Summer mercato 2012

[dejo]

Dejo Dejo, citam ujutro tvoj post na MIlanezi iz Balkana kako plujes po cijeli international forum i sad udzem i vidim cijelu stranu tvoji postova ...

nemoj zamjerit

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You are comparing Flamini five yrs ago to Boateng over the past two yrs. I saw Flamini as a really good DM or CM back in Arsenal and was great that he came to Milan. But even when he was not injured, he had pretty much sucked playing in Milan, however, he did done well at RB when Beckham was around. Boateng on the other hand is a physical beast and when healthy is a top notch CM in the world. I really can't see the logic that Boateng is not a better player nor will he be a greater player than Flamini, as when you take both of their best year; last yr at Arsenal for Flamini and 1st yr in MIlan for Boateng, I still see Boateng being a better player and contributed more for their respectable team.
Thats my opinion.

I can't agree on those two things but I can understand why you think that way. This is my opinion about those two things:

1. When we are talking about CM position I consider Xavi and Iniesta central midfielder, also Schweinsteiger, Pirlo, Modrić etc. I don't think that Boateng deserves to be mentioned together in the same sentence with these players. He still doesn't have necesary skills to be considered as a top notch CM.

2. Flamini in his last season with Arsenal was a beast, he did absolutely everything on the field, but unfortunately he didn'win anything. Why? Well, Manchester Utd. and Chelseas were great that season, Utd won the treble and Chelsea finished 2nd in Premiership and were CL finalists. That's why he didn't win that year. Boateng on the other hand played with Milan whose only competition in Seria were merdazzuri which were expected to have bad season especially after Mourinho left them (and after they hired Benitez off course). These are facts thath have to be considered when we are making Flamini-Boateng comparison (Flamini's last year and Boateng first season with club to be more precise)

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@dejo:

I still don't agree with you regarding Boateng, but let's agree to disagree.

Regarding Flamini, I respect your opinion, partly because that I am hoping that you will be right, and also that oddly enough, in the past four seasons he never seemed to have a chance to prove himself. I am not saying that it is not his fault, but Ancelotti didn't seem to trust him very much, and he was very unlucky to get injured a lot of times under Allegri too.

My main problem with him was that he didn't/couldn't take advantage of the chances like others did (e.g. Nocerino); he came with high expectation and couldn't live up to it; he refused to play LB as Ancelotti tried to ask him to; he seems to have a reputation of enjoying high pay and high pay only (that is gonna change of course); he commits reckless fouls and harms the team, etc.

Now he is staying, I have no choice but to trust him and hope that he will deliver. He will have to, if he still wants to renew his contract after one year.

Also, I just realized that Flamini is already 28. It is certainly an age to achieve something or be tossed to oblivion. I hope he makes it.

Unfortunately that's a mistery to me also. Why he didnt met expectations with us I just can't figure it out.