(08-19-2020, 05:56 PM)nefremo Wrote: I understand the concern...but we can't just ignore those performances. It was 12 games. Roughly 1/3 of the season. 

I think a continuation is the correct way. Insert a couple of starters and improve the overall squad quality (backups, rotation). 

The other issue is that there was a coaching change. So Pioli's Milan can't even be evaluated on "post-Covid" and "pre-Covid". It almost has to be "post-Covid" and then separate the "pre-Covid" on Giampaolo and Pioli. Furthermore, you have to separate Pioli's pre-Covid portion to pre-January and post-January (Ibra + Kjaer). Keep in mind, there was no pre-season either.

My point is....currently, it's very fair to look at the post-Covid performances as Pioli's Milan. It's the time when consistency finally set it.

(08-19-2020, 07:44 PM)Hitman Wrote: ‘Ben’ or ‘bin’ translates to ‘son of’ (eg. Bin Laden)

so his surname is Ben Nacer. 

95% of Arabs would spell Nacer as Nasser. Some Algerians/Moroccans would be of the 5%.


Bennacer is fine though. mazen is just mazening.

(08-19-2020, 09:49 PM)Sleeping Giant Wrote: 'Bennacer' has french influence(due to French colonists)
Bin Nasser is more on its original Arabic side.

It's just like how African immigrants usually anglicise their name in the West

(08-20-2020, 02:06 AM)reza Wrote: Don't we all love rumours

(08-19-2020, 10:56 PM)nefremo Wrote: Haha

Well, i was just genuinely interested about what Bannacer himself says his name is. If it's Ben Nasser (or any of those forms)...then why didn't he ask for that to be on the back of his jersey? Did he just "roll with it" when the "westerners" put that on there?