QUOTE (LaPalma @ Jul 18 2008, 08:49 AM)
Not gonna happen IMO. Rino might really be past his prime and Ambro also doesn't have to abilities of Flamini. Pirlo will play of course. We still have no replacement for him.
Of course Brocchi should look for a new club. Unlike Emerson he didn't even show the class Milan needs once in his career.
Exactly, I don't know in what form Rino will be in when he returns hopefully last season was one that won't repeat itself this season. But I would prefer if it was Ambro that Flamini replaced. Last season he was our most consistant performers but still on most occasions I wanted Carlo to just take him off (which should tell you something about how the others were performing) his constant fouling and bad passes just get on my nerves.
I wouldn't be surprised if our midfield would look something like this in a few months
Flamini/Rino--Pirlo--Seedorf
Flamini being the first choice.
As for Brocchi and Emerson. Emerson has that something extra that Brocchi doesn't have when he managed to play last season he always played good, Brocchi is just there to waste bench space. If we only sold him and kept Simic and Abate I would be happy, Polaschi will probably go on loan but we should keep Abate in case we want to swith to 4-4-2, Zambro on the right wing Abate on the left.