[Fillipo Simone]

[B]Collovati: Milan Need Strikers[/B]

Former Azzurri defender Fulvio Collovati believes that Milan blundered in the transfer market during the summer and are in desperate need of some strikers.

The Rossoneri have been badly struggling for goals this season and due to the injury of Ronaldo, currently have just three fit strikers in their first team squad. These are the brilliant but ageing Filippo Inzaghi, the hugely disappointing Alberto Gilardino and the rookie French youngster Willy Aubameyang. 

“Milan have few alternatives in attack,” said Collovati. “I looked at the Inter team against Sampdoria and they had Ibrahimovic and Crespo on the field. Then I looked at the bench and they had three forwards in Adriano, Julio Cruz and a player that Milan blew the chance of buying, David Suazo. 

“I think there is no doubt that Milan had the wrong transfer strategy in the summer. They should have also purchased an alternative to Dida in goal and a younger centre midfielder than Emerson who can represent the future of Milan.” 

Collovati was a World Cup winner with Italy in 1982 and played for both Milan and Inter during an illustrious career. He also won a Scudetto with the Rossoneri in 1979 and later represented Udinese, Roma and Genoa in Serie A.

Collovati knows,...but it's hard not to mention the things he did.

[Rossoneri7]

Yes we won't win it, but I don't believe it was planned. Maybe last year with all the Calciopoli mess. But this year, after winning the CL? To decide to go just for CL is stupid and shameful for Milan if so. They want both but just with minimum resources. It's not like we had poor summer just this year it's a tendency.

I doubt the management or the coach thought they could go for both with the current players we have on the bench. That is why I say it is obvious.


Then another thing on people who say Milan don't invest in the transfer market. Give me one team in Europe today that has the amount of experience, cohesion, and team spirit as this current team has ? I think we can beat anyone on our good day .. But we don't have enough depth to go the distance of Serie A, still that doesn't mean we wont reach a CL spot. hell, I think we will reach it comfortably, taking into consideration our comeback last yr.

I don't get why everyone is complaining ? Sure the team has only won one game out of a possible 5 till now, but that doesn't mean anything in the long run. We just have to accept this team as it is. They have proved their worth, it is just another season!

I think the word "old" doesn't mean anything to this team ... When it is time to separate the boys from the men; Milan is always on top.

p.s. I want to the merda !!! I want Milan to humiliate them, when is this game ?? I want some revenge ! And I hope they have their best XI ready on that day!

[misha]

I doubt the management or the coach thought they could go for both with the current players we have on the bench. That is why I say it is obvious.
Then another thing on people who say Milan don't invest in the transfer market. Give me one team in Europe today that has the amount of experience, cohesion, and team spirit as this current team has ? I think we can beat anyone on our good day .. But we don't have enough depth to go the distance of Serie A, still that doesn't mean we wont reach a CL spot. hell, I think we will reach it comfortably, taking into consideration our comeback last yr.

I don't get why everyone is complaining ? Sure the team has only won one game out of a possible 5 till now, but that doesn't mean anything in the long run. We just have to accept this team as it is. They have proved their worth, it is just another season!

Yeah, we have all that but the fans want a competitive team that won't give up at the start and leave the center stage for Inter. Other teams at least try to win both. CL is great but it shouldn't be on the league's expense. Just CL spot is not good enough for Milan in the league!! and people complain because winning the league twice for the last 11 years is unacceptable. And they are complaining because all the problems were predictable and still the opacity of the board is pretty damn frustrating. Instead of building a balanced team that can go all the way in both, we are concentrating only on Cl in which we gonna get far but can easily fail too (couple injuries or bad shape of some players). If Milan not going for both I see it as failure even if win CL. We are not Liverpool.

[Rossoneri7]

Yeah, we have all that but the fans want a competitive team that won't give up at the start and leave the center stage for Inter. Other teams at least try to win both. CL is great but it shouldn't be on the league's expense. Just CL spot is not good enough for Milan in the league!! and people complain because winning the league twice for the last 11 years is unacceptable. And they are complaining because all the problems were predictable and still the opacity of the board is pretty damn frustrating. Instead of building a balanced team that can go all the way in both, we are concentrating only on Cl in which we gonna get far but can easily fail too (couple injuries or bad shape of some players). If Milan not going for both I see it as failure even if win CL. We are not Liverpool.

trust me, I agree. But what I am trying to say, what is the point of all this talk ?!

People have been saying exactly the same thing u have in almost 70% of the threads in this forum. Addressing the same issue time and time again .. We all get it, we all know that misha .. What I am saying is, let us look at what the team is actually targeting. Cuz the season already started and all these talks have no relativity now, except by u saying that we have failed.

If so, then shut off ur tv, cuz we wont win the Scudetto ... That is for sure.

[misha]

trust me, I agree. But what I am trying to say, what is the point of all this talk ?!

People have been saying exactly the same thing u have in almost 70% of the threads in this forum. Addressing the same issue time and time again .. We all get it, we all know that misha .. What I am saying is, let us look at what the team is actually targeting. Cuz the season already started and all these talks have no relativity now, except by u saying that we have failed.

If so, then shut off ur tv, cuz we wont win the Scudetto ... That is for sure.

What else can you write about in the middle of all this league games. The season just started, the CL spring is month away and people are super frustrated with all this mess. Now we need to see Inter happy all year long and to pray for a the smooth ride in the CL.

[Rossoneri7]

What else can you write about in the middle of all this league games. The season just started, the CL spring is month away and people are super frustrated with all this mess. Now we need to see Inter happy all year long and to pray for a the smooth ride in the CL.

I know ... Trust me I share ur exact same sentiments and I would want nothing better than Milan topping the table and winning so comfortably. But as u said it is still the start to the season (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/king.gif)

inter wont have it easy as they did last yr ... It is their 6th game only, there is still a long winter for them to go through and Juve don't have the CL to play so they will be fresher at keeping them in check. Roma are still a great side, they will be back from this defeat to torment inter.

And Milan, well a CL spot isn't so bad. We have already won a trophy this season in Monte Carlo, the CWC would be a HUGE satisfaction for me if we won it, taking revenge on Boca is so sweet too. And the CL is just our game.

p.s. I hope we get a chance to meet Barca at the latter stages, we also have a vendetta to take care of. After all, we did it in 94 against their Dream team, we can do it again.

p.s.2 When we beat catania tomorrow we wont be in such a bad position, we would be 5 or 6 points off the top, which IMO isn't bad considering our start (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/king.gif)

Have faith bro. The team might not bring u the Scudetto this season, but there is still much to look forward to (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/cool.gif)

[Fillipo Simone]

p.s.2 When we beat catania tomorrow we wont be in such a bad position, we would be 5 or 6 points off the top, which IMO isn't bad considering our start (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/king.gif)

Only one intervention. We are in a bad situation, it's not the end of the world, but we are. Cause Inter allready played and won against Roma, Juve also had 2 important matches. We are the only pretender that had such little success out of such week opponents.

Still, I share your optimism,.. (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/cool.gif)

[Rossoneri7]

We are the only pretender that had such little success out of such week opponents.

Since when did Milan turn it on against the weak sides (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/devilsmiley.gif)

[kurtsimonw]

About new strikers..
I think we need a top striker bought in next summer, even if Gila was to score 20 goals. Pato is still too young, R9 and Pippo are injur prone and on the downside of their careers. We'd need a new guy that could last the season AND be consistant. That'd give us depth, too. Pippo still has the magic in the CL, so he could still be used in that, without tiring our other strikers out!

This post has been edited by kurtsimonw: Sep 30 2007, 12:52 AM