[Danny]

Can't post this in news so...

Monto's been demoted and Miha's made De Jong the new captain.

Couldn't be more pleased. The correct decision. De Jong has been leading the team for two years anyway.

Monto's a fraud and this move might see him fade from first-team affairs entirely.

[X-Offender]

We don't overrate him. Yes, his job is very limited. Just win the ball and pass it to the next guy, but he does his job excellently. Can't say the same for the rest of his teammates.

[Danny]

We don't overrate him. Yes, his job is very limited. Just win the ball and pass it to the next guy, but he does his job excellently. Can't say the same for the rest of his teammates.

Back on topic, rant over - Nigel de Jong is one of the best DMs on earth and easily the best in Serie A. I also don't think his creativity gets remotely enough credit. Ok we're not talking trequartisa level, but he really does have an eye for a pass now and then and gets forward more than many acknowledge.

He's probably one of the very few in the past few years to actually be genuine Milan class.

[han2503]

Back on topic, rant over - Nigel de Jong is one of the best DMs on earth and easily the best in Serie A. I also don't think his creativity gets remotely enough credit. Ok we're not talking trequartisa level, but he really does have an eye for a pass now and then and gets forward more than many acknowledge.

He's probably one of the very few in the past few years to actually be genuine Milan class.

I think you overrate him slightly, no doubt he's been our best player for quite some time now (Bacca will most likely put an end to that run though). But De Jong isn't even the best in the league in his position.

And this is really the only Milan forum where he is endlessly praised (me being someone who's also culpable in that). The slag he gets in other forums because he's mostly a sideways/backwards passer is endless, he's oalso constantly slagged for his positioniong.

I personally don't agree with the positioning part, but the passing bit is true, but I accept that because in essance what he is is a pure DM. He's one dimensional, he's great at recovering and making the simple pass, probably one of the best around at that. But overall as a DM, compared to other more modern DMs Nigel has limitations. It's why we should have more dynmic/smart/creative players next to him who can pick the ball up from him and make things happen, and currently we don't have that

Also, you were most likely right about the captaincy. The Monto-Miha apparent bad blood from their past days at Fiorentina will most likely mean that Monto will be on the bench for the majority of next season (we should sell him tbh, and mid-level club would be happy to have him)