Winter Mercato

I don't like this gila-frey part-exchange! Gilardino may not be as good as he was but he's in his mid 20's and has scored more serie a goals than most other strikers around! Yet we're supposed to give Fiorentina money AND Gilardino? I don't think so! Gilardino must be worth a minimum of about £8 million and there is no way Frey is worth a substantial amount more than him.

I'd be disappointed if Zambrotta does go back to Juve instead of us, but you can understand why he would go back. It would mean we would need another right back to go along with a new left back as neither Jankulovski or Oddo can last a whole season.

I think, Gila-Frey or Gila-other player exchange would never happen as Milan always states that they give their full trust and hope to Gila and he will be Milan striker for years/for the future.

Anyone ever heard that Gila 'bought' part of his contract with Parma before joining Milan? I've read somewhere that Gila decided not to take a certain percent from the transfer fee (which should actually go to his pocket), so he could join Milan.

im looking forward to see how gila does when he plays with pato, hopefully he will get back to how he was when he useto play with sheva.

Originally Posted by kris

Ah, misinformation, the next tactic in putting down Gilardino.

Gila goals: 5 serie A, 2 UCL.
Inzaghi goals: 0 serie A, 2 UCL. (scored in other cups, you can count him in finals)
Kaka: 7 serie A, 1 UCL.
Ronaldo and Pato 0. for obvious reasons.

Now put over the penalties that Kaka scored and Gila would have a very good statistics and the rest would have quite miniscule ones. I think it is four penalties or even 5 in serie A, excluding a missed one. That would put Gila on 9 or 10 goals.

Good post Kris..

If Carlo has faith in Dida, why shouldnt he have faith in a striker that is 2nd top scorer in Milan
so, Bottom point, Gila-Frey swap is just bullsh*t romurs, end of disscusion

I should add that my personal point of view is that Gilardino have not been a succes with us. But I think there is to much blame laid on his feets and to much talk about him being the problem when we have more important problems that would help us much more than kicking out Gila. This even moreso when our other strikers gets almost o critisizm even if they don't produce. I can understand when it comes to Inzaghi since he scored in the right games, even if I don't trust him at all when it comes to serie A, hell he have not scored much in serie A one single season for us. Oliveira? I saw people talking all season long about giving him "more chances" while still complaining about Gila. I am not sure what was so amazing about Oliviera blazing the ball into the sky over Gila heading in the odd goal.

Now if we sign a top striker that puts in 20+ goals and sell Gila then I for sure won't complain.

I much rather have Gila on my team than playing against my team...so I am happy that he is here, and at his age, he can improve big time...so lets not rush...what am I saying? Who am I talking to? Most of you anti-Gila fans have made up your minds already.

Suffice it to say, kindly eat your own words when (and not if) he starts producing, without any of us who wish to give him more time, asking you so to do.

Thanks.

Warro, how much time do we get to give him? Year? Two? Six? Just want to check so I don't go hungry waiting to eat my words!

Luca Cattani, biggest market expert in Italy, said that Zambrotta has been substantially (not yet formally) signed before the winter break and will join the club in June.
Reliable source. This guy has a lot of contacts with agents and people close to the club.

He gave Frey as first choice for the keeper spot, and Helton (Porto) as second.

Originally Posted by Giovanni

Luca Cattani, biggest market expert in Italy, said that Zambrotta has been substantially (not yet formally) signed before the winter break and will join the club in June.
Reliable source. This guy has a lot of contacts with agents and people close to the club.

He gave Frey as first choice for the keeper spot, and Helton (Porto) as second.

that`s great news!!!!!
does anyone has any information about mourinho and drogba coming to milan in summer

nothing confimed yet... just wait and see. lol

Originally Posted by Giovanni

Luca Cattani, biggest market expert in Italy, said that Zambrotta has been substantially (not yet formally) signed before the winter break and will join the club in June.

The club = Milan? or Juve? I just saw there is also news connected him to Juve.

Originally Posted by MLM

lolz.. he didn't impressed when he played against Catania in Coppa.btw i think that was the 1st time he played for 90 minutes in Milan's official game.. and look what we got? but i've been impressed with Alberto Paloschi's performance in that game

He had a mixed game against Catania. Yes he was at fault on both goals, but he did improve a lot after that. He's not of Milan standard realistically but he could be ok with some work. Paloschi was excellent that match, and deserves the credit he gets.

of course Buffon is CLASS.but it will be the same question like: could u take the moon for me? Buffon is loyal.he will stays in Juve.give the chance to Frey.and Amelia is the 2nd GK in Italy while Abbiati just 3rd.but my suggestion is go for Frey (more realistic).although i would die coz i'm happy if we could sign for Gigi.

I think Buffon's loyalty is mostly down to calciopoli, I still believe had it not happened he'd be with us now (there were a number of very strong rumours of him joining us ).

i agreed..our major problem is GK and "someone who will be able to score in Europe and Serie A". i always pissed off when everytime ppl says Milan is AC.Kaka.but can u blame them for that? apparently only him who knows where is the net

Milan has a lot of quality, Kaka alone can't do everything. This we proved last season in CL (Kaka was vital, but he didn't win it alone).

Zambrotta signing for Juve = impossibile
So, don't panic

Not only that he's not wanted by the fans, probably not wanted by Juve's big 5 but he also said how he was ashamed he played for Juve ( not ashamed to earn millions of Euro though).
Personally, i'd hate it if Juve think about signing Zambrotta, as do most of the Juve fans i know.

He should sign for Milan if nothing unexpected happens.

Originally Posted by Tony29.

Zambrotta signing for Juve = impossibile
So, don't panic

Not only that he's not wanted by the fans, probably not wanted by Juve's big 5 but he also said how he was ashamed he played for Juve ( not ashamed to earn millions of Euro though).
Personally, i'd hate it if Juve think about signing Zambrotta, as do most of the Juve fans i know.

He should sign for Milan if nothing unexpected happens.

Ah, if it is the case, Milan definitely welcome him (at least the fans ). Thanks for the info, Tony29.

Originally Posted by kris

Gila goals: 5 serie A, 2 UCL.
Inzaghi goals: 0 serie A, 2 UCL. (scored in other cups, you can count him in finals)
Kaka: 7 serie A, 1 UCL.
Ronaldo and Pato 0. for obvious reasons.

Agree completely with your post kris, but doesn't Kakà have 2 in CL and not 1? The penalty against Celtic and that sweet strike against Shakhtar in Ukraine, no?

I promised myself I wouldn't give in to the Pato hype when he first arrived. I didn't feel like we should have placed so much expectations on an 18-year old kid, and I felt that any contribution from him this season should have been viewed as a luxury. But now, I have to admit, I've jumped on the Pato bandwagon and am counting down the days until Sunday.

Its not just the 30 goals, next Ronaldo, better than Ronaldinho, future Golden Ball winner talk. Its how his contribution, and even presence will help the performances of the squad and those around him. We have to admit that Ricky, for all his CL and Club World Cup magic, has not been living up to his standards in Serie A for the past two seasons. Granted, even the best players have cold streaks, but I think for him its different. Although, as Piccinini dubbed him on the fateful night of May 2 he is l'extra-terrestre he can not be expected to dribble around everyone, causing defenders to crash into each other and score in every match. With only one striker, especially a box striker such as Pippo and/or Gila, it is not difficult for Serie A- caliber defenders to close down the single striker and place a man mark on Smoking Bianco (Pellegatti this time), and effectively nullify our attacking threat, and this has been done to devastating effect, as we have observed this season. When Sheva was here, Ricky was given more space and tore up the defense, which is the reason I can't wait Pato's debut, hopefully in a 4-3-1-2 system partnering Gila, who, coincidentally (or maybe not) also played his best season with us alongside Sheva.