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It could be tough, but Galliani is an old fox when it comes to the mercato. If Milan allow this to happen, I'm sure they have something lined up already. I have no doubts that they will be a force next season no matter what happens. These are two great players, no doubt about it, but let's think about it. T. Silva, although very good, is an overrated defender. If someone comes in with a 40-50 million offer, you definitely take it. No questions asked. Ibra? Great player, but he's not getting any younger.
It may seem like a dumb move from Milan's point of view, but if they utilize this cash properly they can become stronger than they were. It would be good for the league, but not for our title ambitions.
It may seem like a dumb move from Milan's point of view, but if they utilize this cash properly they can become stronger than they were. It would be good for the league, but not for our title ambitions.
I'm not making any noises about writing Milan off, unlike some.
I agree that Silva is hugely overrated and that Milan are sensible to sell Ibrahimovic at the last point they could get big money for him.
I'd expect them to sign a CB (Dede), a CF (Tevez/Dzeko/Carroll on loan
) and either a CM (Diarra/Sahin) or a LB (Kolarov). They could probably do that with a little over half the 70m and paying less wages than they did to Ibrahimovic and Silva.
They'll move towards actually having a team for the first time in a while, instead of just being completely reliant on a couple of talented individuals.
However, it'll pose a problem that Milan haven't had in a long time - they are going to have several new players needing time to settle in and that will only be made harder with them having released so many 'Senators' over the last year or two.
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It's all cyclical.
Teams like Inter and Milan need to put their houses in order before Serie A can really start to recover and build itself up again.
I agree that Silva is hugely overrated and that Milan are sensible to sell Ibrahimovic at the last point they could get big money for him.
I'd expect them to sign a CB (Dede), a CF (Tevez/Dzeko/Carroll on loan
) and either a CM (Diarra/Sahin) or a LB (Kolarov). They could probably do that with a little over half the 70m and paying less wages than they did to Ibrahimovic and Silva.They'll move towards actually having a team for the first time in a while, instead of just being completely reliant on a couple of talented individuals.
However, it'll pose a problem that Milan haven't had in a long time - they are going to have several new players needing time to settle in and that will only be made harder with them having released so many 'Senators' over the last year or two.
---------- Post added 12.07.2012 at 00:47 ----------
It's all cyclical.
Teams like Inter and Milan need to put their houses in order before Serie A can really start to recover and build itself up again.
I'm not making any noises about writing Milan off, unlike some.
I agree that Silva is hugely overrated and that Milan are sensible to sell Ibrahimovic at the last point they could get big money for him.
I'd expect them to sign a CB (Dede), a CF (Tevez/Dzeko/Carroll on loan) and either a CM (Diarra/Sahin) or a LB (Kolarov). They could probably do that with a little over half the 70m and paying less wages than they did to Ibrahimovic and Silva.
They'll move towards actually having a team for the first time in a while, instead of just being completely reliant on a couple of talented individuals.
However, it'll pose a problem that Milan haven't had in a long time - they are going to have several new players needing time to settle in and that will only be made harder with them having released so many 'Senators' over the last year or two.
---------- Post added 12.07.2012 at 00:47 ----------
It's all cyclical.
Teams like Inter and Milan need to put their houses in order before Serie A can really start to recover and build itself up again.
I agree that Silva is hugely overrated and that Milan are sensible to sell Ibrahimovic at the last point they could get big money for him.
I'd expect them to sign a CB (Dede), a CF (Tevez/Dzeko/Carroll on loan
) and either a CM (Diarra/Sahin) or a LB (Kolarov). They could probably do that with a little over half the 70m and paying less wages than they did to Ibrahimovic and Silva.They'll move towards actually having a team for the first time in a while, instead of just being completely reliant on a couple of talented individuals.
However, it'll pose a problem that Milan haven't had in a long time - they are going to have several new players needing time to settle in and that will only be made harder with them having released so many 'Senators' over the last year or two.
---------- Post added 12.07.2012 at 00:47 ----------
It's all cyclical.
Teams like Inter and Milan need to put their houses in order before Serie A can really start to recover and build itself up again.
People were speaking about not being in the CL being worth about eight points last season, so Juve need to strengthen enough to at least maintain their points total from last season.
Then there is the fact that Juve played last season with virtually no injuries - something that is not likely to be repeated, however well the coaching/physio staff work.
Now, those issues may be taken care of by Juve adding depth, as they have been doing.
Conte has no experience of coaching a team that has to play every three days for extended periods of the season, so we'll have to see how he adjusts.
Then there is the issue of Juve going into this season with pressure on them right from the start and it's unclear how some of the players will respond to that.
Will Conte be able to keep them as motivated and focused as he did last season? It's easy to make a slow start after winning the title and is more likely to happen when you have a lot of players who haven't won before.
Juve are certainly going to go into the new season as the strongest team on paper and with the best squad, but there are still plenty of uncertainties going into the season.
Inter might go and pull off a season like Juve did last year.
Then there is the fact that Juve played last season with virtually no injuries - something that is not likely to be repeated, however well the coaching/physio staff work.
Now, those issues may be taken care of by Juve adding depth, as they have been doing.
Conte has no experience of coaching a team that has to play every three days for extended periods of the season, so we'll have to see how he adjusts.
Then there is the issue of Juve going into this season with pressure on them right from the start and it's unclear how some of the players will respond to that.
Will Conte be able to keep them as motivated and focused as he did last season? It's easy to make a slow start after winning the title and is more likely to happen when you have a lot of players who haven't won before.
Juve are certainly going to go into the new season as the strongest team on paper and with the best squad, but there are still plenty of uncertainties going into the season.
Inter might go and pull off a season like Juve did last year.
I'm not making any noises about writing Milan off, unlike some.
I agree that Silva is hugely overrated and that Milan are sensible to sell Ibrahimovic at the last point they could get big money for him.
I'd expect them to sign a CB (Dede), a CF (Tevez/Dzeko/Carroll on loan) and either a CM (Diarra/Sahin) or a LB (Kolarov). They could probably do that with a little over half the 70m and paying less wages than they did to Ibrahimovic and Silva.
They'll move towards actually having a team for the first time in a while, instead of just being completely reliant on a couple of talented individuals.
However, it'll pose a problem that Milan haven't had in a long time - they are going to have several new players needing time to settle in and that will only be made harder with them having released so many 'Senators' over the last year or two.
---------- Post added 12.07.2012 at 00:47 ----------
It's all cyclical.
Teams like Inter and Milan need to put their houses in order before Serie A can really start to recover and build itself up again.
I agree that Silva is hugely overrated and that Milan are sensible to sell Ibrahimovic at the last point they could get big money for him.
I'd expect them to sign a CB (Dede), a CF (Tevez/Dzeko/Carroll on loan
) and either a CM (Diarra/Sahin) or a LB (Kolarov). They could probably do that with a little over half the 70m and paying less wages than they did to Ibrahimovic and Silva.They'll move towards actually having a team for the first time in a while, instead of just being completely reliant on a couple of talented individuals.
However, it'll pose a problem that Milan haven't had in a long time - they are going to have several new players needing time to settle in and that will only be made harder with them having released so many 'Senators' over the last year or two.
---------- Post added 12.07.2012 at 00:47 ----------
It's all cyclical.
Teams like Inter and Milan need to put their houses in order before Serie A can really start to recover and build itself up again.
I agree Silva is overrated, he isn't a 45M defender but he's pretty damn good. However he's too much of a pussy IMO, I'd always prefer Chiellini no matter how sloppy he can be sometimes. He's a warrior.
I agree that Milan can build quite the competitive team, but it'll take a season or two for things to gel together.
inter might not be as bad as last year - that will be a hard feat to match - but their squad is weaker, so far. It all depends on if Stramaccioni can do what Ranieri and the others fail to do and motivate the team and sustain a harmonic dressing room with all its egos while fixing the psychological damage from last year. He might pull off a Conte/Pep, but chances are he won't.
Juve, if the injury free season was a result of the physios' work, why can't it be repeated, especially with the added depth?
Juve, if the injury free season was a result of the physios' work, why can't it be repeated, especially with the added depth?
Gee, that wasn't Freudian 
Milito - Palacio
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Cambiasso - Poli - Guarin
Zanetti - Silvestre/Rano - Samuel - Maicon*
Samir/Julio
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Cambiasso - Poli - Guarin
Zanetti - Silvestre/Rano - Samuel - Maicon*
Samir/Julio
They have a team that can cause problems, but what we did in the 2011/2012 was miraculous IMO. We stayed healthy, lucky we weren't playing additional games, etc etc. Something I don't think Inter can recreate.
They'll cause us problems in our derbies, though.
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