Or people with two eyes in their head who can see that he is a great player still.
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That's arguable.
Much depends on Milan's situation. If they are going head to head with Inter for the scudetto, i doubt Ancelotti will change the formation just to accomodate Beckham.
Beckham plays on the wing and Milan never play with wingers. Without doubting Beckham's qualities, i don't think he could play for this Milan. He'd fit well in Juve or any other team that's basing it's game on the wingers, but not in Milan.
Another thing is his physical condition. I don't know how hard it is to play a full MSL season, but it certainly isn't so easy just so you'd continue playing 4-5 more months in serie A after playing 8 months in USA.
They'll make a representation in front of full San Siro, they will certainly sell jerseys but i doubt they'll give him much playing time.
It's marketing and nothing else. Milan will earn a lot of money this season with Dinho and Beckham and they'll easily compensate the money they lost by not playing in CL.
Much depends on Milan's situation. If they are going head to head with Inter for the scudetto, i doubt Ancelotti will change the formation just to accomodate Beckham.
Beckham plays on the wing and Milan never play with wingers. Without doubting Beckham's qualities, i don't think he could play for this Milan. He'd fit well in Juve or any other team that's basing it's game on the wingers, but not in Milan.
Another thing is his physical condition. I don't know how hard it is to play a full MSL season, but it certainly isn't so easy just so you'd continue playing 4-5 more months in serie A after playing 8 months in USA.
They'll make a representation in front of full San Siro, they will certainly sell jerseys but i doubt they'll give him much playing time.
It's marketing and nothing else. Milan will earn a lot of money this season with Dinho and Beckham and they'll easily compensate the money they lost by not playing in CL.
Such a great signing, a hot prospect for the future. Milan sure know how to sign at the right age.
And what is more funny in the whole thing is that Moratti is burning, he's the one who loves these signings and obviously Mourinho is totally against them then he announced that it's not Inter's strategy but he'll wait and see which strategy is better
And what is more funny in the whole thing is that Moratti is burning, he's the one who loves these signings and obviously Mourinho is totally against them then he announced that it's not Inter's strategy but he'll wait and see which strategy is better
Just rumours, but:
Balotelli 'asks to leave'
There are reports that Inter's teenage marksman Mario Balotelli is planning to hand in a transfer request.
Balotelli is one of Italy's most promising rising stars, but he has had limited action with the Nerazzurri this term.
According to Sportmediaset, the Azzurrini ace has grown tired of his peripheral role and is ready to ask Mourinho to be transfer-listed.
The 18-year-old is determined to break into Marcello Lippi's senior Italy squad and he realises that is unlikely when his involvement is limited to warming the San Siro bench.
Sportmediaset claims that Balotelli will meet with club officials next week to discuss a possible loan switch in January.
Chelsea are known to be keen on Balotelli and Serie A's giants are also likely to keep a close eye on the situation.
http://www.channel4.com/sport/football_italia/oct24m.html
Balotelli 'asks to leave'
There are reports that Inter's teenage marksman Mario Balotelli is planning to hand in a transfer request.
Balotelli is one of Italy's most promising rising stars, but he has had limited action with the Nerazzurri this term.
According to Sportmediaset, the Azzurrini ace has grown tired of his peripheral role and is ready to ask Mourinho to be transfer-listed.
The 18-year-old is determined to break into Marcello Lippi's senior Italy squad and he realises that is unlikely when his involvement is limited to warming the San Siro bench.
Sportmediaset claims that Balotelli will meet with club officials next week to discuss a possible loan switch in January.
Chelsea are known to be keen on Balotelli and Serie A's giants are also likely to keep a close eye on the situation.
http://www.channel4.com/sport/football_italia/oct24m.html
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I don't think he will leave on a permanent basis though, maybe just on loan...
i'm not too sure if this is where i should post this article put here goes, i thought its worth reading.
Blog: Remember 1981
Live in hope fans of Juventus. Antonio Labbate recalls when they made an even worse start to Serie A and still took home Lo Scudetto
It must be hard for Juventini right now. Despised rivals Inter, now all the smugger in Bianconeri eyes following the arrival of Jose Mourinho, took top spot on Sunday night after potentially bringing down Luciano Spalletti’s Roman Empire with a footballing lesson of the highest standard.
Milan too, worryingly for the Old Lady faithful, are looking like a decent outfit despite the fact that their unbalanced squad was seemingly put together in a playground by a kid trading Panini stickers. No wonder Carlo Ancelotti wasted little time on Monday in publicly claiming his side would be the anti-Inter of 2008-09.
Juventus on the other hand fell to their second consecutive defeat on Saturday to Napoli. To make matters worse boss Claudio Ranieri had the courage to insist that talk of a crisis was premature. Apparently, things aren’t that bad at White Hart Lane either.
Unfortunately the maths don’t lie for Claudio. Despite a win over Real Madrid in midweek, nine points in seven League games equals a place on the right hand-side of the table, which is the wrong side for a club of this stature. With just two wins and three draws so far, it’s understandable that Ranieri today still finds himself in the line of fire.
But sacking a Coach mid-season is not the Juventus way. You have to go back to October 1969 for the last time a tactician was shown the door when Luis Carniglia was axed. Changes have, since then, only been made at the end of campaigns or during when tacticians, such as Marcello Lippi in 1999, resigned.
History also shows us that, incredible as it may seem, all is not lost for La Vecchia Signora. Back in 1980-81, the Turin giants made an even more woeful start as Giovanni Trapattoni’s men collected a measly one win and four draws from their opening seven encounters.
Shy of a fox in the box, Trap managed to revitalise a side that had won just five times at the half-way point of the 30-game season. With a secure defence, Juve won 12 of their last 15 matches thanks to some fine individual performances from the likes of Liam Brady, Marco Tardelli, Antonio Cabrini and a young Domenico Marocchino. The infamous disallowed goal that Roma’s Maurizio Turone scored in Turin also helped.
It would undoubtedly take a brave man to tip this Juventus, currently ravaged by injuries, to mirror the achievements of that mythical side. Ranieri has, after all, only led the club to four successive League wins on one occasion since his 2007 arrival. However, football has changed since the 1980s and so too have priorities. The title was the objective then, a top-four finish is the target now. Surely Ranieri can deliver that?
source http://www.channel4.com/sport/football_italia/blogs/al64.html
Blog: Remember 1981
Live in hope fans of Juventus. Antonio Labbate recalls when they made an even worse start to Serie A and still took home Lo Scudetto
It must be hard for Juventini right now. Despised rivals Inter, now all the smugger in Bianconeri eyes following the arrival of Jose Mourinho, took top spot on Sunday night after potentially bringing down Luciano Spalletti’s Roman Empire with a footballing lesson of the highest standard.
Milan too, worryingly for the Old Lady faithful, are looking like a decent outfit despite the fact that their unbalanced squad was seemingly put together in a playground by a kid trading Panini stickers. No wonder Carlo Ancelotti wasted little time on Monday in publicly claiming his side would be the anti-Inter of 2008-09.
Juventus on the other hand fell to their second consecutive defeat on Saturday to Napoli. To make matters worse boss Claudio Ranieri had the courage to insist that talk of a crisis was premature. Apparently, things aren’t that bad at White Hart Lane either.
Unfortunately the maths don’t lie for Claudio. Despite a win over Real Madrid in midweek, nine points in seven League games equals a place on the right hand-side of the table, which is the wrong side for a club of this stature. With just two wins and three draws so far, it’s understandable that Ranieri today still finds himself in the line of fire.
But sacking a Coach mid-season is not the Juventus way. You have to go back to October 1969 for the last time a tactician was shown the door when Luis Carniglia was axed. Changes have, since then, only been made at the end of campaigns or during when tacticians, such as Marcello Lippi in 1999, resigned.
History also shows us that, incredible as it may seem, all is not lost for La Vecchia Signora. Back in 1980-81, the Turin giants made an even more woeful start as Giovanni Trapattoni’s men collected a measly one win and four draws from their opening seven encounters.
Shy of a fox in the box, Trap managed to revitalise a side that had won just five times at the half-way point of the 30-game season. With a secure defence, Juve won 12 of their last 15 matches thanks to some fine individual performances from the likes of Liam Brady, Marco Tardelli, Antonio Cabrini and a young Domenico Marocchino. The infamous disallowed goal that Roma’s Maurizio Turone scored in Turin also helped.
It would undoubtedly take a brave man to tip this Juventus, currently ravaged by injuries, to mirror the achievements of that mythical side. Ranieri has, after all, only led the club to four successive League wins on one occasion since his 2007 arrival. However, football has changed since the 1980s and so too have priorities. The title was the objective then, a top-four finish is the target now. Surely Ranieri can deliver that?
source http://www.channel4.com/sport/football_italia/blogs/al64.html
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