What Transfers do Milan NEED to make???

Originally Posted by Bayman

There is nothing wrong with focussing on young Brazlians instead of Chelsea's multinational approach.
Brazil = 5 times WC winner, biggest poopulation, most footballers, best football schools

A few of your points can be questioned. Brazil, yes 5 times winners over history, yet you could say what about Italy with 3 (had it not been for the 1994 disaster it would be 4-4). Just because a team as won it in the past doesn’t mean they contain the best players for the present and future. Secondly, Brazil doesn't have the biggest population, China does by far:

Population (millions)
China 1,300
India 1,087
United States 294
Indonesia 219
Brazil 179
Pakistan 159
Russia 144
Bangladesh 141
Nigeria 137
Japan 128

Does this mean we should focus on China or India? Brazil probably has the biggest ratio of population / footballers but only due to the fact that a majority of kids want to be good enough to get out of a poverty stricken country.

I can't really comment on the best football schools, is it because of investment or just because they have very talented youngsters that go through these schools so it's just a matter of guiding them? Holland has a few good academies, with allot of investment from clubs, but they have dry spells of players when the raw talent isn’t there. You can’t school a player to be great when they don’t have the ability or potential, no matter how much teaching you throw at them.

Personally I don't think we should concentrate on a particular nation just for a few said reasons. We are an elite club in the world, we should be going after the best players no matter what their nationality, as well as concentrate on developing our own (now so more than ever due to the new rules eufa are trying to implement.) If that means Brazilian players so be it, but don't limit our options.

Population obviously I meant of all footballing countires.
Football schools, I mean football schools - not just talented yougsters.
They train they yougsters in a way to become athletic and creative like no other nation. Talent wise they shouldn't be different as all human beings are the same. They simply develop them in a fantastic way. You'll never see the superclass Cafu's, Jorginho's and Leonardo's as wingbacks in any other NT.

And above all the Brazilians are very humble personalities (Dida, Kaka,..) in contrast to many other nations.

Originally Posted by Bayman

And above all the Brazilians are very humble personalities (Dida, Kaka,..) in contrast to many other nations.

...and Edmundo

Originally Posted by Bayman

Population obviously I meant of all footballing countires.
Football schools, I mean football schools - not just talented yougsters.
They train they yougsters in a way to become athletic and creative like no other nation. Talent wise they shouldn't be different as all human beings are the same. They simply develop them in a fantastic way. You'll never see the superclass Cafu's, Jorginho's and Leonardo's as wingbacks in any other NT.

hmm, I'm still not convinced by what you are saying. All humans are different, we all think different, have our different characteristics, learning aptitudes, physically different. If we are all the same how come we have difference in opinion? If Brazil is so good why has there been no other Pele's ? You can't generate talent like it's a conveyor belt, merely guide it. Maldini was quite the attacking full back in his prime, I don't recall him being Brazilian. If you take a 3 year old kid, who has no co-ordination, or desire to play football, you think you can make them play as good as kaka ? Nope, because it won't happen.

We need to strengthen in all areas to keep going forward.

We need to get some younger legs in, next season could be a step to far for the older players, so maybe we need to increase the squad size a little.

I would like to see some new faces to keep Milan on top, because you can guarantee Juve will, and In Europe Chelsea will probably sign 2 or 3 calss players (Gerrard, Joaquin, Ashley Cole)

Defs - Bonera (or Oddo), Chivu

Mid - Essien, Van Der Vaart (or Ze Roberto)

Faws - Crespo, Gilardino, Miccoli

Out - Brocchi, Thommason, maybe Rui Costa

Originally Posted by Grant1977

We need to strengthen in all areas to keep going forward.

We need to get some younger legs in, next season could be a step to far for the older players, so maybe we need to increase the squad size a little.

I would like to see some new faces to keep Milan on top, because you can guarantee Juve will, and In Europe Chelsea will probably sign 2 or 3 calss players (Gerrard, Joaquin, Ashley Cole)

Defs - Bonera (or Oddo), Chivu

Mid - Essien, Van Der Vaart (or Ze Roberto)

Faws - Crespo, Gilardino, Miccoli

Out - Brocchi, Thommason, maybe Rui Costa

i doubt this will happen. we proly will c a new backup for dida, janku and oddo in defense, mayb pizarro in middlefield, n gilardino n crespo forward. pancaro, simic, brochi n tommason will most likely leave

Originally Posted by Grant1977

I would like to see some new faces to keep Milan on top, because you can guarantee Juve will, and In Europe Chelsea will probably sign 2 or 3 calss players (Gerrard, Joaquin, Ashley Cole)

Defs - Bonera (or Oddo), Chivu

Mid - Essien, Van Der Vaart (or Ze Roberto)

Faws - Crespo, Gilardino, Miccoli

Out - Brocchi, Thommason, maybe Rui Costa

Man, you want to make Milan a brother of Perdenti or what???

I agree with you about the defenders, though my choice would be a bit different... I prefer Bonera and Oddo. Chivu is a great player, or actually was, now he is always injured so we have no guarantee that he wont get hurt while wearing rossonero

About midfielders... well... I should say that the only oprion you mentioned is appropriate -- VDV. He is much cheaper than he was last year, I guess. The other reason is that he usually plays as a left winger or centre midfielder. So he has superiority over those who can play only in one position

IMO we should keep Crespo and we must sign Gila. These two transfers are most significant. After that we can think about our current strikers... whom to sell -- Pippo or JDT. I prefer Pippo's option. He is a star and he would probably gain us more money than dane. Who is a better player also

if were still looking for a CM to replace pirlo and a RB to replace cafu then i suggest we go for sissoko of valencia since he can play both positions and he does it with sheer quality... the kid is a star for the future and i read that dacourt seems to be heading to valencia, if true this could pave way for a move on sissoko

Def - Janku, possibly Oddo or Chivu (i think we need two players for defense as Cafu, while still brilliant should not be relied on to play every game at right back)

Mid - Baronio possibly. but I think they should get someone who can play both Seedorf and Pirlo's position so Seedorf has some competition. Rosicky maybe or Diarra of Lyon or possibly Maresca. we only need 1 player here though.

At- Gilardino. should be the big signing. I read on channel4.com that we're interested in Vucnic, I'm sceptical though whether he's good enough to take the roll upfront we do need to fill. It might be interesting though. The board has to compete in the transfer market this season, we cannot coast by like we have done the last 3 seasons.

we need 4 players, its not to much coz some are leaving the club at the end of the season. First of all....diarra,rositsky,chivu,miccoli and others are NOT COMING to milan. Its sure, but we could get some fresh legs on the wings becouse if we wait too long our defence will have to be replaced all at once, and it wouldnt turn out very good.
Oddo - he can play RB and replace cafu, he is 28 and has some pace and cross ball.
Janku- can playLB and LM, he can cover defence and midfiend as well, really good player
someone in CM- if we dont sign bimmel then we should go for someone like pizzaro, aldough i dont really lie him, he is not top class player, but still ,we need someone, maybe some young talent like essien ( but he is likely to go to chelsky)
GILA- the man in new batigol, he needs to be the main target for summer, and a big signing for the future.

Still im hoping we get this man.....CHIVU....probably not this season, but he is the only one who can replace paolo, plays with left foot and is very creative. Maybe next season, its about time milan spends some real money!!!