Ilgenio said:Does anyone know whats up with Florin Raducioiu
ilgenio@serbia said:Riva was one of the best players in those days....the main problem had been-and also is today ANCELLOTTI!!!he's 70's football couldn't fir Rivaldo in our squad...justi imagine what would have some wuality coach as foe example Hiddink done with those players...Rivaldo...Seedorf...Rui Costa...Inzaghi....Sheva... and we almost lost our CL even if had been absolutely the best squad in the UNIVERSE!!!i love riva and i still watch him today...he's unbelievable...pure talent and magic...for me...he's way better than
Ronaldinho....(of course not now i'm talking about Barca Rivaldo)...And don't forget that Riva every important played on the highest level....
Red&Black--Lion said:I miss Stam , everyone was afraid of him
I know Laursen still belongs to Aston Villa, but he is ALWAYS injured now, he has played very few times since he left us. Also saw an interview not long ago where he slagging everyone at Milan because he says he didn't get enough games whilst playing for us, and he wasn't treated with respect. Sounds like bullshit to me.San Paolo said:How's RJ and Martin Laursen going?
Still fighting to get a bench spot?
I've already mentioned it here, but at one point an Aston Villa fan told me laursen is the best centre-back of Europe. I started laughing and the next thing he got injured so I couldn't chwck him out. But I trust my source that he plays fine for Villa if he's fit.pippoinzag}{i said:I know Laursen still belongs to Aston Villa, but he is ALWAYS injured now, he has played very few times since he left us. Also saw an interview not long ago where he slagging everyone at Milan because he says he didn't get enough games whilst playing for us, and he wasn't treated with respect. Sounds like bullshit to me.
benficawill said:the player i most miss is rui costa does he play in portugal or ..........
“Any dog called Gullit must be something special”
May 22nd, 2007
To the relief of all football fans, Ruud Gullit has finally shared his opinion on the most important football story of the moment. Jose Mourinho’s dog.
He told the Guardian, in a “big interview” today, “I did like the idea that he had named his dog after me. It didn’t matter that it was very tiny. If Jose’s dog is called Gullit then I understand why it is so precious to him. Any dog called Gullit must be something special.”
The Dutch maestro does of course mention the Champions League Final, and like Alan Hansen on the BBC, he backs his former club. The former Chelsea and Newcastle manager has high praise for Silvio Berlusconi, a man rarely praised within football and in the pages of the left-leaning Guardian.
“The state of the club had not been so good before Berlusconi took over but he brought organisation and vision. He was responsible for everything and Berlusconi himself actually signed me. As soon as I met him I could sense a chance to do something unbelievable with a club. He started something then, a Milan legacy, because this guy has been there 20 years and the club has won something like 25 trophies [including seven Serie A and four Champions League titles]. Milan has greatness now.”
(It could be argued that this “legacy” and “greatness” has helped Milan progress to the final this year, with a fairly average side in comparison to other Milan teams that have lifted the premier trophy in Europe.)
Gullit was Berlusconi’s first transfer coup after he became Milan President in 1986. The Dutch triumvirate of Frank Rijkaard, Marco van Basten and Gullit rejuvenated the Rossoneri. As a tribute to this great side, and in anticipation of a mouth-watering final tomorrow night, here are three of Milan’s greatest performances from an era where they swept all before them in the late 80s and early 90s:
AC Milan 5 – Real Madrid 0 (1989 European Cup semi-final, second-leg) Having drawn the away leg 1-1, Milan convincingly brushed aside Madrid with goals from Ancelotti, Rijkaard, Gullit, Van Basten and Donadoni. Gullit comments in the Guardian interview: “Against Madrid it was like feeling something great burst out of you and afterwards we were so determined it would not just happen once.”
AC Milan 4 – Steaua Bucharest 0 (1989 European Cup final) For those of us who saw Gullit play in England in a much deeper role, this video shows what a good finisher he was. In front of 97,000 fans both Gullit and Van Basten scored twice. Paolo Maldini, who is expected to start tomorrow night, played left-back.
AC Milan 4 – Barcelona 0 (1994 European Cup final) This was the last time the European Cup Final was staged in Athens. Patrick Barclay described this in the Sunday Telegraph as “the greatest performance I have ever seen from a club side.” The three Dutchmen had all left or retired and with Baresi suspended Maldini led from the back. Desailly, Savicevic and Boban were outstanding in midfield. The lethal Barca attack of Stoichkov and Romario were virtually anonymous. Massaro bagged a brace and Savicevic and Desailly added two more, the game was over after an hour.
San Paolo said:How's RJ and Martin Laursen going?
Still fighting to get a bench spot?
Savicevic is a legend who has earned his own thread but predicting how much discussion there'sgoing to be I guess it's better to mergeBMWTaylor said:Somebody want to merge this with the Ex-Milan Players thread, please?
How come Milan players are stinking on the benchSan Paolo said:How's RJ and Martin Laursen going?
Still fighting to get a bench spot?
well he is having a lot of problems now i think...MilanoMike said:Anyone remember Rossi? I was too young to appreciate his effort, but damn he was a great keeper...
hey he is doing well? i think he is not playing at allMilanoMike said:It hurts to see Jose Mari doing so well at Villareal after just sitting around while he was with us for 2 years.
He always seemed like a nice guy. That's shocking.milanissimo said:well i was talking for this kind of problems
Sebastiano Rossi accusato di lesioni, minacce e sequestro
MilanoMike said:Can you be more specific please? I also remember Bierhoff, he was great at Ascoli and Udinese; and remarkably continued his form with us.
Oli Bierhoff was great during his time in Italy, not only in Milan. I believe he was the top scorer in season 97/98 with Udinese that prompted Milan to buy him. He's one of few foreign players who can scored 100 serie A goals during his stint in Serie A and he achieved that feat after scoring a hattrick in the last game of the (if not mistaken) 03/04 season where he was playing for Chievo.MilanoMike said:Can you be more specific please? I also remember Bierhoff, he was great at Ascoli and Udinese; and remarkably continued his form with us.
That's right it was the last game, it was against Juve.gaizka22 said:Oli Bierhoff was great during his time in Italy, not only in Milan. I believe he was the top scorer in season 97/98 with Udinese that prompted Milan to buy him. He's one of few foreign players who can scored 100 serie A goals during his stint in Serie A and he achieved that feat after scoring a hattrick in the last game of the (if not mistaken) 03/04 season where he was playing for Chievo.
he has ended his career last year `cause of a lot of injuries, he is only 29Saarlane said:What about Comandini - the guy who scored two goals in a memorable game against Inter? Even Wikipedia in Italian writes so little about him.