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Forza Kakha

This is doesn't make me sad, nor does it make me ecstatic. But it is no mystery that Kaladze forms a solid partnership with Nesta.

Finally

Spot on. He adds decent depth, too. Not many teams have players of his quality on the bench.

I still think we should have replaced him with world class CB but now we have 4 CB who are staying for sure: Nesta, Paolo, Kala, Bonera Plus we have Simic too so I guess no CB coming after all ...

Not good. Definately not good.

*sigh*

He has experience but I wouldn't use him as a primary player. I wish Milan would dump the players on the bench and freshen up the defense a little but with some new faces.

There is a bright side to all this guys, Paolo is gonna officially play his last season. Milan, after winning the CL, wont take risks. Especially, having so many tournaments and the league to play next year, will need to have a fresh bench.

What we have right now, got us to the CL final

So anything added, is definetely a plus, but if we stay as we are, Nesta and Maldini and the best partnership in the world !! U have got to be either retarded or nieve to see otherwise!

The next line would naturally be Bonera and Kakha. Which is, looking at all the top team's bench center backs, a leap in quality

Maybe, Milan could cut Simic off and bring in someone to compete with Bonera and Kakha for their spot on the bench ...




p.s. Nesta and Maldini are the best pairing in the world today !

I'd love to agree. But I think that one has to go to John Terry and Ricardo Carvalho.

When they signed Carvalho for near £20m I thought they were insane, turned out to be a real bargain.

No, Carvalho and Terry are good, I mean they are both amazing defenders. But my hat goes off for Nesta and Maldini. For several reason, that are shown on the pitch.

Maldini brings experience and stability in the back line and Nesta, well, he is the #1 CB in the world, too bad his injury didn't let him participate in the WC and showcase his qualities

the problem with that is 50% of the time one or the other is injured. and i'm not excited to see either bonera or kaladze play in big games (especially bonera, he's been schooled on numerous occasions). anyways with bully gone and hopefully simic too like you said we should get sumone else to compete for the 3rd spot. we are a big enough club to have alex on the bench, anyone who comes to milan knows he must fight for a spot in starting 11.

dont get rid of simic just think about it the guy has his family established everything at his place .he has his age too , plus he never complains about first team accion sooo it woulndt be bad for him to stay he can also play two positions CB RB soo chill

Yes, I agree. An Alex type of defender is needed. But, would that defender accept the fate of playing second fiddle and oof the bench ?!

Cuz, though injury prone, Milan will never bench Paolo (unless he chooses) and/or Nesta. But in case of something happening. Bonera needs to get some matchs under his belt (a good chance for him) and Kakha is good enough cover in the highest of levels

Maybe, the club will wait for Paolo to retiere till they bring someone of quality. To fill in the void of Paolo ? Maybe Bonera proves himself worthy and takes Paolo's spot once he retieres, then the club gets someone to keep Kakha company on the bench. All is possible, but one thing is certain; Nesta & Maldini will be Milan's defense, no matter how many pages u fill this thread

For those of you who have something against Kaladze, think about this..

If John Terry and Carvalho are so good defenders in Chelsea, why has Mourinho been bidding for Kaladze the last two years?

Though Kaladze has not played much due to Captain Maldini, he has been good enough to catch the attention of other clubs in Europe!
When we talk about clearing players, by all means, lets get rid of Favalli, Olivera and Simic. They take up precious space on the bench. I've never seen them play well.

As Maldini winds down his career, Kaladze will be the natural replacement as CB.

Another important reason to keep Kaladze - He's much more loyal and sincere than another East European player we used to have in Milan

i dont see any reason to get ride of him. every game he's played for us he's been great. he's great cover for LB.

@R7 one season on the bench isnt going to kill alex, especially cuz i'm sure he'll play a good number of games for us cuz i can assure you nesta and maldini will not play every single games of the season even if their fit for every single games. this high quality CB that we need to replace maldini after next season, i really wouldnt want to sign him next year and expect him to adapt right away so thats why i'd like to see him come now.

oh and mourinho never said he wanted kaladze in order to start him ahead of those guys. and that was 2 years ago and this is now, i'm sure he wont be after him after this season.

Yes I already said that I agree ... But considering the position Milan is in today, we have Nesta (experience) and Bonera (fresh) to form our cb pairing. With that in mind, I don't see why we need another quality cb, right now. Maybe if the club decide that they will bring in someone to take Costacurta's place, but that player might not be an 'Alex' or 'Toure' type of defender.

No New CB are going to bought in, if any arrive, it will most probably be due to an injury crisis. If anyone come it will be Marzorratti from the Primavera squad (currently on loan at Empoli and has been called up to the Under 21 Nazionale)

A full back and Midfield/striking options i am expecting though, again i am not really expecting any Midfielders to leave (Vogel the forgotten man perhaps?) but i am expecting Olivera to leave, or rather i want him to leave

After Barca's last game against Getafe, where Ronaldinho kicked some guy's balls and was sent off the field, did anyone see his gesture to Riijkard?

i say Kakha's contract is only to rise his value, so that we can get some money from his transfer and get 10R.

R10 is coming i am pretty sure of it

Just go read his official website. He is not coming next season, but maybe in the future which I hope not.

Kaladze ? That worthless 2 times champions league winning B@stard ??





Grande Kala !!

For those who think Maldini and Nesta are so great, why have we been looking at bringing in other Centre-backs?

Chelsea bought Boulharouz after all, just because they want him doesn't mean he's a good player.

In this case they'd be right, Kaladze's good.

Because they aren't that young anymore and injury prone, esppecially Paolo who can't play two games in a week anymore.

Exactly, for cover. That's why Chelski want Kaladze, for cover.

Yes, but in the 2-3 last month of the season we are most probably would fight for a number of titles and there you need a world class CB because as I said even If Paolo would stay healthy he still can't play 2 games in a week.

Nesta, Maldini, Kaladze, Bonera & Another World Class defender is a dream that will never happen.

I think that too. That's why I thought to replace Kala with world class CB would have bee a good idea (and to keep Simic). But now after he signed a new deal that won't happen.

Having another world class defender on the bench is a waste ! Not a dream, u dont think Toure or Alex will jump at a chance of playing for Milan next year ? Every player is dreaming !! Milan is on top of the world, but so little of u seem to see this. Nesta and Maldini come first. Whether they are injury prone or not. It is this pairing that has won us the CL ! These are our champions.

Maldini is the captain and Nesta is as world class as it gets. And for these two I am very thankful, no team has a better pairing.

Good news for me. I like him a lot. though he's nothing compared to Nesta (what a great world class defender, definitely the best in the world), but can be as good as nowadays Maldini.

You keep saying this, but everybody agree with that. Just remember how much time Nesta and Maldini were out this season with injuries. Next season we'll be fighting for Serie A too and when you have 60 matches a season to play you need a deeper squad and if you have let's say Alex who is 23-24 he knows that he won't always start but he's also know that he would play enough too, cuz Maldini can play nowadays maybe 25-30 games in a seson.

Toure would jump at the chance to play for anybody, he is a waste.

I really don't see Alex, Luisao, Terry or any top class defender accepting the bench. They would love to play for Milan, and would still get a decent amount of games with Maldini's ability to play only once a week.

Many players know they're better than that though, can you honestly see any of the afore mentioned accepting a place on the bench in a CL Final so Nesta & Maldini can start? I very much doubt it.

I think having Kaladze, Bonera and Simic on the bench is more than enough. Kaladze and Nesta are great together. That's a fact. Simic can be World class in the center and so can Bonera. I'm confident we don't need a World class CB. But I would definitely welcome someone like Thuram who can sit on the bench and can still be counted on when needed.

Seems like we agree on more than just the Zambrotta situation.

I know man, we are too smart for this forum. Let's go start a new forum just for us cool\ smart people.

www.kurtsimonwpKillerMaxfan.com ?

Sounds good to me.

We should have a big picture of Matrix as the background.

Once a week ?! Sorry, but to me u r making it seem like he is a cripple. Well, a cripple who won this years Champions League. (Many thatnks to Milan lab )

p.s. Exactly what I am saying. Milan is a club that maintains it's players in a certain harmony. You just don't have players complaining on the bench. It is a professional club, unlike some other clubs that don't take care of their squad.




U see, I do agree with we need a new cb, a quality cb who is world class (cuz Nest and Paolo r injury prone) !! I do agree, and u can sit here and day dream and paint the sky whichever color u or me or anybody likes.

At the end of the day, everybody will look back after a couple of years and say, ' Nesta and Maldini ' a legendary pairing! As they did before with Baresi and as they named the dutch trident in the late 80's; the invincibles.

Nesta and Maldini .. Just enjoy it while it lasts, that is all I am saying. I am still feeling the euphoria of winning the CL !! The song "siamo noi siamo noi .." is still fresh in my mind when the crowd screamed it out load !!! These are our champions. No, these are milan's champions. Terry or any other whom would be an excellent choice to step in, sure I mean the better for the club. But that doesn't mean that we are missing something in defense Nesta is #1 defender in the world and Capitain Paolo is the first name on the first XI. So what if we go down empty handed ... We have just been crowned Champions League winners.




Exactly

We can get someone to take Costacurta's place, but we already have a good line of defense. (This season Milan proved the critics wrong, when they thought age was an issue )

I completely hear everything you said there.

I'm not calling Maldini a cripple, but he has said that he takes 3 or 4 days after a game until he can star training properly again because of his knees. Which is why he can only play once a week.

I do agree with ya that Milan is probably the most 'harmonic' club in the world. (Not sure if harmonic's a word, the most 'together' and 'professional' club. ) I think we can keep players with decent calibure on the bench, as we already do. But no 'World Class' player will sit on the bench, it doesn't matter where. We can get decent players, such as Bonera, who know their time will come.

That is why Maldini is getting a surgery, which he needed to do for some time now. He kept postponing and went through the pain to fight for the team. After the surgery, he will be ready for next season and all the competitions. It's his last season, he deserves it. He owns it, actually

^^ I assume by 'all those competitions' you mean you believe we're going to actually respect the Coppa Mancini as a trophy?

An Interista? Never! Though I'm not on the "we hate Matterazzi" bandwagon.

That's good enough for me.

Is this a trick question

Come on, we cant rob them from their destiney

I demand 5 trophies next season! Euro Super Cup, World Club Cup, Serie A, Coppa Italia & Champions League.

Any less and I deem it a failure, and a complete restructure is needed, players and staff.

Awww ... love is in the air again

Nearly. He refused the whole site to revolve around Matrix.. So this site was doomed to fail before it started, just like each and every Newcastle United season.

I really feel bad for Newcastle. I mean every year they have a great team on paper... But then they f@ck up every season... I mean, they have players like Given, Carr, Parker, Duff, Luque, Emre, Owen, Martins....

It's a real shame about Owen too. Such great player, almost always injured.

Newcastle's biggest problem is they're too worried about pleasing the fans, rather than winning games.

Every years they spend billions on new strikers, and keep the same old awful defense that makes them lose so many games. Maybe with Allerdyce in charge this will change?

That's true. You know you are in trouble when Moore is the only player you can actually call a defender on your squad.