Nope...initially he was a mercenary. But then I agreed to support Villa for the season,and got myself a recruit.

When Sheva left everyone expected from Gila to take over and lead us to victory.

Not true IMO. it was Kaka who became our key player after Sheva left.

Yeah, but that wasn't the plan. Kaka was to replace Rui, and Gila to take on Sheva's scoring duties, till they could bring in a Sheva replacement.

Yes but it was Gila that would become our new goal-scorer.

Difference between goal-scorer and attack leader. Our new goal-scorer is Pato, while in no way is he our attack leader, someone who takes things by the neck when the going gets tough. Sheva was both. So was Ronaldo, pity it had to end the way it did for them both.

Aha, that figures. Besides mercenaries are sexy!

Yeah, but that wasn't the plan. Kaka was to replace Rui, and Gila to take on Sheva's scoring duties, till they could bring in a Sheva replacement.

We did bring in a Sheva replacement: that Oliviera guy.

Yes it's different, that's not what I'm saying... Gila was the man that was supposed take over the goal-scoring duties when Sheva left... the thing is, our midfield was all crap and they could not create a single chance for him plus our defense was in bad shape and we were always under pressure... but it was Gila who always got the blame, even when he was not playing...

our midfield was all crap and they could not create a single chance for him

Are you serious? how can you forget so many sitters he missed in his last two seasons?

Are you serious? how can you forget so many sitters he missed in his last two seasons?

There was no doubting that he missed alot of chances, and since his job is to score, he did a bad job. But I would find it very, very difficult to find somebody who did a good job last season. You could argue a case for Ambro, but he was the best of a very poor group of players.

That was one in three matches... in most matches our creativity was zero!

Then you agree it's not quite like our midfield could not create a single chance for him? because I remember many sitters missed by him. they were 'chances', weren't they?

Of course that was an exaggeration... what I'm trying to say is that whether or not Gila had any service in a game people said it was his fault that we couldn't win.

Of course that was an exaggeration... what I'm trying to say is that whether or not Gila had any service in a game people said it was his fault that we couldn't win.

YES!! that's what I wanted to hear

But seriously, most of times he badly deserved the criticism... sometimes people were unfair towards him though.

I think he missed more sitters than anything else. And I think our midfield created more than enough chances for him...

YES!! that's what I wanted to hear

Oh he missed many sitters, I never said he didn't...

I see he's still scoring pointless, irrelevant goals. Keep it up, GHila.

Actually, if it wasn't for him, his side would have had 0 points (they now have 1pt - better than none won't you say?)
Also, Juve would have had 3pts (they now also have only 1 pt, thus keeping them both just 1 ahead of us for the moment)

I was being sarcastic.

While he was at Milan, if he didn't score against a certain team at the right exactly moment some considered it irrelevant..

My bad, for some reason I am apparently not picking on sarcasm at all today.
Just ask acid!

the guy took a lot of abuse here, and he took it like a man and dint b1tch. i would love to see how a kaladze or seedorf would deal with it.

Milan fans express a 'sour pill to swallow' after seeing Gila getting into form



Both regretful and angry are the Milan fan's reaction to Gilardino's return to form after wearing the Viola shirt. Corriere Fiorentino began to get the opinions of the curva faithfuls.

Diego Abatantono (spell): "I have to admit it was .. expected! It makes me feel happy that he is doing good work, for two reasons; firstly because I am one of his admirers and because I like Fiorentina. When the club decided to sell Gilardino, okay, even when that wasn't right because they should have brought Frey in exchange as well. Nevertheless, Milan have strengthened, an already strong team which brought us the Champions League. In return ?! Only money for the appreciation of the books, then after we got Shevchenko, and in all honestly I don't care about him!"

Oju Conti (spell): "I do have to say that the circumstances mad me angry. But also happy for him, because he deserves this. In Florence he seems more at ease and safe like that. In Milan he didn't seem that way and we watched him from the stands, we watched him under pressure on the pitch."

Tio Tiocoli (spell): "I had said in a previous interview that Gila will return to his Parma days. So for me, this isn't a surprise. In Milan he seemed lost, and didn't succeed in expressing himself. This matter makes me feel sad for Milan because he could have really helped Milan a lot. The problem in Milan wasn't because of Gilardino, but in Milan itself. They had bought a lot of forwards, really good forwards, but the team is not balanced."

Emillio Fede (spell): "The season had just started, and the adrenalin will help Gila fly with wings of confidence. Fiorentina seems very lively and dynamic.. The problem with Milan is that it has a lot of stars in the same position. Gilardino is amazing ?! Please calm down, one good start doesn't mean that. I would recommend for you all to wait, he is a good lad but that doesn't mean that he is irreplaceable. Especially in Milan. His move was a mistake for Berlusconi ?! Of course not, he never makes mistakes!"

Im sure there was a Gila thread in the "past players" area of the players section.

Sh1t! if he continues like this he will finish as the top scorer!

I wouldn't say we destroyed him as he's doing pretty good right now! he just couldn't do well at Milan, for whatever reason.

Some People Don't Like That I'm Doing Well - Gila

Fiorentina striker Alberto Gilardino talked about the victory against Genoa tonight (1-0), in which he scored the winner, and the controversy surrounding the words of his former team mate Gennaro Gattuso.

At the end of the victory against Genoa, in which he scored the winning goal, Fiorentina striker Alberto Gilardino talked about the team's performance and his own brilliant period of form.

"It's a very important victory, especially after the defeat on Wednesday against Lazio," he said. "We have been attacked by everyone but the group always remained united, we are all fighting for the same objective, which is the good of Fiorentina. They are three important points."

On his goal, the fifth of the season for Gila, the striker said: "I did well to turn around in the area and aim for the far post. It went well, these three points matter."

Asked to react to the words of his former Milan team mate Gennaro Gattuso, who allegedly said Marco Borriello has the character needed to wear the Milan shirt, implying Gilardino doesn't, he said: "No, Gattuso called me today and we talked.

"The group of players Milan have is exceptional, it seemed strange that he would have said something like that, in fact he called me and we cleared it up. I think there are some journalists in Milan who are irritated that I'm doing well."

Asked whether he would support Milan in tomorrow's derby, Gilardino said: "I will certainly watch it, it's normal. It's a great match, I have played it too so I will watch it."

Finally, on coach Cesare Prandelli's reaction to the 3-0 defeat to Lazio, he concluded: "Sometimes it helps when the coach makes himself heard. I don't think anything strange has come out on that. We cleared things up in the dressing room, we talked, now we must prepare for the Champions League match on Tuesday."

Fiorentina face Steaua Bucharest on Tuesday night for the second matchday in Group F.

Danilo Pochini

That's Carlo for you, turning a consistant scorer into somebody that can't buy a goal and kill his confidence.

Any doubts? Jersey or not, it was Milan (or more specifically Carlo) that killed Gila. The same guy is scoring against the same opponents, right from the word go! The skill didn't go anywhere, they were there. I'm not the biggest Gila or Rino fan, but I do hope he slaps Gattuso on the right cheek by finishing as top scorer!

Even if Gila scores 20+ goals it doesn't mean that Rino was wrong. What Rino said was Gila wasn't mentally strong enough to succeed at Milan. A player receives a lot more pressure in Milan than in a club like Fiorentina.

That's the right way to put it, as you did. Not saying he lacks personality which Borriello has. Gila did score 17 in his first season here. The only real guys I'm a personal fan of are Maldini, Ronaldo, Rui Costa, and Dida in that order. The rest I like and respect and enjoy, but, but players personally attacking on another via the media isn't my idea of a fun time.

Then again, like Gila said it was a twist of words by the media, which I hope it was. In real life, saying someone doesn't have a personality is the right way to a broken nose, that's my motto! Of course, I love both Rino (and to a lesser extent Gila), but Gattuso should learn to put a sock where his mouth is when it comes to these matters. If guys like Paolo and Ambro are quiet, then he should proceed with caution. Like I said earlier, saying Gila wasn't mentally strong enough for the red and black shirt is more than enough.