QUOTE (Zed.D @ Feb 5 2012, 04:50 AM)

Don't be silly dru, the Ronaldinho we got (especially under Max) was a washed-up ghost of the player that would outclass Messi or Ronaldo in his best Barca days (even that is debatable). just because his name was Ronaldinho doesn't mean anything. they guy was finished. look where he ended up at 30, the Brazilian league. not even at City or PSG. Pirlo? he was injured most of the season and then left because of contract issues. that's what I think happened. it had little do to with Max.
And another thing, you seem to think just because a few here support Max means they think he's not incompetent in any way. in my case, not necessarily. I think he's the best he can afford right now, there's no one out there that could come and do a better job than him. after 3-4 years of absolute mediocrity we're back to winning ways. granted we're not doing it Barca-style and there's many deficiencies in our game that can be blamed on Max, but we're still winning. for me that's a good enough reason to be supportive of him. that said, at the end of the season, should we flop in the CL/fail to retain our title, and a world class manager becomes available I'd be glad for us to part ways with Max.
Ronaldinho came here extremely washed up no arguments there. But under Leo he made quite a lot of progress. It saddens me just how short term our memories can be and how a little temporary success can cloud our memories to the past. I believe that Ron finished up that season with the most assists in Europe. I won't deny he had his problems but he's currently in the shape of his life and back on his national team. Pirlo was also very useful both before and acre Max. Even players like Borri and Antonini looked decent under Leo. Seriously, other than Nesta and Silva I can't think (right now) of ONE of our original squad members who hasn't had problems under Max