Comments on: Beckham and Milan: A Look At What’s Wrong With Italian Clubs

By: mele419

mele419 — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 18:14:18 +0000

You pick Beckham and Milan to do this story about? Honestly? Not Inter?
Either way, it is the club’s job to win trophies. If they don’t who’s going to watch them?
Every Italian team (except Inter) has connections to Italy, I think, and fields plenty of Italians. If it wasn’t for injuries we’d be starting two or three more Italians as well (Rino and Nesta, for example) So I think we’re definitely not the case in point on this topic.
Yeah we’ve brought in crappy-past-their-prime garbage. But who says any of us fans are happy with that? If anyone is cognizant enough to stop in at the Milan Offside you’d see us groan every time Emerson comes on.
On top of all this, Gianfranco has a great post up about why this isn’t such a bad deal for Milan, even if Becks is past his prime it’s not like he’s expired and useless.

By: Johonna

Johonna — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 04:05:12 +0000

Alessio, I am pretty sure that over the last 20 years some Inter academy players have stepped up to the first team. Right now, only Walter Zenga comes to mind, but I am sure there have been others.

By: Pauly WaLNuts (AS ROMA)

Pauly WaLNuts (AS ROMA) — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 19:21:00 +0000

I have nothig against Milan, but I have to say “F” david beckham. That english MF was brougt to Milan for the same reasons he was taken to Los Angeles, to create hype, sell T-shirts, and bring people to the stands. I live in L.A. and I will tell you first hand that that hype he brought died really quickly. Let’s all be real with ourselves, he is over-the-hill. No doubt, he is still talented, but a former shadow of himself.

Beckham reminds me of a prostitute, who just goes from big team to big team seeking glory, money and fame. I can’t blame the MF-er for it, since the clubs are the ones that seek is services.

By: gio

gio — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 04:29:55 +0000

Julian, your point is good, but at the same time, you are focusing on the top 3 teams in Serie A – plenty of other teams (Udine, Napoli, Genova, Fiorentina, etc.) are really playing their youth which has worked out favourably seeing as this is one of the more competitive series A tables we have seen in a long time.

as a criticism of the J-I-M ‘consortium’ i would tend to agree, though Johonna makes a good point about these bigger teams loaning their younger players out.

have to agree with John Silver (except i believe Brighi is originally from Rimini) … though Juve have played a decent amount of young players this season (especially compared to Milan and Inter)

By: alessio

alessio — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 01:25:44 +0000

He’s ready……we just need to give him more playing time. He’s played excellently everytime he’s been out there.

By: Bobo

Bobo — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 00:23:58 +0000

Giovinco is not ready for Juventus yet, IMO. Still needs to learn to deal with physical play and tight spaces.

By: alessio

alessio — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 21:29:45 +0000

points.*

By: alessio

alessio — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 21:28:14 +0000

John Silver, I’m pretty sure we’re arguing different point.

Johonna, are you telling me in the last 20 years, not one Inter-academy product has been able to cut it with the senior team? Come on, that’s too naive. Would Juve’s current crop of youngsters been given a chance at Juve pre-Calciopoli? Probably not, maybe Giovinco.

By: John Silver

John Silver — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 18:46:06 +0000

Alessio, I would argue that Fiorentina and Roma are both allowing young Italians to play. The fact that at this particular contingency Juve has one or two more elements in their bench is quite uninfluential to a broader statement such as the ones you are (or seem to be) making. In a few years from now the balance will tilt, Roma will have one or two more young players than Juve, and Romans will start bragging about how their team is the only ‘young and Italian’ one (as they did a few years ago). Ho-hum.

Enjoy the wave of enthusiasm if that’s what you’re into. You certainly have a right to. But don’t delude yourself that having some young Italians on the bench means that Juve is doing more for la nazionale than the other teams you mention. Until they get called up, that’s just tifosi fantasy.

By: asem

asem — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 09:18:36 +0000

That would be AWESOME, Sampson hahah.
Even tho I’m not Milanista, I hope he does contribute in some way on the pitch (not in sales) in a positive manner. Or at least stays away from injury.