08-23-2011, 01:02 AM
(08-22-2011, 11:46 PM)Siregar Wrote: I am still with my thought, if the players/management could be praised, they could be also jeered, criticized. That what fair is. They will get according what they did (have done). Management gave Milan countless trophies in the last 20 years but it shouldn't stop fans think objectively especially when something went (is going) wrong like post 2007-until start of season 2010/11. That was the worst achievement from Berlusconi co., not only from trophies won but especially from how they managed Milan in that time.
Aquilani as replacement of Pirlo is just a step back from what Galliani co. started last year. I said it again, if we really don't have money, we should use it wisely. Deals like Ibra, Taiwo/Mexes are great but they shouldn't splash money for Robinho type of transfers if they don't have money to reinforce the team (to sub former stars like Pirlo, Seedorf). They should really focus on problems, not how to boost up their image. If Milan really lack of money, they should start buying players in term of the level of Milan's need, not the level of image Milan could build, worse Berlusconi could gain.
Management should know that dealing with players in the end of August is very risky. They should have learned it when they got Oliviera as replacement of Shevchenko. The Brazilian costs almost half of Shevchenko's price but gave average performance for Milan, something they should know if they did trackback the player's record and they could avoid if they didn't play with time.
Excellent post. What I can add to that is that I feel last year our 5 strikers (Ibra, Robinho, Pato, Cassano, Inzaghi) is what won us the Scudetto, along with the fact we had a wall by the name of Nesta-Silva which seemed to really shut down other teams attacks.
Where we lacked (and it was exposed) was certainly the midfield. I think Berlusconi was willing to spend ONLY when it was a flair player like Robinho, but for some reason our midfield has been a huge issue. The reason why we need so many strikers is that we use them in our midfield because our midfield has 0 creativity. Therefore, we have 2 or 3 strikers always playing who are very creative. This is not enough for a full season and certainly against big teams in Champions League where the game is won and lost in midfield.
Something's going on under the surface we do not know about. Just because Berlusconi & Galliani have been Milan legends does not mean they will escape criticism. This is now 4 years strong of rather bizzarre transfer policies, and our holes grow wider and wider. 2 Midfielders (1 being World Class) was a must I feel for this Summer. Unless Hamsik comes on the 31st, it will be a sub-par transfer campaign.
As others said, what is the point of owning a club if you have your hands tied behind your back financially. I remember before 2 seasons ago no one showed up to the games and then Galliani complained that was the reason for no transfers, meanwhile it was vice-versa...