AC Milan Thread [2008/09]

[Deni_Rossonero]

The thread for the season 2008/09
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AC MILAN​

Associazione Calcio Milan - Founded on 16.12.1899
(il Diavolo, Rossonerri)

Owner - Silvio Berlusconi
Chairman - Adriano Galliani



Home Ground - San Siro

Capacity - 82,955
Turf dimensions - 105m x 68m

Coach - Carlo Ancelotti​

Squad of 2008-09

Keepers
1 - Dida
12 - Christian Abbiati
16 - Zeljko Kalac

Defenders
2- Mattioni
3 - Paolo Maldini
4 - Kakha Kaladze
13 - Alessandro Nesta
15 - Gianluca Zambrotta
18 - Marek Jankulovski
19 - Giuseppe Favalli
24 - Philippe Senderos
25 - Daniele Bonera
36 - Matteo Darmian
77 - Luca Antonini

Thiago Silva (Will be registered as a Milan player for the season 09/10)

Midfielders
8 - Gennaro Gattuso
10 - Clarence Seedorf
14 - Mathias Cardacio
21 - Andrea Pirlo
23 - Massimo Ambrosini
32 - David Beckham
84 - Mathieu Flamini

Forwards
7 - Alexandre Pato
9 - Filippo Inzaghi
11 - Marco Borriello
20 - Tabare Viudez
22 - Kaká
76 - Andriy Shevchenko
80 - Ronaldinho


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In
GK Christian Abbiati (Back from loan - Atletico Madrid)
MF Mathieu Flamini (Free agent - Arsenal FC)
FW Marco Borriello (Co-ownership resolved with Genoa €10mil + Half of Di Gennaro's ownership rights)
DF Gianluca Zambrotta (€9mil from Barcelona)
DF Luca Antonini (Co-ownership resolved with Empoli with Marzoratti going the other way)
DF Matteo Darmian (Promoted from youth system)
MF Ronaldinho (€21mil + bonuses (€4mil) from Barcelona)
MF Mathias Cardacio (€2mil from Nacional)
MF Tabare Viudez (€2mil from Defensor Sporting)
GK Felipe Garcia dos Prazeres (Undisclosed fee,Santos - will stay in Santos for a year on loan)
FW Andriy Shevchenko (On Loan from Chelsea)
DF Philippe Senderos (Loan with an option to buy from Arsenal)
DF Felipe Mattioni (Loan with an option to buy from Gremio)
MF David Beckham (Loan from LA Galaxy)
DF Thiago Silva (From Fluminense for €10mil)

Out
DF Cafu (released / probably retired)
DF Serginho (retired)
MF Ibrahim Ba (retired)
GK Valerio Fiori (retired)
FW Ricardo Oliveira (€10mil to Real Zaragoza)
FW Alberto Gilardino (€14mil to Fiorentina)
MF Di Gennaro (Undisclosed to Genoa)
DF Antonelli (Co-ownership with Parma)
DF Grimi (to Sporting Lisbon for an undisclosed fee)
FW Ronaldo (Free Agent)
DF Dario Simic (As Monaco)
MF Cristian Brocchi (Lazio, Undisclosed amount)
FW Alberto Paloschi (Co-ownership with Parma)
MF Emerson (Released)



Loans
MF Gourcuff (to Bordeaux with an option to buy)
FW Aubameyang (to Dijon)
GK Felipe Garcia dos Prazeres (Santos)
DF Ignazio Abate (to Torino)
DF Digão (to Standard Liege)
DF Massimo Oddo (Loan with an option to buy, to Bayern Munchen)​

Kits (2008/09)
Home

Away

Keeper

Third

Trophies

Serie A: 17
Serie B: 2
Coppa Italia: 5
Supercoppa Italiana: 5
UEFA Champions League: 7
UEFA Supercup: 5
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: 2
FIFA Club World Cup: 1
Intercontinental Cup: 3​

FORZA MILAN!
ROSSONERI SIAMO NOI​

 

[Deni_Rossonero]

Flamini, Zambrotta, Borriello, Abbiati enough to win the scudetto?

IMO Right now with right motivation we're strong enough, only if Borriello continues his form. Although with a player of Adebayor's and Drogba's characteristics and one central defender and a keeper we we would be a complete team.

 

[rony31]

heh, I think you're in dreamland about those players being enough to win the Scudetto man. we definitely need a defensive revamping because it's gotten frailer and frailer every year. Zambrotta gives it a little flair so our full-backs will now be dangerous (Zam/Oddo/Janku), whoever plays is good. centrally we're not the best though. Kakha's great but he cocks up a bit too much to be a #1 option there. our midfield, well cant really complain, just tired of seeing the same faces every year, wouldn't mind seeing someone replace Seedorf. and Boriello, not exactly my idea of leading the frontline, pretty sure his season was a fluke and he'll be as bad as Gilardino this year. world class striker come I and I'll be happy with what we've got. and a keeper better than Abbiati if possible.

 

[Deni_Rossonero]

You're right, my ideal purchases this summer would be Akinfeev (brilliant to me ) or Boruc for a central defender i agree on Kaladze maybe being a sub and buying a new defender but as long as Maldini is playing i doubt we'll buy another cd we now have Nesta, Kaladze, Bonera, Maldini, Darmian and Simic (and Digao ). (UUU JUST REMEMBERED I READ AN ARTICLE TODAY FERRARI IS A FREE AGENT AS OF TODAY (broke negotiations with roma for a new contract) AND IS IN TALKS WITH MILAN AND VIOLA NOT MY DREAM SIGNING BUT WOULD DO)
Arshavin to take over from Seedorf and one of the three strikers they're talking about the whole summer. Veloso would be perfect too as a Pirlo/Gattuso/Ambro backup but only if his price is less idiotic we gave them Grimi and the fee is still not clear maybe there's an agreement with Sporting

 

[rony31]

We've already got Flamini as a Pirlo back-up and Ambro as a Rino back-up (better not be starting with that horrible Gattuso-Pirlo-Ambro midfield this season, way too defensive)

 

[Deni_Rossonero]

I see Flamini as a backup for Gattuso but i think we could play with the 4312 system gattuso pirlo flamini with kaka behind pato and another striker, i just read an article right now on goal.com quoting Turan's agent that he'll play in Italy next season for either Milan or Juve.

 

[PaPaGeorGeo]

Silly Flamini, getting paid lots to warm the bench

 

[Deni_Rossonero]

I doubt Flamini will be a sub, anyway Adebayor's agent said yesterday that his Milan move is 80% done, they're just waiting for Arsenal to bring a replacement one of Gomez, Crouch or Santa Cruz.

 

[Deni_Rossonero]

Galliani:
The only thing that I could guarantee is that Milan will do everything to acquire a great striker. On Wednesday we changed the idea. And Carlo is disposed to make a Milan with Ronaldinho without Adebayor.

Kaka'----Ronaldinho
-----Pato---------

or

-----Kaka'------
Pato-----Adebayor

What would you prefer?

 

[Lean]

The second one. Pato still isnt ready to lead our front-line and he's skinny, but alongside a top-notch big striker like Adebayor he would flourish. Would like to see a replacement for Seedorf aswell. Van der Vaart for example, but i guess that's me dreaming a bit too much.

 

[Deni_Rossonero]

VDV would be perfect!! But i think Milan won't buy a direct replacement until Seedorf can't do it no more. Until then only fringe players to come as subs. But Arda Turan would be great, a great sub for both Kaka' and Seedorf!

 

[Lean]

Who knows, Gourcuff might turn into something aswell once he comes back.

 

[Deni_Rossonero]

I think we ****ed it up with him, Bordeaux have an option to buy when the loan ends, but i believe that there's always a clause in the contract where if his parent club doesn't want to sell they (bordeaux) cannot use that clause. Otherwise it would be an idiotic thing to loan him and get him back if he sucks or loose him if he does well. Then rather sell him now. I think there's a lot of potential in Gourcuff! A Lot!
I hoped he wont go on loan and rather stay and play instead of Brocchi and Emerson! (Oh and by the way,i'm just waiting for the day these two get sold, or canceled (like in nikita they're both on transfer list, we'll be selling them for years now hahhaha).

 

[jani]

I think we ****ed it up with him, Bordeaux have an option to buy when the loan ends, but i believe that there's always a clause in the contract where if his parent club doesn't want to sell they (bordeaux) cannot use that clause. Otherwise it would be an idiotic thing to loan him and get him back if he sucks or loose him if he does well. Then rather sell him now. I think there's a lot of potential in Gourcuff! A Lot!
I hoped he wont go on loan and rather stay and play instead of Brocchi and Emerson! (Oh and by the way,i'm just waiting for the day these two get sold, or canceled (like in nikita they're both on transfer list, we'll be selling them for years now hahhaha).

The buy-out clause matters for nothing if Gourcuff himself decides he wants to return to Milan.

Hopefully thats the case.

 

[Deni_Rossonero]

The buy-out clause matters for nothing if Gourcuff himself decides he wants to return to Milan.

Hopefully thats the case.

Haven't thought about it, you're right! You made my day!

buti - I know Pato is more of a second striker but he'd be pushed to play higher, actually Ancelotti said the same thing today in an interview, he's young and could adapt, and we have used him as a lone striker already. but yes i would prefer to have him partnered up with someone like Adebayor.

Oh and by the way here are a few links : Ronaldo without a team in two days
Ancelotti explains Dream Team
Ade: Win-Win If I Were Sold

 

[Asaf4u]

i dont want to see milan become an unitalian team so i dont want to see ronaldinho \ adebayour.... only italian!

 

[Deni_Rossonero]

i dont want to see milan become an unitalian team so i dont want to see ronaldinho \ adebayour.... only italian!

LOL

Man we have more than enough Italians - 18 and only 10 (11 with Ronaldo who has only 2 more days as a Milan player) foreigners and 4 of them nowhere near the starting 11 or the bench! One foreigner more wouldn't hurt especially because there is no top class Italian player that could go straight to the first 11 available to buy for this attacking positions that we need, it would be idiotic if we bought with that principle!

7 of our first 11 next year will be Italian. See how many clubs can say that.

 

[Deni_Rossonero]

Santos Felipe to AC Milan: says the agent of the player, Wagner Ribeiro

A 20 years old keeper, a great talent from what i read, going on the olympics for Brasil.

 

[jani]

He's not even a starter for his team.

Maybe the Lean Machine can tell us more.

 

[Deni_Rossonero]

He must have potential, it would be great if he could be our 1# 3-4 years form now, until then i'd be content with Abbiati i don't know for you guys though