Huh, where is the single (your first) post, anyway?

new good defender (or 2)

new coach

This better be the usual Goal.com misleading BS... Or else he already started of on the wrong foot imo
[No source cited, so I'm hoping its fabricated, but I thought I would post it anyway]



Thiago Silva: I Will Be Milan's New Maldini

@ Trini

Read this : http://www.channel4.com/sport/football_italia/dec14j.html

maybe its a lost in translation thing "maybe he tried to say I'll try and be

Channel 4 News

Silva ready for Serie A stage Monday 15 December, 2008

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Brazilian defender Thiago Silva insists that he can adapt to life in Serie A quickly to excel for Milan.

The highly rated stopper is close to completing a move to Milan from Fluminense after having a medical at the weekend.

Silva will join Milan's squad for their tour of Dubai after Christmas and is expecting to make an impression on the Rossoneri's struggling defence.

However, he won't be able to play until the New Year as Milan have registered their full complement of non-EU players.

“Alexandre Pato and Kaka are friends of mine and I'm so happy that I will be playing with them,” Silva told La Gazzetta dello Sport.

“I know that Italian football is difficult, but I will make sure that I quickly adapt to it.

“I can't wait to make my contribution for the Diavolo and I am looking forward to getting things complete.”

^^

Does this mean somone is leaving or is that what Channel 4 is emplying im so confused !!

Or a player is applying to become an EU player via citizenship.

I'd like to get rid of Shevchenko, that would free up a non-EU spot.

Naah, they won't get rid of him, and it wouldn't be...well...

I'm not excited about this transfer at all. Last good brazilian defender I know is Lucio, and that's questionable too. Last Serie A defender? Hmh,..go figure...Aldair. Not at all good. Anyone seen Thiago play? I just watched 2 matches in which he appeared. The regular south american 4-4 result...

The Brazilians I speak to praise him to the rooftops, but it means nothing because there's no neutrality in their view.

Like you, I'm not enamoured by this signing at all, and for the very reasons you have given.

I dont' think getting rid of a non-eu player (by selling or loaning or rescinding) frees up a non-eu space during the year. If a non-eu player gets eu status during the year, that might.

Unless by new year, it meant new season...

Go **** yourself!

You just told someone who thinks "Maldini is unique and cannot be repeated" to go **** himself. good job

He was sending it to goal.com not Thiago.

And even if, well, I don't think a new-Maldini hail is a right start for him.

Agreed.

Caveat: People seem to think I have an anti-Brazilian bias.

Thiago is said ot be good as a Brazilian cb. Anyone know what that is likely to translate into in terms of Serie A? The general impression I get is that there's not as much emphasis placed on defense - in very general terms - in Brazil as there is in Italy.

I can't see him being that great to be honest. Can we name any Brazilian centre backs that're good enough for Milan? As Fillipo said, Lucio is probably the best CB of the last decade or so and even he isn't all that.

I'll reserve my judgement until he has played for us, but I'd have much prefered us to buy either Italian or Serie A based, even if it cost us that bit extra.

Now I have a moment of nastyness.

The player is young. Strong. Has some characteristics of a .... DM?? Ancelotti could be tempted.

please dont say that

btw apparently he was a winger at one point, and i think he was a fullback too? maybe that would work...

Blame this one on Fishdoll but he keeps having visions of Ignazio Abate being turned into a RB. Nobody'd get past that kid. He's FAST.

Fishdoll is a visionary

Which quote of the two am I supposed to believe came out of his mouth? That was not classy from my side though if he truly spoke what I quoted he is an idiot...

Ha, I pick on the new guy!


Nah... not really!

Bully.

“I will do everything I can to be the heir to Paolo Maldini, even if he is unique and cannot be repeated” - quote from Channel4

That's not saying "I will be the new Maldini". he's saying he will do everything 'to replace Maldini/be his heir'.

You should know goal.com better!

For lack of anywhere better to stick this, here's a list of contract dates for the current squad:

Abbiati Christian 2010
Dida Nelson 2010
Kalac Zeljko 2010
Bonera Daniele 2010
Darmian Matteo 2011
Favalli Giuseppe 2009
Jankulovski Marek 2011
Kaladze Kahka 2011
Maldini Paolo 2009
Nesta Alessandro 2011
Senderos Philippe 2010 (loan from Arsenal)
Zambrotta Gianluca 2011
Ambrosini Massimo 2010
Antonini Luca 2012
Cardacio Mathias 2012
Emerson Ferreira 2009
Flamini Mathieu 2012
Gattuso Gennaro 2011
Kakà Ricardo 2013
Pirlo Andrea 2011
Seedorf Clarence 2011
Viudez Tabarè 2012
Borriello Marco 2012
Inzaghi Filippo 2010
Pato Alexandre 2012
Ronaldinho Assis 2011
Shevchenko Andrij 2010 (loan from Chelsea)

The only ones whose contracts expire at the end of this year are: Maldini, Favalli and Emerson.

I should... anyway, that was just my frustration thrown at Thiago...


Emerson!?!? I thought it'd go for longer... please do not renew his contract... if anyone over at Milan listens, I'm begging you!!

You see, now I was delusional.

Gazzetta and Mediaset both are reporting that Milan are interested in buying Sampdoria's Angelo Palombo in January (presumably as a Gattuso fill-in).

They're also hinting that Milan may make a bid in the summer for Udinese's Inler (more of a regista type midfielder).

Inler? Blaaaah...

Palombo? His effort, his efficency, work rate...all very good. I'd be more then happy.

Palombo is good for now but in the summer we must spend big on Hamsik!

That is if we decide not to recall/regain Cucuff

Hamsik...I always somehow saw him in a Inter dress.

Juve.. I think he will join Juve someday.

I'd be more then happy with Angelo Palombo or Paolo Sammarco but if we are looking at Sampadoria Daniele Dessena would be my first choice, but hes to young for Carlo or Galliani so they'll more then likely opt for the safest option being Palombo 27 and Sammarco 25 years of age. But aren't we forgetting that french player we snapped up for Arsenal do we know how injured his is and how long hes even out for after all isnt he meant to be the French equivalent of Gattuso - Flattuso.

I know what you are saying Tennie, but i dont see Abate's defensive positioning. While in theory he could be converted to a RB, i think a Maggio style WB/Winger would be better



We can get rid of them at the end of this year!?!?!? Please dont renew. Please!



We could have bought the other half of Sammarco's contract, but the board in their infinite wisdom thought we would be better off with Emo. Sammarco was also a youth product which made the loss sting that bit more. I very much like Dessena and hope to see him at Milan one day, but i think his co-ownership deal runs for a season after this (unless one buys the other out). Plus i would like to see him spend another season at Doria to mature and gain experience. Then we should move in for the kill

I think Favalli will certainly leave, but Emerson is too young to go. he's just 32, and a DM.

I wouldn't mind seeing the Favster stay. As third choice emergency cb/lb. He's hardly world class at his age but I think he's actually been fairly reliable (moreso than other, younger, players - except Bonera).

Both will stay! Provided we finish the season well and Carlo stays!

ya he seems to me like a well rounded player, but with a defensive edge, sorta like flamini.

Ambrosini, Flamini and Emerson are there to fill Gattuso's empty place. in my opinion a DM is hardly a priority over a CB.

i dont think he's a DM in the purest sense, but more a a midfielder destroyer a la gattuso but is creative too. i dunno what to say beucase i've only seen him a few times... but pacy creative midfielder would be my pick for a transfer

we need cover for rino and a defender who can play from jan

We need cover for Seedorf and a CB, who doesn't blank out when the ball is in the air...

seedorf needs to be cover for someone else

Thank you!

New rumor: Luca Toni to Milan next season. The source is Italian (alice.it), not sure how much it's fantacalcio.

http://sport.alice.it/calcio/calciomercato...n-nel-2009.html

Damn it, if this is true I'm tired of them... I refuse to believe it for now.

Them who?

I can't be true, I'm regulary watching over the situation in Bayern. They seem to be close to signing Ivica Olic, but still, both Hoeneß and Beckenbauer count on Toni for next season.

Galliani and co. If they still are after players at the end of their career then I'm not even going to bother getting frustrated...

But I hope to see something different in the future... I won't believe in this.

As for Bayern... they might want him to stay but that does not have much to do with whether Milan will make a move for him.