AC Milan general spiel 2.0

[RomaShield27]

So is Aquilani official or what?

[The MAN]

It pretty much is, he's undergoing medicals and I think announcement will be today

[vtec]

whatever happened to montolivo? i would have preferred him

[The MAN]

Fiorentina playing hardball I guess...10+ million for a player whose contract is up next year is not worth it IMO

[The MAN]

We're getting Barca

[The MAN]

BATE and Plzen, haha the other 2 teams are so shitty we cannot possibly screw this one up

Milan-Barca is biggest game in all of CL group stage without a doubt, cant wait for it, lets hope this pushes Milan to make one more signing before August 31

[Silvioberlusconi]

yeah could have been alot worse, just waiting for Galliani to say the Champions League is in our DNA

[p_maldini_3]

it's not a bad group at the end of the day, we were bound to get one tough nut to crack.

the biggest problem is that we haven't had a home win in the CL for a long ass time, and it might affect the mindset of the players. i don't expect us to beat barca, but we better slaughter bate and that other team.

[The MAN]

I do hope we don't play Barca in matchday 1...given the Serie A strike, matchday one comes 3-4 days after 1st game in Serie A and we'll be still out of shape by then most likely...preferrably, playing Barca in double-header matchday 3&4 is the best from a scheduling point of view

[The MAN]

Yeah our CL home record has been remarkably shitty for 3-4 years now, its very strange streak actually, our record on the road is way better

Things will return to normal soon in the CL home games and I certainly expect us to get something in the Barca game at San Siro...I know they'll likely beat us in Nou Camp but we have to return to the days when San Siro was a fortress

[p_maldini_3]

it'll be a packed match, and ibra's probably practicing his shit talking in the mirror by now. he'll have to play well for us to get anything out of the barca games.

[The MAN]

Yeah, Ibra is a lost cause for me...I'm a little curious how Cassano plays in these games, I don't have much faith in Pato or Robino either to deliver vs Barca

[San Paolo]

Marco Parolo fro Cesena is mentioned as a replacement for Flamini

[The MAN]

Damn, we're starting at Barca in our first game, this is not fucking good lol

Those 2 dates with Barca I'll be either "sick" or "working from home"

Other than that, I think drawing Barca has its benefits, even if we lose badly, it will tell us where we stand and we need to do. We do have 4 easy games, so we really gotta give it our best shot vs Barca, be relatively pressure-free and avoid playing chickenshit defensive game, that's a recipe for disaster. I hope Allegri learned that from last season CL and I hope the second Tottenham game is a sign of things to come from that respect. Also, playing Barca this will give us the additional benefit of not facing them in the first KO round so there's a silver lining there too:D

[Lupa]

[vtec]

i'm not a fan of this new filter, grego.

anyway, seedorf will show messi how it's done. i won't count on any of our forwards much, but this is the man i would put my money on when stakes are high.

hopefully, the opportunity of playing against barca will tempt cassano into staying. i don't mind getting them in our first game, even.

[San Paolo]

[San Paolo]

Aquilani's first official photograph at Milanello

[San Paolo]

"Adriano Galliani urged both the players and clubs to “take a step back out of respect for the fans” after this weekend’s Serie A strike.

The Players’ Association (AIC) called the strike after talks broke down over the collective bargaining contract with the union of top flight clubs (Lega).

“The fans do not deserve to be treated this way,” Milan Vice-President Galliani told the Gazzetta dello Sport.

“It is necessary for the Lega and the AIC to take a step back out of respect for the fans.”

The two sticking points in negotiations are the solidarity contribution to go towards unemployed players and the rule barring clubs from forcing certain players to train separately from the squad.

“The AIC has to give up on the solidarity contribution for this season and the Lega give up on the collective deal, but only for this season. Let them resolve their internal problems first.

“Now we must try to calm the tone of the debate and above all avoid this situation turning into a debilitating long-term strike.

“The Lega President has been robbed of his powers to such a degree that now everybody and no-one seems to be in charge.”

A meeting of the Lega is set for September 1 and the clubs will try to work out a temporary agreement to avoid further strike action.

It is also possible the Federation will step in to take control of the negotiations and sign the collective bargaining contract on behalf of the Lega."

Forza Galliani.

[RomaShield27]

So are Milan going to get a replacement for the crocked Flamini or what? What other players can Galliani possibly sniff around for to get for free or on loan or possibly on the cheap? Lord forbid you actually have to spend some money this mercato, like.