The Rumour Commode XLI: Ragnarok

[papaberlu]

I swear if they sign another Belgian I'm gonna have my own march on Liege

 

[Deep Fried Pizza & Chips]

Nah I'm #alphastallion not #turbogay

Oh yeah, I forgot about that lol... My bad baby cakes x

 

[Balo45]

Do you want to hear my theory as to why Lille actually paid the fine in the trial with Sporting, or at least participated significantly?

Nope

 

[Tantalis]

Oh yeah, I forgot about that lol... My bad baby cakes x

Kiss kiss xoxo

 

[Hitchens]

QSI, which owns PSG, wants to speed up its stake in the capital and the acquisition of other clubs, are in advanced negotiations with Massimo Ferrero, owner of Sampdoria.

City Group with Palermo & QSI with Samp.

Gerry making shit happen for Serie A.

 

[Forza AC Milan]

Milanlive linked him to us a couple of days ago. Apparently Moncada has always been a fan. But I don’t know how credible this report is.

Also, like you said, it’s probably EPL money that he’s looking for. BUT if that’s not the case and Roma think they have a chance, we should be pursuing him too.

ML: Milan eyeing Leicester midfielder who has Moncada link

AC Milan continue to be linked with a number of free transfer opportunities and Youri Tielemans is the latest name to be mentioned.

sempremilan.com

Doubt Tielemans is going to Roma unless he really wants to play for Jose.

He has a market in EPL top 6

 

[AC_Wesley]

Looking forward to his ice skating challenge

 

[Neruda2.0]

Nope

are u teasing us ? spill the tea already

i quoted the wrong guy

i mean @Edu-bY-A

 

[Buske]

There was one super pass by Tonali to release Messias in the derby first leg and I had this feeling that he might be under utilised in a deeper role. He also has the stamina to press and harass opposition deep lying playmaker for whole 90 mins.
He might be our in house solution to Pioli's AM position.

He needs to have those all the time to be considered possible AM solution.
He did one super pass? Kjaer done them too and he is not AM.
Lets be honest, for now he should be one of rotating mids, like season ago where he was used with ben and kess.
When and if he develops furtger, we can talk about moving him

 

[sheva]

Weren't they supposed to be bankrupt by now with all players sold???

In a world where the majority live off credit I still can't believe our accounting crew are so naive.

 

[gioiuzza]

I swear if they sign another Belgian I'm gonna have my own march on Liege

nice thread on him here

 

[sheva]

is leao our only young marketable guy in the squad? can't think of anyone with pull outside of the sporting world, while leao gets sponsorship deals and media coverage even from faces who aren't interested in football

theo and him have the same ig followers but theo seems more mature while leao engages with audience.. could really blow up marketing wise if handled correctly

 

[Ryo]

is leao our only young marketable guy in the squad? can't think of anyone with pull outside of the sporting world, while leao gets sponsorship deals and media coverage even from faces who aren't interested in football

theo and him have the same ig followers but theo seems more mature while leao engages with audience.. could really blow up marketing wise if handled correctly

That's part of the reason why we brought in Roc Nation, no?

 

[Massaro94]

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[papaberlu]

is leao our only young marketable guy in the squad? can't think of anyone with pull outside of the sporting world, while leao gets sponsorship deals and media coverage even from faces who aren't interested in football

theo and him have the same ig followers but theo seems more mature while leao engages with audience.. could really blow up marketing wise if handled correctly

I think he's the most marketable player in Italy, he gets a lot of push for that reason

And tbf no one is as exciting as him in the squad. Who the fuck cares about a GK or a defender

 

[Ryo]

Weren't they supposed to be bankrupt by now with all players sold???

In a world where the majority live off credit I still can't believe our accounting crew are so naive.

At the start of the year:


From expected 25M losses for the current year to 9.8M profit in the first 6 months of this season alone (not including UCL knockout prize money).

Take that non-accounting crew.

 

[sheva]

remember a few seasons ago when we couldn't beat high press teams and padre kept getting 'exposed'?
imo it's much more about personnel than tactics. our team doesn't have enough weapons to unlock deep blocks on a regular basis.

quite the opposite..

if during past years we said it about liverpool and any quality opposition that we came across then sure, personnel over tactics 100%. you can't beat high press with a slow and untalented squad.

but who exactly plays low block? napoli sure doesn't, neither does many cl top level teams. you don't need quality personnel to beat cremonese and spezia, come on.

is giroud not 1.93 meters? so he can be good addition in the opposition box. but catapulting balls and leaving him with 2 cb's on him is a joke. can salad & messias cross? they can't, so no need to play in a formation that is 50-50 dependant on RW and LW. vranckxxx is a good option for a body in the midfield/dm department, haven't utilized him at all. adli is a given. brahim is quick paced and can dribble, and also has shown the odd brilliance of a defence-cutting through pass but is susceptible to pressing, yet being put in a trequartista position where he has to manage the midfield. imagine leao there, nullifying his pace.

maybe a 4-4-2 with giroud/origi and CDK if your wings are shit and the kid needs a chaperone since he chokes under pressure? just an idea.

you adapt according to the squad given you, that's what other serie a coaches do at least. inzaghi is a great example on how to utilize the squad of starters/ reserves. his bench consists of fodders people here will demand maldini's head for if they were here. Mkhitaryan? 34 year old player who's more of a mercenary than anything, and yet he was a good hakan replacement. gosesns who gives florenzi a run for his money regarding days under medical treatment. di marco has improved his attacking capabilities immensely (who thought of him last year, let alone thought he was one of inter's most dangerous attackers?). hakan is another story entirely, actually changed positions in midfield than previous teams and got better.

pioli has demonstrated his tactical inaptitude for more than once this season and a hungrier more creative coach will learn how to beat low block teams even with the current players

 

[MilanBG]

Maldini really paid 5.5 m for Messias

 

[sheva]

That's part of the reason why we brought in Roc Nation, no?

i tip that hat to gazidis and great understanding of potential marketing avenues, not sure how leao's involved in this

 

[SuperPippo]

At the start of the year:
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From expected 25M losses for the current year to 9.8M profit in the first 6 months of this season alone (not including UCL knockout prize money).

Take that non-accounting crew.

Running a top 4 Serie A, CL semi finalist club at a profit is a remarkable achievement.

 

[brk]

Maldini really paid 5.5 m for Messias

Honestly can’t tell if you’re impressed or being sarcastic. 5.5m was a great deal.

 

[brk]

Running a top 4 Serie A, CL semi finalist club at a profit is a remarkable achievement.

Not only that, but to do so without player sale profit.

 

[Jivara]

We need to strengthen our defence , we've let in too many goals this season and I think that although I admire Tomori, Kalulu and Thiaw individually, they are still too raw and need a leader but unfortunately Kjaer is finished. We need a more experienced CB.

 

[iamditi]

Maldini really paid 5.5 m for Messias

But he is better than CDK we bought Lazetic for 5m and he cant even play in austrian league

 

[Rossonero81]

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@Tantalis @Rossonero81

 

[sheva]

so what are we calling next year's cl with the juve points fiasco?

surely CLasterisk("CL*")

 

[papaberlu]

We need to strengthen our defence , we've let in too many goals this season and I think that although I admire Tomori, Kalulu and Thiaw individually, they are still too raw and need a leader but unfortunately Kjaer is finished. We need a more experienced CB.

Issue is the midfield not the backline

 

[papaberlu]

Maldini really paid 5.5 m for Messias

Maldini really spent 2 months negotiating for Charles and the figure went UP .5 million

Impressive

 

[Jivara]

Issue is the midfield not the backline

It's also the backline because when Kjaer plays we are more organized (but also more vulnerable)

 

[SecondStar]

I really hope Inter don’t get their 20th before us next season