Pato

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I heard he was sick with the Flu, not injured. The commentators said so. It's disappointing I know, we could have used him tonight.

However, if Tevez comes as you want (& I think he will), it will be Robinho who sees the door in May.

The logic is simple: With Ibra playing as a SS lately, along with Tevez, Robinho & Cassano, we will only have Pato as a Box Striker. Inzaghi is as good as gone and therefore we will need to keep Pato for tactical reasons.

Cassano (injury aside) has been better than Robinho and it seems the Club (& Players) miss him. If he can return to 100% and Tevez comes, then say goodbye to Robinho. I think it's that simple.

After watching tonights game, it's been reaffirmed that we need a LB & CDM/anchor. Ambrosini & Antonini can no longer play in this club. It's too risky. They are no longer (or never was in the case of Antonini) Scudetto-Challenging material. I would use Aquilani or Seedorf there until we manage to get Montolivo, DDR, or Casemiro.

I'm not sure who for LB, but we need someone.

Agree mostly other than a couple of points. I mentioned in a post recently when discussing Tevez that I thought it seems more likely Robinho may leave. It wouldn't surprise me as Santos want him badly and we could use that to our advantage with some possible deals.

I wouldn't use Aquilani or Seedorf in front of the defence as they don't have the strength or bite in the tackle to do what Allegri wants. For now, Van Bommel remains first choice and I'd reassess in January to see if we can get someone in.

Also, I don't mind Antonini, but he's a squad player, not a starter.

I was wondering how come Pato didn't get to play today. He has a very decent scoring record against Genoa too.

I hope to see him kick some ass and pick up confidence against Plzen this Tuesday.

I would guess he'll get a rest against Plzen to fully recover.