grazie pirlo for retiring in our jersey you saw the light whilst at inter and stuck by it FORZA PIRLO

i think milan really need to cash in on pirlo at this age. any offer above 20 million euro plus zhirkov on loan with auction to sign him permanetly for the price they bought him. then milan can invest on fabregas with the money. kaladze, oddo, favalli, and kalac should leave the team. mexes and criscito will be good addition to the team, zhirkov is perfect to replace janku.

(IMG:style_emoticons/default/unsure.gif) Is this the same guy? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dunnosmiley.gif)
A few days ago you were calling him 'Girlo' while saying 'Good Riddance' - dude WTF?! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/huhsmileyf.gif)
Seriously - Make up your mind! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif)

while this is genius, chelsea are not stupid (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)

Well , I'm new here , so I don't know what do you think about Pirlo , but my opinion is that Pirlo Is best Midfielder , also with best technique in world.

I think that when he's on form and playing well, he's certainly one of the best. The problem is that he has not been in really good form for a while.

That's because it shouldn't be his job to stop attacks of enemies.
He is playmaker.
If we would play with this formation :
-----------------------------------Abbiati
------------------Nesta---------Onyewu--------Th.Silva
-------------Abate-------------Gattuso----------------Flamini
------------------------------------Pirlo
---------------------Pato-------------------------Ronaldinho
-----------------------------------Huntelar

all players would be more effective.
Abate and Flamini could take care of right and left side , gattuso on center , Pirlo would make the game.

Could work. I don't remember Pirlo being massively successful as an attacking mid, but Football isn't always as clear cut as that is it.

However, I think there's more chance of me becoming Milan's coach than us actually seeing that formation in practice.

Well in that formation Pirlo is Center Midfielder , not Attacking midfield , but if you can remember , Pirlo also has played as attacking midfielder .

I think Flamini would hate you if you were coach of Milan!

Welcome.

Why ?
Thats his "natural" position.
He has defending skills .
And he's not a left defender in this formation (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) .
Thanks

P.S. Guys please don't be offended if I reply in every post :$.

I really like that formation to be honest. It wouldn't usually work, but Milan is an unusual team currently and I would love to see something this creative make it atleast on the practice pitch.

With the 3 at the back, Flamini and Abate would have to account for some defensive work down the flanks. One of his main reasons for quitting the Gunners was he was sick and tired of being too defensive. He's a box-to-box player and a very good one at that.

No..that would be Lampard or Essien. The best box-to-box would be dst's scouse boyfriend.


I think Flamini would be used the way Rino was used in the original Carlo team with Rui. He'd start from the flanks and then work his way into the centre, depending on the situation. Basically a free roaming DM.

But you're right, his forward play is very important, which is why my 3-5-2 must be played.
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When it comes to Flamini, I don't understand why Leo does not try to play him like an LB or RB. Because with Pirlo, Ambro and Rino we have quality in our midfield enough to balance our gameplay. On the other hand Janku is playing so badly right no, and we have so little options left, I think even a dispositioned Flamini would do much better.


About Pirlo - I expect more of him, and soon. It's been quite some time since I've seen a good performance from Pirlo, especially against big teams. And it's becoming very annoying to me. I allways admired Pirlo, but one has to stick with it's principals - one of mine is that quality is mostly proven with time - only the best players, like Kaka, Maldini or Beckenbauer last and maintain their heigh level of performances.