[X-Offender]

Why isn't he being played as a starter yet is beyond me...

Because Prandelli prefers De Rossi and Marchisio over him.

[Fillipo Simone]

Prandelli.

[han2503]

Well I can't really fault him when you have DDR and Marchisio. Both top class midfielders who have more range than Nocerino.

But he's amazing in our system. And imo tends to prove our theories about Allegri. He's just the type of player that Allegri can really get his hands on and work with, the result: one of the best midfielders in the league. Than you get him a creative player and it's a blank

[il_diavolo_mtl]

Milan’s move for Palermo’s Antonio Nocerino was the transfer of the century, argues the midfielder’s agent.

The 26-year-old joined the San Siro outfit on deadline day last summer for just €500,000 given that he had less than a year left on his contract in Sicily.

Since then he’s been a revelation at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza and scored his ninth League goal of the campaign yesterday afternoon against Lecce.

“Considering how much midfielders generally cost the big clubs, his was the swoop of the century,” representative Marco Sommella told TMW.

“I’m not shocked that it was Vice-President Adriano Galliani who did the deal, he’s a great official who already knew what Nocerino would have done for the Rossoneri.

“Given Antonio’s qualities, I expected these kind of performances. However, he has scored more goals than I thought he would.

“I had already stated some time ago that he would be an important signing, but it is not as if we’ve just discovered him this season as he was part of the Italian national set-up.”

Nocerino had previously netted only six top-flight goals in his entire career during spells at Juventus and Palermo before this term.

certainly a fantastic piece of business, and who knows maybe in the future he will become a bigger leader for the club.

[X-Offender]

I still can't believe we signed him for only €500k.

[acid911]

Agreed. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) It's not the goals and performances that impress me, it's the humble, down-to-earth, no-fuss attitude of Nocerino that takes the cake. He keeps his head down and does what he is supposed to, without a word. Forget transfer of the century - if he keeps this up and improves it further - this is the best transfer of all time.

[kurtsimonw]

He really is an amazing signing. Great performances, a huge (and very welcome!) surprise with his goals this season and he's still a great age. Genius move.

[Zed.D]

I remember watching him with Juve and later with Palermo and imagining him as the perfect Rino replacement. never thought it'd happen at all, let alone like this, right through Zampa's fingers for peanuts. it's nice to have an Italian player who's awesome and could potentially stay with us for many more years. we need to find more Nocerinos.

PS. praises aside, can he please get rid of that beard? maybe it's just me but he looks more like a gay model than a footballer (no offense to gays).

This post has been edited by Zed.D: Mar 15 2012, 04:34 PM

[X-Offender]

I remember watching him with Juve and later with Palermo and imagining him as the perfect Rino replacement. never thought it'd happen at all, let alone like this, right through Zampa's fingers for peanuts. it's nice to have an Italian player who's awesome and could potentially stay with us for many more years. we need to find more Nocerinos.

Absolutely. I'd mentioned his name many times months before we signed him. Always admired him at Palermo.

[han2503]

Absolutely. I'd mentioned his name many times months before we signed him. Always admired him at Palermo.

Yep, I wanted him and Diarra to come in during the summer. I always liked him, but never could have imagined how great he would turn out for us

[Fillipo Simone]

(IMG:style_emoticons/default/ohmy.gif) seems like everyone already knew how good he is (IMG:style_emoticons/default/innocent.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/innocent.gif)

[han2503]

(IMG:style_emoticons/default/ohmy.gif) seems like everyone already knew how good he is (IMG:style_emoticons/default/innocent.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/innocent.gif)

I can dig up mine and x-offs posts from the summer. We both wanted him to be brought in, but never really expected it to happen.

I never expected him to be this good, but still he was one of Palermo's best players these past few seasons so it's not something completely out of the blue.

[Fillipo Simone]

No need; that was just a joke (IMG:style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif)

[William405]

He is most likely to start today's game,I hope he shows up,I don't rate marchsio higher than him tbh.

Another note,Prandelli seems to prefer Montolivo and diamanti in the trequatristra role,but I wonder if he will try Pirlo there,and put De rossi in the center.

[X-Offender]

He is most likely to start today's game,I hope he shows up,I don't rate marchsio higher than him tbh.

Another note,Prandelli seems to prefer Montolivo and diamanti in the trequatristra role,but I wonder if he will try Pirlo there,and put De rossi in the center.

Pirlo as trequartista? Nah. He'll most definitely stick to his DDR-Pirlo-Marchisio-Monto midfield.