@han .. Yes football is much more complicated than replacing a defensive midfielder with a striker ... But Ronaldo is not just a striker, he is a Key player for us. Go back to last season's games, on Youtube .. (I did) and compare how we played then with now. Same sh1t my friend, but then came Ronaldo, who turned it all around. I am not saying that we depend on Ronaldo to win us matches, but the fact that this team is already complete .. It only needs someone who can split open those defenses (IMG:
http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)
But my grounds are, this team is good, in fact very good. The age issue means nothing today .. maybe in a year yes, but then again we have Maldini hanging up his boots (IMG:
http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/sad.gif) and several others will follow suit. Then there is the concentration issue, this I agree that the team isn't focused enough; maybe it is exhaustion or maybe it is the fact that this team has won so much that it feels it can't achieve more than it did! But those are just assumptions (i.e. don't hold it against me (IMG:
http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif) ). But overall, we are one of the strongest side in Europe, nay the world. Though the team has lost it's way recently, the quality and calibure of this team remains at it's standards.
Our bench is weak, yes i agree too (when have i disagreed??) when you compare it with inter or Chelsea ... But the core of this team is much stronger than Chelsea and inter combined (IMG:
http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/devilsmiley.gif) Maybe I am biased to a certain extent, but Milan clearly have their recent achievments to show of what grade this team really is.
EDIT:
p.s. Our Bench are just there to give an extra hand, 90% of them are Serie A quality and proven players with two or three developing players ... Since when does Milan look at Chelsea or inter and compare players or benchs ?! This is Milan, the Grande Milan .. Maybe we don't have a strong bench but bring the best up against us in a make or break match and we'll show them another lesson in complete football (IMG:
http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
Anyways this is my line up for today:
Cafu--Nesta--Kala--Favalli
---Rino---Pirlo---Seedorf---
-------Kaka--
Gourcuff-------
------------Gila--------------
I don't know why I am going with this, we will all know in an hr or so, but this is just what I want to see on the pitch. If not, then sub Gourcuff with Emerson and exchange his position with Seedorfs'.
This post has been edited by Rossoneri7: Oct 31 2007, 06:12 PM