LET THE PREDICTIONS BEGIN!
Reports as of June 16th are saying that European champions, Barcelona, have put in a bid for Darijo Srna as well as his current teammate Dmytro Chyhrynskiy. Barca has said they are willing to spend 15 million Euros for Srna!
Setanta Sports is reporting that Darijo Srna has received offers from two top European clubs even though he has not yet revealed who they might be. Srna sounds excited about the news which means he will most likely be leaving Shakhtar Donetsk.
Bayern Munich, Liverpool and AC Milan have all been linked with purchasing Srna. So where will he ultimately end up?
Thanks to Adrien for breaking this story on CSR.
@ Tom
I'm putting up the Simunic news right now. In the future, feel free to just post the link. It would be easier for me and you. Thanks again!
Joe Simunic leaving Hertha…
JOSIP ŠIMUNIĆ Mislim da nisam zaslužio toliko nepoštovanje trenera Favrea
Šimunić: Želim otići iz Herthe
Autor: Totalsport
Objavljeno: 19. 06. 2009. | 11:21
Foto: Reuters
Foto: Reuters
Za Herthu i Josipa Šimunića, čini se u ovom trenutku, više nema zajedničke budućnosti. Poručili su to preko novina vodstvu berlinskog kluba sam hrvatski nogometaš i njegov agent.
– Meni je jasno da Šimunić mora ići. Više nema temelja za suradnju, nema mogućnosti za ispriku. Igračeva je odluka neopoziva – izjavio je Gordon Stipić, menadžer hrvatskog braniča, izabranog za najboljega obrambenog igrača prošle sezone u Bundesligi, za njemački Bild.
Razlog tako radikalnog stava krije se iza navodne izjave trenera momčadi Luciena Favrea. Njemački su mediji proteklih dana pisali o Švicarčevu sastanku s predsjednikom Herthe Gegenbauerom u Zürichu, prilikom kojega je Favre u dva navrata rekao predsjedniku da sumnja da će Šimunić sljedeće sezone moći odigrati na prošlosezonskom nivou, te da je stoga sada idealan trenutak za prodaju 31-godišnjega hrvatskog reprezentativca, koji ima ugovor s berlinskim klubom do ljeta 2011. godine.
Favre je navodno rekao bi Šimunića trebalo prodati ako se za njega dobije odšteta od pet milijuna eura. Prema ugovornoj klauzuli, Šimunić ima pravo otići ponudi li kupac za njega sedam milijuna eura odštete.
Glasine su tako Šimunićev odlazak učinile neminovnim. Tako se izjašnjava i sam nogometaš, koji je za Bild progovorio s odmora u Hrvatskoj.
– Vrlo sam razočaran izjavama trenera Favrea. Mislim da nisam zaslužio toliko nepoštovanje. Ne razumijem to. U svakom slučaju, ne vidim kako bismo nakon toga mogli nastaviti suradnju. Ako klub nema povjerenja u mene, ako trener misli da nisam sposoban ponoviti igre iz prošle sezone, mislim da je najbolje rješenje rastanak. Da, definitivno bih trebao otići.
Novi sportski direktor Michael Preetz javio se s izjavom da ne vjeruje da je Favre mogao tako nešto reći.
– Ta je priča lažna. Favre bi želio zadržati Joea. On je za njega ključan igrač – rekao je Preetz.
Svejedno, Stipić kaže da je za isprike prekasno:
– Za Joea postoji interes klubova iz Engleske, Španjolske i Njemačke. Neću reći kojih.
Bild tvrdi da se radi o Fulhamu i Portsmouthu u Engleskoj, Atletico Madridu i Sevilli iz Španjolske, te Hoffenheimu iz Bundeslige.
fuck the haters Greek League is the best no doubt.
These are my rankings:
1. Greek Super League
2. Ukraine
3. Turkish
Italian league is too homosexual, english is to whack, spanish is to spanish and german is too drunk. Although the drunk part is not that bad.
NK Sarajevo = 4 CL finals in the next 5 years
AC Milan=two CL finals in last 4 years…
dude ante i need to say this but ac milan sucks italy has the crappiest soccer teams ever england germany spain those countries have great teams but italy cmon on now dude your not thinking clearly on that !
supposedly bayern made a move for right back bosingwa from chelsea, if true, end all rumours of srna going there
RE; Krizanac
Better players .. outrageous lol. Hoping for a better season this year if not beating a side like Zenit along the way. Us Dinamo fans are in hope at this time of the season – its once we start getting slapped around by Udinese that we realise its another boring season. But at the moment is hope. As Jurcic said though we need a couple more experienced players and he doesn't think they are in HNL. I think we are talking Pamic, Jerko Leko and Babic and a striker. Vrdoljak and Mandza to go only cos they deserve to and that'll be our business complete for the summer.
Re: Krizanac
I wouldn't like to see Krizanac return to Croatia so soon as it won't benefit the national team. I'm pretty sure he gets to play with better players at Zenit and is able to play more games in Europe than at Dinamo or Hajduk.
BOSNIAN PREMIER LEAGUE #1 no doubt no argument needed thank you
Also you have to have respect for Cottbus and Karlsruhre and teams like that and Numancia and Gijon as they all work within their budget. They don't spend £5million on a mediocre second division player Dave Kitson like Stoke City did and not even use them. I mean £5 million. I don't think we've ever spent that kinda money and we are a much better side than Stoke City. English league is just awash with money, but there is no real structure. That's why Mandza is worried as he knows some lower half English club could afford him and Dinamo may accept the highest bidder rather than letting him go where he wants for the good of his career which is Bremen.
ok i think everyones heard enough from me now 🙂
Re: Krizanac
oh i think we could get him if we wafted a decent wage under his nose 🙂 We need someone in the winter as i definitely don't think Barbaric will make it and Kovac is gonna be even too old for us soon.
Is prob too late to bring back Tomas, Simic etc. We'll have to be on the look out for the next talented HNL centre back. NK Zagreb's Mensur Mujdza just signed for Frieburg if anyones interested. New Croatian in Bundesliga. Nikica Jelavic also completed his move to Rapid Vienna.
Luka,
There has only been one epl team to make it as far as the uefa cup semi's within the last 6-8(?) years- Boro (yes, they made the finals). If the epl was so strong, the middling sides should certainly get to at least the semis with some regularity. In fact, the Blackburns and the Boltons with their mythical epl "speed and pace" look amateurish against the possession, tactics, and technique of their continental opposites.
Dinamofan,
Krizanac just signed a new contract with Zenit (besides, I doubt he'd sign with Dinamo since he's from Split and said he wants to end his career at Hajduk…).
Spains La Liga is the best league in the world, hands down. One can argue that the top 4 in the EPL is the strongest top 4, the argument has some merit. However, the top 4 in every league fluctuate over the years, the top 4 in Italy had a good spell early in 2000. The fact is, the top 10 in Spain is by far stronger then any top 10 in the world, also, I think the teams 11-20 are also slightly stronger. EPL teams are all about their systems, thats why English players are soo shit. They have no time on the ball in that league, you are closed down as soon as you recieve it. I would love to have all our Croatians playing in Germany, Italy and Spain, hell, I am even starting to really enjoy the Portugese League. The Portugese League should be the model that the Prva Liga strives to emulate.
People often talk about how much Real Madrid throws around, well, look at how much the EPL as a whole throws around financially. Just as the Palermo and Lazio presidents said months ago, the English are pirates, they snatch 15, 16 and 17 year old youngsters. The EPL being the only league in Europe that allows for teams to offer professional contracts to players under 18. Then they claim that they produce talent, which is a luagh. Jose Mourinho said it best when talking about Wenger, he, or in this case they (EPL) dont produce players, they just polish gems.
Anyway this arguement about leagues being better than other leagues is getting confusing. all i'm saying is before saying EPL is so good remember the total dross that makes up half the division. And now we've lost three big clubs in Middlesborough, Newcastle and West Brom next season's gonna be even worse so nobody is gonna join Wolves, Birmingham, Burnley, Stoke etc that is decent. Boro and Newcastle should have been a top half Prem club if managed properly. Obviously as its the main football on my tv i'm more interested by EPL's depth as everyone gets a chance to be on TV. But i can just see a load of terrible games being on this year. Plus Ronaldo leaving the country is gonna make United a lot weaker. I see Chelsea winning title this year.
rE luka: Oh cmon mate look at bielfeld they have been in top flight lots of times. they are a yoyo club. look at hull city. they came from the fourth division. burnley were last in the top flight during black and white television. and as for stoke – they are the worlds greatest team at keeping the ball off the floor. no wander mandza was in despair at being linked with them. but lets not stop there – bolton, wigan (who have respect for) but without valencia and palacios gonna be hard for them, portsmouth, sunderland, – we are talking half a division of poor sides here. At least in Spain Bilboa and Racing are better than that pile of junk. Its only till you get to sides like West Ham, Everton, Man City, Fulham, Villa, Spurs and Blackburn have one or two decent players who are half decent as well as the top four naturally. The rest of the teams are mediocre and drag down the quality of the division. Bielfeld and Karlsruhre is only 2 sides. Its not 10 teams like in England that are rubbish. The reason people think the EPL is good is cos they think of the top four, but if they watched the rest of the teams play each they wouldn't be that impressed.
are you out of your mind, what kind of argument is saying that stoke, hull, burnely, etc. make the epl bad? Can lecce, regina and torino compete against the likes of inter and juve? Can huelva, numancia, and betis compete against barca and real? How about Bielefeld and karsluher against wolfsburg and bayern. Every league in the world has good teams and bad teams. But English good teams are better than other good teams(exception barca) and english bad teams are probably better than other bad teams.
dinamofan,
I agree with you that it is hard to choose the best league because each league has a top 3 or 4 that are very good. But I can rate the German league as 4th best even just based on their top 4. Liverpool, United, Chelsea, Arseanl, Inter, AC Milan, Barcelona, Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid, Juventus. Those teams are all better than the German top 4, Wolfsburg, Bayern, Stuttgart. Don't get me wrong I like watching the German league it is exciting but I don't think you can consider it a quality league because there are weeks where Werder Bremen put up 6 or 7 goals on Karlsruhe and Energie. This happens a good amount of times per year, you barely ever see that in the prem. All those teams that you listed are much better than the bottom teams in Germany lets list them…Arminia Bielefeld, Karlsruhe, Energie Cottbus, Bochum, Frankfurt. I would say those are worse than the bottom teams it the prem. Anyway you don't rate a league on how good their bad teams are you rate it on how good their best teams are and the english teams are by far the best apart from Barcelona. Also good players want to go to the good clubs and leagues. If the bundesliga was so good Ribery would not be on his way to a "bigger" club like Real or United.
That all being said I don't want Srna going to Liverpool. I'd rather a Bayern move but Milan or Barca would be best.
Vinko, agree with what you said about Eduardo plus he has that rare striker instinct that no other Croatian has at the moment! To me, he and Modric are the talismans of our current team.
p.s. Dudu is recovering well, according to what he told Jutarnji few weeks back.
http://www.jutarnji.hr/clanak/art-2009,6,1,,165273.jl
Actually i fear for Modric in the Premier League. First he'll never play in Champions League till he transfers as Spurs have never been there. I think Modric could easily get injured in EPL. He takes too many chances with not very good players who could easily hurt him. If you look at how Eduardo and Niko got injured it was through doing a trick on the opponent and am afraid people like Taylor and McCann do not play this game of standing off or accepting embarrasment. Being based in England i can tell you that fans love nothing more than to see a crunching challenge. Modric also leaves the ball far too close to opponents before he nips it away and you can see him getting a bad challenge sooner or later.
I think Modric really is more suited to being in Italy in Inter or Juve or Milan playing in a Stankovic, Nedved or Kaka type role through the centre. I'm not sure this left hand side business will benefit him long term. Despite this i thing Modric will be one of best players in EPL this year and score more goals. His problem last year was fitness and keeping up which was due to lack of training at Dinamo. England plays every weekend and midweek whereas HNL footballers really might as well get part time work as they don't play much in mid week. Now Modric has the fitness and ability to last 40 games in one season he'll be a better player. I also hear Soldo wants Vrdoljak at Cologne. My opinion is he has to go for the better of player and national team as this is a potential replacement for Juric in the squad. Plus Mandza should already be wearing a Werder Bremen shirt. Vrdoljak will be molded into a tough midfielder in Germany. I don't think we can hold him back.
Absolutely not I don't want Barca taking Srna out of Sahktar unless they plan on playing him regulalry. I'd rather he play in the Bundesliga with Bayern. Pranjic and Olic already made the switch and I think that the Bundelsiga fits there style of play. Srna would get muscled around in the EPL and it's extremely fast. Modric is still adapting to the style of English play but he's shown glimpses that he can play in the league. Kranjcar is well suited for the EPL because he has more weight about him so when push comes to shove Niko can dribble and physically handle an opponent. Eduardo as we all know was born to score and anyone who knows me knows that I can't wait for him to get back so we can finish off the qualifiers and head to South Africa. Carli can handle his own in EPL just needs to get faster to play wing-back which I know he can. Srna is a perfect fit at Bayern and I don't want anymore of our players in the EPL because it's not for everyone some leagues suit different players better. Also I find it ironic how our players in the EPL get hurt before qualifiers every time. Eduardo has been out for the longest but I just wish we had him for Ukraine so bad. He's the difference maker on the team no doubt about it he attracts 2-3 defenders at a time and it gives everyone else an open field and great positioning. Another thing is that he can dribble while on the run like Modric does and a few of our other players can do which eats me off the clock and helps create and chances or just hold possession of the ball. Also I wish Arsenal would buy Kranjcar he deserves to play for them and learn to play the Arsenal way which means he'll have some pace about him.
Hehe apparently when Mandzukic was asked about a possible move to Stoke City his face dropped. Think this tells you what decent players think of going to bottom half clubs in EPL.
Regards Torres and Ronaldo. Nah sorry Torres and Ronaldo haven't prospered. They got natural talent. They look that good as they are too good for the opposing defenders who simply can't cope with them. Even Niko has a bit of fun in the English league at times. He looks a class apart from his teammates.
As i say Torres and Ronaldo may find it a bit tougher against top 4 only, but rest of the year its childs play. The other teams are just not very good. Torres, Drogba, Essien and Ronaldo are amongst the best in the world no matter where they play. They are in England for the money not the quality of football. if players like that go you'll soon see how bad the English league is. Its not even English money which runs there clubs anymore. God knows what will happen if these owners pull out. The English league being fast is also not a good thing. Its only cos of having no patience and not being able to pass a simple ball that the English league is fast. So they kick and chase it instead. This is why Wenger complains about most of the teams in the bottom half of the division. What the English game has is fans, money and decent stadiums, but after that their is a lot of cosmetics going on to hide real problems of English football which after all is supposed to be about English players not Ronaldo's and Torres. I think when talking about the English league being strong we are talking just Man Utd, Liverpool, Arsenal and Chelsea. Rest wouldn't get anywhere in C.L.
@ Peter Radman,
I couldn't disagree with you more. I would rather Srna stay at Shakhtar than sit on the bench at Barcelona. You become a stale athlete very quickly when this happens. He needs to be tested as a starter!
Forget the hype! He needs to play!
RE: EPL being best league in the world. Being based in England i have to laugh at this. Obviously you do not spend a lot of time watching the bottom half of the table. The top 8 is good. The rest of the division is poor. It is made even worse by the fact some of these clubs like Newcastle pay over £40m to create these poor line ups. Lets churn out a few teams – next season you will have Stoke, Burnley, Wolves, Hull City, Birmingham all playing in the division who are all mediocre second division standard sides. Besides that Pompey and Sunderland need to make significant improvements to their line ups of last year. So thats almost half a division that's not very good. Its impossible to say whats the best league in the world. Some countries have strong teams, but lets not forget England has a lot of poor teams too.
Regards Tom yeah of course its bad decision making. They only signed these players a year ago. Why on earth do they give them big contracts if they want them. We know its to make room for new players but Hrgovic's contract could have simply just run out so could have Sokota's. I mean Sokota was badly injured. Why did he get a 3 year deal?? Also when we actually got rid of him he was getting fit and we replaced him with another unfit guy in Slepicka. We've also got Suarez out on loan who we do not want and we've given up on Morales 6 months into a 4 year contract. Personally it seems like we don't know what we are doing. All these players we let go have talent. Its the only scenario of just cos we have money we seem to think its a good idea to waste it. As for Balaban he can cope at the level Dinamo only seems to play at at the moment which is HNL1. Lets face it i'm not a big Bosko fan, but he scores at that level. He's prob a better scorer than Kalinic to be honest. At least he has a might fine free kick in his locker. In Croatia i don't see the need for long term deals unless your a young up and coming player. Hopefully we'll sign Manuel Pamic to replace Hrgovic, then Babic and Jerko Leko and if Mandza goes we need a new striker, but after that we don't need anyone until we sign Krizanac in winter to replace Kovac.
BARCELONA!!! I don't care if he wont get much time. Just come to the best team in the world. Join Messi – Henry – Xavi – Iniesta – Bjoan – Puyol – Dani Alves and Pep. Put on the famous strip of the Blaugrana.
In all honesty, Milan, Man U, liverpool and Bayern are better fits for him, since he would always play. We need a Croatian in Barcelona though.
slaven you are an idiot, the EPL is the by far the best league in the world. what would make torres and ronaldo so much better if they played on a budesliga team. first of all there is only one bundesliga team that is worth their time and that is bayern munich, and they are even a mediocre team compared to other big teams in europe.
bottom line is that the speed and quality of the english league brings out the best in players. your argument of torres and ronaldo not playing to their potential is a horrible argument. since they have came to england both have prospered and grown as players in the world spotlight.
hormonika
Actually, the Bundesliga and the EPL are the two leagues I enjoy watching the most. It's just that Germanys financial regulations keep clubs from being able to attract top talent and compete at the top level- as I said, in the last 3 seasons, Hamburg and Stuttgart were dreadful in the CL while Werder couldn't get out of the group stages. The only exception was the "surprise" of Schalke. That leaves Bayern- who have hit the ceiling at the QF's in the last 3 seasons and don't look like they'll break above it anytime soon. The big Serie A clubs almost always get out of the group stages. This is fact- whatever uefa's beancounters come up with…
With all that, Srna would not be moving significantly up by switching to a German CL side…
I'll tell you one thing. First thing I'm getting is his club jersey because it is just too damn hard to get one for his current club.
I think you underestimate the bundesliga much. italy will drop in the uefa-rankings which will result in the loss of their 3rd champions league spot.
maybe im a bit prejudiced, and see things through rose-colored glasses but Cevap pointed it out in his comment on http://HNSLatest.com in the Srna article.
Oliver,
I said that the top sides in the serie a are stronger than in the blga- whether Siena is stronger than Bochum, I have no idea…UEFA ratings mean little. They don't factor in non-mathematical variables like opponents, injuries, weather, scheduleing, etc., that have a huge impact. The main reason why German clubs have looked better on paper in the uefa cup is because Italian clubs advance in the CL and therefore don't get parachuted into the uefa cup like bliga clubs have in recent years(at least Werder…). It is telling that when Schalke- the second wealthiest german club according to Deloitte- get to the CL qf's, it's considered a big surprise. Similar statured Italian clubs are expected and predicted to get to the Qf's. The cold reality is that no top players in their prime go to Germany- with the possible, the possible exception of Bayern. Even Bayern is a shadow of the side it was 8-10 years ago. Look what happened when Stuttgart and Hamburg were in the CL- they were truly embarassing! I expect similiar for Wolfsburg.
Anyway, I digress way too much- Srna should definately not go to Barca. He's 27 and doesn't have the time to sit on the bench behind Alves. The truth is that few clubs can pay in the vicinity of 15 million for a right back- maybe 12 clubs have the money, so the field is pretty narrow. I just hope he doesn't go to Bayern…
if srna signs at barca this would definitely be the moment so emotionally i cry… if i would be able to cry.
honestly.
according to sportskenovosti…..Barcelona have put a 15 mil euro bid on the table for Srna
RE: Dinamo and Hajduk buying out unwanted players' contracts
Actually, I see this as a positive thing. They're unloading players who are not in their plans. I imagine the compensation they're receiving is less than what they would earn under the terms of their contracts, no? If so, then these are good business decisions, no? Further, it allows them to free up room on their rosters for much more promising (and likely less expensive players), no?
My biggest concern is which proven players will Hajduk retain? It seems Kalinic will certainly leave. I am hopeful they'll keep Ibricic. Call me an eternal optimist, but I'd like to see Hajduk do something in the Europa League. In my mind, Kalinic can be replaced relatively easily but someone like Ibricic can not.
Tom
The Bundesleague is exciting to watch and is offence orientated. Srna would have a great time there. I see top players in the EPL, like Torres and Ronaldo, being held back of their true potential. It seems the teams there prop up the English nationals. You see it in the penalty kick selections especially.
Re: oliver
actually i think i'd agree with your comment that players don't improve in Italy. If your a good player you just stay the same standard which is fine as Srna does not need to improve that much and if your struggling you can have a renaissance or old players can last longer than they otherwise might i.e Inzaghi. However yes definitely agree that in italy players don't get much better. Not sure this is a big prob for Srna though. He just needs more week to week competition. In Italy though he will get more competition than at Bayern.
I mean to be honest Bundesliga does pick up a lot of left overs – lets face it isn't that why Babic went back there and there best players go abroad i.e Van Der Vaart, Ballack, Berbatov. I think you prob play more big clubs in Italy so there is more of a competitive edge. I mean Bayern often have a easier time picking up titles then Milan as its a easier league. I personally think its quite close though. Really both moves would be fine. Srna would be okay in Italy. Don't worry about it. As long as he don't move somewhere chronic like Lazio as they are the sides to avoid. A side like Milan though are a well structured club. Srna won't get destroyed there.
Whats the big fuss though about Srna moving. Shaktar won the UEFA and didn't look out of place in Champions League. They are a huge club. Its not like he's at Vitesse Arnhem or something.
If Srna stays in Ukraine for the rest of his career personally i wouldn't care. That club and that area is just gonna get bigger and bigger. Get with the times:)
Also i've given up on following speculation – there is so much flying around. Apparently Mandza is going to Werder, Klasnic to Dinamo, Eduardo to Dinamo, Babic to Dinamo, Simunic to Man City, Atletico and Petric to Wolfsburg. To be honest i'll believe it when i see it. Just end up wasting daytime commenting on it. I mean Eduardo to Dinamo does anyone really even think that'll happen.
Milan is a powerhouse, one of the greatest teams in europe ever – no question about that one.
what i was trying to say is that their league is worth nothing. i don't think srna will develope there, nor personally or football wise.
he's in the beauty of his playing career. a move to germany would give a boost for his last few big tournaments and he would enjoy life more… simply because he'd be a star in munich.
and we have so many croats over here in germany, you aren't far away from home, weather is quite good, people and media are friendly and so on 😉
regarding cl/uefa cup: bayern had an easier draw, ok. however they've beaten the florentina 3-0, lyon 3-2; bremen-inter 1-1 / 2-1… and c'mon don't say arsenal (i'm a hugh arsenal fan since mid 90's) was a tough challenge this season.
shakhtar gave barca a home loss, the spurs played with their second team since they focused on the premier league.
we'll see, srna said to make a decission within 2 days – and that was 3 days ago. i expect an announcement today.
i think Bayern would be a good move and there is zero wrong with AC Milan. I don't enjoy watching the league, but they have big powerful club. I think that league is getting stronger and some teams who overspent or did bad things in the past like Fiorentina, Sampdoria, Genoa, Juve are becoming stronger again which makes a more competitive league. I imagine Milan will buy players with the Kaka money and it be a good move. I don't buy into the Simic arguement as Dario was just picking up his wage packet at Milan and so was Biscan at Liverpool. Though i support Dinamo and i'm telling you Biscan looks nothing special back in HNL. Liverpool did damage him as they played him right side, left side, full back, centre of defence. I mean would they ever do this to Steven Gerard. They totally messed around with Biscan. I mean lets face it a left winger Biscan most definitely is not.
You've also got Mornar, Zivkovic who were destroyed after a spell in England. I think Srna is better than all these players though. You never know could surprise us and it could actually be a team like Chelsea or Man Utd taking Srna. Not Spurs. As we saw Shaktar wiped the floor with them so thats a step down. Hopefully not Man City as they have no clue what they want to buy at present. They are already buying more players to replace the ones they just bought. I predict AC Milan or Bayern. Hopefully Bayern. Not Barca. That's Dani Alves's position. He'd be a sub.
On another note has any seen how Dinamo and Hajduk are paying there players off to leave the club who they no longer wanted. We have paid off Sokota, Balaban and now Hrgovic, whereas Hajduk have just given Linic compensation. So one minute we are in financial trouble and the next giving away free money. Why give out such contracts in the first place. Who in their right mind would sign up Hrgovic at age 30 till 2011. I have nothing against Hrgovic. He'll be a good signing for Rijeka or Belupo, but seriously do Dinamo or Hajduk really even know what they are doing. Good luck to Bosko and Tomo. hope they find their form elsewhere.
I say Bayern. As long as he's playing for a big club, and representing like he did at shakhtar, I'll be happy
My dear friend Oliver,
I pray that you are cured from your recent sickness…
…as you are not thinking clearly.
AC Milan is one of the greatest soccer clubs in the entire world and is rich with history.
I understand what you're saying if Srna sits on the bench like Simic did his last few seasons; but if Darijo gets a starting gig with Milan under new direction there is no other place he should be.
And regarding your CL stats:
Bayern had a fantastic draw this year. They got to play a very weak Sporting team in the Round of 16. Look who the Italians got. Roma had to play Arsenal and lost in a penalty shoot-out, Inter had to face the best team in the world, ManU, and Juventus dealt with a very powerful Chelsea side.
So that was a bad argument.
As for UEFA Cup. I can't seem to take teams from Italy, England or Spain serious in that competition. They never field a strong team until they make the quarterfinals or so. Look at Tottenham, they let Shakhtar cruise by.
Liverpool would be tough because Croatians seem to hate it there. We can only use the buddy season in the UK. Look at Corluka now, happy as a clam with Modric in London. We don't really toucj Spain either but thrive in Germany. Why is it our players feel so comfortable in Deutschland?
Alex, let's compare the serie a and the bundesliga by taking a look at the UEFA 5-year rating – starting with 2004/05
ITALY – 14,000; 15,357; 11,928; 10,250; 11,375
GERMANY – 10,571; 10,437; 9,500; 13,500; 12,687
as you can see time's changing, let us make another h2h
CL (1/8 final)
bayern; roma, juve
CL (1/4 final)
bayern
uefa cup (1/8 final)
hamburg, werder; udine,
uefa cup (1/4 final)
bremen, hamburg
bundesliga is, in my eyes, #3 behind the premier league and bbva. bayern's sporting rape was… a rape. a brutal rape. barca is too big but the bundesliga is getting stronger and stronger. italy will loose their 3th champions league place, hear my words 😉
"one of the crappiest league in the world"? Really? Aren't you being a little dramatic? Milan is one of the biggest sides on the planet. Whether they want to or not, Milan will become a way more youthful side- they have no choice. With a new manager coming in who will want to put his stamp on the team, I expect a lot of changes- the Milan of recent years was Ancelloti's team- his signings and his tactics. The Bundesliga, while I much prefer the style of football played, is simply not as strong at the top of the table as Serie A (which isn't as strong at the top as the EPL). Even "fc Hollywood" Bayern looks small time compared to the other "big" clubs in the CL. The reality is that the top bliga clubs struggle to even get out of the group stages- the same as Shakhtar. Srna needs to go to a cub where a) he will be a regular starter, and b) where he will be playing in the advanced stages of the CL.
@Slaven – UEFA's rule says that only 5 non-Europeans are allowed to play at the same time.
INTER's squad counts 29 players of which 7 players are italian citizenship. Inter has not used 1 (ONE) italian player in their whole champions league 2008/09 campaign…
ditto with Kreso. I heard about some rumors with Barcalona too. That would be better than my first pick/poll pick of Bayern Munchen. Is Russia the only place where there's a quota for non Russian players to be on the field at the same time? If Italy is the same then I hope he doesn't go there.
Re: Srna
I'm not saying, I'm just… you know… saying…. Liverpool killed Igor Biscan's career. But then again, maybe he did it all on his own:)
Tom in Winnipeg
the serie a is crap.
simply crap.
see what ac has achieved with kaka, flamini, ronaldinho, zambrotta and company in 2008.
he should consider a move to the premier league or bundesliga – i predict, and im quite sure im right – that if srna will move to italy he will make his biggest mistake in his entire career.
if you dont believe me tell me which foreign professional retired in italy during the last years? everyone's trying to get out of there… even ibrahimovic who is said to be the best earning football on this planet considered a move to barca (who woulndt have paid more) but sticked to inter because of his family…
ergo: dont marry too soon and dont move to italy 😉
i think club in BLiga could be optimal for Dario… B-Munich or HSV… `cause Milan is a cemetery of good players
@ Oliver,
Hajduk instead of AC Milan? Are you out of your mind?! We want Srna to be challenged; not to be put into early retirement.
He deserves to play against the world's best on a weekly basis.
whoever considers a move to italy should seriously think about getting a new agent.
the serie a is one of the crappiest leagues in the world. mafia structurs, barely fans in the stadiums and extremly uninteressting defensive football.
stimac pointed it out, darijo should move now – or will never do so. but instead of going to ac i'd rather go back to hajduk. seriously.
serie a is pain in the ass.
Milan is probably the better fit due to there recent moves however, I'm hoping that Srna ends up in Bayern. Teaming up with Olic, and possibly Pranjic can only be positive for the NT.
This would be a great poll question!
I am gonna say AC Milan. They have got a ton of money after selling Kaka and might have a little more coming in the next few weeks as Pato might be on his way to Chelsea with Ancelotti.