(08-27-2015, 04:00 PM)nefremo Wrote: Instead of signing a class midfielder, we go ahead and get an average one. I don't know what to say....

I'll just shut up and see what happens in the last few days of the market!

(08-27-2015, 04:12 PM)somedevil Wrote: Marseille got Lucas silva on loan from Real. Couldn't Galliani exploit his friendship with Real instead of constantly exploiting his friendship with Genoa. He hasn't got much of a chance at Real but he showed quality every time he played. He is strong and can pass the ball- If we have to take a low cost risk then might as well go for Silva.

(08-27-2015, 05:27 PM)devoted_dm Wrote: Well, here is one thing that hasn't been mentioned so far and that I think is very positive: Genoa had an outstanding season by their standards last year, and their central midfield duo was made up of Bertolacci and Kucka, who are both Milan players now. The fact that they know each other so well is a big advantage for us. If Mihajlovic does what Gasperini did, he will let Kucka handle most of the defensive duties, giving Bertolacci more creative freedom.

There's a long article here about Genoa's tactics last season, and how Kucka and Bertolacci worked really well together: https://fmtrovaspazi.wordpress.com/2015/07/17/a-tactical-look-at-gian-piero-gasperinis-genoa/

(08-27-2015, 05:41 PM)devoted_dm Wrote: So what I would like to see now is a midfield made up of Kucka, Bonaventura and De Jong, with Bertolacci in the trequartista role. De Jong and Kucka will provide us with lots of muscle in midfield, while Bonaventura and Bertolacci provide skills and creativity. Kucka should meanwhile also be able to contribute in attack, to a much greater extent than De Jong.