[Rossoneri7]

New season, B&G are back with Monza.

Milan is expected to be back with considerable reinforcements.

Lets hope for a back to back Scudetto.

[X-Offender]

Wrong thread.

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[han2503]

New season, B&G are back with Monza.

Milan is expected to be back with considerable reinforcements.

Lets hope for a back to back Scudetto.

This summer transfer window will say a lot on whether or not we can retain the title.

The moves have to be impeccable. Inter are very active right now. Although I do think they'll have to sell one big player. If they get Lukaku back I think it's theirs'

[Danny]

Origi as good as done. Thoughts?

[X-Offender]

Origi as good as done. Thoughts?

Alright signing given he's coming for free. But his signing will mean jackshit if we don't sign some top quality in the AM and RW positions.

[han2503]

Alright signing given he's coming for free. But his signing will mean jackshit if we don't sign some top quality in the AM and RW positions.

Yeah agreed. Origi I think will be a big signing in terms of how he'll perform for us. He's mobile, quick, can score from anywhere. It will basically be similar to what Rebic was doing at the start of last season but without the injuries or the hot and cold form. This signing went under the radar, but in terms of how it will pan out, I think it will be similar to ones like Bennacer, Theo, etc. Where we literally were "meh" about these players and the turned out gold for us.



But yes, We need top AM, top RW, CM replacement for Kessie for sure. Then some other touch ups.

[X-Offender]

We're playing Marseilles tomorrow at Velodrome. I read a crowd of 60k is expected. Should be an interesting match.

[han2503]

We're playing Marseilles tomorrow at Velodrome. I read a crowd of 60k is expected. Should be an interesting match.

You know what time?

[X-Offender]

You know what time?

18:00 CEST.

[han2503]

18:00 CEST.

Thanks

Messias doing his best to make me look bad. Goal and assist so far

[han2503]

Bennacer looks really good so far. I really hope he can stay fit and in form this season. It could make or brake our season.

[William405]

Everyone looks in good shape! Messias putting in a nice performance on the wing and connecting well with Calabria. I really think Rebic is not a player we can count on anymore. He's so hot and cold. Overall, the team is looking good. Very solid defensive midfield and defense too.

[X-Offender]

Great first half. Should be 4-0 up.

[han2503]

Everyone looks in good shape! Messias putting in a nice performance on the wing and connecting well with Calabria. I really think Rebic is not a player we can count on anymore. He's so hot and cold. Overall, the team is looking good. Very solid defensive midfield and defense too.

Agreed. We look fit and quick. That's the main take from this, which makes me confident going into the season

Re Rebic. He's been so unlucky with his fitness. Missing more games than he's played in recent months. It's going to show. Thankfully we have Leao and for a sub Rebic is good imo

[X-Offender]

We should have won this 5-0 or close. So many missed chances, which is not a good thing. Leao has to work on his accuracy. It's his biggest flaw at this point.

[Rossoneri7]

A good showing from the team. Chemistry is so good. The team clicks and moves as a unit.

Form is not a constant, there will be ups and downs. But overall the team did well.

As for individuals, is still too early to judge. The team as a whole was in great form.

Next game is the season opener against Udinese.

[X-Offender]

Messias was great today. Goal, assist, quality output overall. Doesn't compare to Saladmaker who was atrocious when he came on.

Next game is another friendly vs Vicenza on the 6th. I hope we get to see some minutes of De Ketelaere and Origi.

[han2503]

We should have won this 5-0 or close. So many missed chances, which is not a good thing. Leao has to work on his accuracy. It's his biggest flaw at this point.

We better tie him down long term ASAP. I do not understand why we're going to walk into the season with him and Benna on their last 2 years. If Leao gets that last piece to his game down, his finishing, then he'll be worth big money. He's already a 100m player imo. But if he starts getting big goal numbers and we still haven't tied him down long term, we're screwed

A good showing from the team. Chemistry is so good. The team clicks and moves as a unit.

Form is not a constant, there will be ups and downs. But overall the team did well.

As for individuals, is still too early to judge. The team as a whole was in great form.

Next game is the season opener against Udinese.

What we've seen from Pioli so far in the 2 full seasons he's been our coach is that we come out of the traps quick. I think we're going to start the season really strong this time out, probably even stronger than last season which would be something since we were nearly perfect for the first 10 matchdays or so

Messias was great today. Goal, assist, quality output overall. Doesn't compare to Saladmaker who was atrocious when he came on.

Next game is another friendly vs Vicenza on the 6th. I hope we get to see some minutes of De Ketelaere and Origi.

Looks like we're not getting anyone for the RW so Messias better bring it this season

[X-Offender]

Looks like we're not getting anyone for the RW so Messias better bring it this season

CDK will be our RW. And Adli our AM. Mark my words.

[CrazyMilanFan]

Tonali injured in today's friendly

[X-Offender]

Tonali injured in today's friendly

Yeah. Risk of a sprain. F*ck!

[CrazyMilanFan]

Out for a month as per reports now.. This is not good. Wonder we can get a replacement

[X-Offender]

Out for a month as per reports now.. This is not good. Wonder we can get a replacement

No, it's just speculation in case of a sprain. The instrumental tests will be carried tomorrow. The hope is that it's only an elongation, which requires a few days of rest. But knowing our luck, it's probably going to be a sprain. I really hope he doesn't miss the derby on 3/9.

[X-Offender]

Milan awaits news on Sandro Tonali, who yesterday was forced to stop in the match against Vicenza. According to what was gathered by the MilanNews.it editorial team, the player is quite calm, given that there is optimism for the exams scheduled for tomorrow. Same for Junior Messias, whose conditions do not worry much. Finally, Oliver Giroud did some customized work to dispose of the physical annoyances.

[X-Offender]

At Casa Milan good news on the Tonali front, who was injured in the friendly match on Saturday night against Vicenza: the tests he was subjected to excluded musculotendinous injuries and the midfielder will be evaluated day by day. The hypothesis of a stretch disappears, Tonali remains at risk for the debut in the league against Udinese but the recovery times are now quantifiable in days and not in weeks: most likely he will be available in the second outing in Bergamo against Atalanta Sunday 21 August.

Giroud's conditions are also to be checked, struggling with muscle fatigue that forced him to miss the friendly match in Vicenza and the test with Pergolettese. Alarm returned instead for Messias, who has recovered from an ankle injury.

Phew...

[CrazyMilanFan]

Good to hear... Do you didn't knew second game is against atlanta

[X-Offender]

-48h. Can't wait.

Probable line-up: Maignan, Calabria, Kalulu, Tomori, Theo, Krunic, Bennacer, Messias, Brahim, Leao, Rebic.

I also read Origi has been training regularly with the group and should be available on the bench. Great news.

[han2503]

CDK will be our RW. And Adli our AM. Mark my words.

I really don't think CDK was signed for the RW going by the comments from people at the club as well as others who know CDK's game. Everyone seems to see him as an attacking mid/second striker type. This gives me chills as it is setting us up for another season of Messias and Alexis on the right

Pioli just today in his presser said that he's an AM but can play other roles in our attack...

Tonali injured in today's friendly

This is what I have been wrried about all summer. If we do not replace Kessie adequately we're going to have serious trouble this season. Our mercato has really been a worrying sign with regards to the new ownership. CDK aside we have not made any other moves of significance this summer, this after losing 2 very good players for free once again. Romagnoli it is understandable why it's not an emergency to replace him but it is critical to replace Kessie at this point. We cannot go into the new season with just Tonali and Bennacer for that double pivot + a rag-tag team of random players who are not good enough to fill that position.

No, it's just speculation in case of a sprain. The instrumental tests will be carried tomorrow. The hope is that it's only an elongation, which requires a few days of rest. But knowing our luck, it's probably going to be a sprain. I really hope he doesn't miss the derby on 3/9.

We got lucky this time, but next time it could be a big problem.

We're on August 12th and there are no significant links currently to any player who could realistically be purchased to replace Kessie. All I see are new random names being thrown about every day.

-48h. Can't wait.

Probable line-up: Maignan, Calabria, Kalulu, Tomori, Theo, Krunic, Bennacer, Messias, Brahim, Leao, Rebic.

I also read Origi has been training regularly with the group and should be available on the bench. Great news.

Excited as well. But I am worried that it is Udine on the 1st matchday. They're a huge thorn for us. Plus we have to play Krunic in the double pivot and we're still starting with Diaz and Messias in attack

[CrazyMilanFan]

Lets go guya.. Forza Milan!!

[CrazyMilanFan]

Wtf

[han2503]

Becao

Such a f@cking thorn

[CrazyMilanFan]

What a miss

[CrazyMilanFan]

Soft penalty calabria messed up the chance

[han2503]

REBIC!!

[han2503]

Soft penalty calabria messed up the chance

Agreed, but the challenge was hard so it was always going to be given

[han2503]

Diaz looking very good so far

[han2503]

Rebic always so much better upfront

Leao anonymous so far

[CrazyMilanFan]

Agree about rebic, and diaz i think knows he is fighting for a place which ia good

[han2503]

Agree about rebic, and diaz i think knows he is fighting for a place which ia good

Diaz on this kind of form can keep that spot. It's how he started last season. CDK can always be shifted to the right

[CrazyMilanFan]

That was some block by kalulu

[han2503]

Kalulu... Insane block there

[han2503]

WTF is this defending FFS???

[han2503]

I really hate playing these f@ckers

[CrazyMilanFan]

2-2 we have been slow for last 10 15 minutes

[CrazyMilanFan]

We need a good midfielder relying on krunic is not a good option.. Wonder what we can bring from the bench to hopefully win in 2nd half

[han2503]

We look really soft at times it has to be said. Obviously Krunic is not a CDM.

And it just looked like we wanted to go into HT when that goal went in.

Need to improve in the 2nd half. Leao looks completely off it right now

[William405]

Strange match haha

[CrazyMilanFan]

That defending for our third goal was comical

[han2503]

Terrible at defending set-pieces AND terrible at scoring from them. Go figure (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)

The defense needs work, I really do think we miss Kessie here. Tonali coming back will help a lot but we really do need to bring in someone adequate to cover.

[han2503]

Bw, anyone seeing what's going on at United game (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ohmy.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ohmy.gif)

[CrazyMilanFan]

Bw, anyone seeing what's going on at United game (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ohmy.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ohmy.gif)

Yup, they appear in a very bad situation. Any player they want now asking clubs will ask for double figures

[han2503]

REBICCCCC

[CrazyMilanFan]

4-2 gpod stuff by diaz

[han2503]

Brahim excellent today. This is what we need from him

[han2503]

Woop Woop

CDK coming on

[CrazyMilanFan]

Attack overhauled

[William405]

Wow bennacer just wow love you

[William405]

Charles is a beautiful footballer

[CrazyMilanFan]

Decent start for cdk amd more importantly 3 points, obviously need to improve on the defence as both goals were avoidable

[han2503]

Messias and Leao need to de better with tracking back. Messias asleep on that 2nd goal. The 1st one off the corner can be sort of forgiven because we were clearly not switched on yet, not to mention Udine are such a physical side and have height on us.

We really need to improve on the high balls. Te talk will be that our rock solid defense from last season conceded twice, but the goals were very clear lapses at the very start of the half and at the very end. Pioli said they've been working on set-piece defending, at least it is a comfort that they're working on one of our biggest weaknesses from last season

Atalanta up next. I think we can do the job there as well. Hopefully we'll have Sandro back and maybe that new midfielder we absolutely need.

CDK looked absolutely class. Give me him and Diaz for the next game instead of Messias pls

[CrazyMilanFan]

Lukaku already scored

[han2503]

Lukaku already scored

It was always a given that he was going to bang them in again for them this season.

[han2503]

I think this game also makes it clear that we should not be going into the season with Messias as our RW starter. We're the champions and a CL team and have a Serie B level player starting at RW for us. Absolutely criminal that Ziyech is there available and we haven't gone for him.

[William405]

Inter just conceded 🤣🤣🤣

[William405]

I think this game also makes it clear that we should not be going into the season with Messias as our RW starter. We're the champions and a CL team and have a Serie B level player starting at RW for us. Absolutely criminal that Ziyech is there available and we haven't gone for him.

True. What's clear is that our attacking options are really big this season. Honestly, I prefer Saelmakers there as he is much better defensively and generally puts in a big shift. We need to be careful how to play the attackers, because we have very attacking fullbacks and can risk to be caught off guard.

I don't think we need to sign Ziyech per say, although I wouldn't mind it. The options are there, it's just about keeping the balance of the team. I don't see CDK as a player who will track back much either. He's just not that type of player, as well as Ziyech. So, we'll see, it's all a matter of tactics at that point.

But, what we truly need is a CM. Do you guys think Adli could cover that position?

[X-Offender]

Inter with a lucky last second goal.

[X-Offender]

But, what we truly need is a CM. Do you guys think Adli could cover that position?

Only in case of emergency, but his natural position is AM.

I wish Pioli will eventually realise we need to shift CDK on the right. Messias and especially Salad are not good enough to be starting games. Brahim and Adli can fight for that AM position.

[han2503]

Inter just conceded 🤣🤣🤣

They won it at the death. F@ckers!

Lecce is going to be a nightmare game for all sides though. Did you see that pitch? Truly looked awful.

Inter for me are still the best first 11 side in the league, but they just have something about them under Inzaghi where you can see them start to lose their sh!t as soon as things don't go their way. It's what undid them last season and it's obviously still there.

True. What's clear is that our attacking options are really big this season. Honestly, I prefer Saelmakers there as he is much better defensively and generally puts in a big shift. We need to be careful how to play the attackers, because we have very attacking fullbacks and can risk to be caught off guard.

I don't think we need to sign Ziyech per say, although I wouldn't mind it. The options are there, it's just about keeping the balance of the team. I don't see CDK as a player who will track back much either. He's just not that type of player, as well as Ziyech. So, we'll see, it's all a matter of tactics at that point.

But, what we truly need is a CM. Do you guys think Adli could cover that position?

Alexis works hard and covers a lot more, but he gives you next to nothing in attack. Ziyech would take our attack to the next level imo. We'd have an attack on par with some of the best sides in Europe imo with him as well.

[X-Offender]

Messias and Leao need to de better with tracking back. Messias asleep on that 2nd goal. The 1st one off the corner can be sort of forgiven because we were clearly not switched on yet, not to mention Udine are such a physical side and have height on us.

We really need to improve on the high balls. Te talk will be that our rock solid defense from last season conceded twice, but the goals were very clear lapses at the very start of the half and at the very end. Pioli said they've been working on set-piece defending, at least it is a comfort that they're working on one of our biggest weaknesses from last season

Atalanta up next. I think we can do the job there as well. Hopefully we'll have Sandro back and maybe that new midfielder we absolutely need.

CDK looked absolutely class. Give me him and Diaz for the next game instead of Messias pls

In all honesty we could have done better today. True, the match might have very well finished 5-2, but we made some silly mistakes and let Udinese counter way too easily. Concentration was not very high all the time. Bennacer for instance lost the ball way too often, and Leao was horrid with his decision-making. Udinese also sort of gifted us two goals.

CDK already showed some gimplses of pure class. And I really liked what Origi brought to the game. But Pioli should play him CF and not wide.

[han2503]

In all honesty we could have done better today. True, the match might have very well finished 5-2, but we made some silly mistakes and let Udinese counter way too easily. Concentration was not very high all the time. Bennacer for instance lost the ball way too often, and Leao was horrid with his decision-making. Udinese also sort of gifted us two goals.

CDK already showed some gimplses of pure class. And I really liked what Origi brought to the game. But Pioli should play him CF and not wide.

Yeah we were sloppy but it was clear the condition of the players wasn't at its best yet, for both sides. Bennacer had some really nice plays as well as some bad ones. Fatigue was clearly starting to set in, and players seems to be struggling a bit there especially after the first 30 minutes or so there was a drop off.

Silly mistakes we can correct. What's important right now is to keep putting points on the board. I don't think any of the teams looked particularly good. Inter truly looked bad in that 2nd half that I saw against Lecce. It will be interesting to see Juve, Roma and Napoli tomorrow as well. To see who looks the best. But the trick isn't really to come out there in peak condition, we don't want to burn out too early before some of the players head off to the World Cup. I think we'll see gradual improvement as the games start coming quicker. Plus we were playing with Krunic as a CDM, and while I do acknowledge that he's a good Jack of all Trades type player, it shows in certain moments that we were softer through the centre with him there.

As for Origi, I doubt that Pioli will play him as a winger often. Probably just wanted to give him a small run out since he's barely even trained with the group. And with Giroud on it's natural that Origi would go to the wide position.

[X-Offender]

Man, the interisti are whining like little babies about our penalty. Not only, in my opinion, it was a fair penalty to give, but it was the first penalty conceded to us since Milan-Spezia in January! And we all know how that game ended...

Anyway, I'm really glad we got the old Rebic back. Please just don't let him get injured again throughout the season. With him, CDK, Adli and Origi our attacking force will have more than doubled from last year. And that's exactly what we needed. I also got really good vibe from Origi. I hope Pioli starts playing him more regularly, cos the guy is severely underrated by the public opinion.

I also really hope yesterday's Leao performance was just a fluke. The worst thing that can happen to him now is the hype getting to his head. He needs to remain humble and work even harder if he wants to improve his deficiencies and become top class.

[han2503]

Man, the interisti are whining like little babies about our penalty. Not only, in my opinion, it was a fair penalty to give, but it was the first penalty conceded to us since Milan-Spezia in January! And we all know how that game ended...

Anyway, I'm really glad we got the old Rebic back. Please just don't let him get injured again throughout the season. With him, CDK, Adli and Origi our attacking force will have more than doubled from last year. And that's exactly what we needed. I also got really good vibe from Origi. I hope Pioli starts playing him more regularly, cos the guy is severely underrated by the public opinion.

I also really hope yesterday's Leao performance was just a fluke. The worst thing that can happen to him now is the hype getting to his head. He needs to remain humble and work even harder if he wants to improve his deficiencies and become top class.

Interisti? Did you see the amount of whining and crying from the Roma fans?? That's even more hilarious because they think they're going to be part of the Scudetto equation. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)

The penalty was soft but clear. Calabria got to the ball first, and while he went over it so he fluffed the chance, he was clearly clattered into very aggressively and could have been seriously injured as a result.

This Rebic for me is our best striker and the one that works best in this system. We play much more fluidly with him than with Giroud up front. Of course we still need to see what Origi brings to the table, but it is going to be interesting to see how Pioli handles all these options. Not to mention we have serious players coming off the bench when we need to change things around. RW is still the obvious weak link.

Leao has always had this issue with looking lazy at times. And when his attacking game is not on point, the other deficiencies are more glaring.

[han2503]

Napoli running out 6-2 winners against Verona.

Really interested to see Juve now.

[han2503]

Napoli running out 6-2 winners against Verona.

Really interested to see Juve now.

Still look like sh!t. Luckily leading now, but unless they get a proper midfield they're not going to be doing anything this season imo

[X-Offender]

Saw most of the Juve game. They were sh*t. Only reason they scored 3 was because Sassuolo's defense was even shittier.

[han2503]

Saw most of the Juve game. They were sh*t. Only reason they scored 3 was because Sassuolo's defense was even shittier.

Yeah, agreed. Rewind from last season basically

Always said they don't worry me, not unless they fix their midfield and change coach. Thankfully the Rabiot deal to Man U seems to be stalling. Hopefully they're stuck with him and don't get Paredes. Not that he'd fix all their problems but he's better than all their other current mids. So he'd improve them slightly. How Juve keep getting lucky enough to offload all their deadwood for actual cash always amazes me.

Still think Inter are going to be the main threats this season. Nothing from the first matchday has changed my thoughts on that

I actually think this season the league if going to be poorer than last. The gap between the top 6/7 sides has increased even more. Teams who have been thorns in the big clubs' sides for a while now have really gotten weaker this season. Sassuolo, Verona, Torino, all significantly weaker

[X-Offender]

Yeah, agreed. Rewind from last season basically

Always said they don't worry me, not unless they fix their midfield and change coach. Thankfully the Rabiot deal to Man U seems to be stalling. Hopefully they're stuck with him and don't get Paredes. Not that he'd fix all their problems but he's better than all their other current mids. So he'd improve them slightly. How Juve keep getting lucky enough to offload all their deadwood for actual cash always amazes me.

Still think Inter are going to be the main threats this season. Nothing from the first matchday has changed my thoughts on that

I actually think this season the league if going to be poorer than last. The gap between the top 6/7 sides has increased even more. Teams who have been thorns in the big clubs' sides for a while now have really gotten weaker this season. Sassuolo, Verona, Torino, all significantly weaker

Di Maria got injured, could be out for 3-4 weeks. Both their marquee signings already out.

In other news, Tonali trained with the group today. Fully recovered.

[han2503]

Di Maria got injured, could be out for 3-4 weeks. Both their marquee signings already out.

In other news, Tonali trained with the group today. Fully recovered.

Yep, they've went for the instant fix this summer, and while it could work, I think their issues are bigger then just Pogba and Di Maria, who have their own issues. Don't get me wrong, I'd have taken Di Maria in a second. But he's old and what he was demanding was never going to fly for us, and with good reason. Pogba not doing the surgery imo is also going to be a big issue. Don't think he'll be effective for them.


Great news about Sandro. Don't want to jinx it, but I feel relaxed going into the Atalanta game. They might have had our number in the past but now we have theirs.

[X-Offender]

Probable line-up is the same as vs Udinese but with Tonali instead of Krunic.

I assume CDK will start against Bologna at home next week.

[han2503]

Probable line-up is the same as vs Udinese but with Tonali instead of Krunic.

I assume CDK will start against Bologna at home next week.

I think Pioli will ease him in, especially with Brahim playing so well

For me, he should just play them both when CDK is ready, Brahim can play wide as well, so they can interchange positions, anything other than Messias or Alexis starting at RW in every game

[X-Offender]

I'm still waiting for the day when I'll see the following attacking line on the pitch:

CDK - Adli - Leao
Origi

Oh, what a glorious day it will be... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/happy.gif)

[X-Offender]

Rade Krunic is not among the squad for the match against Atalanta. The Rossoneri midfielder has in fact suffered a strain in the rectus femoris of his left thigh: recovery times are still to be defined, but it is difficult to see him again before three / four weeks.

Great, here we go again. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)

[han2503]

I'm still waiting for the day when I'll see the following attacking line on the pitch:

CDK - Adli - Leao
Origi

Oh, what a glorious day it will be... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/happy.gif)

Pioli just confirmed in his press conference that CDK will not be playing RW. I think we can forget about that

He also made some other troubling comments re the transfer market. Last week he seemed to be positive we'll bring 2 more players in, now he's saying the squad in competitive as is and we'll only make a signing if the right opportunity comes up...

We now have Krunic injured so basically we have no one to cover for Benna and Tonali. Pobega and Bakayoko are an accident waiting to happen. I'm really starting to see how big of a mistake it was to keep Pobega. To me it is pretty clear that he cannot play in the double pivot. At Torino last season Juric used him higher up the pitch to create overloads and press, but in that double pivot, you could clearly see against Udine that he would get walked over. Bakayoko trips over his own feet. So that basically leaves us with just Krunic as cover and he's not even a defensive mid

[X-Offender]

Pioli just confirmed in his press conference that CDK will not be playing RW. I think we can forget about that

I don't see him as a winger for the moment. In the future we will see, because he is a very smart player.

Never say never. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)

He also made some other troubling comments re the transfer market. Last week he seemed to be positive we'll bring 2 more players in, now he's saying the squad in competitive as is and we'll only make a signing if the right opportunity comes up...

We now have Krunic injured so basically we have no one to cover for Benna and Tonali. Pobega and Bakayoko are an accident waiting to happen. I'm really starting to see how big of a mistake it was to keep Pobega. To me it is pretty clear that he cannot play in the double pivot. At Torino last season Juric used him higher up the pitch to create overloads and press, but in that double pivot, you could clearly see against Udine that he would get walked over. Bakayoko trips over his own feet. So that basically leaves us with just Krunic as cover and he's not even a defensive mid

There's no money at the moment. With the news of Elliott about to sell 100% of their shares, it explains why Maldini was given such a small budget to work with. Why invest for something you're about to sell? Even those 50m were probably agreed upon between RedBird and Elliott as part of their deal.

We're in a tough situation, no doubt. Let's see what will happen.

PS: I doubt Bakayoko is even considered as an alternative anymore. I read Pioli won't even bench him for tomorrow.

[han2503]

I don't see him as a winger for the moment. In the future we will see, because he is a very smart player.

Never say never. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)

He also said that they've analyzed a lot of footage from his time at Brugge and he always starts in the central areas even if he can drift. I just don't think he'll use him there, just like he can play Brahim or Rebic RW but never does, even if the alternatives there are worse.

There's no money at the moment. With the news of Elliott about to sell 100% of their shares, it explains why Maldini was given such a small budget to work with. Why invest for something you're about to sell? Even those 50m were probably agreed upon between RedBird and Elliott as part of their deal.

We're in a tough situation, no doubt. Let's see what will happen.

PS: I doubt Bakayoko is even considered as an alternative anymore. I read Pioli won't even bench him for tomorrow.

We'll see, something could have easily been agreed between the parties to actually have a proper transfer budget, but that was not the case, I'd hazard to say that we didn't even have that 50m, the 10m being quoted that we have to play with also seem far-fetched. I really hope RedBird make up for this in January and next summer. We really have not improved our chances for the Scudetto this season, with the rest of the top 6 sides improving their teams we've basically stayed in the same place, we weakened some areas and improved others.

If Baka isn't considered, then I really don't see how he can say that we're covered there. Pobega and Krunic does not make a good rotation option FFS

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He also said that they've analyzed a lot of footage from his time at Brugge and he always starts in the central areas even if he can drift. I just don't think he'll use him there, just like he can play Brahim or Rebic RW but never does, even if the alternatives there are worse.


We'll see, something could have easily been agreed between the parties to actually have a proper transfer budget, but that was not the case, I'd hazard to say that we didn't even have that 50m, the 10m being quoted that we have to play with also seem far-fetched. I really hope RedBird make up for this in January and next summer. We really have not improved our chances for the Scudetto this season, with the rest of the top 6 sides improving their teams we've basically stayed in the same place, we weakened some areas and improved others.

If Baka isn't considered, then I really don't see how he can say that we're covered there. Pobega and Krunic does not make a good rotation option FFS

I disagree. I think we have improved. I won't even count Romagnoli's loss. The guy was mediocre, almost Gabbia level. And we might still make a signing there.

Kessie, sure, a big loss. A player I wasn't particularly fond of, but with Tonali-Bennacer I actually think we have a better duo in midfield. Obviously whoever is going to replace Kessie doubtfully will be as good, but it's a small price to pay I'm willing to accept.

Attack has been hugely improved, which was our biggest flaw last season. So, overall I see an improvement from last season. The other teams have also improved but not more than we have. Only Roma probably have had the best mercato thus far.

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Horrible performance thus far. Sterile possession, long balls, zero creativity.

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Horrible performance thus far. Sterile possession, long balls, zero creativity.

Yep...

Rebic clearly not working against the 3 CBs imo. The rest have not helped anything either

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Lol, how was that not a red btw?

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BENNNACERRR

GET INNN

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Our best RW (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)

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Disappointing game.

Really expecting much better from certain players. Losing 2 points here already is annoying, especially when we should be burying this Atalanta.

Issues are clear imo. There is still time left to do something about it. Sadly I don't think there's any money for the 3 more players that we need

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Terrible performance. Sloppy, lazy, clueless. Brahim and Rebic completely annulled their great showings from last week. But man Leao, second ghostly performance in a row. Absolutely horrible. Messias and Salad completely useless. Our whole attack was a mess.

We need more creativity. Please play CDK regularly now, and where's Adli???

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Terrible performance. Sloppy, lazy, clueless. Brahim and Rebic completely annulled their great showings from last week. But man Leao, second ghostly performance in a row. Absolutely horrible. Messias and Salad completely useless. Our whole attack was a mess.

We need more creativity. Please play CDK regularly now, and where's Adli???

I think we'll see Adli in the next one.

When you have Messias on the pitch and then bring on Salamaekers it just goes from bad to worse

We're currently seeing the worst of Leao atm, he needs to take his head out of his @ss and start playing for the team and not just himself, especially when his touch isn't on it just makes everything looks worse. Counted 3 times when he should have passed in great areas but decided to shoot.

Rebic is such a Jekyll and Hyde type of player man. But I think the 3 at the back Atalanta use was giving him a lot of trouble. He couldn't really press the as he'd usually do against a team with a back 4. Plus Brahim didn't help. Honetly I think we looked leggy just 20 minutes in. I really hope this is just early season conditioning, because otherwise that was just lazy. Tonali also not at his best.

I really hope we get to see Origi up front in the next one. Pioli is using him on the wing, which boggles my mind that we can play him wide but not CDK...

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Btw, that foul on Leao cold have easily been a leg breaker. How was that a yellow??

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That's why we should play CDK on the right. Cos we can't be starting games with Messias or Saladmaker. It's embarrassing that the Italian champions have them as starters.

Agreed about Tonali. I thought he looked off tonight as well, maybe cos of the injury.

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Btw, gigantic performance by Bennacer. Goal aside, he held the midfield on his own. That's why I rate him so much.

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That's why we should play CDK on the right. Cos we can't be starting games with Messias or Saladmaker. It's embarrassing that the Italian champions have them as starters.

Agreed about Tonali. I thought he looked off tonight as well, maybe cos of the injury.

Yeah, Tonali looked tired. This is why I have been banging on and on and on about the 3rd mid. We have to have someone else who can step in and is of starter quality. That's what we had last season, and you can clearly see that Pioli does not trust Pobega. Last season that would have been one of the first subs. One of the mids comes off and another one of the 3 replaces him. It regenerates our play, now he cannot do that. That is why I said that we have weakened the squad. At CB as well. Last season we had 4 starting level players, now we have 3. Not as dire, but still last season we were deeper in the 2 most crucial areas of the pitch. The attack was sh!t last season but the foundations were the best in the league imo in terms of quality in depth. Now we don't have that and unless we resolve that situation we're going to pay for it big time, especially with how thick and fast the fixtures will be coming at us starting this weekend.

Re the RW. CDK is not going to be played there imo. That is why I still think we need a player like Ziyech and why I will maintain to my dying breath that picking up that option on Messias was a colossal mistake. That 4m could have easily been used as a loan payment for a loan + option deal. The money would have loosened Chelsea up, just like we did with Tomori. Now there is no more money left and we're stuck with Cheech and Chong on the RW

Btw, gigantic performance by Bennacer. Goal aside, he held the midfield on his own. That's why I rate him so much.

Benna is top class. We better f@cking get him to put pen to paper!

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Btw, Krunic's injury is apparently serious, so if the situation at midfield was dire before now we're at def con levels. We simply have to bring in someone decent for that position

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Btw, Krunic's injury is apparently serious, so if the situation at midfield was dire before now we're at def con levels. We simply have to bring in someone decent for that position

Someone will come in, the team can not depend on just Bennacer and Tonali.

There is still time to close a deal.