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canepazzo posted:Hehe, supposedly the deal fell through after clubs agreed on fee, player was happy with the pay, but the agent requested a 2m signing fee to which they told him to I'm glad that Lotito is still a hardass when it comes to this poo poo. He might be the last owner that's rabidly against "modern" football finances.
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So let's give our marks to the transfer market! In order of last years placement: Juventus: 8/10, they got the striker they needed, they're still 2 categories over everyone else Napoli: 7.5/10 Higuain is gonna be amazing, they could have spent better for the defense; but it might just be a matter of them adjusting to Benitez's defensive style. If they handle that, title contender Milan: 6/10 They kept their best players this year and got Kaka who's still got a good year at least imho; guilty of not investing behind which will bite them in the rear end. It all depends on how Balotelli will be this year. CL spot if the defense holds. Question: what happened to the Champions League money? Fiorentina: 7.5/10 I was going to lower it to 7 before yesterday but Neto is growing on me, would have been an 8 if we got a good center back. Attack is, speaking impartially, the best of the league. Champions league spot contender Udinese: 6/10 I don't think they signed anyone important or sold anyone, very neutral market. Of course it will become a 9/10 when they sell their latest Cote d'Ivoire 17 year old for 60 million to Monaco. Europa League spot at most. Lazio: 6/10 Meh, meh and meh. No big names, Yilmaz would have boosted them to 7.5 at least (I love that guy), if Klose has one last good year they can challenge for Europa League, nothing more I don't think Roma: 6.5/10 good signings with Strootman and Ljajic and De Sanctis, but they lost Lamela, Osvaldo and Marquinhos; remains to be seen if they will be adequately replaced by those new signings. Champions League spot contender if Ljajic doesn't Nutellize himself again. Inter: 6/10 for the transfer market, which was heavily influenced by the Thohir deal; but it looks like their injured ones are coming back stronger than before so it's definitely gonna gun for a Champions League finish. Catania and below I didn't follow much so can't really speak, except for: Livorno: 7/10 they will safely get past the relegation group with Emeghara and having kept Paulinho Sassuolo: 3/10 they have a team that will easily stay in Serie A for three more seasons: Autumn, Winter and Spring(not mine).
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canepazzo posted:Milan: Question: what happened to the Champions League money? Bought the Guardia di Finanza some new Alfa Romeos
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Milan's moves were pretty quiet, but I think there was atleast one great move: Poli. I've liked Poli for a few years and I think he has been significantly underrated. He hasn't arrived to much fanfare despite being easily an upgrade over everyone besides Montolivo in our midfield. Even then, I think he can complement Montolivo exceptionally. He's good physically and he is more creative than he gets credit for, imo. To me he has looked the most dangerous player on this side in this early campaign and I hope he continues to grow into this system. I love Kaka, so I won't say that I think this was a stop-gap move that was made primarily to appease fans when Milan's other targets fell through. Well, I did say that but I will still say that he still has world class vision and passing and I believe he will be a good player for us in the short term and he is the kind of player we need to play in that 4-3-1-2 that Allegri seems to want to revert to.
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canepazzo posted:So let's give our marks to the transfer market! In order of last years placement: I largely agree with these, though I think I would put Napoli's market above Juve's simply because of the amount of starters they brought in. In my opinion Hamsik has been the best player, followed by Callejon. Higuain will be great eventually, I feel, but he's not better than Cavani right now (I know I know, two games in). Rossi and Gomez do look really lethal, and as a two striker pair they very well may be the best attacking lineup, but again Callejon, Hamsik and Higuain look really really special. Udinese have never had a market that seems spectacular on paper because nobody reports a 100k euro purchase from Venezuela of a 17 year old who turns out to be a monster later. I feel like it's nearly irrelevant to even give them a number. Inter look better than last year but I want to see them against a top side before I make any judgements. Them not having any European commitments will work in their favor, though, and I think they'll be up there. Milan and Roma have these boatloads of cash sitting around and neither are spending them. Roma, I think, are working toward having a nice cash flow to pay for their stadium. I can only cynically and only half jokingly say that Milan's money is there to cover Silvio's debts to whoever and whatever he owes money to. Im (clearly) excited about Kaka but until Honda comes along in January I'll still say that we need another midfielder. Catania, in my opinion, have done terribly, selling 4 of their core players and sorta replacing only one of them (Tachtsidis for Lodi). I think they're going to be lucky to not be involved in a relegation fight this season barring something miraculous happening. Livorno have the best side of the promoted ones and I think they'll easily stay up. Oh, and regarding Sassuolo, they did make two important moves, signing Floro Flores and Pegolo today. Wont be enough to stay up but it does make them better than before. Gigi Galli fucked around with this message at 02:55 on Sep 3, 2013 |
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grvm posted:Milan's moves were pretty quiet, but I think there was atleast one great move: Poli. I also love Poli, he adds that extra speed in the midfield that none of our other midfielders have. It's nice to finally see someone that can chase down one of Zapata's garbage clearances or Mexes's cock ups. I'm also excited for Saponara to be fit, though with Kaka around he's going to have trouble getting game time, even more so if/when Honda shows up. Another bit of news: Barrientos's move to Qatar was blocked by Catania's president apparently. Glad he's staying around and that should really help Catania.
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I didn't like Roma's transfer window all that much, but looking back at it on the whole it's not too bad. They lost 3 really important players, but at least they got paid appropriately for them, and the guys they brought in are a pretty good set of players. It all really just depends if Garcia can end the cycle of bullshit they've had at the management level for the past couple of years.
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Milan left Niang off of the player list for the CL group stages, which I thought was weird, and then later apologized saying they didn't actually mean to do that. El Sha was on the "A" list even though he could've been listed on the "B" list as he's young and has played enough seasons, meaning he took a spot he didn't need to, and that spot was Niang's. I would be infuriated if I was Niang. Hell, Im mad and I'm just some rear end in a top hat on the internet!
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Yeah I saw that. Umberto Gandini had to apologize on twitter, haha. What a gently caress up that was.
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Hasn't anyone in the front office ever played FM? Classic newbie mistake.
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Gigi Galli posted:Milan left Niang off of the player list for the CL group stages, which I thought was weird, and then later apologized saying they didn't actually mean to do that. El Sha was on the "A" list even though he could've been listed on the "B" list as he's young and has played enough seasons, meaning he took a spot he didn't need to, and that spot was Niang's. Does he lose any CL-based incentives for this?
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Funkysauce posted:Does he lose any CL-based incentives for this? I dont know if he had any, really. Mino Raiola is throwing a fit over this so I bet he did at least and that's comforting.
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trem_two posted:"Camouflage kit" pizzas are now for sale in Naples. That looks revolting.
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Soulex posted:That looks revolting. I was trying to figure out what's on it - arugula, mushrooms maybe? I thought the same thing. The pitch comparison is accurate. However, I've never had a bad pizza in Napoli, so I bet it's delicious.
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Gigi Galli posted:I was trying to figure out what's on it - arugula, mushrooms maybe? I thought the same thing. The pitch comparison is accurate. Pesto sauce? Should be decent if it's that simple.
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Niang looked (understandably, given his age) out of his elements when he was put in a position to shine against Barca last year. I'm still pissed that he didn't score too. Hopefully they get past the group stage and he gets another chance, but he still needs to grow before we can rely on him in the CL and frankly, I think we can make do without him barring any catastrophic injuries
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Duro posted:Niang looked (understandably, given his age) out of his elements when he was put in a position to shine against Barca last year. I'm still pissed that he didn't score too. Hopefully they get past the group stage and he gets another chance, but he still needs to grow before we can rely on him in the CL and frankly, I think we can make do without him barring any catastrophic injuries Yeah I don't think he would've actually played that much but it's very insulting to him to leave him out by mistake. After signing Matri I'm also kind of disappointed that he didn't get a loan to somewhere where he could play every match. He needs the experience. Here's Italy's list for the qualifiers against Bulgaria and the Czech Republic Portieri: Buffon (Juventus), Marchetti (Lazio), Sirigu (Paris SG.). Difensori: Abate (Milan), Antonelli (Genoa), Astori (Cagliari), Barzagli, Chiellini, Bonucci (Juventus), Maggio (Napoli), Ranocchia (Inter). Centrocampisti: Aquilani (Fiorentina), Candreva (Lazio), Cerci (Torino), De Rossi, Florenzi (Roma), Diamanti (Bologna), Giaccherini (Sunderland), Montolivo (Milan), Pirlo (Juventus), Thiago Motta, Verratti (Paris SG.). Attaccanti: Balotelli, El Shaarawy (Milan), Gabbiadini (Sampdoria), Gilardino (Genoa), Insigne (Napoli), Osvaldo (Southampton). No Rossi, but that's to be expected given he's played just 4 games at Fiorentina so far. Gabbiadini is a surprise inclusion, as is Thiago Motta. Kind of annoyed that Antonelli is getting calls over De Sciglio, but at least there's no chance he gets injured.
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Bakaye Traore has gone on loan to Turkish club Erciyesspor. Milan will miss his good luck charminess, surely.
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trem_two posted:Bakaye Traore has gone on loan to Turkish club Erciyesspor. Milan will miss his good luck charminess, surely. About loving time.
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Vucinic hurt himself tonight, as did Abate. No word on the seriousness of each injury, but Abate at least wont make the next qualifier on Tuesday. If Vucinic doesn't play next week, you guys think Llorente or Quagliarella will take his place? Maybe even Giovinco? I'd love to see Giovinco and Tevez run underneath some towering defender's legs. e: Neither Antonelli nor Abate will be able to play on Tuesday and with Barzagli out already we'll be missing some defenders. I imagine Prandelli will line up with Maggio, Bonucci, Chiellini and Ogbonna if he's available. Ogbonna was in the stands today but Im not sure if he's hurt or if he was suspended. Maybe Chiellini will play left back and Astori will be in the middle with Bonucci, ugh. Gigi Galli fucked around with this message at 23:14 on Sep 6, 2013 |
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I'd be surprised if Llorente started considering its against Inter, it would be a pretty big statement of support from Conte if Llorente does start. I'd expect Quagliarella, then maybe start Giovinco and Llorente against Copenhagen at home a few days later. Expect complaining about Matri this week, I'd bet on that.
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trem_two posted:I'd be surprised if Llorente started considering its against Inter, it would be a pretty big statement of support from Conte if Llorente does start. I'd expect Quagliarella, then maybe start Giovinco and Llorente against Copenhagen at home a few days later. Yeah it'll be me complaining that he's playing over El Shaarawy.
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Gigi Galli posted:Vucinic hurt himself tonight, as did Abate. No word on the seriousness of each injury, but Abate at least wont make the next qualifier on Tuesday. Prandelli loving finally called up Pasqual. It's amazing that Abate and Antonelli had to get injured before Pasqual got his chance.
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Soulex posted:Well Fiorentina is down 2 defenders for the time being. What do you mean? We're not playing this weekend.
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Cross posting from the premier league thread, but the squads for Steve Harper's testimonial on Wednesday have come out and there are some great players in the squads Newcastle: Steve Harper, Pavel Srnicek, Shay Given, John Beresford, Olivier Bernard, Nikos Dabizas, Brian Kilcline, Darren Peacock, Alessandro Pistone, Steve Watson, Joey Barton, Lee Bowyer, Nicky Butt, Lee Clark, Kieron Dyer, Ruel Fox, Keith Gillespie, David Ginola, Liam O’Brien, Scott Sellars, Nolberto Solano, Steve Stone, Alan Thompson, Rob Lee, Faustino Asprilla, Peter Beardsley, Andrew Cole, Les Ferdinand, Paul Kitson, Alan Shearer. AC Milan: Sebastiano Rossi, Massimo Taibi, Franco Baresi, Roberto Favalli, Paolo Maldini, Roberto Mussi, Massimo Oddo, Guiseppe Pancaro, Pietro Vierchowod, Ibrahim Ba, Zvonimir Boban, Alessandro Costacurta, Angelo Carbone, Federico Giunti, Christian Lantignotti, Gianluigi Lentini, Mark van Bommel, Daniele Massaro, Christian Vieri.
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BOBAN Gonna watch the poo poo out of that.
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Soulex posted:Hegazy is out 6 months due to ligament issues and Savic picked up an injury while on international duty. Horrible about Hegazy, reminds me a bit about Rossi  but apparently Tuttosport hosed up on Savic and reported about an old injury from June. He is fine 
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Hegav posted:Thanks for the nick name Soulex. Yeah it was a tough match for me. lol Im glad Pasqual got his call up, he's been deserving of it for a long time. Scott Bakula posted:Cross posting from the premier league thread, but the squads for Steve Harper's testimonial on Wednesday have come out and there are some great players in the squads Billy Do you know if this is on TV anywhere?
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Gigi Galli posted:Billy No idea. I really hope it is though. tbp I have no idea how he got that Milan team either. Its incredible. Baresi has said he's looking forward to playing in England for the first time and especially against Shearer. Maybe its just because of who Harper was able to get for the Newcastle team?
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