Maldini Monday
By: Gianfranco | July 7th, 2008 |
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I think the ideal signing would have been Berbatov for many reasons:
1) He’s a consistent goalscorer and he has the skills to be the target man. 23 in 52 this year, 23 in 49 last year.. Keep in mind it’s Tottenham..
2) He’s 27.
3) No ego problems; he’s in Tottenham.
4) He hasn’t won much so I think the motivation is there.
5) Only weakness is lack of CL experience, perhaps, but Pippo is there to make up for that.
6) He won’t demand a lot, wage-wise.
7) Physical presence.Eto is my #2.. He’s brilliant, 27.. But he has ego issues..
Drogba #3.. Amazing, but 30.. I hate that number..Posted from
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haha thanks Avia!
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lol @ “No ego problems; he’s in Tottenham.”
hmm…..i would probs go with that but only if we exhaust every attempt to land Shev firstly.
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Hey, no probs bro, its Kaka!
Got 2 lend my support!
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I prefer Adebayor over Drogba. He might not be as much of a big game player as Didier but if Milan get him cheap they will get many more years of service out of him than they would with the other.
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If Milan get all their proposed signings, this is going to be one hell of a UEFA Cup team!
p.s. they should still look for another quality defender and young holding midfielder with potential.
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A - we DEF need another defender!
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Yes a young, preferably versatile, decent defender who can rotate with the veterans Nesta, Maldini.. so once they all retire we have a decent player to step up..
Holding midfielder?? Really? Flamini is 24..
I want Borriello to be given the chance again.. Milan think he’s another Gila.. Hmm.. If he got 19 goals 1 season, it means he’s capable..
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Moka, Gila scored 23 at Parma!
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moka,
re the midfield, Flamini will probably be a regular but there should be some good back-up players on the bench with the potential to grow and take the spots of Gattuso and Ambro in the near future. Brocchi’s a goner and not many here like Emerson so there is place for another of that type. I’m not thinking of a big name but maybe a youth player or someone from another club. If only they can unearth another Albertini. Milan don’t seem to produce those top players lately.
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A - sad but true!
Come on Milan, pull your finger out and grow some good ol Italian talent!
If you look at what happened to Gourcuff, Milan seem to want to buy in the talent right now.
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I feel sorry for Gila.. I really don’t know what happened to him.. He has so much potential and I think he’s gonna bounce back to life with Fiorentina.. I would say playing him and Inzaghi at the same time is a disaster, but this year I don’t remember it happening.. They’re both all out strikers; doesn’t work..
Yes A, true.. but there’s still time for that.. Flamini starter, Gattuso back-up.. for the next what.. say 3 years.. Brocchi will step up when both are out.. and what are the chances they are out? They’re both very physical holding midfielders.. so is Ambrosini..
A young defender is a bigger issue even though we have 3 great starter CB’s and 1 very good back-up.. But they’re all old.. Well it’s really not that bad for this year.. But def. something to think about..
Then for next year, bring back a hopefully much improved Gourcuff.. and then after many years, Paloschi - Pato up in front..
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Let’s give Darmian a chance.. Antonini, Abate, and Borriello are all Made in Milan..
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hey moka I’m hurt. I’m a spurs man too, we are not that bad. Its just we don’t know the meaning of defence.
Berbatov: 60k per wk (reported), one of a kind, can play the lone striker role. However he does have an ego problem. Having watched 50+games last season he only played well in about 15 games. That led to the premiture departure of Martin Jol.
He is the best option of our transfer options but at £30mil, he won’t come cheap.
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Moka, Rino is no backup to Flamini, it is just not going to happen, Flamini will play plenty, but he will not displace Rino!
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Peter, I apologize.. What I meant was that Tottenham aren’t from the big 4, so I would expect him to be less ‘demanding’, as he doesn’t have much to boast about.. But I might be wrong.. You never know.. Pato promised us CL football.. lol..
Sheva is a good option, but look at his age.. He isn’t the long term attacking solution..
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3 years? The way Gattuso plays, the way he must play, I give him another season or maybe two before a major decline. The signs were already showing in this season that he was declining.
Luckly Milan won’t be competing in the CL if they thought they will make a challenge there with Gattuso and Ambro again.
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I am sure we will be playing with only one dm next year with us making another attacking acquisition. Frankly i would not want flamini on the bench since he is in his peak years and dm looks like a young players role. De rossi has replaced rino in the italy line-up (for the good most people may feel) and flamini would do the same in the milan line up
ps- i would like to see only one dm starting since i am irritated with our lack of attacking options last year and hopefully we will a new dimension to our attack this year
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Well Sushan we won the CL with Ambro-Pirlo-Gattuso; Kaka-Seedorf; Pippo..
So technically 2 holding midfielders.. with player X, Seedorf will have to go back, which makes it a bit awkward.. One attacking player in the midfield, one defensive playmaker and one holding midfielder..
It’s awkward, but it worked when implemented (against Napoli)..
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I think Pirlo’s ability makes it possible for Milan to play two DM’s. The guy is that good he makes up for it the lack of attacking options. I see Rino, Ambro, and Flamini in a rotation of sorts because Rino and Ambro were done and dusted by seasons end and Emerson and Brocchi were not the answer. Flamini is also a bit more of a hybrid player allowing someone like Seedorf to rest and Flamini can play in the middle with Pirlo a bit higher. Basically Flamini brings versatility to a team with very definite players and roles.
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moka , we won the cl because kaka and seedorf were exceptional , truly exceptional and it was 13 game tournament- not to hard to play like that, eh? But we have been shit in the serie a for the last two years and it wont change if we play two dm’s
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And gian pirlo hasn’t been that good in the serie a for the last two years, playing two dm’s has made pirlo look poor as it seems he has less creative options to make a pass at. Which is why i see the necessity of another attacking option in the team.
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I agree with Sushan in regards to needing some midfield players who aren’t primarily defensive. It would be great to add Donadel, Montolivo or….Gourcuff! I still am angry about how he was treated. He was only given about 10 minutes whenever Carletto decided to throw him on. That’s hardly enough time for a midfielder to make an impact. But, when he did play, he always looked sharp and showed at least the capacity for good ideass. The thing is, Milan’s best players may not be here for very long. Whether it’s age or form, the likes of Seedorf, Gattuso, Ambro etc, will not be our best options for the starting 11. Milan and Ancelotti need to realise this and address the situation by bringing in “replacements” for those players. Let them play 20 games a year, gain experience and when Seedorf is 34 and out of form, in comes a 23-24 year old “Player X” with 40-50 games under his belt in all competition. It’s simple math really.
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Moka, I highly doubt Flamini will be a starter this season. Gattuso and Ambrosini will both start and Flamini will be subbed in. I think you guys really should of sold Gattuso to Bayern. It would of guaranteed Flamini a starting role and Milan would of gotten some much needed extra cash.
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I agree with JP..
Adam, I love Gattuso and he’s a monster in the midfield.. But considering form, age and fitness, Flamini would be the better option.. I dunno if Ancelotti is field the oldest players he has, but I certainly hope he doesn’t..
I love you Gattuso, but I’d give Flamini a starting chance.. See how it goes..
I agree with you all about the attacking options.. Imo, I believe the ideal team has 5 defensive players and 5 offensive, generally speaking.. So put Flamini in front of the defence and defensively you should be set.. Pirlo and Seedorf in front a bit, attacking from the center.. Not all out attack, just moving forward and creating plays, and moving back when we lose the ball.. I think that’s more than enough attack plus Kaka, X and Y..
X = new player, Y = Pato/Pippo/Borriello/Trans-man
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