Comments on: The Quiet Offseason of A.C. Milan

By: Rami S.

Rami S. — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 18:34:45 +0000

Milan’s main problems are in midfield I believe:

Seedorf, Ambrosini, Pirlo and Gattuso are all over 30 and past their best. Seedorf probably has one more season at this level but Gattuso will probably leave this summer or spent the season on the bench while Ambrosini is only getting older.

Pirlo has become even slower and does not possess the ability to control the game anymore. I think Milan need two decent midfielders or their challenge for Serie A will crumble by December.

By: Padilla

Padilla — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 15:53:25 +0000

As long as Benitez doesn’t mess things up too much, Inter are the team to beat. I actually do think Roma is better than Milan, but there is time left to change that. Ultimately, I think the Scudetto race will be between Roma and Inter, with Juventus, Milan, and Fiorentina fighting for the last two Champions League spots. Sampdoria lost Del Neri and Storari to Juventus, which are huge losses, and I don’t think they’ll be able to recover from them, not this soon.

By: Robert

Robert — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 12:28:13 +0000

And the best thing about being an AC Milan fan is that you should have reason for optimism. Inter Milan is still very strong but it remains to be seen what they will look like after the transfer season. Right now I’d say Milan is better than Roma and Genoa, and on par with Sampdoria, but Sampdoria has a new manager so all bets are off. If they are competitive with Inter they have a chance at a scudetto.

Great post, thanks for the comments.

By: Padilla

Padilla — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 04:50:27 +0000

I firmly believe that had Suarez not swatted Adiyiah’s shot away (and thus giving the 20-year-old a World Cup match-winning goal), most people would be proclaiming him the future of the Rossoneri and would be demanding that he start. While I don’t think he’ll start, I don’t see why we shouldn’t play him regularly. Allegri will most likely play a 4-3-1-2, demanding two strikers up from. Right now, those guys are Borriello and Pato. Adiyiah, Huntelaar, and Inzaghi right now are all good players on the bench, so I highly doubt we need new strikers (unless Huntelaar is sold, that is).

Ronaldinho should be sold, to be honest. Where will he play? Leonardo tried him at the trequartista position early last season and he failed miserably, since he needs to play on the left side to be most effective (which he was when we switched to the 4-3-3). With his sale, we should bring in a true CAM to lead our offense up front. Someone like Kaisuke Honda, who would have his salary paid by Fly Emirates, would be nice (and affordable).

As for our defense, I am actually quite content, to be honest. We signed Sokratis, who is probably gonna play RB, which means our defense will be Antonini-Nesta-Silva-Sokratis — a fairly potent group, I think. With a healthy Onyewu, a decent-but-aging Yepes, plus a young Albertazzi, I think our defense is more or less fine.

It’s funny, for as bad as things are at Milanello at the moment, we are only about 2 players away from being highly competitive again.