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Rocky Times For Diarra?
Reports coming out of Madrid suggest that Mohamadou Diarra could be headed for a lengthy spell on the Merengue bench.

The problems are said to have started following some comments made by Diarra during an interview with a French television station, indirectly criticizing Fabio Capello.

He has yet to play for Real Madrid since, and given Capello’s penchant of stamping down on any kind of indiscipline, more action is expected.

Under the circumstances, Fernando Gago’s arrival has hardly helped matters, with the Argentine youngster expected to take up precisely Diarra’s spot in the first eleven.

The only ray of hope is that Capello favourite Emerson is having an indifferent season, something that gives the Mali international a chance of starting alongside Gago.

However, there are also suggestions that Capello will rethink his strategy over the winter, and that Gago and Guti could comprise Real’s midfield, with Beckham starting on the right and helping out with the defensive work.


Goal.com

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[Jack Sparrow]

We do need a defensive mid who can tackle and pass. But I'll grant that it's not a priority. Coz it would be difficult for Carletto to bench Rino. And Brocchi is playing his heart out and can shoot. Of course it would have made sense if we decided to play Brocchi as RB, but now we have Oddo.

This is why I do feel, that we might be better off going for someone inexpensive(saying cheap sounds negative, no Milan player is c-h-e-a-p), like Barusso. Young and talented.

However I do believe and here for the first time in 5 years I fault Carletto, we must develop the concept of wing play. For the times like this year when Pirlo takes his time to come back down from Venus or Mars or wherever it is that magicians who have won the world cup like to take their skills to.(I'm still obviously fan number 1 (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) )

So Dezemaili, we're going for Dzemaili? Ok...back up for Pirlo. But then we place ourselves into the same trap that Arsenal and ManU have esp Arsenal. Barca or Blackburn same tactics. Gilberto to Cesc, Cesc to Hleb, down the wing, back to Cesc, find RVP, RVP to Hleb, Hleb to Flamini...GOAL!!!!!

What makes this different of course is that they are so bleeding creative in the final third. ManU don't fly if their wings are clipped. Take the one they lost against Arsenal, Clichy owned CrisRon, and when Cris Ron did manage to break free Cesc was ready to hassle the sh!t outta him, while Toure picked pockets.

Where are Milan exactly. We have creatively speaking, Pirlo that's it. He can see plays, he can throw them but right now he's throwing sh!t. Ok Seedorf. But then Seedorf lately has been definitely having Bipolar disorder or something. And Kaka , is a genius, God(the real deal, not San Paolo) made just for us, but he's still no Rui Costa(if this bad mutha had stayed, Inter would be sniffing our fumes, I do believe that!)

We need one more genuine creative player of unquestioned pedigree. Whether he is a winger, a centre-mid, a forward..I don't care, just creative. Time to send out the position vacant notices.