@Fillipo

I think you're being too pessimistic. To be honest, I don't see many of the problems you pose.

Firstly, our defense was not solid, it was utter shite. And we made some great, great improvements. Both Conti and Rodriguez thus far have shown that they're the real deal. Musacchio has been a pleasant surprise, and the addition of Bonucci brought a much needed leader and top player to the team. Not to mention Donnarumma's contract renewal. When we start playing 3-5-2, a defensive trio of Musacchio-Bonucci-Romagnoli with Conti and Rodriguez on the wings is top club material.

In attack we didn't sign a winger because I'm certain that with Bonucci's signings the club's plans shifted altogether, and the possibility of playing 3-5-2 became the priority. I agree that the lack of a marquee signing like Belotti or Aubameyang was disappointing for all, but still Silva and Cutrone are great talents and Kalinic is a decent enough back-up. Not to mention Suso, one of our best players.

In midfield we lack depth, but the starting material players (Kessie, Biglia, Bovanentura and Calhanoglu) are a huge re-assurance compared to who we had before. I understand your reservation towards Hakan, you know him better than us, but I still have high hopes for him. Plus we can still field a very good midfield with Kessie, Biglia and Jack even without Hakan. And they're all creative as well as hard-working players.

Overall, I think we have a very capable team for making the CL next season and winning the EL this one. If we obtain CL football next season (which I'm sure of) then you can only be certain that we'll keep improving this team with more important players.

I don't think I'm pessimistic at all. We almost hit rock bottom with the last few Berlusconi seasons. After such experience almost any mildly good signing campaign would do it.

I'm just not thrilled or stunned by our market success. I was sure Berlusconi would hand the club over to the right owner, so I expected nothing short of professionalism and strategy for our first season. Yet some signings seem redundant and even uninspired. The only true inspirational signings are Kessie and Rodriguez. Those are treasures. But Biglia, Kalinić and Musacchio were on Milan-radar even during the Galliani era, just we lacked money to close such deals.

What I expected was more of the Rodriguez kind of signings and less of the Kalinić kind signings.

I strongly agree with X-Off. And Danny, you are so wrong mate when you say that the defence has no difference from last years. Do you want me to mention how many times qe lost points due to Paletta being a total moron getting red cards and Zapata making childish errors ?! No friend, we improved a lot, especially in the defense.

Give this team 2-3 more months and we will see. For now we have to be pleased getting 3 points even if that means struggling.

What I mean by 2-3 months is the time for them to get to know each other. But I am very confident that next year we will have a team compact enough to be the best Italy team in CHL and achieving most. Maybe not a final, but I can see us reaching the semis. Wait and see, the potential is there!

You do realize that we spent 230M in total, right? For that amount PSG signed one single player, whereas we signed 11, an entire new line-up.

Kalinic and Biglia were never linked with us before, only Musacchio. And how much did we sign him for? 18M. Don't forget that Galliani spent 21M for Bertolacci only two summers ago, so it's not entirely true that we never had the money.

We conducted some excellent businesses both in terms of player quality and fees. Of course you can't expect us to sign the James Rodriguez and Di Maria's of this world, just to name a couple of names, in our very first signing campaign of the new ownership. Especially without CL football. But this is the first step towards rebuilding this club and bringing it to the top again.

Musacchio, Bonucci, Conti, Rodriguez, Kessie, Biglia, Calhanoglu, Silva and even Kalinic are all exciting names compared to what we were used to signing every summer in the past 5-6 years. The team is there. Definitely not title-contender material, but good enough to bring us to the Europe that counts. One step at a time, my friend, one step at a time.

I side with Pippo on this. I've had enough of signing shiny player XXX only for the performances on the pitch not to back up the reputation.

There is no difference right now in defence over last season. On paper yes. Pitch? Only maybe at full back.

And the rest of the team is not proving itself yet.

Let's wait till time vindicates these signings, because saying we've done well after the shite performances we've seen so far is blind faith.

Wait till till the performances justify that faith.

I am yet to be convinced.

I strongly agree with X-Off. And Danny, you are so wrong mate when you say that the defence has no difference from last years. Do you want me to mention how many times qe lost points due to Paletta being a total moron getting red cards and Zapata making childish errors ?! No friend, we improved a lot, especially in the defense.

Give this team 2-3 more months and we will see. For now we have to be pleased getting 3 points even if that means struggling. What I mean by 2-3 months is the time for them to get to know each other. But I am very confident that next year we will have a team compact enough to be the best Italy team in CHL and achieving most. Maybe not a final, but I can see us reaching the semis. Wait and see, the potential is there!

Wow, you've been castigating of Bonucci and even called him reckless yet it's ok now to be like that because he's not bald and called Paletta? You're a tad hypocritical here.

The difference is we haven't yet paid for the frailties. Hopefully we don't and they improve.

And don't call me wrong buddy, it's just my opinion.

See? I mean wtf? You just say one thing then totally contradict it!

Maybe it is, and I hope it is. But I think anyone making judgements now is foolish.