothing against him personally its just that he misses too much for Milan and we can't take that. The real phans are no one but themselves, because they are the ones that REFUSE to use their own eyes to see how bad he is, and still insist to give him more chances "because he is a Milan player and I support every player that plays in a Rossoneri shirt for life" and blaah blah blah, HOW GAY! Leaving ur feelings or whatever it is aside, and pick whats best for Milan.

I will support Gilla all the way, but I want the Gila fans here to PLEASE tell me, how much longer should I wait? How many more chances should we give him?

Originally Posted by hitmannq8

I can promise you, every game so far this season since the 2nd week of Serie A, I've seen someone say "I'll guarantee you Gila will score in this game", some people have even said it 3 or 4 times now but yet he still fails them. I wonder how many chances are you going to give him? People call me a 'phan' for saying this because they think I personally dont like Gila.

I have nothing against him personally its just that he misses too much for Milan and we can't take that. The real phans are no one but themselves, because they are the ones that REFUSE to use their own eyes to see how bad he is, and still insist to give him more chances "because he is a Milan player and I support every player that plays in a Rossoneri shirt for life" and blaah blah blah, HOW GAY! Leaving ur feelings or whatever it is aside, and pick whats best for Milan.

I will support Gilla all the way, but I want the Gila fans here to PLEASE tell me, how much longer should I wait? How many more chances should we give him?

I agree with this...how many more chances ll you give Gila?...and how many more explanations ll you find to say why he doesnt score?

Originally Posted by Egoistka

Why not buy another good striker (or suitable for Milan striker) instead and pay him salary for scoring goals?

OK, but who??