Sell Merkel? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ohmy.gif)

Oh... I would be pissed if we co-own him someday... I can't wait to see Merkel in a few years (IMG:style_emoticons/default/96.gif)

I think it would be waaay too premature to declare El Shaa as "bad" after we saw one game from him this season. I think it's too much pressure for him to be starting games and expecting to be performaing like Zlatan FFS. The team has no leaders in it, it's not an ideal situation for him to thrive in

I never said he's bad. But he's the least good of the omg-we-paid-all-that-money-for-a-teenager club.

El Shaarawy on life with Ibra
By Football Italia staff

Milan forward Stephan El Shaarawy has revealed some of the ways to survive in the Rossoneri dressing room alongside some of his more illustrious teammates.

In an upcoming interview to be published on Thursday, the 19-year-old tells of his fear of former Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic, his hair and girls' new found attention in him.

“It’s difficult to be appreciated by him, but I felt worse. The secret is to pass him the ball, or he starts to growl. You need to know how to relate to him. Otherwise he plays tricks on you.

“When Rino Gattuso noticed I used to shave my eyebrow he started to kick my *** and said 'you only must think to play, you understand?'

“I was asked to cut my hair as soon as I arrived at Milanello. Someone also asked me in the dressing room, but one of my teammates defended me and said, 'if Hamsik, Neymar and Cisse can have it, why can’t he' in front of everyone. Then the debate was closed.”

The former Genoa player also spoke of the pressures of professional football. “I thought it was easy to not fall for the things surrounding fame, instead it is hard. When you see football players everybody thinks - how can they be so arrogant? I thought about it a thousand times.

“Then fans find us and ask for photos and autographs and you feel pumped up, even if you don’t want to. You arrive in Serie A and instantly the attention is multiplied around you. Luckily my father helps keep my feet on the ground.”

Yeah..the cut my hair comment was a bit disturbing. Someone actually spoke up against a senior player then? ****..I miss Paolo...

You found it disturbing that some one spoke up against a senior player? What a joke. I find it disturbing that some one demanded it of him. They're all adults and can do what ever they damn well please with their hair.

Then you've read the entire interview, where among other things he also says he has 10 times as much sex and picks up all his girls on FB?

I don't think the issue here was with the haircut or the eyebrows. I think the issue here is the boy is focusing on the wrong stuff. And when the seniors brought it up, they argument was downright weird. If it was a hazing, you shouldn't interfere.

Cisse does it so it's okay?? Don't think that's the kind of footballer a young and upcoming kid wants to be like.

What if it was SAF? He's banned all his young players from driving Corvettees despite the sponsorship. Is he being ridiculous since they're all old enough to drive?

Then you've read the entire interview, where among other things he also says he has 10 times as much sex and picks up all his girls on FB?

I don't think the issue here was with the haircut or the eyebrows. I think the issue here is the boy is focusing on the wrong stuff. And when the seniors brought it up, they argument was downright weird. If it was a hazing, you shouldn't interfere.

Cisse does it so it's okay?? Don't think that's the kind of footballer a young and upcoming kid wants to be like.

What if it was SAF? He's banned all his young players from driving Corvettees despite the sponsorship. Is he being ridiculous since they're all old enough to drive?