Pirlo

http://www.goal.com/en/news/10/italy...-essien-report


seems Milan becomes a sinking ship.....

sinking ship? when we trade pirlo for essien?? Essien is HUGE!!

But that won't happen anyway

god i hope this is true

We already have Gattuso, Flamini and Ambrosini. We don't need Essien especially if Pirlo goes. If we add Essien (and Pirlo goes), we will play then with Essien, Gattuso and Flamini. This is a more defensive midfield than Carlo's one.

Yup, spot on Siregar. Essien, Flamini, Gattuso... what are you guys thinking??

Originally Posted by Christian

what are you guys thinking??

Inter!!!

i bet essien scored more goals in half the season he played than pirlo did the whole year come on guys stay in reality

Originally Posted by Rossoneri Fuego

i bet essien scored more goals in half the season he played than pirlo did the whole year come on guys stay in reality

But what is the point of that? Pirlo was never used to make tons of goals. He is also a player that not so interested to make goal but more passionate to serve other players. There were many occasions he choosed give other player (striker) to score than himself doing it even he had much more chance to make a goal.

What I am trying to say, we should (in my opinion) to be like Milan before, Milan with full of creativity in the midfield (in Carlo era's best time we had Pirlo, Seedorf and Rui Costa/Kaka as our creative/offensive midfielders), just like Barca this season.

That's why I choose Milan go for Hernanes (even this make Dzeko, Ade and other non-EU striker will be impossible for this season) and make a trio of midfield : Pirlo, Hernanes and Gattuso with Pirlo given the freedom to manage the game by himself WITHOUT worriying to defend so deeply like he did this year.

Originally Posted by Rossoneri Fuego

i bet essien scored more goals in half the season he played than pirlo did the whole year come on guys stay in reality

That might very well be, but you can't say, with a straight face, that Essien is a better offensive player than Pirlo.

i dont mind pirlo going but i dont think we should swap for essien. cold hard cash baby.

I think all of you are underplaying Essien offensively. He might not be as creative as Pirlo per se, but he is not Gattuso when it comes to offense. He got a great shot, can dribble himself out of trouble or create problem for other team, good passer and have a good read of the game.

Originally Posted by Gabriel489

I think all of you are underplaying Essien offensively. He might not be as creative as Pirlo per se, but he is not Gattuso when it comes to offense. He got a great shot, can dribble himself out of trouble or create problem for other team, good passer and have a good read of the game.

There's no denying his talent and going forward he is a major threat (especially back in Lyon). However, my issue is that we've already got a similar player in Flamini, and what Pirlo offers isn't the same as what Essien brings. We'll lose depth by bringing in Essien, and more importantly how are we going to fit 3 world class DM's in the side?

Originally Posted by ACMILAN1983

There's no denying his talent and going forward he is a major threat (especially back in Lyon). However, my issue is that we've already got a similar player in Flamini, and what Pirlo offers isn't the same as what Essien brings. We'll lose depth by bringing in Essien, and more importantly how are we going to fit 3 world class DM's in the side?

http://www.milanmania.com/forums/showthread.php?t=26114

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/st...nsfers&cc=4716

Milan will consider offers for Pirlo, says Berlusconi

Bring on the Bison.

He's a far, far better offensive threat than you think. I think Chelsea is woefully misapplying his talents. This guy would be a massive asset and he would add a lot to the squad.

Bring in a the Bison!