[FML] Serie A 2009/2010 (16 Viewers)

Fred

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Oct 2, 2003
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He started the match against Rubin in Kazan, so he's cup tied.

Time will tell how good this signing will be.
On one side he's cup tied, hasn't played regularly for 18 months, highly inconsistent, has high wages (3.5m eur a year, of which Milan will have to pay half for this season) and Milan will surely be 2nd or 3rd in serie A, with or without him, but don't stand a chance to win serie A.
So, as far as this season goes, he might be useful only as a card to be played right before the CL matches and give a rest to Dinho or Beckham. Since losing or winning those few pre-CL matches won't change much for Milan (and I doubt Mancini can make a difference between winning those matches or not anyway) there isn't much logic in getting him.

Maybe they count on him for the next season. 6.8m eur for half of him.

He'll be 30 this summer, he has high wages (something that put Milan in this tough position is paying high wages to +30 year olds) and Milan will have to convince Inter to let Mancini play for Milan next season.
Also, if Mancini won't get much playing time this season (and will he? With Dinho, Beckham, Seedorf, soon Pato will be back, will he play enough?) then will Milan decide to buy him next summer? If they don't, what's the use of Mancini this season?

Many question marks so as I said above, time will tell. But right now it doesn't look like a very logical move.
He won't add anything other than squad depth. Which is something Milan were deeply missing. I think in that sense its a good move.

Before bringing Mancini, who was capable of playing on the left hand side of the front three other than Ronaldinho?
 

cimenk

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Jul 23, 2008
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How much is Mariga price? Why do they sell one of their best midfield easily in the middle of the season? While we do a hard times before signing Candreva, there Candreva even is a loan player in Livorno
 

El Santo

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Nov 26, 2008
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How much is Mariga price? Why do they sell one of their best midfield easily in the middle of the season? While we do a hard times before signing Candreva, there Candreva even is a loan player in Livorno
Parma got a cash plus player deal, Jimenez on loan and half the rights of Jonathan Biabiany.
 

Alen

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Apr 2, 2007
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Before bringing Mancini, who was capable of playing on the left hand side of the front three other than Ronaldinho?
No-one, but without Dinho (and even with Mancini in the team) is it useful at all to play a front 3?

I don't see much difference in quality between these two formations:

Beckham-Pirlo-Ambrosini
Seedorf
Pato Borriello

Beckham-Pirlo-Ambrosini
Pato Borriello Mancini​
 

X Æ A-12

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Sep 4, 2006
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Berlusconi: 'Why Mancini?'
Tuesday 2 February, 2010
Milan’s decision to sign Amantino Mancini from Inter has been criticised – by President Silvio Berlusconi!

“I really didn’t understand that move,” shrugged Milan patron and Italy’s Prime Minister Berlusconi while on a visit to Israel.

The club completed the loan with an option to buy at the end of the season for under £3m on the final day of the January transfer window.

“He is another trequartista, whereas what we need is someone who finishes things off by scoring goals.

“What’s more, he has barely played in two years. I did not agree with this signature and I said so to Adriano Galliani.”

Vice-President Galliani runs the day to day business at the club, especially since Berlusconi’s political career took off.

Leonardo’s squad has struggled in the last 10 days, losing the derby and crashing out of the Coppa Italia to Udinese.

“On Sunday I go to the stadium and see people crying,” he joked. “Imagine how I feel, as not only should I cry, I also pay for this team.”

http://www.football-italia.net/feb02v.html
 

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