Summer Mercato 2011

[millinarios]

if we get both aquilani and montolivo id be happy tons of options for midfield,defence, and attack. Allegri knows what he wants and knows what hes doing so its all good imo.

I'm fine with those two as well. We can dream about Fabregas or Schweinsteiger, but staying in reality, Aquilani and Montolivo would give us much more effective midfield options attacking wise, and the two combined would not cost as much as one of the mentioned above. So it's a cost effective improvement.

But I'm not a fan of changing Cassano for Balotelli... And if Cassano stays, why do we need Balotelli? To take the place of Paloschi on the bench? That's a Berlu-style overkill at the maximum.

Speaking of Cassano, there is a nice comment from Prandelli:
http://www.football-italia.net/aug12a.html

the Azzurri tactician has told him that he doesn’t necessarily need to play in every game to win his call.

“It’s not important whether he is guaranteed a first team shirt or not,” the former Fiorentina boss stated.

“What is key is that he maintains a good physical condition. If that happens then I wouldn’t be surprised if he is always playing by the end of the season.”