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The Daily ITK Discussion Thread - 26 June 2011

alex3

tottenham till i die
Jun 17, 2011
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ZLATAN IBRAHIMOVIC: AN UNSTOPPABLE FORCE
18/06/2011

Zlatan Ibrahimovic: A phenomenal 2010-2011 season with the Rossoneri shirt on his back and going into the new season with new goals on the horizon. All agreements between Milan and Barcelona have been confirmed.

MILAN - A chat with some of the legends of Milan's past starting with the one and only, the unmistakble and unstoppable Franco Baresi. Subject: The season just past and title number 18. The main man, Zlatan Ibrahimovic: "Guys, let's be serious. He was decisive, devastating. He may even have a bit of a drop in form near the end of the season and the team did great to push on without him, but the initial wins, the most important ones, were all down to him." Ideas, agression, reflection, all roads lead to Ibra.


Zlatan has 21 goals to his name this season. His strikes against Auxerre were decisive for Champions League qualification as were his winning goals against Genoa, Napoli, Palermo, Inter, Fiorentina, Cesena and Catania. His passing, his help, his tracking back, pure Ibra. And that's why Milan, who were already the first in line at the end of last season, have signed sealed and delivered all agreements with Barcelona, first agreed at the end of August 2010.

He started the season just passed like a caged animal who had been set free and a touch of nerves at the tail end of the season was probably due to the fact that the Conan-like strength that he had shown in the first six months was no longer there. That's why the training regime that he has already started will be focused on spreading the same energy that the fans saw from September to March over nine months. Roll on next season.

http://www.acmilan.com/en/news/show/134586
 

Darrkespur

Resident scientist
Jun 8, 2003
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ZLATAN IBRAHIMOVIC: AN UNSTOPPABLE FORCE
18/06/2011

Zlatan Ibrahimovic: A phenomenal 2010-2011 season with the Rossoneri shirt on his back and going into the new season with new goals on the horizon. All agreements between Milan and Barcelona have been confirmed.

MILAN - A chat with some of the legends of Milan's past starting with the one and only, the unmistakble and unstoppable Franco Baresi. Subject: The season just past and title number 18. The main man, Zlatan Ibrahimovic: "Guys, let's be serious. He was decisive, devastating. He may even have a bit of a drop in form near the end of the season and the team did great to push on without him, but the initial wins, the most important ones, were all down to him." Ideas, agression, reflection, all roads lead to Ibra.


Zlatan has 21 goals to his name this season. His strikes against Auxerre were decisive for Champions League qualification as were his winning goals against Genoa, Napoli, Palermo, Inter, Fiorentina, Cesena and Catania. His passing, his help, his tracking back, pure Ibra. And that's why Milan, who were already the first in line at the end of last season, have signed sealed and delivered all agreements with Barcelona, first agreed at the end of August 2010.

He started the season just passed like a caged animal who had been set free and a touch of nerves at the tail end of the season was probably due to the fact that the Conan-like strength that he had shown in the first six months was no longer there. That's why the training regime that he has already started will be focused on spreading the same energy that the fans saw from September to March over nine months. Roll on next season.

http://www.acmilan.com/en/news/show/134586


The language in that press release is amazing. Conan-like strength!
 

C-oops

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Jul 27, 2008
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Frankly, I don't five an aviating coitus what Modric thinks, feels or says in this situation. He willingly signed a contract last season which has about 5 years to run. He is 25 and approaching his prime. If he throws a wobbly, he can and should be sent to the naughty room to see the error of his ways. The Club has an appreciating asset. If they don't sell him now, his price will increase in future unless he gets a career threatening injury, which is a risk, that I, and I hope and suspect the Club are willing to take. He is not only under contract. More importantly, the Club holds his registration with the Premier League, UEFA and FIFA. Even if he threatens legal action in a Bosman style trial of strength, any case would take way beyond the end of August to sort out, and he is likely to make himself persona non grata with all the big clubs, the Premier League, the FA, UEFA and FIFA, who don't want the present regulations upset, or they would already be looking at changing them

Levy has all the power. Modric has signed his away, unlike Berbatov, Carrick, and for that matter Ashley Young and Stewart Downiing, currently.

If Levy doesn't lose his bottle, then Modric stays, even he cries his little eyes out.

All very well but it doesnt change the fact that it would be better to have a happy Modic who wants to stay than one agitating for a move away. Thus it is a worry that he hasnt said anything to the contrary.
 

AJW

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Jan 7, 2007
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Just met crouchy in gaucho in Richmond. Unfortunately no itk except his wife is as fit as the pictures look
 

TEESSIDE1

Married, new job and Spurs on the up!
Jul 3, 2006
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And yet we still do it to ourselves...we still visit this site, and follow every little rumour and do it to death...we still check NewsNow every five minutes...we still check BBC intereactive...when will the madness end:duh::duh::duh:


When we announce the public hanging's of Defoe, Keane, Crouch, Pavyluchenko and the simultaneous signings of Leandro, Adebayor and Rossi .... we can only dream.
 

Spurger King

can't smile without glue
Jul 22, 2008
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There must be a joke about 2 wonderful strikers in there somewhere... :whistle:

Where is Spurger when you need him?:grin:

:hello:

Got nothing though. Been far too busy frying my brain in the sunshine to come up with painful puns.

Haven't read through the thread much so where are the i-bra links coming from?
 

arthurgrimsdell

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All very well but it doesnt change the fact that it would be better to have a happy Modic who wants to stay than one agitating for a move away. Thus it is a worry that he hasnt said anything to the contrary.

If he knows that however much he agitates for a move, ne's going nowhere, then it's up to him to knuckle down and act like a grown-up. If he doesn't, the Club will stilll have all its other key players, even if Luka is on the bench or out of the squad for a time. If he goes, then others will want to leave as well. That's the danger, not Luka having the hump. We start from the position where he has at the very least allowed it to be made clear that he wants to leave for CL Football. Him pretending he's changed his mind for no reason might make you feel better, but frankly tp me that would be all hogwash. I repeat, what is vital is that he is not allowed to leave, not that he's a happy bunny, because whatever he says he won't be to begin with.
 

AngerManagement

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May 15, 2004
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Just met crouchy in gaucho in Richmond. Unfortunately no itk except his wife is as fit as the pictures look

I was in Richmond for a short while today too, saw Gary Lineker filming a Walkers advert there last year
 

Bus-Conductor

SC Supporter
Oct 19, 2004
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The real joke is almost 60% of the players we are trying to offload/upgrade/want to leave were bought by the current management and have been with us for 2 1/2 years at max only.....

Hutton, Bassong, Bentley, GDS, Palacios, kranjcar, Jenas, Defoe, Crouch, Keane, Naughton & Pav.

That is an amazingly short shelf life by any standards. More evidence of why the DOF system has merits IMO.
 

bomberH

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Jun 4, 2005
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The real joke is almost 60% of the players we are trying to offload/upgrade/want to leave were bought by the current management and have been with us for 2 1/2 years at max only.....

Hutton, Bassong, Bentley, GDS, Palacios, kranjcar, Jenas, Defoe, Crouch, Keane, Naughton & Pav.

Not really. Bassong wants to leave because he's 5th choice when everyone is fit. We've been lucky to have him but completely understandable that he wants to leave. Palacios has been excellent for us bit we've upgraded in Sandro and I don't think anyone here could've known how awesome Sandro would be. There's nothing at all saying we're trying to sell Defoe (or Naughton for that matter), leaving Crouch, Keane and Krankie. And even then Harry has said he doesn't want to sell Crouch. I know Harry fibs but still, we don't know anything until it happens. But if you're anti anything enough, you can always make it seem a lot worse than it is... ;-)
 
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