It's all about the money. Teams usually only bother having good academies because they can't afford to buy top class established players. That means that the teams who do produce good youngsters usually have to sell them to the teams who don't have to bother trying to produce youngsters.
Some are sure he's very good and deserves to start. I've been thinking that as well but after some time I've realized he's not that great at all. At that position he should have some great quality, like being a great passer, posses great vision and/or be creative or something. He doesn't have such plus he's not even fast while at the same time his passes are simple always and his movement isn't something to be proud of really. So he has everything but it's at 30% ... So he's not a left midfielder nor he's a regista. Just a central midfielder with many flaws, a player like Tiago. IMO such players are good for bench but it stays at that. Aquilani is not old Aquilani who had great shot, who had great vision and who had very good passes, something that makes him different.
Imagine if we had Melo - Kwadwo, Melo - Inler or hell, even Melo - M'Villa
M'Villa would be my first choice.. Udinese would rape us if we want to buy Kwadwo or even Sanchez.. They ask for crazy sum for D'Ago before and imagine how much will they ask for Kwadwo or Sanchez
Inler is good, but other than Udinese factor i mention above.. I also want somebody younger.. And M'Villa looks so great (saw him played for France NT against England, Brazil, and the latest against Luzembourg.. He just so good both in defense and attack.. He would complement Melo.. And i definitely would spend the 16m (the option price for Aquilani for this guy)
With all that roumors, I wan't us to have at least 5 italians in our starting eleven. But you guys are posting those dream-team lineups as if we are intermerda or shakhtar...
And I don't want April's fools day to come ;(
We will sign every good player that day probably. But for that day only..
M'Villa would be my first choice.. Udinese would rape us if we want to buy Kwadwo or even Sanchez.. They ask for crazy sum for D'Ago before and imagine how much will they ask for Kwadwo or Sanchez
Inler is good, but other than Udinese factor i mention above.. I also want somebody younger.. And M'Villa looks so great (saw him played for France NT against England, Brazil, and the latest against Luzembourg.. He just so good both in defense and attack.. He would complement Melo.. And i definitely would spend the 16m (the option price for Aquilani for this guy)
Kwadwo is probably around 15 while Sanchez is somewhere at 25. But we could give some player(s) too. I think we could finance those, but I don't know if we'll try.