2011/2012 players evalutation

Before the season starts tommorow I have done a evalutation of all the Ac Milan players during the 2011/2012 season.

1- Worst season ever
2- Horrible season
3- Bad season
4- Bad season but contributed something
5- Ok
6- Good!
7-Great!
8- Top class
9- World Class
10- One best players in the world

Goalkeepers:

Cristian Abbiati

 Overall, good season from the veteran. As usual, mix good performances with less good performances but Abbiati was getting more even when it got to the end of the season.

7/10

Marco Amelia

 Back up keeper to Abbiate. Played a handful of games in Serie A but was convincing every time he got the chance. Good back up goalkeeper.

6/10

Defenders:

Alessandro Nesta

Another great season by Nesta, it is sad that he is getting to the end of his career because I am going to miss Nesta’s great defending. A living legend.

8/10

Thiago Silva

Silva is getting better and better every season. This season he has shown what he can perform which has made many clubs interested in buying or Thiago. After a slow start to the season, Thiago play better and so did the rest of the team and it was unfortunate that he got injured in the most important part of the season. If he had not been injured, I am sure we would have won something this season.

9/10

 Philippe Mexes

Had a good first season, some games he does it really well but some games he does it really bad. Mexes needs to work on keeping his fine form throughout the season. He has the potential but is very uneven. Mexes is going to be the one who replaces Nesta and he needs to step up his game.

6/10

Luca Antonini Antonini is both a right back and left back and this season he has been used on the left wing. Antonini can play very well, but tend to leave plenty of space behind him when he attacks. He needs to work harder. The best memory of the season was his game against Barcelona in the first leg (quarter finals) when he defended excellently. 6.5/10
Daniele Bonera Bonera has played more than he thought he would this season. He has been a good back up for Thiago/Nesta but as many other defenders he can be good in one game and then be a different player in the next game. 6/10
Mattia De Sciglio Mattia is a man with the future ahead of him. He hasn’t played many games this season but made a very impressive game against Inter. A hope for the future. No rating
Mario Yepes Yepes was good last season and this season he hasn’t played as much as he would have wished. A good back up though with experience. Signed an extension to his contact with one year. 6/10
Gianluca Zambrotta Zambrotta is at his end of his career where he was getting slower and slower and we could all witness the end to Zambrotta. Has plenty of experienced which has saved him from embarrassing performances. Should have done better. 4/10
Ignazio Abate Abate had a good season. Good defending but his attacking quality is lacking. Didn’t produce much upfront but was very even in the back. His form went down a bit in the end of the season. 7/10 Djamel Mesbah Mesbah, who was signed by Galliani in winter transfer market. Mesbah did not live up to the expectations and has been a disappointment in many Ac Milan’s point of view. Clearly not ready to play as a left back for one of the biggest clubs in the world. The game against Arsenal (2nd leg) summarize Mesbah time in Ac Milan. A good goal against Juventus saves him from getting a one in the rating. 2/10 Taye Taiwo  Didn’t live up to the expectations. I thought better of him before he arrive at Milan. He was sent on loan to England after just seven games and that says everything. 2/10 Midfielders:
Massimo Ambrosini Massimo has as usual worked very hard in the midfield. His age is high but he keeps battling hard on the field, but it is noticeable that the veteran is getting older when his speed is decreasing. 6.5/10
Alberto Aquilani Huge expectations of Aquilani this season but he didn’t live up to them. Had some impressive performances in the beginning of the season but it was seen that he was too uneven in many games, his form went down due to injury problems. Ok season by Aquilani. 5/10
Kevin Prince Boateng Prince had a good season. Best performance of the season must have been the game vs Lecce, where he scored three goals when Milan went 3-0 down in the first half. Many injury problems prevented him to show us his best, but when he played he was great! Memoral goal vs Barcelona. 7.5/10
Urby Emanuelson Urby played a little every where this season but while Prince was injured he got to play in the offensive midfield role where he at the start played well. Then, as many other Ac Milan players, he was too uneven at times and was put on the bench again. Overall I liked Urby’s performance this season. He is an important squad player. 6.5/10
Mathieu Flamini Well, Flamini has been injured for the most part of the season. He is a good midfielder but he only played two games in Serie A throughout the season. He got an extension so he can prove what he can do. No rating
Gennaro Gattuso Poor Gattuso, I missed his tackling and hard game. He didn’t play much at all and it is a shame that he will leave us now. I really would have loved to see him just one last season. His season got destroyed by serious injury problems. No rating
Alexander Merkel/ Strasser: Injured after his first game and missed the rest of the season. Same for Strasser, injured for the most part. No rating
Sulley Ali Muntari I didn’t know what to expect out of Muntari but he was really impressive during the season and was very important for our midfield. Good spring season Muntari! 7.5/10
Antonio Nocerino Wow, I didn’t expect his player to be so good! Great first season by Nocerino who shocked most of us Milan fans. Second best goal scorer of during the season says it all. Keep it up Nocerino! 8.5/10
Clarence Seedorf Seedorf worked hard as usual, but the war horse is getting slower and slower. Still, his touch of the ball is of world class and I am proud to have had a player like Clarence Seedorf in our team. A legend who I will never forget. Grande Seedorf! 8/10
Mark van Bommel Van Bommel who is a warrior on the field did it really good this season. Injury problems on him made his final performances less impressive but had a good fall season. Thank you Van Bommel! 7.5/10
Forwards
Antonio Cassano Cassano, the crazy genius was going to show all of us this season that he could be the best. Unfortunately, he got a very serious injury which prevented him from doing that. Cassano is still an amazing player and almost every game he played during the season, he showed us what an amazing player he is. Many assist and important in the attack. 8/10
Zlatan Ibrahimović Ibra was our best player last season. Top scorer of Serie A and he carried the team on his shoulders for the most parts of the season, but one player can’t do everything. Ibra is an a player Ac Milan need to keep to win titles. A true winner. 10/10!
Filippo Inzaghi Inzaghi is getting to his age now and injuries where getting at him throughout the season. His pace is not there anymore. A wonderful ending to his Ac Milan career with a goal. Thank you Inzaghi for all the years and goals. No rating
Maxi López Maxi came in as a replacement for Cassano and did well some games. He didn’t get many chances but scored two good goals during his time in San Siro. 5.5/10
Pato Let’s forget about the 2011/2012 season Pato! Many, many, many injuries throughout the season and barely played during the fall season. A season to forget for Pato but during the fall he didn’t have many impressive performances when he played. Only one goal in the league. 5/10
Robinho 14 goals last season and I thought Robinho would go for 20 this season. I am sure he would have hit 20, if it wasn’t for all the horrible misses during the season. His sharpness disappear from last season and I hope he finds it again because I can’t stand watch him miss more chances like he did this season. 4/10

Stephan El Shaarawy
El Shaarawy, a young man with a huge potential who joined Ac Milan from Genoa. El Shaarawy played very mature but lacked his sharpness in front of goals and I think he could have scored more. He will learn though and become better! A man for the future!
6/10