MILAN WERE unimpressive in the 2013/2014 season and yet some players stood out. So who was the best?
The season has come to a conclusion and Milan finished the season in the 8th place, failing to get a European place despite beating Sassuolo on the final day. Milan started the season very badly but did a lot better in the second half of it.
There will be some changes in the summer, probably also in the coach position, but now it’s time to reflect on the passing season and pick the best Rossoneri player of the 2013/2014 season. So who was the best Milan player in this year?
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Last season we had 8 options to choose from and Stephan El Shaarawy emerged as the winner but this time there weren’t as many stand-out players. Adil Rami, who Milan are looking to purchase from Valencia on a permanent basis, arrived in January but he made a good impact in the few months that he spent there and he was a consistent performer in defense.
Nigel De Jong scored just two goals this season, one of them being in the derby against Inter, but the goals are only extra to his great work in midfield. With 91.4 per cent of his passes completed this season (via WhoScored.com), the Dutchman was easily one of the best at Milan. Adel Taarabt is another January signing that was important in the Diavolo’s second half of the season resurgence. With 4 goals in 14 appearances, Taarabt gave Milan something extra in attack in the 13/14 term.
Ricardo Kaka returned to Milan in the summer after four years at Real Madrid and he had a positive season, scoring nine goals and making 5 assists. Kaka was also captain when Riccardo Montolivo was unavailable. Mario Balotelli finished the season as the top scorer with 14 Serie A and 4 Champions League goals and despite the ups and downs, he was vital.
Was the best player Rami? Or maybe De Jong? Or Taarabt? Or maybe Kaka or Balotelli? Or maybe was it someone else completely like Andrea Poli, Riccardo Montolivo, Christian Abbiati or even Coach Clarence Seedorf? Vote and comment.
Its pretty close, I’d say us the fans or allegri 😛 lol
I chose Clarence Seedorf. If he had not come, Taarabt would not be in the list. The morale of the players would have gotten worse…
and now its time to sell de jong to Liverpool to make some Money to buy rami and tarrab 😀 !!
and let cristiante play Next seson 🙂
De Jong is probably the most important part of Milan’s midfield to be honest. He plays with the highest motor on the team and carries the entire squad on his shoulders.
I agree
De jong is a hard worker but not creative at all. In a big team it is not enough to only recover the ball. I prefer montolivo cristante and poli.
Well De Jong is a true defensive midfielder. You are right, no creative qualities but that adds balance to the team. If Monto goes forward then De Jong covers, whereas if it was Monto and Cristante or another creative player, there would be many instances where you would see a gap between the defense and the midfield line.
It’s all a matter of balance.
Spot on!
that is the worlds STUPIDEST suggestion
cristiante should still play but selling de jong
are u 100% sure you have watched a match for milan this year he’s been the engine and rock in midfield
I choose nigel becos the team shows it all we he is not available
in the midfield
De Jong For Sure….!
To be honest,Balotelli,is milan best players no dout,if not the problem he was haven,beside some one who has won many games for you,always save milan during corner kick,check his assist,if not highiest assist,he will be second behind the best assit 4 milan, with 20goals.please don’t put sentiment,Balotelli deserve it than every other milan player,the funiest part of it,is putting taraabt,as one of the best,very funy,4goals wasn’t enough for him to be among the best right now,some that don’t have accurate passes,how many assist did he made? Muntari still score more than him despite not playing enough from deffensive,are you now… Read more »
I think the best player should be the one who is consistent, hard worker, and carries the team.
Balo doesn’t fit into this category, don’t get me wrong on this but Balo should be #5 after De Jong, kaka, Seedorf and Rami.
Balo works hard, but you’re right, he will never carry any team.
To me, that’s fine. I don’t subscribe to the illusion that he has to.
But I see his effort. Seedorf, or whoever comes after just has to continue to direct his energy in the right direction. As long as Balo keeps on this track and get’s his share of goals, I see no reason he can’t be higher on your list sooner rather than later.
Why is Kaka in ur list?
It’s very difficult I would say because even though de jong was vital at midfield this wouldn’t necessarily mean that we would win when he played but he made the midfield very stable and if he didn’t play we would be able to notice it. I think that this guy is very underrated and he will always be remember for his kungfu kick against a alonso he is a real pitbull . Balotelli though was also vital as he could snatch up the winning goals he did it but not often enough. Rami was vital in defence and made our… Read more »
All the players have given the team something extra in their very own way, Kaka with his creativity and heart and passion for the team, Balo with his goals, Rami in defence, and Taarabt with his creativity.
But when it comes to the individual and more consistent performance, then there’s no doubt about it that it’s De jong who has been our best performer. I remember in the first half of the season, if it wasn’t for him we would’ve conceded even more goals than we did.
I choose Nigel De Jong
De Jong for sure
Baloteli is worthless,sell him for 30 mil and buy Doria,Santon and Perin.
Obviously de jong is d man
Pointless to disscuss here… De Jong
Has to be De Jong, while the defence was leaking and the attack couldn´t find the back of the net on a fishing boat, at least there was always one man in midfield who did his job. He´s the one player you could never complain about..
I choose NONE
@ general gatusso i see u…..De jong all d way
My future is with Milan! Stephan El Shaarawy ignoring Liverpool, Arsenal and Man Utd links “I don’t know about these club questions and I don’t know what will happen,” he explained. “I’m just thinking of doing well. My future is Milan and we’ll be looking to do as well as we can next season. “It was unlikely that I’d be going to the World Cup after having played so little. I did all I could and I was a bit unlucky as well. It was good to be back for the last two league games though. “When you do well,… Read more »
I say De Jong, easily. I love the work that Balo has put in on both a personal and professional level. A younger Mario definitely wouldn’t have sat down with the Ultras and listened to their criticisms. I think he took those words, and Seedorf’s to heart. I’d love to see both Seedorf and Mario next season to see how much more he can grow. I don’t think he’ll be a team-carrier, but I really can’t ask that of him. I think the consistancy will come back though. I hope all our World Cup players have a good one and… Read more »
None of the players have been remarkable this season. Sure, Balotelli has scored some goals but there are too many games where he doesnt include himself at all and just goes invicible. Kaka has been important in some mathches, but not very good in other. He has had a season full of ups and downs. Montolivo has shown us an insecure side of himself this season. When he last season showed us a great amount of confidence and some beautiful key-passes, I feel like he has been holding back this season. Just safe passing, and the numbers of mistakes he… Read more »
De Jong is so underrated, he gets the ball to the midfield and passes it to the attack, he stops the play and creates chances, he can go to the offense and the defense, he gives his 100% on the pitch all the time, and he’s a wall when he does good perfomances, however, I can say these players actually feel the AC Milan shirt.
Kaká, De Jong, and De Sciglio lifting the season up on the beggining, and then Balotelli, Rami and Taarabt moving us to 8th place.
De Jong was our player of the year without question
Rami.
1. de jong
2. rami and taarabt
and what the does kaka do as second high voted? I say even montolivo was better player this year even that he had not year like last one.
seedorf should be given a chance to illustrate the constrains, he did a tremendous performance in the second half of the league it will be a blow for milan to sacked him regards to failure in the europa league.
De Jong is the only one who played with any guts