[Rossoneri7]

Maybe he'll be a good signing. I always hated him but he improved a lot in the last 2 years.

We'll see. Good luck Flamini.

Last I heard, Silvio was done with teh Brazilian players .. He wants to turn Milan into a French colony (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/innocent.gif)








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[kurtsimonw]

Really good signing, if Milan allow him to play his proper game. He isn't just a DM, he's a very hard-working box-to-box kind of player, he needs to be given a bit of freedom to be effective.

I'm sure he'll turn out to be a top signing, I really rate the guy.

[arivanjj]

FORZA FLAMINI (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif) (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/king.gif) (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/king.gif)


great signing... now let the others roll in (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/innocent.gif)

[agenth]

Maybe he'll be a good signing. I always hated him but he improved a lot in the last 2 years.

We'll see. Good luck Flamini.

huh? why did you hate him? (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/huh.gif)

[KillerMax]

Good signing. But we need more attacking players.

[kurtsimonw]

huh? why did you hate him?  (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/huh.gif)

I'm gonna take a guess that it's because he's French? (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif)

[morgoth]

The #5 jersey is still, to me, Billy's.  (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/cry.gif)   (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/cry.gif)   (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/cry.gif)
(yes, I'm sentimental, but he did wear it for 20+ years)

Hum not sure about that, he was wearing the 19 back in 2003 (5 was Redondo's) ...

Anyway, welcome Mathieu I hope he keeps his season form and adapts quickly (it took 4 years in England (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/dry.gif) ) but the Milan environment is different (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/cool.gif)

[TriniKing_CE]

Flamini has reached - woohoo!
I am happy - hope he continues to do well!

[dst]

^^

Oh come on! we can't retire all the numbers we have...

But one of the numbers I'm already sure we'll retire is 22. (no need to say if Kaka retires at Milan). there are very few players in Milan's history who have contributed to Milan's success as much as Kaka has [and will in the future].

Costacurta is not just any player... you did not say that but I think your post above is very disrespectful towards Billy! Maldini overshadowed him but that does not mean he is not a great legend. He is among the very few that deserve such an honor!!

Kaka has offered very little compared to Costacurta. It's a disgrace his name is (right now) mentioned next to Alessandro's... (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/sleep.gif)

edit: Ricardo to me is not even a Milan legend yet.

This post has been edited by dst: May 5 2008, 11:58 PM

[aLbErTo]

i'm not quite sure 22 will get retired...i thought also few years ago that 7 is gonna be, but you see know (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) ...but in truth we are retiring only numbers of defenders (but really big ones)...do you imagine costacurta-baresi-maldini trio (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

[Jack Sparrow]

I think we shall retire only one-club men's jerseys. Maybe 10 years down the line if Kaka is still playing in the red and black,has been just like he is now and hangs up his boots.

Both Baresi and Paolo are team captains btw.

Oh and I agree with dst. Kaka is a Milan hero. A looong way to go to hit legend status.

But then I dont' consider Rijkaard or Gullit to be legends either.

Capello is...since he was not just a player. (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

So is Carletto. (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)

[m1ke]

Blog: Gallic Gladiator
Mathieu Flamini will be wearing a Milan jersey next term and Richard Godden thinks it could be the signing of the summer

The 2007-08 season has proved to be a coming of age campaign for Mathieu Flamini. The Arsenal ace - who will arrive at Milan in the summer on a Bosman free transfer - has been one of the top defensive midfielders in Europe over the past nine months, bringing plenty of pace and energy to a role which generally requires only power and patience. At just 24-years-old, he undoubtedly has his best years ahead of him.

So it is safe to say that the Rossoneri have pulled off one of the transfer coups of the summer before the current season is even complete. Although it's a tad harsh on Massimo Ambrosini, a midfield trio of Flamini, Gennaro Gattuso and Andrea Pirlo is as good as any in Serie A. With the hustle and bustle of the former duo allowing Milan's quarter-back to conduct the play from deep, it looks as though Carlo Ancelotti has found the perfect formula.

However, it does raise a question which I have been scratching my head over for quite some time - why was Emerson signed last summer? The Brazilian has made just six Serie A starts this season and made about as much impact as Ibrahim Ba has on his return to San Siro. And with Flamini, Clarence Seedorf, Cristian Brocchi and Yoann Gourcuff all ahead of the ex-Juventus and Roma man in the pecking order, does he have a future at the club? If you ask me, he shouldn't even have a past or present at Milan.

Another point worth making, particularly at a club which places such a firm emphasis on loyalty, is that Flamini has played for two teams in his career and on both occasions he has left on bad terms. While at Marseille, shortly after he had just played in the 2004 UEFA Cup Final, the French international decided to head for Highbury. L'OM did not receive a penny from the Gunners as Flamini had yet to agree a long-term professional deal - a scenario which seems to have blighted Italian clubs of late. Then Marseille boss Jose Anigo said at the time: “This is a beautiful treason. He used me.”

Arsene Wenger has yet to say anything to that degree, but you can bet your bottom dollar that he is not happy to lose a player he put plenty of faith in this season. By selling Lassana Diarra - his main rival for a midfield spot - he was effectively telling Flamini that he was part of the Gunners' spine, an integral part of the team. That has been thrown back in the tactician's face, although those saying it's all down to money don't know the whole truth. Flamini's father is from Rome and the midfielder recently spoke of how proud he was to be an Italian. So if Raymond Domenech gives him a summer call-up then there could be an intriguing conflict of interests at Euro 2008…

[m1ke]

^^ Do you think it's strange that our potential future captain isn't even perceived as a starter outside (and in some case, inside) of our fanbase?

[Tennie]

In a way, yes, it is strange. Thing is, Massimo has had a horrible time with injury. I think this is the first season in a very long time that he hasn't (touch wood) been out for an extended period on injury. And while he sometimes tackles just as well as Paul Scholes does (no offense to either intended), I think Max is having a very good campaign. He's absolutely adored by the couple of people I know who have season tickets, who credit him for having more heart than anyone else on the team.

[kurtsimonw]

I personally rate Ambro very highly, and prefer him to Gattuso. Rino can't do anything that Ambro can't - eg. work hard, win the ball back, play with a huge heart and has a fantastic work rate. - But Ambro even scores goals - one of the best headerers of a ball in the Milan team if you ask me. I'd be very disappointed if he wasn't considered a starter next season - given that he's been possibly our most on form midfielder this season!