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Based on speculation from tier 1-2-3-4-5 ?

Don’t get me wrong, I think ownership / management is a full blown circus…and a half, but.
Yeah and as Americans he just see everything at a show poisoned by Hypocrisy by Coming with A Chopper :max:
 

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Terraciano and Bondo were local talents😂😂
Terraciano for a 20yo player who played 50 matches in Series A while costing 3.5 millions, they're still people complaining about Irakians are expensive, since 10 millions has been wasted on Bonshit and Odogu.
 
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Fuck Gerry, Fuck RedTurd, Fuck Milan, Forza Maldini ❤️ 🖤 ❤️ 🖤
AC Milan comunica di aver risolto consensualmente il contratto con il centrocampista Ismaël Bennacer.
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Then remember that Financial Fair Play was supposedly introduced to create a more level playing field between clubs, yet it ended up doing the exact opposite.
What the fuck happened here

It's this what ruined football or did it help slow down what eventually would happen anyway?
 
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Prediction time.

Player of the season: G Ramos
Breakout player of the season: Jashari
Young player of the season: Camarda
Flop of the season: Chukwueze
Best new signing: G Ramos
you can't be a flop if every one expects you to be shit
 
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What the fuck happened here

It's this what ruined football or did it help slow down what eventually would happen anyway?
It just created a bigger gap between the haves and the have nots. Worst of all, it came into effect after Milan had transitioned into a have not.
 
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It just created a bigger gap between the haves and the have nots. Worst of all, it came into effect after Milan had transitioned into a have not.
Yes but my question is were we already moving into this (huge gap between haves and have nots) or was FFP what caused it?

Football isn't the only thing that's been completely monetized and at the same time lower in quality. Movies, music, videogames... I don't follow other sports but it feels like it's the same there.
 
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🚨 The total cost of Mohamed Salah to Trabzonspor:

💶 €30 million annual salary
💶 €20 million signing-on fee
💶 €14 million agent’s fee

🏡 Luxury villa in Dubai
🏠 Luxury villa in Uzungöl

🚘 A luxury BMW for his father
🚘 A luxury BMW for his mother
🚘 A luxury BMW for his brother
🚘 A luxury BMW for his wife

🏫 Private school places for his children
💇‍♀️ €10,000 per month for his wife’s hairdressing expenses
🛒 €20,000 per month for food expenses
🧻 €5,000 per month for toilet paper.
 
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Well thankfully ours didnt end that dark !!!!

This is how the pro diplomacy and neutrality population balances themselves????

Sometimes you got to let your inner demons out before they devour your soul :lol:
 
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We put 2 millions on Vos, and other fuckers, but not a penny on local talents.
The amount of wasted money is something that could be studied in terms of what not to do?

The investment in Futuro and young in general, while it's early on in the project... It's been an absolute failure up until now.

We've missed out on so many players over a few million...
 
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Tomori reminds me of the ex wife that gave me plenty of hints to leave. I wasn't in love anymore but it was a cold January day in Rhode Island and she was a good cook.

One day I came home from work and found the lock changed and two suitcases outside, but the worse of it was that she emptied our shared bank account. So I understood that she didn't want me around anymore.
 
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Yes but my question is were we already moving into this (huge gap between haves and have nots) or was FFP what caused it?

Football isn't the only thing that's been completely monetized and at the same time lower in quality. Movies, music, videogames... I don't follow other sports but it feels like it's the same there.

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We never had anything of substance because he never understood how to turn success into a sustainable business model. In 2006, we were on a par with Real and Bayern.

In that respect, even before FFP, we were among those who had nothing. Fininvest was no longer able – or willing – to cover the exorbitant losses long before FFP came into force.

Had Berlusconi and Serie A handled things more cleverly, they’d be competing with the Premier League today.

They lacked foresight.
 
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🚨 The total cost of Mohamed Salah to Trabzonspor:

💶 €30 million annual salary
💶 €20 million signing-on fee
💶 €14 million agent’s fee

🏡 Luxury villa in Dubai
🏠 Luxury villa in Uzungöl

🚘 A luxury BMW for his father
🚘 A luxury BMW for his mother
🚘 A luxury BMW for his brother
🚘 A luxury BMW for his wife

🏫 Private school places for his children
💇‍♀️ €10,000 per month for his wife’s hairdressing expenses
🛒 €20,000 per month for food expenses
🧻 €5,000 per month for toilet paper.

I am not surprised by the 30m salary, but the 5k toilet paper expenses raised an eyebrow :lol:
 
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Will be interesting to see how Diawara and De Winter do. Diawara should potentially get some minutes during the season as well, our only left footed CB apart from Pavlo, unless I forget someone.
 
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Pavlovic has failed to convince Amorim; the manager is pushing to spend a significant sum on Gonçalo Inácio for that position. Gabbia and De Winter, on the other hand, are reliable in central defence; the plan will be to build play through the wide center-backs Gila and Inácio.

Peppe Di Stefano

Feel sorry for my man Pavlo. Whatever you think of him as a player, you can never question his heart. He's always one of the last to give up or surrender – if he ever does. If only every Milan player had his determination.

But yeah, I'm afraid he just won't do well in Amorim's system. Maybe Allegri would want him at Napoli?

Come to think of it, have Napoli even bought a player yet? 😅
 
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What does he do after that though?

I thought some of his passing last season was very good and not capitalised on but his finishing remains inadequate and too many times he just flopped and acted the fool so wasn't as effective as he should be after this phase.


Yeah, I think that's the important context here. This stat basically measures how good a player is once he has the ball at his feet – resisting pressure, carrying the ball and beating opponents – while also taking the difficulty of those actions into account. And in that very specific area, Saelemaekers apparently is genuinely elite. Statistically even the best in all top 5 leagues lol.

The problem, as you said, is what happens afterwards. He can beat his man, escape pressure and carry the ball into dangerous areas, but his final pass and finishing aren't anywhere near the same level.

Then again, if Saelemaekers combined that 93.6 on-ball ability with elite key passes, assists and goals, he probably wouldn't be playing for Milan. He'd be at City, PSG or another club paying €100m for him. 😄

So I think the stat actually describes Saelemaekers quite well: exceptional at getting somewhere with the ball, considerably less exceptional at deciding what happens once he gets there.
 
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🚨 The total cost of Mohamed Salah to Trabzonspor:

💶 €30 million annual salary
💶 €20 million signing-on fee
💶 €14 million agent’s fee

🏡 Luxury villa in Dubai
🏠 Luxury villa in Uzungöl

🚘 A luxury BMW for his father
🚘 A luxury BMW for his mother
🚘 A luxury BMW for his brother
🚘 A luxury BMW for his wife

🏫 Private school places for his children
💇‍♀️ €10,000 per month for his wife’s hairdressing expenses
🛒 €20,000 per month for food expenses
🧻 €5,000 per month for toilet paper.

Who really cares?
 

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How much are we getting for pavlovic
 

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Yeah, I think that's the important context here. This stat basically measures how good a player is once he has the ball at his feet – resisting pressure, carrying the ball and beating opponents – while also taking the difficulty of those actions into account. And in that very specific area, Saelemaekers apparently is genuinely elite. Statistically even the best in all top 5 leagues lol.

The problem, as you said, is what happens afterwards. He can beat his man, escape pressure and carry the ball into dangerous areas, but his final pass and finishing aren't anywhere near the same level.

Then again, if Saelemaekers combined that 93.6 on-ball ability with elite key passes, assists and goals, he probably wouldn't be playing for Milan. He'd be at City, PSG or another club paying €100m for him. 😄

So I think the stat actually describes Saelemaekers quite well: exceptional at getting somewhere with the ball, considerably less exceptional at deciding what happens once he gets there.
Also, it should be noted that while he retains the ball and beats his man, in terms of options after that... Pass to Fofana? Pass to RLC? Play it back to Tomori? Play it to a striker... Oh yeah we didn't really have one... Pass to Pulisic who is licking his wounds after nose diving with Sidney?

Let's be honest, Salad was one of our better performers last year, but he is what his is... Look at the bigger picture I'd say?
 
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