Week 9: Milan - Juventus October 8 2022 18:00

[Bennacer]

Will we redeem ourself against the old lady? Extremely important match on Saturday evening. Good news is that Theo is training with the team, and probably will start. Kjær, Maignan, and Messias are working individually, but will soon be back. 

De Sciglio(Injury), are the only absent from the Juve team, together with Pogba and Chiesa. 

This will not be easy, but if we want to show that we mean business also this year, we must beat them. If we play with intensity that we had against Napoli they dont stand a chance. Juve have hard working players and a very physical, but they lack pace and intensity, i would definitely consider Rebic from the start, and let Giroud get som rest. Rebic has great stats against Juve, and we need to stretch them as much as possible, Rebic is a lot better in that phase. And please no Krunic as a RW...

My lineup would be: 

- Tatarusanu- Kalulu- Gabbia- Tomori- Theo- Bennacer- Tonali- Diaz- De Ketelaere- Leao- Rebic. Personally i would go for 4-3-3, or 4-3-1-2, but i know Pioli would not go there so it had to be realistic. I absolutely dont trust Dest and FBT, so i would rather play Gabbia who was good against Chelsea. His lack of pace will be helped by the other three pacey players in the back four. 

I love comparing, so i would do a little comparison player for player from 1-10 for both teams. This is probable line ups from journalists and newspapers: 

Milan: 

- Tatarusanu: 5. 
- Dest: 5. 
- Kalulu. 8. 
- Tomori: 7. 
- Theo: 9. 
- Tonali: 7. 
- Bennacer: 7. 
- Krunic. 6. 
- De Ketelaere: 6. 
- Leao: 9. 
- Giroud: 7. 

Juve: 

- Szczesny: 6. 
- Cuadrado: 7. 
- Bremer: 7. 
- Bonucci: 7. 
- Danilo: 6. 
- Locatelli: 6. 
- Rabiot: 6. 
- Kostic. 7. 
- Di Maria: 7. 
- Vlahovic: 8. 
- Milik: 7. 

Total Milan: 76. Total Juve: 74. 

Forza Milan!

[honsano]

I think Theo will have a big role. The ability to trust your LB is important. I also agree Gabbia (or even Thiaw?) as a CB as that at least allows more component defending then Dest offers.

I would personally put Adli as CAM with CDK as RW and allow the two to interchange. We are at great height disadvantage from most teams and we need physical goal scorers on the field.

[sylrus]

hope for a draw, if we can get a win, even better

[reza]

I will merge the threads.

Reminder: Of course any body is able to open threads, including match threads if there is not one open.

[Demonbanana]

Tatarusanu; Dest, Kalulu, Tomori, Theo Hernandez; Tonali, Bennacer; Krunic, De Ketelaere/Brahim Diaz, Leao; Giroud


Let me get this right, apart from Theo Pioli is going to field the same garbage lineup that just got smacked by Chelsea?

Krunic and Diaz still play ad nauseum while Pobega , Rebic and Adli are bench material ? Giroud getting run into the ground.

Pioli won't be on fire much longer if he keeps this shit up.

[Aficio]

Forza Milan!!!

Now there are chances for Adli and Thiaw.

[Zio Fester]

Pioli is getting shown up for the journeyman coach that he is. Same formation & same tactics every game. Running the same players into the ground while others are exiled.

If fail to get out of CL group again he should be fired.

[Artan]

getting a draw out of this game will be a huge achievment for us i guess, this time

[Codazzi]

I simply can't get it. Is it really THIS hard to see Krunic is not a RW? Neither is he a good backup there?

[Acmir]

I simply can't get it. Is it really THIS hard to see Krunic is not a RW? Neither is he a good backup there?

It's funny how Pioli said he doesn't see Adli playing as a CM, I think he has perfect characteristics for that position btw, but he sees Krunic as capable of playing every position on the field.