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Toni: I signed for Milan
Friday 4 January, 2008

Azzurri striking star Luca Toni has revealed that he put pen to paper with Milan last summer before joining Bayern Munich.

The towering 31-year-old left Fiorentina for the Bundesliga for around £7m, but he had been contacted by a number of Serie A clubs during his time in Tuscany.

While interest from Inter and Juventus never developed into concrete offers, it now seems that Toni had practically signed for the world champions.

“Everyone knows that I nearly joined Inter two years ago and that Juventus were interested in signing me,” the ex-Brescia man told Il Giornale.

“However, with Milan it went a lot further – I had already signed a contract. I could also have been a Roma player as they nearly signed me when I was playing for Cisco Roma.”

Toni has impressed in the Bundesliga, despite Bayern’s recent woes, but he is still following Serie A with interest.

“Inter are the strongest side and they have a bit more than Roma and Milan,” he stated.

“The Nerazzurri are certainly a better side than the Rossoneri and it isn’t just the derby that shows us that.”

The Modena native’s thoughts then turned to Euro 2008 and Italy’s Group of death with France, Holland and Romania.

“I’m raring to go, but we can feel the responsibility on our shoulders,” he explained.

“It’s not a Group of iron as much as a Group of steel and we can get through. The important thing is to get to the game against France with qualification already assured.”

Toni concluded by giving the peninsula’s giants his tip for the winter transfer window.

“Sign Diego from Werder Bremen,” he commanded. “He is a very, very good player and one of the few fantasistas still around who can decide a game.”


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Why not Silvio?? (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/sleep.gif)

[han2503]

Ur missing the point han, we all know the team is lacking something. It isn't a mystery that we at Milanfan figured out, and above all the board were the first to know of it!

But seeing as they are in charge and responsible for this group of players and this team ... Then i give Adriano Galliani the benefit of the doubt. Now, regarding the statement that he made on more than one occasion about Seedorf and Kaka being strikers, well why cant it be that he was being sarcastic in responding to a wise-guy reporter ?!  or to keep the team spirit up, since Ronaldo has been out for so long that it was getting to the team ?! or that he was joking around and the media made it look like an actual statement ?! or for any random reason that might truly be the cause of why he stated that Seedorf and Kaka were regarded as strikers!

Honestly now, a Professor in the stature of Adriano Galliani has been made into a laughing stock (which i really dont care much about, but ..)  .. its immature when you actually think about it. Seeing as he has been the General manager of this team for so long that he knows more than all of us put together on how this game is played and what this team needs.

If you want to believe that he was only stating that as a joke or to keep the team spirits up then I'm not going to argue with you on it, it's your oppinion. But if that was the case, why woud they list Kaka on the official site as a striker when he's always been listed as a midfielder.

As for the board knowing that the team is lacking something, then why haven't they made any move to actually do something about that fact and fix the problems we have. I'm sorry but our board has to be criticised on some things of late.

And yes Galliani is part of the reason for our success, but sometimes you have to question what he does.

What Gila needs is a SS, not Toni.

Exactly what I said in the other thread, for Gila to effective he needs to play alongside a SS. But I still think he would play well with Toni in a 2 striker system with Kaka behind them. Toni isn't just a typical box striker, he's no Ronaldo but he does have that something extra compared to players like Gila and Pippo

Its not chemistry han .. I doubt Toni and Gila (together) would thrive under Calro's tactics. Their game plan is too different.

When I said Toni, I meant instead of Gila  (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)   (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif)

Definitely not together !!
Shevchenko ? Its a matter of tactics han. At Milan, the whole team used to play around Shevchenko. At Chelsea, its a whole different ball game ..

You think the understanding Sheva and Kaka had, had anything to do with Carlo's tactics? They could play with eachother with eyes closed and would still tear a defence apart just by knowing constantly where the other was. I don't think that has anything to do with tactics

[Rossoneri7]

If you want to believe that he was only stating that as a joke or to keep the team spirits up then I'm not going to argue with you on it, it's your oppinion. But if that was the case, why woud they list Kaka on the official site as a striker when he's always been listed as a midfielder.

As for the board knowing that the team is lacking something, then why haven't they made any move to actually do something about that fact and fix the problems we have. I'm sorry but our board has to be criticised on some things of late.

And yes Galliani is part of the reason for our success, but sometimes you have to question what he does.

You see, this is where you don't get me han, what I am saying is I give him the benefit of the doubt on saying that since we don't know the reason behind. While you imply that he is covering up! In which case, you are stating your opinion (which is widely shared here..) whilst I'm saying he has been made a laughing stock in this forum from his bald spot to his mis-quoted lines that we read in the news every now and then.

Exactly what I said in the other thread, for Gila to effective he needs to play alongside a SS. But I still think he would play well with Toni in a 2 striker system with Kaka behind them. Toni isn't just a typical box striker, he's no Ronaldo but he does have that something extra compared to players like Gila and Pippo
where the other was. I don't think that has anything to do with tactics

That is it han .. we don't really know, I mean 'sure go ahead spend a couple millions and put them together, its a no-brainer' .. But when it doesn't work ?! 'Oh well, sell him and buy someone else' ... That seems to be the thing around here. I mean it's one thing wanting a player in the team's roster, but it's another thing implying that he will do great.

Look at Sheva at Chelsea. He thrived at Kiev and at Milan ... He went to Chelsea, he was paired with Drogba and he shrunk to a level so low .. Now bring Carlo to Chelsea and see how Shevchenko will thrive (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) ....

You think the understanding Sheva and Kaka had, had anything to do with Carlo's tactics? They could play with eachother with eyes closed and would still tear a defence apart just by knowing constantly where the other was. I don't think that has anything to do with tactics

I think ?! (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/unsure.gif)

Sure Kaka' and Shevchenko made a good partnership, where did I deny that ?! But under someone else's tactics they might not turn out to be such a hit !!

Oh yes it has everything to do with tactics! In fact Milan game plan is all about tactics.


Then again, what do I know .. It's all Carlo (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)