Summer Mercato 2011

[ElMago99]

Italy of 2006 was a team who controlled the Midfield. However, they controlled it in a very different way to Barcelona. As opposed to Barcelona's ball possession and tight 1-touch passing, Italy played a flexible 4-4-2 in which the midfield and defense closed down other team's offenses. They would allow ball possession to the other team, but wear them down with excellent defense and quick counter attacks (a lot of goals from dead ball situations as well)

Milan can play a similar system to Italy. However, they will have more options in attack and more lethal strikers than Italy. Ultimately, the best team for next year would be:

----------------------------------Pato-------------------------
-------------------Robinho/Ibra-----------------------------
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---------------------------Ganso/Hamsik---------------------
----------Fabregas------------------------------Boateng------
------------------------Van Bommel/Ambro------------------

* The defending of this midfield would not be as good as Gattuso-Pirlo-Perrotta-Camoranesi-DeRossi-Totti but it would offer 4 Hard Working midfielders who will cover for each other and NON_STOP running
* Robinho is so important to our team that sometimes I feel he should possibly start over Ibra & Pato. His work ethic is excellent for our team.

Subs: I would prefer Asamoah to Urby. Maybe a deal can be made? However, I like the experience of Gattuso. Obviously we will have Flamini, Ambrosini, Seedorf, & Merkel as well. Not a bad mix.

I'm asking for a lot but as others say, the time is now to invest in midfield and set the standard for the direction our management will take this team in the future....