He'll stay I guess.

It's retarded that he's even allowed to play. Makes no sense to allow loanees to play against their parent club.

It depends on the agreement.

Muntari was injured with Ghana and will be out for several months.

Link

Rejoice everyone!

Ah..eh...

OFFICIAL: Muntari had knee surgery today and will be out for 5/6 months.

Allegri will cry a river tonight

I don't know, if we come that low to celebrate a serious injury, then,...

agreed, very sad indeed.

Then we're really desperate, I know.

That's the only real way the management really moves their behind and buys someone. Because they know that even if they've signed a mediocre player, if they guy's out for half a season or more, they just have to bring in a replacement and quick. Otherwise, they sure do take their time figuring out the bargain buys and all.

As for Muntari, I can only imagine all the pain he has had to go through during the injury and the operation. And that too, playing for his country back in Africa, respect for that. Not that I like him that very much, but still I am not and will never be celebrating his misfortune. Just the reason that we got in some cover due to it.

In a perfect world, a lot of things would be different. But these are desperate times, when everyone knows we are just a few signings (and a much lower amount of injuries) away from being great again.

Have we signed him yet? Does this injury mean he won't join us on a permanent basis?

I pretty much am certain we've signed him. But like I said, Muntari's signing has had an upside, very similar to how Flamini got injured and we got Nocerino as his cover. Sad thing to happen to a football player, a long term injury, a painful one like this, but that's the only way our management lets us know they're breathing.

Yep Muntari was signed early in June...

Anyway, at least we won't have to worry about Allegri playing him for the next 6 months. Thank God

And hopefully by then, we can get a string of strong performances and others would have booked their places.

Oh god, he'll be wearing #4 now.

Kaladze!!!!!

Muntari's new look:

Saying the word I want to say to describe his new "look" would be inappropriate and could offend people, but he does look ____ (fill in the blank)

I hate those flat baseball cap things, they look ridiculous and too big. At least he wasn't wearing it. They look really embarassingly bad on people in comparison to the regular ones.

Wearing a Marlon Brando t-shirt. classy Muntari!! I can almost forgive him for that awful, awful look.

He reminds me of Ibrahim Ba:



Both crap players.

Actually, Ba was better.

Better doesn't mean good.

Muntari 1 CL
Fat Ronaldo 0 CL

You be the judge.

Muntari has been crap for the past few years but he used to be quite good once upon a time. I think he has enough talent. he's just lazy and doesn't give a ****.

Valdés 3 CLs
Original Ronaldo 0 CL

Don't think we need a judge for this one. I'd just say it's the CL's bad luck Ronaldo did not win it.

Muntari:

Portsmouth
FA Cup: (1) 2007–08

Internazionale
Supercoppa Italiana: (2) 2008, 2010
Serie A: (2) 2008–09, 2009–10
Coppa Italia: (1) 2009–10
UEFA Champions League: (1) 2009–10
FIFA Club World Cup: (1) 2010

Ronaldo:

Cruzeiro Esporte Clube
Campeonato Mineiro (1): 1994
Copa do Brasil (1): 1993

PSV Eindhoven
KNVB Cup (1): 1996
Johan Cruijff-schaal (1): 1996

FC Barcelona
Copa del Rey (1): 1997
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (1): 1997
Supercopa de España (1): 1996

F.C. Internazionale Milano
UEFA Cup (1): 1998

Real Madrid C.F.
La Liga (2): 2002–03, 2006–07
Intercontinental Cup (1): 2002
Supercopa de España (1): 2003
Sport Club Corinthians Paulista
Campeonato Paulista (1): 2009
Copa do Brasil (1): 2009

National team
FIFA World Cup (2): 1994, 2002
FIFA World Cup (1): Runners-up (2nd Place) 1998
Copa América (2): 1997, 1999
Copa América (1): Runners-up (2nd Place) 1995,
FIFA Confederations Cup (1): 1997
Summer Olympic Games (1): Bronze Medal (3rd Place) 1996

Individual
Supercopa Libertadores Top Scorer (1): 1993–94
Supercopa Libertadores Team of The Year (1): 1993-04
Campeonato Mineiro Top Scorer (1): 1993–94
Campeonato Mineiro Team of The Year (1): 1994
Eredivisie Top Scorer (1): 1994–95
La Liga Top Scorer (2): 1996–97,2003–2004
La Liga Foreign Player of the Year (1): 1996
CONMEBOL Men Pre-Olympic Tournament Top Scorer: 1996
European Golden Boot (1): 1996–97
Don Balón Award La Liga Foreign Player of the Year (1): 1996–97
Copa América Final Most Valuable Player (1): 1997
Copa América Most Valuable Player (1): 1997
Confederations Cup All-Star Team (1): 1997
Cup Winners Cup Final Most Valuable Player (1): 1997
Cup Winners Cup Top Goal Scorer (1): 1996–1997
IFFHS World's Top Goal Scorer of the Year (1): 1997
UEFA Most Valuable Player (1) 1998
ESM Team of the Year (2) 1996–97, 1997–98
UEFA Most Valuable Player (1): 1997–98
Serie A Footballer of the Year (1): 1997–98
Serie A Foreign Footballer of the Year (1): 1997–98
UEFA Best Forward (1): 1997–98
Bravo Award (3): 1995, 1997, 1998
FIFA World Cup Golden Ball (1): 1998
FIFA World Cup Best player (1): 1998
FIFA World Cup Bronze Boot (2): 1998
UEFA Cup Final Most Valuable Player (1): 1998
UEFA Club Footballer of the Year (1): 1997 - 1998
Copa América Top Scorer (1): 1999
Copa América All-Star Team (2): 1997, 1999
La Liga Ibero-American Player of the Year (2): 1996–97, 2002-03
FIFA World Player of the Year (3): 1996, 1997, 2002
FIFA World Player of the Year (1): 1998 2nd
FIFA World Player of the Year (1): 2003 3rd
Ballon D'or (2): 1997, 2002
Ballon D'or (1): 1996 Ballon d'Or recipients 2nd
Ballon D'or (1): 1998 Ballon d'Or recipients 3nd
World Soccer Magazine World Player of The Year (3): 1996, 1997, 2002
Onze d'Or (2): 1997, 2002
Onze d'Argent (1): 1998
FIFA World Cup Silver Ball (1): 2002
FIFA 100
FIFA World Cup All-Star Team (2): 1998, 2002
FIFA World Cup Final Most Valuable Player (1): 2002
FIFA World Cup Golden boot (1): 2002
FIFA World Cup Top Scorer (1): 2002
Intercontinental Cup Most Valuable Player (1): 2002
UEFA Club Team of The Year (1): 2002
Laureus Comeback of the Year (1): 2002
Strogaldo De Legendary Award: 2002
BBC Sports Personality of the Year Overseas Personality (1): 2002
Trofeo EFE (2) 1996-97, 2002-03
Laureus World Sports Award for Sportsman of the Year (1) 2003
La Liga South American Player of the Year (2): 1996–97, 2002–03
Golden Foot award (1): 2006
Brazilian National Hall of Fame: Class of 2006
FIFA World Cup All-Star Team (2): 1998, 2002
FIFA World Cup (2) 2006 Bronze Boot
Serie A Player of the Decade: 1997–2007
France Football Magazine: Starting eleven of all-time (2007)
FIFA World Cup All-Time Leading Scorer
Real Madrid Team of the century
Campeonato Paulista Best Player (1): 2009
Honor of Brazilian Football Confederation: 2010
Real Madrid Hall of fame: 2011
Marca Leyenda: 2011
World Soccer (magazine):Players' All-time ranking (3) 1st Place
World Soccer (magazine): The Greatest Players of the 20th Century (Published December 1999)
Goal.com: Player of a decade: Winner 2000–2010

Brocchi 2 CL
Cristiano Ronaldo CL 1

I've won lots of footballing awards that mean nothing too. Muntari won 5 things in 1 season plus is an FA Cup winner. Amazing.



IMAGINE A MIDFIELD OF BROCCHI AND MUNTARI OMG!

now that should count for something

Han you forgot one; bumped

Damn you!!!

Huh?

He had one of the better distance covered at the World Cup (obviously per game, not total) and most certainly did in Milans MF last season. "lazy" is the last thing he is. Technical ability? Yeah, I agree he's nowhere near the best in that regard.

This is a very clear example of how stats can sometimes be totally mis-leading, his jogging around hikes those numbers up big time

In any case, let's not argue over something irrelevant and enjoy the win!

I disagree. One only has to count how easily Lazio countered once Muntari was off.

Playing box to box in a midfield three is insanely difficult. INSANELY F#CKING DIFFICULT. Trust me on this. And he does a stellar job.

Candreva was quiet till he was taken off. And he scored a goal and actually got involved in goal scoring situations.

Yet all anyone here can see is one off tackle or one skyward shot. Not realising that he probably sprinted from the other half to be there to even receive the ball.

Would I take Modric over him? Sure. But until then he's the best we've got. Right now for me, it's Poli who gets the bench when Montolivo comes back.

No jack, Lazio were already getting the upper hand on us before Muntari left the field, he's irrelevant in this case, it was De Jong that dropped off a lot in the second half which allowed Lazio control of the midfield.

Muntari doesn't play box-to-box, Muntari plays as Muntari wants. He's just completely undisciplined as a player and tactically ignorant. Oh and Candreva was quiet because SES and Bonera were doubling up on him, and it's not like he's Ronaldo, he only got into it when our players started to tire out a bit and we lot control of the midfield

We'll have to disagree then. I thought Essien was a disaster positioning wise whereas I could always see Muntari 'jogging in' and cutting off passing angles.

Anyway, it won't be the first time people watch the same match and interpret things differently.

@ bolded part! Agree completely.

Muntari would be perfect in the double pivot or even as anchor, but as mezz'ala he's totally not suited. He jogs around the field and doesn't pressure the opponent. He's decent only when we're closed in our own half, as that's when his physicality and tackling skills come to fruition.

F@ck it, I don't care if I become hated here, but I'm starting to like this guy.

Lol, it's a good thing you're not a woman max, or you'd be easier than a working girl desperate for work

I've personally never said that I don't like the guy as a human being, he seems like a good guy, but as a footballer, I simply cannot stand him, he's so limited, lazy and tactically limited. Just cannot stand watching him on the pitch for us.

Hopefully now with Van Ginkel and Bonaventura his time on the pitch will be very limited

Agreed

Yep. Actually came back to say nah I can't like this guy. It was a momentarily lapse...

read in FI yesterday or the day before, Muntari is very content and wants to retire at Milan

He's been a good servant for the past couple of years, under which all coaches relied on him to battle that midfield.