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Ufficiale: Cassano al Milan ... arrivederci R80!

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#1 ·
Sampdoria to terminate his contract. Should we go after him?
 
#9 ·
Cassano has rubbed enough people up the wrong way now to say that it really wouldn't be a risk worth taking. Plus we don't need another forward. If we were to sign another forward I would prefer a tall prima punta that doesn't mind being benched.
 
#10 ·
At this point, he could give you two good seasons at best...
but that's better than nothing I guess. And well lets face it you guys are desperate
...beggars cant be choosers :D
 
#14 ·
With Cassano we would have a rediculous concentration of assholes on the team, but shoot, go for it!
 
#16 ·
I hope he stays in Samp... for him, for Samp, for Italian NT and for Milan.
 
#17 ·
I must have missed the news of his imminent departure btw, is that official in any sence of the word?...:undecided:
 
#19 ·
The issue is not yet resolved. Sampdoria has filed a request to terminate his contract and went into a press silence until the proper authorities make their judgment.

I'd say let's sign him, if he's free, and use him against Robinho, Ibra, and Dinho and vise versa. For example, if Robinho started o make trouble asking for more playing time, then management would simply tell him to shut up and to look at Cassano who's been warming the bench, and vise versa :angel:
 
#18 ·
As far as I understood (didnt follow the whole agenda, only read it on gazzetta on Monday prior to my return to Germany), he was asked by the present to attend some event where he was supposed to receive some award and Cassano, with his wife being pregnant and thus wanting to spend as much as time as possible with her (some rumours suggest some minor complications of the pregnancy, nothing to be concerned of but that might still make you a bit nervous when you are expected your first child), refused to go there in a rather undiplomatic way. So the president told him off and asked who he thinks he is and that unleashed the vulcano with Cassano throwing a couple of insults. So Samp suspended him... Cassano apologized already and seems to want to make peace with the club again, but so far Samp seems to show no intention to forgive him.
 
#20 ·
Cannot see Milan signing him, but Napoli could the dark horse due to the manager serving as Sampdoria boss for two seasons in 2007-2009
 
#22 ·
Moving to the rivals across town would be crazier than Saliza not being a c#nt
 
#23 ·
He's joining his boyhood team. Piss off. :stuckup: :fero:
 
#24 ·
#25 ·
make no mistake - all that is not long term, slow building planning process imo. this is a 'i want that title, and i want it now" attitude, "and i am willing to take big risks, esp long term risks." all those loans, all those egos and problematic characters, and a relatively young inexperienced coach.
 
#27 ·
I agree in part. I dont agree that Allegri is not long term planning. If you were going for a one off title Allegri would not have been the choice. Then Hiddink or Lippi on a short term contract would have been more obvious choices. Instead we picked a solid but young coach who could potentially stay with the club as long as Carletto did.

On the players purchased or loaned, Zlatan you can hardly fault the club for getting. He is a winner with 3 or 4 more years left in him. It wasnt Totti or Toni.

Robinho was a gamble and in my mind a bad move at the time. Allegri preferred 4312 but likely felt forced to try 433 because of Ronaldinho. As a consequence Boriello had to make way for Robinho. Had the club trusted Allegris system to start with, Boriello would still be with us and Robinho would not. Now he has worked out very well, but the logic was flaud imo.

I maintain that Boateng was a good buy/loan (I cant see us not taking Genoa up on the option). We needed a young pacy midfielder and he was available on the cheap.

On Cassano, I dont see how this is going to work out unless he can be moulded into an advance midfield role or if Robinho can instead. We shall see.
The Cassano deal does smack of "OK-lets-seal-the-deal-on-the-scudetto".
 
#28 ·
Well we're still linked to Lazzari which would indicate that the management has recognized that we need a proper AM. We'll see if they think that Cassano can fill that role or if they're indeed going after Lazzari as well.

I would be ecstatic if we would get both because for me that would signal that Galliani and Berlusconi are back and are ready to give Allegri what he wants and needs since Lazzari is hand picked by Allegri. It was also great to read yesterday that Allegri gave his "approval" for the Cassano transfer, meaning maybe he has an idea what to do with him.
 
#30 ·
Well we're still linked to Lazzari which would indicate that the management has recognized that we need a proper AM. We'll see if they think that Cassano can fill that role or if they're indeed going after Lazzari as well.

I would be ecstatic if we would get both because for me that would signal that Galliani and Berlusconi are back and are ready to give Allegri what he wants and needs since Lazzari is hand picked by Allegri. It was also great to read yesterday that Allegri gave his "approval" for the Cassano transfer, meaning maybe he has an idea what to do with him.
Cassano can't fill any position different from Ronaldinho's and I'd pick Ronaldinho over Cassano any day. I'm not being sore, infact players leaving Sampdoria is nothing new and in this case it's Sampdoria who tried to sack him. Of course, from a technical point of view a player like Cassano at Sampdoria is gold, Ronadinho would likely be platinum. Both are completely unreliable for different reasons, surely Cassano is the one who has higher motivations, but it could be not enough to get a starting spot at Milan and Cassano doesn't accept the bench at all.
 
#29 ·
The way Allegri plays now though means Cassano would have to be an option for front 2. You shouldn't change back to 3 attacking players who never defend.
 
#31 ·
Ronsldonho is really bad nowadays though. Cassano does more than him and did that at Samp, but Cassano should be reserve to Robinho. Milan should keep with similar midfield structure as now.