I believe the main problem in our team being able to properly develop youth players is that were unable to properly integrate them in free roles where they can really develop. Our squads been in shambles for so many years now, where they're being given so much defensive duty because we've had issues holding the ball at midfield, and equally so they've struggled going forward because our midfield hasn't been creating opportunities for them. It comes as somewhat of a shock that we've continually invested in our forwards yet we still don't have a good midfield. Not only do I believe we wont go anywhere without fixing our midfield, but I think our entire youth integration project goes to absolute garbage if we don't fix it because without it honestly there is no team.. Any average football fan put in Galliani's place would be buying solid midfielders with any penny we have to spend.
We had a decent streak of games when we had Bertolacci Monty and Kucka playing together because they were all capable of making a short pass at minimum, and they provide the balance of creativity, going forward and defensive duties quite well, albeit all slightly above average at most anyhow.
We need to revamp this midfield, we need to bring in two big names at minimum, and forget about buying another attack or defender tbh. I dont understand how the core of a team is the only area we seem to ignore.
In essence, I agree with what nefremo was saying just above as well. Cerci must go, he's a player tailor fitted for a midtable team where hes given the confidence to be given the ball often and not put under pressure when he tries doing everything alone. He'll never fit into a team setup, and he is certainly not Messi. At a team like Torino, its okay for him to be given the ball 20 times to go on 20 solo efforts and get 1-2 of them right scoring or assisting some of the times. At a team like Milan, or where we should be, a player who can be given that freedom are players like Kaka or Dinho or Messi, players that are given the ball 20 times and make something out of it 18/20 of those times.
We had a decent streak of games when we had Bertolacci Monty and Kucka playing together because they were all capable of making a short pass at minimum, and they provide the balance of creativity, going forward and defensive duties quite well, albeit all slightly above average at most anyhow.
We need to revamp this midfield, we need to bring in two big names at minimum, and forget about buying another attack or defender tbh. I dont understand how the core of a team is the only area we seem to ignore.
In essence, I agree with what nefremo was saying just above as well. Cerci must go, he's a player tailor fitted for a midtable team where hes given the confidence to be given the ball often and not put under pressure when he tries doing everything alone. He'll never fit into a team setup, and he is certainly not Messi. At a team like Torino, its okay for him to be given the ball 20 times to go on 20 solo efforts and get 1-2 of them right scoring or assisting some of the times. At a team like Milan, or where we should be, a player who can be given that freedom are players like Kaka or Dinho or Messi, players that are given the ball 20 times and make something out of it 18/20 of those times.