The Euro 2012 thread

[lestatdark]

AndrewWK said:

lestatdark said:

AndrewWK said:

lestatdark said:

I can agree to that, but I still think that the overall ambient surrounding the team also played a big detrimental role on his lack of Passion in these past years. Since I started watching the Serie A in 2000, I always thought that AC Milan was the worst of the big 3 teams in Italy in terms of player support.

You did not just said that. Milan is one of most supportive team in europe. I mean look at there Players Gatuso, Seedorf, Ambrosini etc. all those don´t deliver anymore, they are old broken and almost useles but Milan kept them longer then any other Team would. And those are just a few examples there many more. In comparison to the white cocksuckers from Madrid who threw Raúl like a sack of crap away. Pirlo could have retired in Milan with a huge salary and as a hero. Saying Milan does not support their players is bullshit. Theyre player support is much better then in Inter, and at least as good as in Juventus.

I think that Milan kept them going mostly because they don't want to hire new players for that position unless they're forced to do it. I hardly ever see Milan make an actual worthwhile signing in recent times, so it's no wonder that they have to stretch those players to a breaking point.

As for Madrid, I agree, mostly because I think they're one of the worst teams in terms of player support I've ever seen. 

Come on men you are hurting my feelings here. Milan is the only italien Football team that retired a number when the player retired. I don´t know if any other football team has done this. And altough I agree that Milan has not signed any world stars lately, but they have deals in the past years, and despite the deals with Aquilani, Flamini and Van Bommel they kept Ambrosini and Gatusso even if they didn´t need them. And btw. Milan is not just supporting their players great but their fans as well. I understand if you don´t like this club, but there are other things to highlight instead of player support, like it is owned by horny Mafioso.

When did I say that I didn't like Milan? I'm neutral when it comes to Italian teams, I just like watching the Serie A. 

Also, wasn't Maldini's number 3 shirt retired basically due to the pressure of the fans? I remember there being an outcry for that back in 2009. Fan support is an entirely different thing than player support from within the structure of the team. Milan has some of the best fans in the world. 

And retired numbers aren't a rare thing per se, even on Italian teams:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retired_numbers_in_association_football.