To lazy to look up contracts however this is idealy what I would like to see next season so we don't become stale and fall into the same trap
as other teams who wait to rebuild
Goalkeepers
- Julio Cesar -Starter
- Orlandoni - Backup
- Toldo - Backup
Keepers are fine right now. Cesar is excellect, doesn't get injured and Toldo is a very capable backup. Orlandoni, meh whatever, good enough for 3rd goalkeeper.
Defenders
- Burdisso - backup
- Maxwell - first team
- Chivu - first team
- Cordoba - first team
- Maicon - first team
- Materazzi -first team
- Rivas - Backup
- Samuel - first team
Defense is still good, between Chivu, Samuel, Cordoba, Materazzi we still have 4 excellent center backs. Reserves are OK, Burdisso is a bit of wild card, he is good at times but then messes up big time at others when he goes crazy.. Should be used strictly as a back up. Rivas has also really impressed shown he can be counted on as a reserve. Won't need them much hopefully but good 5th and 6th CB choices.
Midfielders
- Zanetti - first team
- Cambiasso - first team
- Cesar - OUT
- Dacourt - backup
- Pelé - back up
- Jimenez -backup
- Figo - OUT
- Maniche - OUT
- Solari - OUT
- Stankovic - backup
- Viera - OUT
Midfield is a mess, needs to be rebuilt almost from scratch. Only Zanetti and Cambiasso should be in the starting XI all the dead weight removed. Pele, Dacourt, Jimenez and Stankovic make a great bench for midfield. Two destroyers, one creative and the other utility. Stankovic shouldn't start anymore but he is the ultimate utility man and a very useful backup.
One world class playmaker and one classy central midfielder with some creativity
MUST be signed next season. Something like Lucho and Deigo would be nice.
Forwards
- Balotelli - Backup
- Crespo - OUT
- Cruz - Backup
- Ibrahimovic - first team
- Suazo - backup
Crespo back from his loan and Balotelli is being slowly introduced to the first team leaves us with Suazo, Cruz and Ibra. Would like one elite striker to partner Ibra with Suazo and Cruz as subs/starters depending on form. Balotelli should also get more minutes.
Conclusion
First team
Cesar
Maicon - 2 of (Samuel, Materazzi, Cordoba, Chivu), Maxwell (Chivu)
Zanetti - X - Cambiasso
X
Ibrahimovic - X
Bench - Burdisso, Rivas, Pele, Stankovic, Jimenez, Dacourt, Cruz, Suazo, Balotelli
OUT - Cesar, Maniche, Figo, Viera, Crespo,
IN- 1 Playmaker, 1 Central midfielder that can play football, 1 Striker.