wanting Essien/Flamini with cambiasso and JZ in the midfield is absolutely laughable.
Alot of people here are like Mancini, they refuse to learn from past mistakes.
You cant play 3 players in midfield who's primary qualities and so similar and in the defensive department and expect to do well in high pressure/tempo games, especially in Europe and spring serie a games when they will have run out of steam.
Essien is alot like Cambiasso and Vieira, just better. But the last thing we need is more players with the exact same strenghs and weakneses as the ones we already have.
Flamini would be a good replacement for Dacourt.
Unless Zanetti is moved to either RB og LB, there is simply no room for another starting DM in our midfield, its simple as that.
Diego Capel? He wont join, he seems like a decent talent, but 12m € for a potential new Farinos? No thanks.
We need to pray to god that we will get a coach who understands this, because Mancini obviously doesnt.