[ITA] Serie A 2013/2014 (54 Viewers)

[Elvin]

Maldini, Nesta, Cannavaro made defending a beautiful art form.

 

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[only-juve]

In his last couple of years yeah. But for those who followed him since long can feel the gap. I see Maldini's name as the biggest name in football world when it comes to defensive players.

As a marketable name yep (after all Milan as a club are mostly about marketing+whoring themselves out there as they always did). But as a defender, no doubt in my mind that there was better players, their own Baresi shits all over Maldini IMO.

 

[piotrr]

I will never forget how in 2005 PSV-Milan Venegoor of Hesselink attempted an overhead kick but kicked Maldini in the head instead. I thought he has killed him.

 

[Gep]

Retiring number was/is stupid to begin with.

Exactly.

 

[Azzurri7]

As a marketable name yep (after all Milan as a club are mostly about marketing+whoring themselves out there as they always did). But as a defender, no doubt in my mind that there was better players, their own Baresi $#@!s all over Maldini IMO.

I catched Baresi in USA 1994 and couple of years after but didn't see him in his prime and I'm sure there's no big difference between him and Paolo. Maldini was more than just a name and loyalty, he was an amazing LB and if one is better than him then I guess he is/was slightly ahead of him because again you couldn't get much better than Paolo Maldini.

Sometimes I wish Juve had him.

 

[Vlad]

Maldini was greatness. One of the best defenders and apparently juventino as a kid.

 

[Tommy]

inb4 klin and jck.

 

[Cuti]

Maldini seemed/seems like a true gentleman, a la Del Piero, not like the scum they have at their team currently. That being said, death to Milan

 

[Hængebøffer]

I catched Baresi in USA 1994 and couple of years after but didn't see him in his prime and I'm sure there's no big difference between him and Paolo. Maldini was more than just a name and loyalty, he was an amazing LB and if one is better than him then I guess he is/was slightly ahead of him because again you couldn't get much better than Paolo Maldini.

Sometimes I wish Juve had him.

Regardless of which team they support - every Italian, from the days back then, I've spoken to, they say Baresi was without a doubt, the best.

 

[Bianconero_Aus]

Nesta was/is the best defender I've ever seen. Just magnificent in his prime, too bad he played for Milan and not us. Best CB ever.

 

[Azzurri7]

Regardless of which team they support - every Italian, from the days back then, I've spoken to, they say Baresi was without a doubt, the best.

I didn't say it's not true. Just that I don't think one can be that much better than Maldini as a defender regardless of who the defender is.

 

[Dostoevsky]

Nesta was/is the best defender I've ever seen. Just magnificent in his prime, too bad he played for Milan and not us. Best CB ever.

I can't think of many names, brain fart, but he's surely one of the best I've witnessed.

 

[Vlad]

Season ticket sales latest update.

• Juve 28.000
• Inter 23.500
• Fiorentina 19.600
• Milan 18.000 Started in may
• Roma 18.000
• Sampdoria 16.100
• Lazio 16.000
• Verona 15.122
• Genoa 13.500

*Napoli haven't disclosed info yet.

 

[Turk_Bianconero]

We could have easily sold 40000.

 

[Vlad]

We could have easily sold 40000.

Probably.

 

[Deep C]

Baresi will always be the best for me. Watching him play attackers like a fiddle with his offside rubber band was poetry in motion.

Loved Maldini, Nesta and Costacurta also.

 

[Cuti]

Let's not forget our own legends like Scirea, my father, who has been a Milan fan since the 60s said he has never seen a defender that comes close to Scirea.

 

[Elvin]

Season ticket sales latest update.

• Juve 28.000
• Inter 23.500
• Fiorentina 19.600
• Milan 18.000 Started in may
• Roma 18.000
• Sampdoria 16.100
• Lazio 16.000
• Verona 15.122
• Genoa 13.500

*Napoli haven't disclosed info yet.

gotta give it to Inter fans, they're pretty loyal.

 

[Vlad]

gotta give it to Inter fans, they're pretty loyal.

Yes it looks like they'll reach last years figures when they sold 30k. Looking at bigger picture Milanese clubs 5-6 years ago sold between 45-55k. Significant change.

 

[Hængebøffer]

When it comes to what I've seen (what I remember seen) it's Nesta for me.