[Tennie]

(from acmilan.com's english page)

OFFICIAL A.C. MILAN PRESS RELEASE
7/20/2010
MILAN - A.C. Milan communicate that they have signed the player SOKRATIS PAPASTATHOPOULOS outright from Genoa and have sold NNAMDI ODUAMADI, RODNEY STRASSER and GIANMARCO ZIGONI on a co-ownership deal to the same club.

Welcome to Sokratis! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/96.gif)

[Bluesummers]

Sokratis isn't ready to start for milan yet. Its not just about making mistakes, hes far too clumsy and recklessness in his play. He is what I would call an "animalistic" defender. He rushes in hard and often leaves the opponent wounded. In England this is beautiful. This is what you must do in order to survive. In italy, it'll get you killed. In italy you have to be smart and you only get maybe 1 chance to make a tackle and if you miss it your f*cked. It has nothing to do with speed or physicalness. It all has to do with technique, which is hard to teach. It takes years of exp to develop it. Thats why most defenders in Italy are in their advanced years.



In regards to giving chances, I agree he needs more time because he has huge potential. Allegri not playing him does not mean he isn't good enough in training it just means he isn't good enough to play over Yepes yet, which I believe is true.


When he's 24/25 he'll be a regular for us.

This post has been edited by Bluesummers: Dec 7 2010, 06:22 AM