08-13-2012, 12:08 PM
(08-13-2012, 11:04 AM)sylrus Wrote: juve do have stars in their team last season
its pirlo, buffon and maybe chiellini
and yes they do have a massive teamwork
while we right now doesnt seem to have a star that already is a star rather a potential star (montolivo and pato)
and our play isnt quite encouraging from the friendly that we have played before
we do still need reinforcement in midfield and attacking department
especially upfront, as i dont see neither pato, binho or els suddenly picking up form from the start of the season
i say they will play their best near the mid season until the end
i prefer allegri to guardiola anytime
guardiola play style in barca cannot be adopted directly to milan, because we have a different system in youth than barca
i say until now allegri have done a marvelous job for milan with the current squad he have
Fair point about Buffon and Pirlo, though personally I don't consider Chiellini a star. However, in preseason they weren't fancied to win much and we had bigger (current) stars than them, as Buffon and Pirlo had been seen somewhat past their best.
We have a lot of potential. I know there's a lot of doom and gloom around the side, but we are building for a team that will hopefully be competitive both in Italy and Europe in the next few years. You mentioned Montolivo and Pato, but let's not forget Boateng, El Shaarawy, Acerbi, Di Sciglio, Urby (I'm surprised at his growth over the past 8 months), Nocerino and Constant, not forgetting the players we have coming through from youth level. For the moment, we need patience as this side is incomplete and given the changes we won't see it redevelop within a season, it will take a couple of years.
I agree with you about seeing the players (I would say whole team) picking up mid-season onwards. I have few doubts we'll see some struggles in the first couple of months, because we're rebuilding and if Allegri's looking to make the team work as a tighter unit, then this will take time to implement.