[Bluesummers]

Seems like all the more reason for Pirlo to play up farther, no?

exactly (IMG:style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif)



The only reason he doesn't is because Seedorf PMSs if he doesnt' get to play AM.



This post has been edited by Bluesummers: Aug 6 2010, 06:53 AM

[Fillipo Simone]

Well, safe to say so far Sokratis was a miscalculation. The coach lost confidence in him very fast, but his 2 or 3 appearences for Milan were a disaster. Just compare Yepes with him.

[X-Offender]

Agreed. Yepes has been rock solid in his three appearances with us. But Sokratis is just 22. If the maturity argument is valid for Pato, it should be valid for Sokratis as well.

[CHU-LIP]

I don't find disaster accurate. Sokratis should be given more confidence. I understand starting Yepes over him, but not Bonera. He's young and new at the club. His future still can be bright at Milan.

[X-Offender]

Let's just be content that we have Yepes and Sokratis instead of Favalli and Kaladze this season. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

[Zed.D]

Yepes has been rock solid? the only defender who's almost been that is Silva IMO. Yepes has had his moments. it's just that you didn't pay close attention, and they didn't cost us.

One of Papa's so called disastrous games was against Napoli. but he was playing against a very on from, motivated and amazing Lavezzi! I don't think Yepes would've fared any better.

I have absolutely nothing against Yepes. I just want to see Papa get more chances. 2-3 games shouldn't decide his Milan future.

[amancik]

I have absolutely nothing against Yepes. I just want to see Papa get more chances. 2-3 games shouldn't decide his Milan future.

I don't think his future has been decided if that's what you meant. I think he'll get some more playing time in the next few games.

[Jack Sparrow]

Plus one. He's an excellent squad player, but will he improve just sitting on the bench.

[dst]

Well, safe to say so far Sokratis was a miscalculation. The coach lost confidence in him very fast, but his 2 or 3 appearences for Milan were a disaster. Just compare Yepes with him.

Here's my comparison: Yepes has made more mistakes than Papa, he's certainly not better (I'm not saying he's worse either) and he's not going to get any better at this age...

I don't think his future has been decided if that's what you meant. I think he'll get some more playing time in the next few games.

I think he will be loaned out in January before he gets any more time. Maybe it's for the better.

[Fillipo Simone]

Maybe Yepes done more mistakes, but Papa's were the lethal ones.

[han2503]

What irritates me about the Sokratis situation is that Allegri didn't give him another chance, he made 2 mistakes when he's played, 1 against Napoli andother against Cesena, imo it's not enough to banish someone who has a lot of potential just for that, a lot of other players have made bigger f ups this season, yet have been let back on to start time and time again. Personally I can't stand the double standards Allegri has for some players.

Sokratis was far from a disaster when he played, Yepes played 2 games against easier opposition, fact. Sokratis could be in our future plans, maybe not as a starter but as a great squad player, certainly better then Bonera or Favalli or he who's name shall not be spoken.

[Jack Sparrow]

Maybe he just isn't showing enough in training. Allegri seems to place a lot of importance on how players do in training.

[amancik]

Maybe he just isn't showing enough in training. Allegri seems to place a lot of importance on how players do in training.

+1

[han2503]

Maybe he just isn't showing enough in training. Allegri seems to place a lot of importance on how players do in training.

I don't believe that excuse for a second, and I hate when people use it.

I've seen training sessions countless times on Milan channel, and everyone does the same exact work. You expect a player would act like a petulant child and refuse to do what he's told, and thowing fits? They're there to do a job, during the week they train, weekends they show up for match day, simple. Being late for training or not showing up is something inexcusable, but using the not showing enough in training BS is just taking the easy way out of explaining a situation.

I know our position in the table is great atm, but Allegri has definately not convinced or won me over, his questionable choices, subs and slow reaction time are issues that we'll see exposed to the fullest in Europe and I'm not ruling out a heavy drubbing come the knock outs, his entire system hinges on Ibra, I'd really love to see where we'd be now had Allegri been given the team Leo had, with the injuries Leo had to deal with (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)

[William405]

You should have a sig han written on it "I'm always right" (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)