Winter Mercato 2011

Originally Posted by gregorio

Arrivano come un fulmine a ciel sereno le parole di Thiago Silva in merito al futuro in rossonero di Alessandro Nesta. Il difensore brasiliano, intervistato da Gaia Brunelli in esclusiva per Sportitalia, ha infatti ammesso che, secondo lui, quella attuale sarà l’ultima stagione del difensore romano con la maglia del Milan tatuata sulla pelle, maglia con la quale ha vinto tutto quello che c’era da vincere risultando, in ogni vittoria, uno dei pilastri fondamentali per la costruzione delle stesse. I problemi fisici alla schiena, la muscolatura non più di ferro e la carta d’identità che a giugno andrà verso i 35 anni potrebbero essere i motivi per i quali l’ex capitano della Lazio potrebbe decidere di non rinnovare il suo contratto con la società di via Turati ed il fatto che Galliani non lo abbia convocato per ridiscutere i termini di un nuovo accordo fa si che si vengano a mettere insieme i tasselli di un puzzle impensabile fino a qualche ora fa. Il mezzo autogol di Thiago Silva però va preso con le pinze perché il brasiliano utilizza il condizionale affermando: “Mi dispiace molto se a fine stagione ci lascia". Un “se” dietro al quale si cela il futuro della coppia centrale più forte del mondo.

For the people who don't understand Italian:

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The Brazilian defender admitted that he thinks this season will be the last one of Nesta with the Milan shirt.
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"I dislike a lot if he leaves at the end of the season".
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Nothing important right now ... The guy just says he won't like the fact that Nesta leaves IF he leaves at the end of this season, but that doesn't mean at all that Nesta will leave.
They use the fact that Galliani didn't offer any new contract to Nesta yet and that his contract is going to end in June 2011 as a reason why he could leave, but they forget that Galliani said that the issue of the new contracts will be solved in Spring, not before.

So how do make an article with nothing !!

PS: Of course, the chances to see Nesta leave us at the end of the season are high, after all, he's going to be 35 and shows it becomes more and more difficult for him to play several games in a row at a high level without any rest. But didn't Nesta say he would end his career in Milan and would like to play for some more years ?

Originally Posted by GeoTav

For the people who don't understand Italian:

PS: Of course, the chances to see Nesta leave us at the end of the season are high, after all, he's going to be 35 and shows it becomes more and more difficult for him to play several games in a row at a high level without any rest. But didn't Nesta say he would end his career in Milan and would like to play for some more years ?

Depending on his injuries it's likely he'll either hang his boots up, or have one last hurrah with Lazio.

I would not boo him if he goes back to Lazio. Maybe a Hernanes and Nesta swap is in the making.

It seems like 2011. Summer Mercato will be the period when we finally really start to rejuvenate our aging squad!

Thiago Silva thinks, this will be Nesta's final year.
Pirlo will not prolong his contract.
Jankulovski will be gone, and hopefully Oddo will follow him.
Onyewu will be sold too.
Inzaghi is injured, it is a question will he be able to come back at the level that he played until his injury.
Ronaldinho's contract is also up in the air.
And there are Ambrosini, Seedorf, Gattuso and Zambrotta...

The Pirlo not renewing is just a rumour and even then it says he just wants some time to think about it.

Anyway, we're again linked with Rannocchia (milannews is the source), though I'm not sure how anyone can expect us to sign him. Galliani would need to pull off something pretty special to get him.

Maldini has also spoken of Gourcuff about his problems in Milan. Let's just say his comments aren't particularly flattering.

Originally Posted by gregorio

It seems like 2011. Summer Mercato will be the period when we finally really start to rejuvenate our aging squad!

Thiago Silva thinks, this will be Nesta's final year.
Pirlo will not prolong his contract.
Jankulovski will be gone, and hopefully Oddo will follow him.
Onyewu will be sold too.
Inzaghi is injured, it is a question will he be able to come back at the level that he played until his injury.
Ronaldinho's contract is also up in the air.
And there are Ambrosini, Seedorf, Gattuso and Zambrotta...

You cannot throw away all the players....
1) If Nesta will go we will need a very good replacement
2) I think Pirlo must stay i wish to...
3) Janku and Oddo will leave us and we will be free to buy young backs
4) Onyewu has never played i don't understand that but the coach knows better and the board
5) I wanted Pippo to go the previous summer but Pippo is a legend i admire him and maybe we can hold him only for that reason
6) If Ronie will not stay why we don't sell him in January
7) Here we need a refreshment i vote Zambro and one of the other three

Thats my closure, thnx Capitano

http://www.goal.com/en/news/90/franc...cuffs-attitude

what you all think of tevez? i know we never even been linked but since every player we talk about we get linked with why not right
http://www.footballpress.net/?action=read&idsel=73783
hes said in that article he only wants to play professional football for another 3-4 years even though hes not even old. and he wants to play those 3-4 years in europe.. he plays a cf role - or also possibly cam? maybe we could get him for a nice price hes very talented.. but i doubt it caus hes doing well this season for man city.. is it just me or do many players wana go to england cause i suppose its a faster, more competitve football but they all dont like life there..? iduno could just be my outlook. anyways -

----ibra----pato----
-------tevez------- hows that look for an attacking line up :O r80 out, tevez in!?
man city always wanted r80 in his barca days, probly not so
much now though..

Tevez makes every team better, hard working player at his position is rare

Originally Posted by Gabriel489

I would not boo him if he goes back to Lazio. Maybe a Hernanes and Nesta swap is in the making.

if nesta goes to lazio the only way would probably be that .. we all know how galliani is he'l ask for one of their players in return the only one i can imagine them goiing for is hernanes theirs a couple other players that are ok but hernanes probably the only one capable of being wc possibly zarate


and yes reza, hard working and full of class too, hes not a flamini type hard worker :P, when he gets the ball he'll make great use of it..

Originally Posted by MilanMikey

if nesta goes to lazio the only way would probably be that .. we all know how galliani is he'l ask for one of their players in return the only one i can imagine them goiing for is hernanes theirs a couple other players that are ok but hernanes probably the only one capable of being wc possibly zarate


and yes reza, hard working and full of class too, hes not a flamini type hard worker :P, when he gets the ball he'll make great use of it..

Gabriel and you forget that his contract is going to end ... we won't renew his contract to sell him or make a swap deal this summer. So it's either he renews, retires or finds another club (which seems unlikely to happen).

Tevez would be great as like u all said, he is one of the hardest worker and a of the few true professional footballer currently left in this world. You can see that he is a straight shooter with respect and he is someone who plays for the team instead of himself. As for the Hernanes - Nesta swap, it was more fantasy than reality. But then again, u never know. Thing is that if Hernanes is to come, I really think Milan will no longer need Seedorf and Pirlo anymore, maybe even Dinho too if Ganso is to come.

Originally Posted by MilanMikey

what you all think of tevez? i know we never even been linked but since every player we talk about we get linked with why not right
http://www.footballpress.net/?action=read&idsel=73783
hes said in that article he only wants to play professional football for another 3-4 years even though hes not even old. and he wants to play those 3-4 years in europe.. he plays a cf role - or also possibly cam? maybe we could get him for a nice price hes very talented.. but i doubt it caus hes doing well this season for man city.. is it just me or do many players wana go to england cause i suppose its a faster, more competitve football but they all dont like life there..? iduno could just be my outlook. anyways -

----ibra----pato----
-------tevez------- hows that look for an attacking line up :O r80 out, tevez in!?
man city always wanted r80 in his barca days, probly not so
much now though..

He's Man city most important asset in largely misfiring big earning squad, and they paying him 200k pounds a week, they will only sell him if he slap the Club president................

I really like what he said about how young players have no respect and only care about winning. And that he would punch young players if they ask him why he did that... I guess that what Seedorf thinks too, as he never runs, so if a young player like Strasser asks why ain't u running on the pitch, he will just says, hey look kid, I won 4 CL titles, and that gives me the right to play the way I play now....

Originally Posted by Gabriel489

I really like what he said about how young players have no respect and only care about winning. And that he would punch young players if they ask him why he did that... I guess that what Seedorf thinks too, as he never runs, so if a young player like Strasser asks why ain't u running on the pitch, he will just says, hey look kid, I won 4 CL titles, and that gives me the right to play the way I play now....

Truth is Seedorf still has a much better mental approach to the game than many (arguably most) young footballers today. Too many talented players are wasting their careers by being selfish and approaching the game with the wrong attitude. It's something I even worry about with guys like Pato, Ganso and Neymar. All 3 could become all time greats and yet I've seen each one show some arrogance or stupidity.

Hearing what Maldini said about Gourcuff wasn't that shocking, and it seems every young talent out there seems to have problems with attitude in the game today.