http://footballblues.wordpress.com/2008/07/22/milan-coup/ for all the football loving fans out there Fri, 15 Aug 2008 00:47:19 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://footballblues.wordpress.com/2008/07/22/milan-coup/#comment-7 dom Wed, 23 Jul 2008 08:41:09 +0000 http://footballblues.wordpress.com/?p=33#comment-7 It's annoying how goal.com keeps emphasizing the coup milan pulled in signing Flamini, after he's only had ONE good season for Arsenal. Remember that virtually all players struggle after leaving the club. The likes of Henry, Pires, Vieira of recent times to players like Overmars, Petit, Anelka of yester-year all springs to mind. Although i wouldn't say they've completely lost it but they were never the same player they used to be in England. It'd be interesting to see how people like Hleb or Flamini fair in another league, and i guess it's only too early to judge whether or not signing Flamini is that big a deal. Also, I think he will begin the season on the bench with Ancelotti preferring to field Gattuso - Pirlo - Seedorf in midfield. It’s annoying how goal.com keeps emphasizing the coup milan pulled in signing Flamini, after he’s only had ONE good season for Arsenal. Remember that virtually all players struggle after leaving the club. The likes of Henry, Pires, Vieira of recent times to players like Overmars, Petit, Anelka of yester-year all springs to mind. Although i wouldn’t say they’ve completely lost it but they were never the same player they used to be in England. It’d be interesting to see how people like Hleb or Flamini fair in another league, and i guess it’s only too early to judge whether or not signing Flamini is that big a deal. Also, I think he will begin the season on the bench with Ancelotti preferring to field Gattuso – Pirlo – Seedorf in midfield.

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