The Rumour Commode XXXIX: A Cardinal Sin

Do you think Leao will renew?


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Hey everyone. Long time lurker here, finally decided to register. Does anyone actually know why the revenues in serie a are so bad? And what is being done about it?
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There are actually some interesting similarities between Klopp and Pioli, both needed some time to change from 4-2-3-1 to 4-3-3, 4-2-3-1 was Klopps favorite formation for a very long time, both have big problems with injuries. Both also have problems with bad spells and crisis weeks/months.

While Klopp has a good track record he also had equally numerous seasons where he only challenged for a CL place and has his second bad season now with Liverpool.

In my opinion with this brand of football some of these things like more injuries, tendency for streaks of good and bad form, maybe even less tactical flexibility are somewhat inherent and come with that style.

The most stable style of football probably still is a more conservative approach, but on the other hand football should also be about enjoying the game and not strictly only results.
100% agreed but apart from his debut season where he was adapting to a new team + league and finished 8th, Liverpool have finished 4th, 4th, 2nd, 1st, 3rd + 2nd in addition to winning the CL, finishing CL runner up twice and Europa league runner up once. He's also won a few minor trophies along the way e.g. FA Cup, World Club Cup, Super Cup etc amongst others so has been phenomenally successful all things considered.

Anyway, unfortunately he's out of our price range so we'll just have to make do with Pioli, Tata, Gabbia + Messias for now :lol::fp:
 

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Scamacca wouldn't be a bad target. Guy's flopped at wham so maybe theyd actually loan option.

Although, wouldn't surprise me if Maldini thinks Colombo is our future though considering his eye for talent.
 

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i mean they're heading towards their first title in 20 years, is it really foolish getting a really really good midfield option to bolster their options?
Well they've been performing perfectly well all season long with their current midfield but it's more sour grapes on my part. It's just sickening to think that Arsenal can shell out 12m for a soon to be free agent and that fucking 18th placed Bournemouth offered 35m for Zaniolo :LOL: :fp:
 

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Well they've been performing perfectly well all season long with their current midfield but it's more sour grapes on my part. It's just sickening to think that Arsenal can shell out 12m for a soon to be free agent and that fucking 18th placed Bournemouth offered 35m for Zaniolo :LOL: :fp:
i mean psg is willing to pay close to 15mil for skriniar who already singned a pre-contract with them. thats epl/arabs for you :)
 

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Hey everyone. Long time lurker here, finally decided to register. Does anyone actually know why the revenues in serie a are so bad? And what is being done about it?
They have a hard time negotiating broadcast rights since every club has to vote and there’s a lot of conflicting interest. Last season they didn’t even manage to sell rights to the MENA region and had to resort to showing games on YouTube for free. It’s terrible marketing and they need to unify or give the rights to a separate entity to market Serie A globally.

The other major problem is stadiums. Only a few clubs own their own stadiums and it’s really hard to build new ones.

Other than those two major issues, there’s really nothing holding Serie A back from competing at the top level again.
 

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Just listened to Nesta latest.

He said Theo is a ready player that can walk into any team. On Leao - he still needs to grow to be top.
Only praises for Maldini Massara and Pioli. If he could reinforce he would fix the bench. If one player he would buy a striker.
He was negative about redbird saying that this is Milan campione d`italia. If there is no money they need to communicate so with the fans and lay out a 2 year plan.
RnB's opinion in a nutshell
 

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In other news, our Primavera continue their dire run (just like the first team) with a 4-2 defeat to Juve :fp:

However, Camarda scored the only goal of the game for the u16 vs. Brescia and bagged an assist for the NT against Albania :proud:
 

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Hey everyone. Long time lurker here, finally decided to register. Does anyone actually know why the revenues in serie an are so bad? And what is being done about it?
Welcome.

About your question, no idea 🤷🏽‍♂️
 

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Nesta on how he would strengthen Milan: “I would fix the bench, because you can't always play with the same ones, and I would go all-in on the centre-forward. I hear people attacking Pioli and Maldini: pure madness. We need someone from the property to put their face on it and tell how things are"
Been saying this since last season. Our 2 main forwards have a combined age of 75+

The fact they're still performing is admirable. But we should have bolstered this last summer.
 

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Scamaca d be great. We have 1 proper striker and hes 37yo. Probably avaliable on loan plus option.
If leao s sold, maximin might be avaliable for 30M.

I mean if we sell leao for 80,90 or something, plus 50M summer budget, we can rebuild properly unless Maldini miss it with players.
Leao doesnt have work ethics for epl, he ll flop there. Take him year later on loan.
 

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Just get Loftus Cheek from Chelsea . We need midfielder. Or we can't afford even loans now?
Chelsea exceeded the amount of loans they can do in this window, only permanent transfers left
 

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To add more salt into the wounds

Let's be frank, why is Maldini being reported to be questioning Rafa performances, why is Pioli not doing his own dirty work? Almost as if they will Blame Rafa for bad results.
 

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Well they've been performing perfectly well all season long with their current midfield but it's more sour grapes on my part. It's just sickening to think that Arsenal can shell out 12m for a soon to be free agent and that fucking 18th placed Bournemouth offered 35m for Zaniolo :LOL: :fp:
They've been performing well so far but City is not going away and you know they will make a run for the title. Arsenal need depth to withstand the long season and prepare in case of injuries. They are going all in on the title race and it'll all be worth it if they win it. I'm sure the prize money for winning EPL is massive and will make that 12 million look like pocket change.
 

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Other than those two major issues, there’s really nothing holding Serie A back from competing at the top level again.
language barrier. england has a huge advantage over all other leagues as they are much more accessible.
also italy still has a racism problem in some stadiums. these are further issues. italy has a long way to go to be a modern, attractive league again.

i don't think anyone will ever be able to keep up with the PL. they've pulled away from everyone.
serie a needs to close the gap to spain or, better yet, surpass them long term.
 

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Fuck this gengen pressing style...

Our style of play was clearly going to have an long term impact on the team. Football players aren't machines and it was eventually going to tell. Our injury record is horrendous.

Pioli did not adjust his game plan where required. Stubbornness and an element of arrogance has tripped us up.
 

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At least our jerseys for the next season will be lit. :o

And third jersey will be in pinkish color? Hell yes, love pink. 💃
 
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