Official: Ignazio Abate Thread

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Proving he's still very useful. Pocketed Gervinho who troubled defences like Juve and Roma.
 

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Proving he's still very useful. Pocketed Gervinho who troubled defences like Juve and Roma.
He was coming off an injury though. Still, credits to capitano
 

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Better cb than rb for sure!
 

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Unbelievable performance. Is he a better CB than RB right now? I think so
 

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After almost a decade, we found him his natural position - CB.
 

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would it be sane to pair Romagnoli Abate :proud:
 

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After he received that yellow today I was very worried about him getting a red later in the game. He handled himself brilliantly all game, can’t believe how good he has been at CB.
 

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After he received that yellow today I was very worried about him getting a red later in the game. He handled himself brilliantly all game, can’t believe how good he has been at CB.
Exactly! I think his speed is also helping him to stand out. Something that we were lacking previously.

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9/10 performance, was covering everywhere, surprisingly good in the air too
 

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9/10 performance, was covering everywhere, surprisingly good in the air too

He's been monumental since the Lazio game. Really a case of a very physical but technically limited full back maybe having the potential to be a very good CB, at least as a 5th choice.

He's a bit all over the place, and his positioning at RB has cost us many points in the past, but he hasn't been caught out of position so only Zapata knows what he's really like to play with. It's a likeable duo anyway, and always fun when injury nightmares bring out the best in expected mediocrities. Bonera anno 2007 comes to mind.
 

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We should try pairing him with Romagnoli. Mussacchio should never start before him on CB. If he continues like this, give him a new contract, but keep on CB.
 

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Wrong thread
 
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he is short for a cb though no? he is only 5 '10. puyoll was shorter so I guess he could.be ok. I don't know.
 
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Abate has clearly been our second best CB this season after Romagnoli.

This summer, sell Musacchio, sign Godin for free and renew Abate & Zapata as backup CBs. Then we'd finally have high quality starting CBs as well as depth. We'd also make 15-20m in the process.

Romagnoli
Godin
Caldara
Abate
Zapata
 

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Abate has clearly been our second best CB this season after Romagnoli.

This summer, sell Musacchio, sign Godin for free and renew Abate & Zapata as backup CBs. Then we'd finally have high quality starting CBs as well as depth. We'd also make 15-20m in the process.

Romagnoli
Godin
Caldara
Abate
Zapata

Thankfully our market strategies this summer will not be planned on the basis of the 3 games that Abate has played cb. He’s done well but he needs to continue this great run of form to justify being preferred over Musacchio.
 

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Thankfully our market strategies this summer will not be planned on the basis of the 3 games that Abate has played cb. He’s done well but he needs to continue this great run of form to justify being preferred over Musacchio.

Well you're wrong since L+M have been hinting at giving Abate an extension already :lol:

Anyway, Leo's reportedly in the market for a top level CB so somebody's bound to arrive. With Romagnoli + Caldara already here, there won't be any room for Musacchio. Also, given we're planning a big market some players will have to be sacrificed. Abate + Zapata are cheap and experienced so are perfect backups.
 

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Congratulations on 300 appearances for Milan. A true servant of the club :thumbsup:

Another good performance today at CB.
 

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What a season he has had. As a CB, as an RB, he has played his heart out every single time.
 

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Extend please
 

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Yeah if Ranocchia can get an extension, Abate should get two. Stay with us, capitano.
 

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i love abate too, please end your career with us
 
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