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RE: Summer Mercato 2011 - Nalx - 03-22-2011
(03-21-2011, 07:54 PM)Gabriel426 Wrote: As sad as it sounds, being a good athlete is the first rule for any modern day footballer.
I slightly disagree. Flamini is an excellent athlete. Wenger once said about him, "Look at him. He never walks on the field." Then there is Xavi who's been playing more than 50 games for the last 5 years. They don't play in similar role alright, but as midfielders, they naturally cover the most distance amongst other players. And Xavi can do a whole lot more than just running. That's why I always think, for a modern football player, being a good athlete is necessary but not sufficient.
RE: Summer Mercato 2011 - Gabriel426 - 03-22-2011
Nalx, I said first rule not the only rule, mate.
RE: Summer Mercato 2011 - Nalx - 03-22-2011
Which is why I only SLIGHTLY disagreed, buddy. Just a tiny bit, you know
RE: Summer Mercato 2011 - Gabriel426 - 03-22-2011
okay, hahaha
RE: Summer Mercato 2011 - abbeyleemania - 03-22-2011
We linked with jarmelenko from D.Kiev.
RE: Summer Mercato 2011 - ACMILAN1983 - 03-22-2011
There's a very interesting article on milannews about what Allegri wants in terms of contract renewals and it's safe to say that if true, then he wants some pretty big changes.
To summarize, he wants a smaller more manageable squad of around 20 (presumably not including keepers etc). In addition to this, he wants to remove some of the older players whose contracts will end. These players include Zambrotta, Jankulovski and Seedorf. Apparently, neither of the 6 month contracts should be renewed, meaning Van Bommel and Legro will leave. The only players he wants to renew are Nesta, Pirlo and Ambro, but this is dependant on whether the players agree (or we need replacements). Here's the link...
http://www.milannews.it/?action=read&idnotizia=48272
Our links to Taiwo are also growing and I saw an article yesterday linking us to Shinji Kagawa.
RE: Summer Mercato 2011 - Jim_UK - 03-22-2011
Dev, if that article is to be believed i think it can only be a good thing. Our tradition of staying loyal to certain players to keep them in the squad, whilst commended so we keep a 'family' atmosphere, has clouded certain people. A lot of our squad players offer us nothing now and should rightly be let go in the summer.
It's an overhaul that's been long in coming. Hopefully Allegri will have backing from the board to do this and to buy decent (not all free transfers) replacements where necessary i.e. players who will compete for a first team place and not be just another number.
Something else that interests me is our links to wingers/wide players. Granted there have only been 2 or 3 so far (it is only March after all), but it seems like a possible move away from our normal transfer targets. I personally think that a player like Robben will be of huge benefit to us. In tight games, players with pace, dribbling technique and crossing ability can make the difference. With a giant up front, crosses to him should be another option for us but how many of our current team can actually put in a decent cross? Not many. Having a 'wildcard' player could be what we need. It would certainly make us less predictable!
RE: Summer Mercato 2011 - Gabriel426 - 03-22-2011
I remembered that Leo said the same thing last year and he got canned, let's hope that won't be the case for Allegri. Even though I am not a fan of him, but having the guts to state that must be given credits.
As for having wingers, I think it is just media talk unless Milan is planning to sell one of Robinho or Cassano.
As for Kagawa, I would rather Milan spend those money on Honda instead. Too bad that Milan missed out on Nagatomo.
RE: Summer Mercato 2011 - reza - 03-22-2011
(03-22-2011, 12:21 PM)ACMILAN1983 Wrote: These players include Zambrotta, Jankulovski and Seedorf.
I don't want to sound negative but shouldn't this be automatic? And one of them was very close to leaving last year too. I am not bashing and I really like the overall news and happy that some necessary changes are already made and will continue.
RE: Summer Mercato 2011 - Jay Crisp - 03-22-2011
Messi meet's with Galliani , not what you think but maybe he's building bridges.. http://www.goal.com/en/news/10/italy/2011/03/22/2406094/milan-vice-president-adriano-galliani-meets-with-barcelonas