From what I've seen and read, he fills one important gap. He is good in the air. He is also good with the ball at his feet, so he can play sweeper.

On the flip side, he loses concentration at times (my opinion). And often he has to compensate with some sort of wild move, which when it comes off makes him look spectacular but otherwise (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif) - but if he'd had his head screwed on right he wouldn't need to have made it in the first place.

In other words, I worry we've got another Mexes. As long as they don't both lose their heads at the same time, it could be a potent combo. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

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Here is an interesting article on him. Click

(IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) Imagine Anderlecht pull a Galliani on us. Traore on loan with option to buy, but we pay half his wages. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

According to Sportmediaset, Schalke might offer €10 million for Boateng.

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...Yeah we need someone like Honda desperately to complete our midfield, but at this point I'd rather we wait it out and give CSKA the proverbial f@ck you and take him for free in January and put the money we were going to spend on Honda into signing Ljajic who can also play the AM position.

In the end we'll get both players anyway

€1m for the loan and €4m the buy-out clause. Another medocre player. Yay!

hmm, aren't we playing with 2 DMs now, even without Pirlo, and what fast paced play are we talking about? Oh you must be thinking about that other team, CA Nilam, because Allegri's Milan is anything but fast. Yes Pirlo needs a DM behind him, but given that we still now play with 2 DMs, needed or not, it wouldn't really have made any difference. And we play with a turtle in our midfield, so saying Pirlo is slow isn't really all that much compared to what we currently have.

Pirlo leaving was mostly down to Allegri, he didn't know how to include him so his best solution was to remove him, he did the same with Ronaldinho. He'd rather have a work horse midfield that punts the ball at Ibra then try to actually work on a midfield that works well.

Pirlo wanted a longer contract, yes, but money was never the issue, his family is wealthy, he's been getting a lot of money for a long time now, and Juve did not give him the amount he was given here. And it's not like Juve are such an atraction these days either (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)

We are not trying to lower a €40 million figure or something alike. Montolivo costs €10 million for Christ's sake! If we can't afford even that much, then we should simply stop trying. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sleep.gif)

A good cook knows how to make the guests hungry.

Montolivo is different from Pirlo, and simply fits better in Allegri's midfield than Pirlo does. And Pirlo does had something similar, but you shouldn't be too obsessed with stats like that, else you get a response like mine which you will take too seriously.

Montolivo is creative, he can create attacks, and he is capable of scoring goals, and at least he can somewhat attack unlike Pirlo. And can defend well enough, unlike Pirlo.

Pirlo probably also something like that. So ideal Pirlo's replacement.

Personally I always rated them as good solid players, Montolivo tends to be a little inconsistant, but his abilities cannot be quastioned, so maybe playing in a more well rounded team will benefit his form and performances. While Aquilani has been unlucky these past 2 seasons.

I know I might have come off as if I'd prefer them over someone like Cesc, but the reality is that I never believed in the Cesc thing to begin with. I know what the club's financial limits are, therefore I will be more then happy with the 2 Italians and maybe next summer, if we are in a more stable position, we'll bring in a big name for the AM position.

Come on blue!!! No one really is depressed about Fabregas, because even the ones who were on the bandwagon, deep down, they knew he would never happen for us. I'm just surprised that you believed in it so much. It's shocking to me how the Ibrahimovic deal last season has absolutely blinded some people into thinking Galliani is the Messiah... Have we all forgotten the last6 years of mediocre signings??

That is why I'd be extatic if we goth Montolivo and Aquilani, I'd be disappointed if we got just 1 of them, and livid if we ended up with no one. Schweinsteiger is on the same level as Cesc, he's not going to come. Montolivo and Aquilani are both quality players with a lot of Serie A experience who probably would adjust instantly to our system. This is why I myself and a lot of other wants them to come. Only the ones who were believing in the Fabregas deal are turning their nose at them. Which imo is completely ridiculous as we were never going to get him in the first place.


LOL!!!!

Galliani is mad at Raiola?? What could little Mino do if the club didn't give him the money to negotiate with? Stupid rumour. Personally I believe that Raiola wasn't working on anything for us and we were never really even close to signing Fabregas.


Completely agree with you jacky


Both had good seasons in the CL for Roma and Fiorentina. Aquilani first really caught my eye in the CL for Roma. The move to Liverpool was a mistake imo, he would never have made it there. That league is not made for players like Aquilani, maybe Gattuso would have made it big there in his prime days, but players like Aquilani, Montolivo, Pirlo, etc would never make it in the EPL, they're just too delicate for it


Come on blue! Silvio promises 2 champions every summer, and yet rarely delivers. And this is a common trend, especially when some sort of elections are coming up. He's a politician my friend, he's built to lie (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)

So we have two players that will be tested, two standard strikers and two SS and one Superpippo bonus. All in all, it's a mischmasch, but I'd stick with all 7 of them.

I thought he did ok. He was up against Robben and did fairly well and I finally saw a decent cross coming from 1 of our FBs, that hasn't happened since the days of Serginho and Cafu

Galliani is the best at what he does. His methods are only a bit... unorthodox.

To be honest, I don't think he gives a damn. He's dedicate to his job and sets his goals and aims very high while being concentrated 100% on the deal. He's no public charmer, he's a doer.

Now he's going to rest until the last five matches of next season. Then he'll get another extension. (N)