AC Milan 2007/08 Thread.

Seriously, Milan need at least 1-2 players to make a championship squad. Not taking any credit away from a well deserved fantastic CL win last season, I am sure the Milan fans also realise that it was a bit fortunate - an easy draw in the begining when Milan were in trouble, and then 3 great games in top form... so obviously you deserved the win, and can possibly repeat it next season with the same team, but the best case scenario will not play everytime. A coupla key injuries, and Milan's season can end very quickly at the mo. And one of the problems of being a San Siro outfit is that injuries are guaranteed at that park!!

IMO Milan need 1-2 more players to seriously compete for the scudetto. At the mo, I am more concerned about Roma than Milan.

gone wrote:Milan is no. 1 in the UEFA ratings. It's clear that we don't need anyone as we are allready the best team in the world. Except Ba who is a great players and will fit right in with our team. - Galliani's statemant and the end of the transfer period.

I would say 1 midfielder + 1 CB.

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IMO a striker and a DM.

Bonera will come good as a CB next to Nesta, as long as Nesta does not get injured too much again...

gone wrote:I would say 1 midfielder + 1 CB.

bluenine wrote:IMO a striker and a DM.

gone wrote:I would say 1 midfielder + 1 CB.

He have Ronaldo, Gilla and Inzaghi. We could do with a striker but as a 4th one. Maybe someone from the primavera squad. I said midfielder: yes, a DM. Someone to take the place of Ambrosini. A CB is badly needed. We only have Nesta. Maldini is injured and he can't play all the games (because of age). Kala is not good for Milan. Maybe Bonnera will step up this season but I don't think he's that good. Alex from PSV would work great at Milan.

We'll sell you one player per line.

Oleguer to reinforce the ageing defence,Motta to give some power to the midfield and Maxi Lopez to get you the goals and if the offer is generous enough (3M will do) we'll throw in Ezquerro to give you some witdh

golsud wrote:We'll sell you one player per line.

Oleguer to reinforce the ageing defence,Motta to give some power to the midfield and Maxi Lopez to get you the goals and if the offer is generous enough (3M will do) we'll throw in Ezquerro to give you some witdh

Ok, but you have to take: ..... sorry, can't find any Milan player worse then Oleguer, Motta and Maxi Lopez.

gone wrote:

golsud wrote:We'll sell you one player per line.

Oleguer to reinforce the ageing defence,Motta to give some power to the midfield and Maxi Lopez to get you the goals and if the offer is generous enough (3M will do) we'll throw in Ezquerro to give you some witdh

Ok, but you have to take: ..... sorry, can't find any Milan player worse then Oleguer, Motta and Maxi Lopez.

Ba

No, he is World Class.

He's on the cover of a video game, ffs.

No, I disagree... a top team competing for domestic and european honours needs 4 top quality strikers these days, if you play 2 at a time (which berlu insists).

Specially for Milan, coz Ronaldo and Inzaghi are very injury prone, and Gila is totally off colour. You need a top defender, coz there will be a time when one of your strikers will be injured, and you will not be able to rotate.

gone wrote:

bluenine wrote:IMO a striker and a DM.

gone wrote:I would say 1 midfielder + 1 CB.

He have Ronaldo, Gilla and Inzaghi. We could do with a striker but as a 4th one. Maybe someone from the primavera squad. I said midfielder: yes, a DM. Someone to take the place of Ambrosini. A CB is badly needed. We only have Nesta. Maldini is injured and he can't play all the games (because of age). Kala is not good for Milan. Maybe Bonnera will step up this season but I don't think he's that good. Alex from PSV would work great at Milan.

Julio Baptista has rejected a move to Villarreal, as Milan are linked with a bid for the Real Madrid attacker.

Baptista's agents, Juan Figger and Herminto Menendez, have ruled out their client joining Villarreal, with the Brazilian only interested in playing for a UEFA Champions League club.

"Julio only desires a club that plays in the Champions League," they are quoted in the Spanish press.

Baptista spent last season on loan at Arsenal but The Gunners have opted against signing the former Sevilla man from Real.

Real coach Bernd Schuster has welcomed Baptista into his squad, but the Liga champions could sell if the right offer, believed to be in the region of €20million (£13.4million), arrives.

Newcastle and Villarreal were rumoured to be chasing the 25-year-old, however both clubs appear to be out of the running.

Milan are believed to have tabled a €17million (£11.4million) offer for Baptista but Real sporting director Predrag Mijatovic is set to demand more, although he is thought to be willing to talk.

Baptista will return to Madrid this weekend following a holiday after the Copa America and will hold a meeting with Mijatovic to discuss his future.

He would be open to a move to Milan, with his agents adding: "Milan is a big club."

Isn't Baptista supposed to be Kaka's best friend?

bluenine wrote:No, I disagree... a top team competing for domestic and european honours needs 4 top quality strikers these days, if you play 2 at a time (which berlu insists).

Specially for Milan, coz Ronaldo and Inzaghi are very injury prone, and Gila is totally off colour. You need a top defender, coz there will be a time when one of your strikers will be injured, and you will not be able to rotate.

gone wrote:

bluenine wrote:IMO a striker and a DM.

gone wrote:I would say 1 midfielder + 1 CB.

He have Ronaldo, Gilla and Inzaghi. We could do with a striker but as a 4th one. Maybe someone from the primavera squad. I said midfielder: yes, a DM. Someone to take the place of Ambrosini. A CB is badly needed. We only have Nesta. Maldini is injured and he can't play all the games (because of age). Kala is not good for Milan. Maybe Bonnera will step up this season but I don't think he's that good. Alex from PSV would work great at Milan.

Berlu might want 2 strikers but Carlo is playing only one (in the big games, in the games with the likes of Ascoli he plays 2 strikers).

The latest is that Milan are after either Riquelme or Deco.

Both of these are good playmakers, who can either be a vice-Pirlo, or even give us another dimension in attack.

Milan are smart if they're considering these two players because bringing one of them in would mean having considerable depth in the midfield area. Deco/Riquelme could replace Pirlo or Seedorf.

Then Milan want to bring in Pato in January. Good solutions for sure.

However, this Mr. X transfer isn't one of these. It could even be a defender, but is most likely an attacker.

can ANYBODY please explain to me why Milan did not make a move for Klose

who almost certainly wanted to join you

I'm still pulling my mullet and twiddling with my stache over this little conundrum

otto hat Euch alle lieb wrote:can ANYBODY please explain to me why Milan did not make a move for Klose

who almost certainly wanted to join you

I'm still pulling my mullet and twiddling with my stache over this little conundrum

I knew you were Rudi Völler.

To tell you the truth I don't know why. Maybe Milan are looking for a multi-purpose attacker who can also play as an attacking midfielder. That's the only explanation I can think of.

gone wrote:No, he is World Class.

He's on the cover of a video game, ffs.

Haha, I remember that game!! Nice of Milan to remember him. Somebody must like him at the club to award him a contract for leaving them a while ago.

chrissi thinks Bremen would have sold Klose for as little as 10-12 million Euro to a club abroad

surely, that's pocket-money for the mighty Milan

the mind boggles and the stache twitches

Forza Italia!Forza Milan! wrote:

otto hat Euch alle lieb wrote:can ANYBODY please explain to me why Milan did not make a move for Klose

who almost certainly wanted to join you

I'm still pulling my mullet and twiddling with my stache over this little conundrum

I knew you were Rudi Völler.

To tell you the truth I don't know why. Maybe Milan are looking for a multi-purpose attacker who can also play as an attacking midfielder. That's the only explanation I can think of.

Leonardo went to Porto Alegre to talk with Pato.

Leonardo recommended Kaká's signing and I bet Berlusconi doesn't regret following his advice.

BTW there is no way Baptista is worth €17million. Pato buyout clause is US$ 20 million.

sheva7 wrote:BTW there is no way Baptista is worth €17million. Pato buyout clause is US$ 20 million.

Yeah...it seems way too much for Baptista.

I read in the Italian press today that Milan are making the final assault for Pato.

Where did you read this (Brazilian sources)?

Forza Italia!Forza Milan! wrote:

sheva7 wrote:BTW there is no way Baptista is worth €17million. Pato buyout clause is US$ 20 million.

Yeah...it seems way too much for Baptista.

I read in the Italian press today that Milan are making the final assault for Pato.

Where did you read this (Brazilian sources)?

http://esporte.uol.com.br/futebol/ultimas/2007/07/27/ult59u126641.jhtm

It doesn't say that Milan and Inter have reached a deal or something. It says that Leonardo will show to Pato and his family the project that Milan have done to him.

Forza Italia!Forza Milan! wrote:The latest is that Milan are after either Riquelme or Deco.

Both of these are good playmakers, who can either be a vice-Pirlo, or even give us another dimension in attack.

Milan are smart if they're considering these two players because bringing one of them in would mean having considerable depth in the midfield area. Deco/Riquelme could replace Pirlo or Seedorf.

Then Milan want to bring in Pato in January. Good solutions for sure.

However, this Mr. X transfer isn't one of these. It could even be a defender, but is most likely an attacker.

Neither Deco nor Riquelme plays deep enough as Pirlo does. You may be able to get Riquelme to adapt to that role, but it doesn't make sense to sign him as a backup, because he's a player who needs confidence and match sharpness to be at his best.

And Riquelme can't play the Seedorf role either, he doesn't do as much defensive work as Seedorf does. Deco would, but you better pay big for him because we want to keep him and he wants to stay.

Pirlo was never a deep player till Ancellotti made him... but yeah, he was young and a flop at the senior level in Kaka's role. I don't see Riquelme agreeing to play Pirlo's role, or even seedorf's for that matter.

kas wrote:
Neither Deco nor Riquelme plays deep enough as Pirlo does. You may be able to get Riquelme to adapt to that role, but it doesn't make sense to sign him as a backup, because he's a player who needs confidence and match sharpness to be at his best.

And Riquelme can't play the Seedorf role either, he doesn't do as much defensive work as Seedorf does. Deco would, but you better pay big for him because we want to keep him and he wants to stay.

If Milan wants triple champions he must find young striker. Gilardino is not world clas like Shevcheno or Ronaldo

Gilardino can became World Class. The years at Parma proved this. I don't think Deco and Riquelme can play at Milan. Where? All the positions in midfield are taken bar Ambrosini.

bluenine, Pirlo was a flop for you, thank God we got him and saved his career.

gone wrote:Gilardino can became World Class. The years at Parma proved this. I don't think Deco and Riquelme can play at Milan. Where? All the positions in midfield are taken bar Ambrosini.

bluenine, Pirlo was a flop for you, thank God we got him and saved his career.

I think the management's idea is to put Riquelme in Ambro's place.

Gattuso---Pirlo---Riquelme/Deco---Seedrof

Apparently the interest in Riquelme is concrete as the vice-president of Boca anticipates a Milan offer. However, he thinks Riquelme will reject it.

Forza Italia!Forza Milan! wrote:

gone wrote:Gilardino can became World Class. The years at Parma proved this. I don't think Deco and Riquelme can play at Milan. Where? All the positions in midfield are taken bar Ambrosini.

bluenine, Pirlo was a flop for you, thank God we got him and saved his career.

I think the management's idea is to put Riquelme in Ambro's place.

Gattuso---Pirlo---Riquelme/Deco---Seedrof

Apparently the interest in Riquelme is concrete as the vice-president of Boca anticipates a Milan offer. However, he thinks Riquelme will reject it.

Riquelme will reject it? Why would he? Loyalty for Boca?

I don't think Pirlo and Riquelme/Deco can play in the same team. But Carlito has proven me (and a lot others) wrong in the past.