Nainggolan is back at it again!
Serie A 16/17
That's some goal.
Do you have a vid of the trick Perisic did and got booked? Didn't know that wasn't allowed!
Clrnc wrote:That's some goal.
Do you have a vid of the trick Perisic did and got booked? Didn't know that wasn't allowed!
seems verratti did this a few weeks ago and booked?
Bryant wrote:
Nainggolan is back at it again!
He's in ridiculous form this season. I'd take him ahead of Vidal the way he's playing
Be depressing interesting to see who he'll play for next season
Fuck, Naingolan just scored another cracker 
2-1 now. Ref has been against Inter this game, missed the foul on Eder in the box.
ref easily calls penalty for roma what a walk up by Perotti. (
Bryant wrote:2-1 now. Ref has been against Inter this game, missed the foul on Eder in the box.
ref easily calls penalty for roma
He does that walk up every time. Don't think he's ever missed one either
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[size=medium][font=TiemposTextWeb-Regular, Georgia, Cambria,]Billionaire Silvio Berlusconi is considering accepting a third, non-refundable 100 million-euro ($105 million) deposit to give the Chinese investor group seeking to buy his [font=TiemposTextWeb-Regular, Georgia, Cambria,]AC Milan[/font] soccer team more time to complete the deal, according to people familiar with the situation.
[/font][/size][size=medium][font=TiemposTextWeb-Regular, Georgia, Cambria,]Sino-Europe Sports Investment Management Changxing’s preliminary agreement to purchase AC Milan for 740 million euros was supposed to be concluded in December, but Berlusconi extended the deadline to March 3. Bloomberg News reported last month that Chinese authorities have blocked the investment group from transferring funds from mainland China to buy the seven-time European champion team.
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[size=medium][font=TiemposTextWeb-Regular, Georgia, Cambria,]Berlusconi will benefit from the new delay in closing the transaction. Even if the deal collapses, the former Italian prime minister would get 300 million euros and retain control of his beloved soccer team. That scenario would be a remarkable twist in his three-decade ownership of AC Milan, which enjoyed its longest period of success under the 80-year-old.
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[size=medium][font=TiemposTextWeb-Regular, Georgia, Cambria,]The transfer is being held up partly because the Chinese embassy in Rome disapproved of the warm welcome to Milan for the Dalai Lama in October, according to people familiar with the situation. In addition, China is redoubling efforts to encourage domestic investment in a bid to prop up the yuan.
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[size=medium][font=TiemposTextWeb-Regular, Georgia, Cambria,]Berlusconi’s holding company [font=TiemposTextWeb-Regular, Georgia, Cambria,]Fininvest SpA[/font] is considering granting the new delay until the end of March in return for another non-refundable deposit, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the talks are private. SES and Fininvest declined to comment.
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[size=medium][font=TiemposTextWeb-Regular, Georgia, Cambria,]The former Italian prime minister’s two-year odyssey to sell the soccer team has been among the lengthiest in recent history. He turned to SES in August after more than a year of talks with Thai businessman Bee Taechaubol failed. In October, Bloomberg News [font=TiemposTextWeb-Regular, Georgia, Cambria,]reported[/font] the Chinese investors filed a false bank report during initial negotiations.
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[size=medium][font=TiemposTextWeb-Regular, Georgia, Cambria,]Unable to transfer its money out of China, the investors had to draw on accounts based in the British Virgin Islands to make a second, 100 million-euro deposit in December.
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[size=medium][font=TiemposTextWeb-Regular, Georgia, Cambria,]An AC Milan shareholder meeting is scheduled for Friday. Corriere della Sera earlier reported the latest delay in the transaction’s closing.[/font][/size]
Sale of Milan running into problems yet again. I wonder if this is just a ploy for Berlusconi to launder money.
Belotti scores three goals within seven minutes of eachother for Torino.
4 days later
We could probably go to Serie A for all the players we need this summer. Lots of good talent there.
Klaus wrote:Belotti scores three goals within seven minutes of eachother for Torino.
Icardi just scored a hat trick in 11 minutes as well. Argentina is still banning him from their NT
What is he banned for? Whatever it is, isn't his quality irrelevant?
Rumour has it that Messi and Maradona are blocking him from the NT squad since they both know and like Maxi Lopez. I'll say this, he has a knack for pissing off the wrong people.
I've warmed up to Icardi as a footballer a lot over the last year or so. He's never going to create much on his own but there's an air of David Trezeguet over him.
Yeah, banning was an overexaggeration but Klaus is right on point. I think Icardi probably regrets getting capped by Argentina and should've waited to play for Italy.
Icardi speaks about how Argentinians view him in contrast to Italians:
http://www.football-italia.net/84035/icardi-argentina-learn-italy
He's full of shit, there are loads of Italians who hate his guts at pretty much every club. The Wanda story is one thing but he loves to constantly wind up opposition fans
Great player though. Used to be a highly limited and deadly striker but he's added a lot to his game over the last 18 months or so
4 days later
http://www.football-italia.net/99821/berlusconi-angry-sino-europe
Looks like Berlusconi's going to keep that 200 million to himself and Milan
13 days later
Sevilla just announced that Monchi is leaving them. It sounds like he's heading to Roma as their new sporting director.
Roma has gotten themselves a real coup.
"I have not signed anything with anyone," Monchi told the media at a farewell news conference. "I have no commitment to anyone.
"It is true that Roma are there, but there are other clubs. I have to think hard about what I will do."
Nothing signed yet. Surely if Wenger's leaving we've made him an offer.
Clrnc wrote:Roma has gotten themselves a real coup.
Serie A as a whole has gotten itself a real coup if it's true.
If we landed him I wouldn't care if we got Allardyce or Moyes as our next manager. He made Juande Ramos, the guy who spent the last couple years in Russia and Eastern Ukraine, look good enough to manage Real Madrid after landing a record breaking deal at Spurs.
Can't think of anyone I'd rather see sign a contract at the club bar Messi or Simeone maybe. Even Gazidis and Kroenke couldn't prevent us from becoming a successful club again with him in charge.
Khedira puts Juve 1-0 up against Napoli after 6 minutes. He just ran through their defence.
Hamsik's goal was brilliant. What a move.
Was a proper game of football.
Dries Mertens runs straight from the bench to score the easiest chance he'll ever get in the Coppa Italia semifinal:
Napoli won 3-2 eventually. Higuain showed why he's world class with his two goals for Juve.
Apparently after his second goal: Gonzalo Higuain pointed at Napoli president Aurelio de Laurentiis after the goal saying: "it's your fault"
Damn, stone cold
Kind of making Higuain look bad when they lost though.
Juve won on aggregate though so they're through to the final
Ah, nvm then.
We should try and bring the Belotti guy in. Still only 23, has something special about him.
6 days later
97th minute equaliser for Milan in the Derby!
Great game. Low on quality but both teams were really going at it and the atmosphere was great.
Gotta hand it to Andrea Belotti - 25 goals in 28 games for a club like Torino, in a league where goals are generally hard to score, is pretty incredible. Higuain has picked up the pace now and might well pip him to the golden boot in the end, but I can't remember the last time a 23 year old was this prolific in Serie A. Gilardino?
Klaus, how's your boy Felipe Anderson doing? Could he be someone for us to pick up in the summer?
Klaus wrote:Gotta hand it to Andrea Belotti - 25 goals in 28 games for a club like Torino, in a league where goals are generally hard to score, is pretty incredible. Higuain has picked up the pace now and might well pip him to the golden boot in the end, but I can't remember the last time a 23 year old was this prolific in Serie A. Gilardino?
Just checked, the last 23 year old was Immobile and for Torino too. We know how that went.
Gilardino only had 1 truly prolific season. Going back a bit, Pazzini was the other Italian that was consistently prolific. Doesn't count for much unfortunately in their careers.
Immobile never scored 25 goals in a single season (and Belotti still has 6 games left to play; his current gpg average would put him over 30 league goals). There are some key differences between them too. Immobile worked hard but was never really good at anything except finishing. Belotti is a good dribbler with some strong holdup play. If he develops a bit technically over the next few years he could end up similar to Christian Vieri.
BWoolley wrote:Klaus, how's your boy Felipe Anderson doing? Could he be someone for us to pick up in the summer?
Not sure, I haven't seen much of Lazio this season. I think he's got the wrong profile for Arsenal at the moment though. We don't need players who could turn out great - we need players who already are great.
Belotti looks like an absolute superstar. Just an excellent striker all around. What are his weaknesses exactly? Outstanding in the air, powerful dribbler, strong as an ox, amazing awareness (always knows where the ball is, where the goal is, how to get there), uses both feet (even to score), and speaking of scoring, he can't stop doing it.
I don't watch him over 90 minutes that often, but from what I've seen, a good many of his goals come from doggedness and workrate to boot.
Coombs wrote:Belotti looks like an absolute superstar. Just an excellent striker all around. What are his weaknesses exactly? Outstanding in the air, powerful dribbler, strong as an ox, amazing awareness (always knows where the ball is, where the goal is, how to get there), uses both feet (even to score), and speaking of scoring, he can't stop doing it.
I don't watch him over 90 minutes that often, but from what I've seen, a good many of his goals come from doggedness and workrate to boot.
He's terrible at penalties!
There's going to big money offers for him and Bernardeschi soon. Also, Patrik Schick is one to look out for.
10 days later
He's so complete. Best all round defender.
Bryant wrote:There's going to big money offers for him and Bernardeschi soon. Also, Patrik Schick is one to look out for.
Looks quality, but when was the last time we signed someone from Serie A.
That goal from Schick is incredible.