OOooh stop it please. Now, don't get me wrong, a good partner is really something that can mean much (like Cole-Yorke). But still,...This is rediculous! Why would we search for a partner that suits Gila? Should I start now worry cause Gila does not have a partner? Naah,..

Year one, I told my self, shame on me, I'd expected too much. Year two I said, ahh shame on Sheva, he left Gila under real pressure. But from now on, IMO, Gila should be the ashamed one. If this season don't works, then I must say - it does not look him bad, he is bad. And I don't give much attention to the statistics. I give advantage to my eyes. I watch this guy on and on playing, but never, not once I the whole last season in an impertant match I said to myself thank God Gila is here. I said it for Dida, Nesta, Maldini, Rino, Ambro, Kaka, Pippo, Seedorf, Janku, even Oddo. But not once for Gilardino. And that's what counts most.

Sure, Alberto Gilardino is not a striker like Luca Saudati. He much above that level. Sure, in some segments he is very good, maybe even brilliant. But, don't miss the big picture - and the big picture.

Let's look at this stats:

Weah (1995-1997) 25 goals in 54 apps.
Inzaghi (2001-2003) 36 goals in 68 apps.
Gilardino (2005-2007) 29 goals in 64 apps.

Well, that's not better then George or Pippo.


True,...true,...

Poor poor Gila. I really like him. He's been cr@p, but he's such a nice guy. And he's got such a pretty girlfriend.

I wish Porty would sign a petition saying, Gila we have complete faith in you, but if you don't shape up, you'll be shipped out.


Maybe I should change my sig to something more polite.

Allright all you gila defenders. When ronaldo gets back to form we'll see if gila can score. I say we ship him out in january and bring in huntelaar quickly.

Agreeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

This is my last comment on the matter, it's getting old.

Yes, he scored 17 goals with Sheva. In my opinion Gila is a second striker, expecting him to be a guy that's going to get 25 goals is silly, that's not him. You're expecting him to replace Sheva's goals! That's like expecting Bonera to come in and play like Nesta, it's just something that's not going to happen. He is a number 2 striker, and that's what he was bought as.

I would be glad to say that I agree with you on that. But I don't. Nobody here expects Gilardino to be Sheva. But we do expect much more of him. I think he is pretty expensive for a £18m transfer. If we follow the same logic, then Pippo also was No.2 striker. At a moment Sheva too. But we expected more, and that's what we got. With Gila, I'm not sure we're gonna get that "more" part...

Exactly what Fillipo said.

Nobody expecting him to be a Sheva's heir. We just want a good, reliable striker that you can count on. And when I say count, I mean not only likes of Reggina but also 'big' teams and CL.

I have nothing against him personally, and I would be very glad if he can finally put his issues behind him. He has the big stage to prove that he's woth it ,and he got big credit from Carlo (that I don't think he would have get in other big teams), but he's not gonna get it for ever.

Gila will come through for us its just the start of the season he'll score next match

Yeah, we'll see...

unfortunately, the only thing gila is scoring is his girlfriend and not a football.

What u need is more than luck

U need something called concentration you dumb f2ck

AND determination. Remember Marco Simone? There could be a friggin bomb exploding next to him and he would still be concentrated on the job. That's determination. Determined to do whatever it takes to find the back of the net.

You think slashing his way through the opposition's defence with a katana is among those things Gila could do!?? It would help him... a lot!

Well, he sure as hell can't dribble past them.

Grrr....let him who has not sinned cast the first stone...

Gila forever!!!

At the moment everyone is doubting him we all know what happens when people doubt , Gila will come through this stronger

FORZA GILARDINO

Marco,...

If he doesnt prove himself and December passes. Then that's it for me, no more Gila

Everyone: Shhh!

EXACTLY what I was thinking you would say when I read this on football Italia

When this guy speaks, it's like 'you see the light'

he needs to get up soon ...i no he will but he must step it up cuz in january pato is going to be able to play ...so gila is going to have more competion ...

Wow, they're all spawning at once.

(For those who don't read Italian, the article says that Gila and Alice are expecting a baby in the spring. Other fathers-to-be are Buffon, Del Piero, and Gattuso.)

In spring...so he's on pternity leave till then.

So apparently Gila does have balls...

Burn...you're all picking on him!

And we have a pretty good reason for it Jack you are alone in this. Even han saw the light

kurt is with me. Right kurt??

Hey, I'll support Gila til my dying breath so long as he's wearing a Milan jersey.

It doesn't mean Misha's comment wasn't funny, though.

He better score today!

I think he will

I got the same feeling. The first time this season,..

^^^

Oh so now everybody wants to be like Jack!! Yeesh!

It's the eye makeup, Jack. Very hot.

Of course.

When he bags a hat-trick in the Milan derby, everybody else will be with us, too.

3? Do you remember when was the last time he scored 1 in the official match?

AC Milan 63 (30)




The stats speak for them selves he may not be in form now , im sure he will be back in form in no time

Anybody? I don't remember myself

Stats are not telling the whole story, to say the least.

^^^ Why not...they work with Sheva

Second highest scorer for Milan...blah blah blah...

You know, stats can help someone but you must be careful not to manipulate with them. Gilardino's stats do say something, but the most important thing is what we all see,...

If we gonna tell statistical informations, let's point out the situations in which Gilardino scored crucial goals in big matches?! I bet there's enough situations the fingers of one hand.
We all should support Gilardino and hope he'll do something from time to time, but the big picture tells me he is not Milan quality. It seems we use to have double criteria. When we mention Ballack, C. Ronaldo, Drogba, Eto'o, Di Natale or whoever we (me included) are on the verge to say they are not Milan quality. But the players we really can judge are the players who already play for us. It is obvious that Brocchi is not Milan quality, never will be and never will be a persona of any use for us. Not while we play, not while we rest, even not when we have vacation. No use of him. The same cannot be applied to Giladino. But I'll have to say it: I belive he is not Milan quality, maybe he was, but right now he is not. And this "right now" is a longer period with thick history and great future. He is the only Milan player (do put aside Brocchi and the others of the useless..) that tortures me while I watch. Only he makes me feel a certain pain, and it makes me tired. He makes me feel sick.

Sure, I could feel sick about Javi Moreno or Brocchi, but first of all I did not expect that much of them and second I did not have to watch them for such a long time. You know, the statistics are telling us Gilardino is positive, but this is a illusion. In a Inter team, which is sadly maybe the strongest in Italy (results) Gilardino would not have done the same, cause of the concurention. Do you thing they would stick with him, and more important do you think Gila would have a chance to show his value and score besides Crespo, Ibra, Cruz, Suazo even Adriano? He would get 20 or 15 last minutes maybe and than he would have to score the same thing he does not score in 90 of our minutes.

So I'm gonna say it once more, yes we'll have to support Gilardino, but I think he had his chances and did not impress. He is sometimes useful, but mostly useless. That's why I'll say: the Milan-quality ticket expired for Gilardino. Let's move on.

Because Sheva's stats are so overwhelming, you just can ignore them. And don't you ever put them both in the same sentence

on more serious note, we have discussed this so many times. I remember writing big post about him somewhere (must be in Gilardino the flop thread ). Like Fellipo said you can support him and believe in him, but you gotta admit he just not Milan quality (if not, you are in denial). BTW why people forgetting his european stats ? 2 goals in 23 games.

Gila: Games without a goal: ZERO

joker Gilardino!!

If kaka does the support job properly, there might be hope for gila. He just needs to reduce the diving down and he should do fine with the help of kaka giving him magical balls.

Oh he sure does like Kaka's shiny magical balls...

Interesting news.

Donadoni has called up Gilardino for the friendly this Wednesday against South Africa. (The game is in Siena).

So you score two goals and you're back in the NT? That's not the best descion IMO. Gila needs to work harder and prove himself in a consistent manner, like Toni.