Summer mercato 2012

[Kastriot]

kastriot why are you very happy with Strootman coming? my dutch friends say he is not that good....

hi Hitman, glad to have you back here. Hitman, the answer to your question is PURE INSTINCT. I have seen some games of him, he has been amazing. He has some video on the internet giving some perspective on how he plays.(not that can be relevant). But I fell in love with this guy in the first 30 seconds I saw him play.
Because Netherlands was playing, at first i thought it was MVbommel, when I realized it was other guy, I said to myself he is one to look for.

There is never guarantee that he will make it in Milan, Davids did not make it here, Vieria did not make it here..were they good?? yes they were. My point is that nowadays mgm do not go and through money at players who they dont know for sure he will be good.

And it can not be a coincidence that Strootman is the nr. 1 player that Milan fans around the world want to see in MIlan (MIlannews conduct a poll) and actually MGM is seriously after him. So there is smth good in this guy, and the transfer fee tells me that mgm has faith and will give him the time he needs to adapt (if needed). He is not another Taiwo.

On a technical level he is Holding Midfielder, but an all round player. Better all round than Pirlo and MVBommel. Both of them are better at their respective attributes (pirlo offensively, Bommel tactically/defensively) but Strootman is a good combination of both. He seems (at least for now) a great player for Allegri set up.