[Portman]

http://globoesporte.globo.com/ESP/Noticia/...78-1306,00.html

It's in here. A brazillian website, saying that Milan is after him.

They're saying that Milan consider Sobis > Tevez (for me they're =), so they are going to Brazil after him on the next days.

This is today's new in Brazil.

Oh men, this transfer would be HUGE. Inter wanted him last year... but they got nothing.

He plays TODAY the 2nd leg of the Copa Libertadores final, that is the Champions League final of South America. I'll watch the match. (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

More info about him: http://www.milanfan.com/forums/index.php?s...t=0&#entry31738 (I wrote something about him in other section of the forum)

This post has been edited by Portugal: Aug 16 2006, 01:48 AM

[Portman]

AC Milan eyeing Internacional star Sobis
tribalfooball.com - August 17, 2006

AC Milan are being linked with Internacional de Porto Alegre striker Rafael Sobis.

The 21 year-old has just fired Internacional to success in this year's Copa Libertadores and is now ready to move to Europe.

Internacional are seeking £7 million for Sobis, whose agent was a frequent visitor to Milan last season where talks with both Inter and AC Milan were held.

£7 million = 10,5 million Euros (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)

[KillerMax]

£7 million = 10,5 million Euros  (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)

lol pounds... my mistake. (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) Why do I look at scoring records? Because that's what you look at when you buy a striker? Just look at all the big strikers in the world, they all have a similar goal scoring record! And then look at some of the not so great strikers, they have a smiliar record too. I think Sobis is somewhere in between. Anyways, all things considered my choice is Torres > Tevez > Sobis

[Portman]

lol pounds... my mistake. (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) Why do I look at scoring records? Because that's what you look at when you buy a striker? Just look at all the big strikers in the world, they all have a similar goal scoring record! And then look at some of the not so great strikers, they have a smiliar record too. I think Sobis is somewhere in between. Anyways, all things considered my choice is Torres > Tevez > Sobis

I think it depends. At the moment we don't need a pure in-box striker. Those are who score "a lot", like Trezeguet, Nistelrooy... etc

We need someone to help Gilardino or Pippo. And obviously who can score too... but, not only that.

You shouldn't go by scoring records. If everybody was like that, they'll think that Pauleta is a very good striker, when he's pure b/s... the worst striker I have ever seen.

This post has been edited by Portugal: Aug 17 2006, 07:08 PM

[psgpanama]

I think it depends. At the moment we don't need a pure in-box striker. Those are who score "a lot", like Trezeguet, Nistelrooy... etc

We need someone to help Gilardino or Pippo. And obviously who can score too... but, not only that.

You shouldn't go by scoring records. If everybody was like that, they'll think that Pauleta is a very good striker, when he's pure b/s... the worst striker I have ever seen.

honestly, i do not agree at all with that... what is the function of the striker?? what is he getting paid to do?? To score goals.. he can be disruptive (like robinho) but if he doesnt score or at least set up assits for someone else score, what is the purpose of having him as a striker?? he can run and try to fight whatever he wants, but if he does not score, why is he there? and i would like to get an explanation why pauleta is not a good striker.. he's doing what he's getting paid to do.. to score goals!!! nothing else.. i would like to get an explanation from portugal on what he considers a good striker is, and why he thinks pauleta is the worst striker he has ever seen..

[Portman]

honestly, i do not agree at all with that... what is the function of the striker?? what is he getting paid to do?? To score goals.. he can be disruptive (like robinho) but if he doesnt score or at least set up assits for someone else score, what is the purpose of having him as a striker?? he can run and try to fight whatever he wants, but if he does not score, why is he there? and i would like to get an explanation why pauleta is not a good striker.. he's doing what he's getting paid to do.. to score goals!!! nothing else.. i would like to get an explanation from portugal on what he considers a good striker is, and why he thinks pauleta is the worst striker he has ever seen..

First of all. I'm portuguese, and I know Pauleta very well. He can "superrrrrrrrrrr" (what the french love to say) in PSG. But in the NT, in a World Cup, in a Euro, in a big competion he's a zero.

If you statistic... I'll give 1 example: Portugal got to the Euro 2004 final (and lost). So, Portugal did what? 6/7 matches? Did you know the Pauleta's scoring record on that tornament? 4 SHOTS! 4 SHOTS! 4 SHOTS from the ONLY striker on the first 11. And he played almost every match.

And in this World Cup. 1 goal vs. a BIG TEAM like Angola, and the others? Nuno Gomes is like 5 times better than him. He played 20min vs. Germany and scored. Pauleta played all the other matches and scored 1 without the keeper on the goal.

It's pathetic. If you're a PSG fan, I'll understand you. In France he's very well know, he's the king of the scorers. But believe, here in Portugal everybody hates him. He's pure crap.

And yes, the striker job is to score goals. But in Pauleta's case, the problem is that he only able to score or create chances vs. Luxembourg, Liechnstein, San Marino... those big teams. (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)

Hugo Almeida (Bremen), Nuno Gomes (Benfica), and maybe Postiga (FC Porto) are WAY better than the PSG's striker.