mario

ACMilan said:
Need to set a few things straight, since I see some uncontrollable bias going down.

a) According to ESPN average attendance rates for City v Milan in 2012/13 are:
City - 46,,964
Milan - 45,974

So why is it Milan/Mario are "playing infront of an empty stadium"?
Answer: They're not - They just have an incredibly large stadium, far too big for what they need. So ya, seats are empty, but attendance wise... No.

b) Serie A is in 'decline'

In the past 10 years, Italy has 3 Champions League Winners..
In the past 5 years, MORE Italian teams have 'gained ground' on the top clubs in Italy... Fiorentina, Udinese, Napoli, Roma, Lazio... This creates MORE parity, and in my opinion, a much BETTER league.

Serie A boasts some FANTASTIC players... is a hot bed for serious youth products. Is it LOADED with all the greatest like it used to be? No. Financially, it isn't feasible anymore. But there are still loads of youth products here... Both international, but more importantly.. Local product. The on field product is fantastic to watch. Defensively, it is still tactically sound, but has become more offensive as well. This is a welcome change imo. Gone are the days of Nesta, Maldini, Baresi... But that's the nature of the game.. Those defenders dont exist anymore, PERIOD.

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Every "fan" thinks their league rains supreme. I think Serie A is an unquestionable top league. EPL fans believe the same about theirs, as to La Liga fans, and Bundesliga's.

And most fans who can't take their "blinders" off will shit all over other leagues.Example: EPL is a joke to many foreigners. A joke league with joke defending and foreign owned oil funded teams. Me, I see the positives in the EPL. great players, great prospects, great spending power, great excitement. I get it, a top flight league.

I just personally feel that those who say Serie A is no longer a top flight league and in serious decline are just shrouded in bias, disdain for Italy, or simply dont watch the league.

But enough of that for now.
Cheers

Like this guy?

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWkvySPHu1s[/youtube]
 
Actually, French was my first language.
English is and has been my min language throughout life though :) So ya, technically my first language.

And ya, Hachim Mastour looks like he may be something verrrry special. But Ive seen too many "gems" go by the wayside to get too wound up just yet. But he looks totally fitting in the Italian Jersey. :)
 
Unknown_Genius said:
Like this guy?

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWkvySPHu1s[/youtube]

Hachim-Mastour-Filippo-Inzaghi-Milan.jpg

with this coach, your Tom Daley is doomed to never win a gold medal
 
ACMilan said:
Actually, French was my first language.
English is and has been my min language throughout life though :) So ya, technically my first language.

And ya, Hachim Mastour looks like he may be something verrrry special. But Ive seen too many "gems" go by the wayside to get too wound up just yet. But he looks totally fitting in the Italian Jersey. :)


Your min language. I now have a vision of Inspector Closseau in my head.
I have to go now. There is someone on the phoen. ;)
 
Rolee said:
Nixon_The_Bike_Thief said:
Oh dear Mario, what has he gone back to !!! Berlusconi's brothers comments so soon after the move are worrying to say the least, never mind the reaction of his audience and colleagues. (Search the key points if you are unaware of the comment but needless to say its racist as fuck ! )

Feel free to enlighten.

I've googled the key points and I'm getting nothing.

Well the English press seem to have missed it but one of the many Italian videos and reports is linked below. Basically Berlusconis brother Paolo ended a presentation before Sundays game by stating " now lets go and watch the Family Ni***r". Worryingly nobody takes offence and appear to find this quite amusing.

Link
 
Nixon_The_Bike_Thief said:
Rolee said:
Nixon_The_Bike_Thief said:
Oh dear Mario, what has he gone back to !!! Berlusconi's brothers comments so soon after the move are worrying to say the least, never mind the reaction of his audience and colleagues. (Search the key points if you are unaware of the comment but needless to say its racist as fuck ! )

Feel free to enlighten.

I've googled the key points and I'm getting nothing.

Well the English press seem to have missed it but one of the many Italian videos and reports is linked below. Basically Berlusconis brother Paolo ended a presentation before Sundays game by stating " now lets go and watch the Family Ni***r". Worryingly nobody takes offence and appear to find this quite amusing.

Link

Tip:
Never take a literal translation to mean what it says.

It does NOT say ni**er.

It basically means "let's go watch our little black child". There's a reason noone inside of italy is taking offense, because it's not offensive.

Of course, he could have done without adding the "black", but not everyone is as lax as the italians are in some areas.

Hope that clears it up
 
Perfect start for him, he even smiled when he scored; I guess it will be some time before we find out why he didn't cut it in England, easy to say because he's rudimentary but I think there's more to it than that.
If he fulfils his talent, then fair play to him, but £19 million is very good business on the basis of what he's shown particularly in the last 6 months.
One question - what song was played when the players came back onto the pitch for the second half against Liverpool? I'm pretty sure it was used against Dortmund and presumably is used on a regular basis.
Before you ask, no, I'm not a city fan, just someone desperately after the name of a song and this was the best place I could think of. Even tried using 'shazam' but bloomin' Redknapp's voice made it impossible to identify! Many thanks.
 
Trust is key. Milan's coach Massimiliano Allegri showed faith and played Mario like he should be, as center forward, and that's what you get, He is not just a great player but also a winner.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVIWjGz_CiM[/youtube]
 

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