View Full Version : AC Milan vs Lyon (QF 2nd leg)
hitmannq8
01-04-2006, 20:32
Tue April 4th
Most probable line up:
Dida
Stam Nesta Maldini Serginho
Seedorf - Pirlo - Gattuso
Sheva - Pippo
We come from a 1-0 loss away to Lecce (with a 2nd string side) and Lyon come off a 1-0 away win to Rennes.
We have failed to win only twice all season at the San Siro, or Devil's Den, as many would call it.
Juninho will be back for them, but they will be missing Tiago, who scored their goal against Rennes.
I believe in a 4-1 thrashing, to meet Benfica in the Semi-final in a couple of weeks!
savage_mau
01-04-2006, 20:56
where is your kaka??
hitmannq8
01-04-2006, 21:14
ow cant believe i forgot! Kaka!! and btw, kaka didnt play any minute against Lecce, so he's going to be running all around the pitch against Lyon i bet :)
The tension is growing. We simply must perform. I don't think that we will lose but the thing I am scare of the most is a scoring draw. Lyon is a good enough team to achieve that at the San Siro and we have to beware of that. The best way I think is to start off the game cautiously. We need to prevent them from scoring before we try to do anything else on their half. In other words.....SAFETY FIRST! I don't even want to think about what I am going to feel if we concede first.
Now if we score, I have a feeling that Carlo will put Ambrosini in for one of the forwards, which is going to make me go insane untill the final wistle goes. We can not defend a one goal lead. Lyon is good enough to penetrate a closed up team and we can not afford that mistake. If we are in the lead we need to keep the ball and not play kick ball.
I am really excited for this one and it will be really hard as Lyon in my eyes is the hardest team to beat in Europe. And yes...that includes, Barca, Inter, Juve, Arsenal, Chelsea......and so on. Their team is a perfect balance of skillfull players and physical presence. As form comes right now.....I think whoever wins this tie will lift the trophy come May. I think Barca has a great team but are not well balanced in the back and are weaker then both Lyon and Milan. I just pray that we beat the sh!t out of the French and show them that nobody even hopes to leave the San Siro happy!!!
Forza Milan!!!
zlatanov
02-04-2006, 08:01
The tension is growing. We simply must perform. I don't think that we will lose but the thing I am scare of the most is a scoring draw. Lyon is a good enough team to achieve that at the San Siro and we have to beware of that. The best way I think is to start off the game cautiously. We need to prevent them from scoring before we try to do anything else on their half. In other words.....SAFETY FIRST! I don't even want to think about what I am going to feel if we concede first.
Now if we score, I have a feeling that Carlo will put Ambrosini in for one of the forwards, which is going to make me go insane untill the final wistle goes. We can not defend a one goal lead. Lyon is good enough to penetrate a closed up team and we can not afford that mistake. If we are in the lead we need to keep the ball and not play kick ball.
I am really excited for this one and it will be really hard as Lyon in my eyes is the hardest team to beat in Europe. And yes...that includes, Barca, Inter, Juve, Arsenal, Chelsea......and so on. Their team is a perfect balance of skillfull players and physical presence. As form comes right now.....I think whoever wins this tie will lift the trophy come May. I think Barca has a great team but are not well balanced in the back and are weaker then both Lyon and Milan. I just pray that we beat the sh!t out of the French and show them that nobody even hopes to leave the San Siro happy!!!
Forza Milan!!!
It's just too early to speak of who will lift any trophies just yet - team perfomances will go up and down a couple of times till May.
I see your reasons for wanting us to be cautious but I hope Milan and Carlo will do exactly the opposite - go for the jagular from the first signal. I think it's better to risk it by pressing Lyon in their half and dominating them in the first 20 min or so, just like we did in Lyon and vs bayern at the SS, this time however we have to be more concentrated and don't let easy chances go to waste like we did in Lyon. true that we might be risking on their counters but I think it's better to risk getting an away goal in the early stages of the game rather later on when coach and team may very well NOT have enough time to react and turn the game around.
Should we score a goal or two in the first 15-20 min of pressing, the game will be downhill for us after that as we would be able to take them on counters - very much like we did with Bayern - and those would be deadly with rested Sheva and Kaka in the ranks.
It will be a tough game but after all, they all are.
Forza Milaaaaaan!!!!!!!
Gila to come off the bench and score a hatrick :sagrin:
Milan_Mad
02-04-2006, 17:43
with rested Sheva and Kaka in the ranks i can definaltly see us scoring i just hope that it's more than the opponent, Also serginho and stam have both had rests and will be really up for this one, i can see us going through just.
So Stam will play, we really need him. With Lyon being so physical, its really his kind of game.
So Stam will play, we really need him. With Lyon being so physical, its really his kind of game.
Agreed completely, is it just me, or has he been playing a lot better since it was announced that he is leaving after this season?
hitmannq8
02-04-2006, 19:25
hmm, other members here have noticed that.. honestly, i never thought Stam played bad, i always thought he was one of the best defenders in the world and still do.
MiLaNiSt
02-04-2006, 19:27
If we can score in first 20mins I'm sure that we will destroy Lyon like Bayern...Lyon is a weaker team, Milan played better in Lyon rather than in Munich...
Lyon depends only on 1 guy Juninho same as Bayern on Ballack...but I'm confident that Milan will win, don't see what happened in Lecce, Milan is more agressive & combative in Champions League...
We sacrificed the formation with Lecce so rest many players and we should have won but Lyon is more important than Lecce so on Tuesday it won't be the same Milan and we will qualify
Lyon used all their players with Troyes and we have that advantage of more players being rested! Lyon has no experience in these kind of games no matter how strong they are and also they are not used to play in big stadiums so from the first minute they will be shocked!
If PSV did dominate them 90min by hitting the posts 3 times and missing goals with no goalie I think that Milan can beat Lyon by more than just 2 goals!
hmm, other members here have noticed that.. honestly, i never thought Stam played bad, i always thought he was one of the best defenders in the world and still do.
His performances always satisfied me, especially against Barca. But he has accepted this his last season at Milan and has nothing to lose so is playing without caution.
Tue April 4th
We come from a 1-0 loss away to Lecce (with a 2nd string side) and Lyon come off a 1-0 away win to Rennes.
they won 0-1 against Troyes, no Rennes :)
it will be a very difficult game because Lyon is very similar to FC Porto when they won CL.
they play together for several years and play attacking football
they lost Essien, but Tiago is also a very good player
but iīm beting that ACM will won the match and goes to semi final
iīm not worried about Lecceīs game... the mind is on tuesday game
seriously i,m very confident in a good result (2-0)
see ya :)
Giovanni
03-04-2006, 02:49
is Cafu going to play?
i think a fit Cafu can be our extra bonus for the rest of CL.
Im not sure Stam will play, Carlo was resting Costacurta against Lecce. But we would really need stam for this game. Specially for Lyon's free kicks and crosses. If Costacurta plays down the right, Gattuso will again need to help him out with Malouda. And if Stam plays, Rino can take care of Juninho. If MAldini is ready, let him play, we need this kind of a leader. He did have a bad game on saturday, but they will see it in Milanello.
Just spread the game like we did against Lyon in the fiorst 20min, moove a lot, let Pirlo plays his game, and we will score. We need quality crosses from Serginho and Stam ( ? ).
Maybe, if Stam is not ready, and we know Billy cant hold more that 60min, after the 60th minute, Cafu can come in.
I was really hoping Cafu would be back a little more in advance of this game, who knows if he is ready or not. I dont think its worth the risk, for me Stam has to start.
Dear Milanisti...
IMHO we will win the game against Lyon at San Siro due to this facts :
1. At Lyon 3 times Sheva's shots were denied by the super goalie of Lyon at that time, Coupet. Question is : Can Coupet repeat his top performance to deny either Kaka, Sheva or Pippo shots at San Siro?? No Way man... :v408: :v408: :v408: :v408: :v408: :v408: :v408:
2. From all Lyon's player when we played at Lyon Tiago is their BEST player...he will not even be at the bench due to suspension for one game.....Can Juninho play his solitaire game without Tiago who scored against Troyes last night?? :kap: :kap: :kap: :kap: :kap: :kap:
3. Remember that 70,000 Milanisti will make the San Siro stadium like A REAL RED HELL for the Lazy Lions...BURN THE LIONS WITH AT LEAST 4 RED DEVILS' GOALS !!!!!! :5chore: :5chore: :5chore: :5chore: :5chore: :5chore:
BOTTOM LINE..... Milan will go through the Semi Finals and my feeling said that we will play Benfica at the Smis and not Barca instead.....
Inter will go through as well and Juve will be kicked out by the Gunners at the Delle Alpi on Thursday.
So...2 Milan team wil go through against Benfica and Arsenal...and play the Derby Della Madonina part 2 in Paris to lift the CL Trophy.
ROCK BOTTOM LINE : Milan will Thrash Inter at the Final :5inter: :5inter: :5inter:
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Dont underestimate Villarreal, they play on their field, and if Riquelme is on his day, and Forlan does what he has to do, i think Inter is going to have a bad time!
From ACMilan.com:
SQUAD TO FACE LYON
03/04/2006
GOALKEEPERS: Dida, Fiori, Kalac.
DEFENDERS: Cafu, Costacurta, Kaladze, Maldini, Nesta, Jankulovski, Simic, Stam.
MIDFIELDERS: Ambrosini, Gattuso, Kakā, Pirlo, Rui Costa, Seedorf, Serginho, Vogel.
STRIKERS: Amoroso, Gilardino, Inzaghi, Shevchenko.
Ancelotti: 'For the first time in quite awhile I can pick from a full squad and this is a positive sign. Stam is fine, not the best, but he's training and we'll see. Otherwise, Costacurta will play as he did in the first leg.'
I think that the most important news is that Stam is back...
He wasn't absent for a long time as Cafu or Maldini, so he supposed to be in good shape. Costacurta sucks, so lets hope Stam is fine. Everyone talked about reinvented Kaladze, well let me just say that in last games that Stam played he was great, make people to forget about Cafu.
But is Stam ok?? IS he fit??
It looks great to see Stam, Cafu and Maldini all back for a European game.
hitmannq8
03-04-2006, 22:28
Maldini played full 90 minutes, I dont think he'll start. Pirlo for some STRANGE reason started against Lecce and played 60 minutes. Kaka, Sheva, Gattuso was rested and Seedorf, Pippo came in as subs so they'll surely play IMO.
Costacurta was rested, but really, he should not start as we have both Stam and Cafu available. I think we should start with Stam because I dont think Cafu can do the job given that he's recently been back to injury. The central defence will continue with Kaladze and Nesta, and I think Carlo will bring in Maldini and play with 5 defenders to defend a one goal lead sometime near the end. Serginho also must start at the left as there is no one that can do the job better than him right now.
Up front I hope to see Sheva and Pippo. If Pippo is having a bad game (which is 5% of the time), we should put in Rui Costa, Vogel, Marek, anyone but NOT Gilardino. I dont think he has what it takes to change a game or take part in a European game just yet. If the game is 3-0, then Gila can come in and get a goal to boost his confidence.
Forza Milan, and I know we can beat this Lyon team, I just hope we make it through. This game is very dangerous, more than potential semi and final.
I wish the Milan fans dont stop singing. People who live around Milan are so lucky really, if i was there i would be sittin in the front row shouting my ass off and cheering them till the last minute.. I hope the rest of the fans at the San Siro will feel the same way I feel..
Just a bit over half a day till the game. MILAN PER SEMPRE!
Maldini played full 90 minutes, I dont think he'll start. Pirlo for some STRANGE reason started against Lecce and played 60 minutes. Kaka, Sheva, Gattuso was rested and Seedorf, Pippo came in as subs so they'll surely play IMO.
Costacurta was rested, but really, he should not start as we have both Stam and Cafu available. I think we should start with Stam because I dont think Cafu can do the job given that he's recently been back to injury. The central defence will continue with Kaladze and Nesta, and I think Carlo will bring in Maldini and play with 5 defenders to defend a one goal lead sometime near the end. Serginho also must start at the left as there is no one that can do the job better than him right now.
Up front I hope to see Sheva and Pippo. If Pippo is having a bad game (which is 5% of the time), we should put in Rui Costa, Vogel, Marek, anyone but NOT Gilardino. I dont think he has what it takes to change a game or take part in a European game just yet. If the game is 3-0, then Gila can come in and get a goal to boost his confidence.
Forza Milan, and I know we can beat this Lyon team, I just hope we make it through. This game is very dangerous, more than potential semi and final.
I wish the Milan fans dont stop singing. People who live around Milan are so lucky really, if i was there i would be sittin in the front row shouting my ass off and cheering them till the last minute.. I hope the rest of the fans at the San Siro will feel the same way I feel..
Just a bit over half a day till the game. MILAN PER SEMPRE!
I dsiasgree with the "NOT" gilardino. What's a better time for him to prevail than in a quarter final? Yes, you are right in the sense that he may not be ready for the big stage yet, but he'll never be ready if he is not given the chance, GIVEN THAT he HAS the potential to play well.
Giovanni
04-04-2006, 08:50
I'm off to the game in half an hour in order to reach Milano for 6.30 pm-
I wish we'll all celebrate tomorrow, and organise a MM gathering on LA RAMBLA :sun:
Btw, enjoy the match you all and with our big heart we'll make it, i'm confident!
FORZA- VECCHIO- CUORE ROSSONERO!!!!
FORZA- VECCHIO- CUORE ROSSONERO!!!!
FORZA- VECCHIO- CUORE ROSSONERO!!!!
I will be as loud as possible! Cheers
I dsiasgree with the "NOT" gilardino. What's a better time for him to prevail than in a quarter final? Yes, you are right in the sense that he may not be ready for the big stage yet, but he'll never be ready if he is not given the chance, GIVEN THAT he HAS the potential to play well.
True say!! Come on Gila, do ur self a favour and proves the doubters wrong!!! :swars:
Georgian
04-04-2006, 09:14
Gila has to start, small expo from history: in 1982 world cup, paolo rossi as well as the whole italian team started poorly , but in the last four games on this tournament rossi scored 6 goals!
I do not compare rossi to gilardino but lets give a kid a chance, and besides In attack we need esxperienced player to enter the game f smth goes wrong, so if sheva and pippo will play both whom you gonna bring in to make changes in attack line?, now for this purpose Gila is not good, so let him start and run around starving for goal and if we have problems we will get experienced bomber like pippo in !
FORZA MILAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:)
rahul.acm
04-04-2006, 10:47
Hey ppl
during the first leg one of our members had given the talpa.tv link for the match. the quality was crisp with english commentary! if any1 knows dutch plase can u go to the website and search if there is any link to todays match.
thanks alot!
Rossoneri8
04-04-2006, 10:59
pplive (shanghai sports channel)might be working well tonight.
zlatanov
04-04-2006, 11:28
Hey ppl
during the first leg one of our members had given the talpa.tv link for the match. the quality was crisp with english commentary! if any1 knows dutch plase can u go to the website and search if there is any link to todays match.
thanks alot!
I don't think talpa.tv is showing any CL games, only Serie A and Dutch Eredevisie, I think.
P2P progs like PPLive and PPStream are your best shot I guess. Quality as of late on PPLive has been quite bad but Shanghai is usually the best of the bunch.
For those with Canadian SAT TV, TSN all the way.
Forza Milaaaaaaaaaan !!!!!!!!!
Milan_Mad
04-04-2006, 11:44
rite i'll be watching it on ITV1 here in England it's on the main channel.
f anyone wants a link here it is, u should be able to get one of them.
http://www.football4less.com/schedules/schedules_04042006.html
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ukrainian_CA
04-04-2006, 12:07
rite i'll be watching it on ITV1 here in England it's on the main channel.
f anyone wants a link here it is, u should be able to get one of them.
http://www.football4less.com/schedules/schedules_04042006.html
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Thanks, mate!
"God bless internet!"
ESPN2 is showing the game in the US. I just saw that on their official website. Elsewhere you can watch the game on GuanGong channel on TVAnts or PPlive.
Warro Bantan
04-04-2006, 12:19
Too nervous to post much, except...FORZA MIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIILAN!!
I sure hope Gila scores a brace as well!! Enjoy the game Gio!
I'm nervous too Warro ... where Kui when you need him to say a prayer and bless our team :D
Milan_Mad
04-04-2006, 13:05
Team line ups are up on ACMilan.com
MILAN-LIONE, LE FORMAZIONI UFFICIALI
04/04/2006
MILANO - Cosė in campo a San Siro per il ritorno dei quarti di finale di Champions League:
MILAN: Dida; Stam, Nesta, Kaladze, Serginho; Gattuso, Pirlo, Seedorf; Kakā; Shevchenko, Inzaghi. All: Ancelotti.
A disposizione: Kalac, Maldini, Costacurta, Vogel, Ambrosini, Rui Costa, Gilardino.
LIONE: Coupet; Clerc, Cris, Caįapa, Abidal; Govou, Diarra, Juninho; Wiltord, Fred, Malouda. All: Houllier.
A disposizione: Vercoutre, Reveillčre, Muller, Clement, Pedretti, Carew, Benzema.
anonymous
04-04-2006, 13:14
Where's Haroon's preview?
hitmannq8
04-04-2006, 13:14
Good line up. Lets hope Kaladze can handle their fast strikers, and that Gattuso doesnt give away any fouls in dangerous positions.
Nice line up i would've picked the same
half hour till the kick off and i'm so nervous i hope everything goes well and we go through
I strongly believe we will win this game; it will be tough but we go through on 2-0 margin
Forza Milan
King tiger
04-04-2006, 13:25
I played a game in PES5 Milan-Lyon we won 1-0 Pippo scored(diving header) :)
Good sign.
Sweendogs
04-04-2006, 13:29
i played winning elevn 9 quite possible the best soccer game out there, beat lyon easily 3-0 (SEEDORF, SHEVA, SHEVA) If you guys have xbox or ps2 i highly reccomend the game. Forza Milan lets do this boyyyyyyssss
Milan_Mad
04-04-2006, 13:30
Yeh i got Pro Evo 5, the best game out
FORZA MILAN!!
Bosniaco
04-04-2006, 13:30
ESPN in USA has this game LIVE, I;m going to watch it now . yeahhhhhhhhhhh GOOD LUCK TO US!!!!!!!!!!
Bosniaco
04-04-2006, 13:32
Holly **** San Siro Is Packed
alexnico
04-04-2006, 13:34
Any video streams that do not need external programs?.. cause i'm at school, and there is no pplive... only windows media player... i'm dying to watch it... thx....
rite i'll be watching it on ITV1 here in England it's on the main channel.
f anyone wants a link here it is, u should be able to get one of them.
http://www.football4less.com/schedules/schedules_04042006.html
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Well, im at work(not able to see streaming on the net so i'll read comments on uefa.com) so i cant curse, shout or anything, so i will canalize all my emotions into the computer, lol. Anyway, i hope it is joy what i will express!!
By the way, i came to work with my white Milan jersey and everybody said it looked very good!! :bri:
San Siro is a sea of Red and Black :proud: And I can see shades of blue in the Curva Sud, which has to be the Brescia ultras, since they were also in the Curva for the Bayern game.
Bosniaco
04-04-2006, 13:43
i WISH i COULD DESCRIBE WHAT IS GOING ON AT SAN SIRO RIGHT NOW GREAT ATMOSFER
This is it :fero: Match starts and we are attacking the Curva Nord in the first half, just like the Bayern game
Nice cross from Serginho from the left to the box but Inzaghi fires wide in the 6 yard box
15 minutes... still 0-0...
Fcuking shyte..... Dida miskicked a backpass to the path of Wiltord but luckily for us the Frenchman fluffed his shot :scared:
WTF was he thinking :fero:
More confusion in our defense, Dida rushed out to clear the ball which was supposed to be cleared by our defense, Fred squared the ball to an unmarked Malouda, who ballooned the ball over an unguarded net :scared:
The Curva Sud must be fcuking furious with what they just seen in front of them in the last 5 minutes
Juninho Pernambucano hit a fierce freekick which Dida could only fist it away. Best chances have all been in favor of Lyon's so far :frustrat:
GOAL.........
Pippo.................
Allright, let them get tired. let them do the work, will see what happen in some minutes.
Bravo Pippo!!! :3band: :3band:
Goaaaaaaaaaaal Yeaaaaaaaaaaahhhhh
A cross from Seedorf from the left found an unmarked Inzaghi in the box, and Pippo finished it off with a neat header past Coupet :happy:
Ooi ooi ooi....
Ooi ooi ooi ooi...
Pippo Inzaghi segna per noi.... :proud:
Billy replaced Stam who forced him off. I hope this wont affect our defense.
Fcuk it.... Lyon are levelled after poor defending by us from a setpiece :frustrat: Juninho's freekick into our area caused some panic in our defense, Dida missed the ball and Diarra headed home into an empty net.
Lyon now ahead on the away goals
damn.... 1-1... now we have to win this game, or they advance on away goals...
How is the game??
Are we playing good or bad??
Forza Milan!! Come on guys!!
ukrainian_CA
04-04-2006, 14:22
Sant, you meant "now we have to score once more"
Fred found himself unmarked in the our D from a corner by Juninho and his header was narrowly wide of Dida's left hand post :scared:
So, how are we playing?? Who got most chanses??
Please,please win!!
rahul.acm
04-04-2006, 14:36
he needs to be substituted! gives away the ball so easily! we are not playing good! god! we are losing!!! lyon doing really good!
Why did Pippo get a yellow card?
So now getting kicked twice on the ground results in a yellow card for the one being kicked and not fo the kicker???
After Pippos goal we started playing good, but then after they equalised our confidence went down. I hope Carlo calms down the players on the locker room.
FORZA MILAN!
Milan_Mad
04-04-2006, 14:36
How is the game??
Are we playing good or bad??
Forza Milan!! Come on guys!!
We are playin bad , kaladze really is havin problems at CB. Carlos needs to give them a good team talkin 2: Or we are goin out if we played like we did in the first half.
It was a pretty even first half with chances for both teams. We'll be attacking the Curva Sud in the 2nd half and it'll be a big lift for the team with the Curva spurring them on.
King tiger
04-04-2006, 14:38
im going to kill myself WTF was Dida doing grrrrr.He had some bad saves earlier.Hope it will stop in 2nd half.
FORZA MILAN :3band:
Serginho ins't doing too well at defense either, we really need Paolo.
Carlo should lay into these guys, especially Seedorf and Serginho; I wonder if these guys think this is a scrimmage game or what? We have played poorly, with no incentive or initiative.
Guys and gals we need some much needed creativity, where will it come from, Anybody got suggestions?
Just back from watching it on ITV1. Milan haven't played with too much vigour. We had a fair number of chances before our goal, then when Lyon equalised they've put on more pressure. I'm quite disappointed with Milan - they don't seem to have much desire and have sometimes been misplacing passes and losing the ball easily. Also, Inzaghi shouldn't have been booked, and Pirlo, as what seems to be the norm nowadays, has been quite quiet. Anyway, FORZA MILAN!!!!!
zlatanov
04-04-2006, 14:41
Well, to answer the question good or bad - e are playing BAD and we look very very unsettled and nervous. It's Milan that's creating opportunities for Lyon and not the other way around. So far, 1-1 is a great score given that due to our own mistakes and lack of concentration in defence, the score could have been 1-2 and even 1-3 for the visitors. Bad game for Kakha Kaladze, Dida isn't at his best too but in genenral the whole team seems a bit unsettled when we have to defend, and that's how the goal came - a free kick by JP found 3 unmarked Lyon players, Dida couldn't reach the ball and it went to a pack of players from whom Diarra was the only one who jumped to get it and score a rather scrapy goal.
Good thing that halftime came and the result was only 1-1 because the team was falling apart from nervs in the last 5-10 min of the first half.
Hoping for a more composed perfomance after the break 'cause we need to score at least 1 more goal.
Vogel might be a good option for the restart.
Forza Milaaaaaaaan !!!!!!!!!
I'm posting as if our suggestions can get to Carlo!!!!!, Forgive me I'm mad as hell?? We need to seriously improve our play in the second half.
Brasileiro
04-04-2006, 14:41
Man, even the most stupidy person know that canīt make silly fouls gainst Lyon...Gattuso made alot in the first leg, but today Lyon has Juninho. This Gattuso silly fouls are so stup**...Cris and Fred also tackle Dida without ANY defender in the play...the most famous Lyon fee kick play, and we didnīt have 1 defender in that play??? :pchate:
Bosniaco
04-04-2006, 14:43
vERY POOR, DIDA NO COMMENT
zlatanov
04-04-2006, 14:44
Man, even the most stupidy person know that canīt make silly fouls gainst Lyon...Gattuso made alot in the first leg, but today Lyon has Juninho. This Gattuso silly fouls are so stup**...Cris and Fred also tackle Dida without ANY defender in the play...the most famous Lyon fee kick play, and we didnīt have 1 defender in that play??? :pchate:
Well, he should have handled that situation better but to be fair with him, Malouda made a meal out of that - there was hardly any contact between Gattuso and Malouda's legs. The ref just got tripped.
Milan_Mad
04-04-2006, 14:45
We are all expecting another great milan 2nd half performance and am sure they will deliver
rahul.acm
04-04-2006, 14:45
if we lose today god save carlo!! we better get pirlo substituted! we got no flare, no direction! sheva not playing well too!
ukrainian_CA
04-04-2006, 14:46
Which pplive streaming quality is OK?
I am sick and tired of "stop-n-go" with ESPN-"live" using TVants.
Is this just my firewall giving me c..p?
rahul.acm
04-04-2006, 14:47
Which pplive streaming quality is OK?
I am sick and tired of "stop-n-go" with ESPN-"live" using TVants.
Is this just my firewall giving me c..p?
watch shanghai! its good
always look for the quality c, s and the no. of users!
Stezagud
04-04-2006, 14:48
Lyon have certainly had the better of things but as Zlatanov says, a lot of it is down to their pressing game forcing mistakes from us, from players who have enough experience to deal with this better than they have so far.
whats encouraging is that when we have got through their midfield we have had quite a few decent breaks with 3 or 4 forward, so far, with the obvious exception of the goal, all of these moves have broken down due to mistimed/misplaced passes. On one of these breaks we had both Sheva and Pippo open :eek: but Seedorf didnt see them and carried the ball wide....
Brasileiro
04-04-2006, 14:48
Well, he should have handled that situation better but to be fair with him, Malouda made a meal out of that - there was hardly any contact between Gattuso and Malouda's legs. The ref just got tripped.
I didnīt the replay of that play, but if youīre aying I believe...but in the first leg he made more than 4 silly(gainst Lyon and Juninho P., is silly) foul...and one more thing, that thug(Cris) kicked Pipo , and only Pipo receive the yellow card
zlatanov
04-04-2006, 14:51
I didnīt the replay of that play, but if youīre aying I believe...but in the first leg he made more than 4 silly(gainst Lyon and Juninho P., is silly) foul...and one more thing, that thug(Cris) kicked Pipo , and only Pipo receive the yellow card
Yeah, Cris showed lack of class there ... yet the ref shows a YC to Pippo only.
I watched the replay with the camera focused on Malouda's legs and it was easy to see how he "invented" the contact and tricked the ref.
Anyway, Forza Milaaaaaaan !!!!!!!!!
Pirlo gave away a freekick in Juninho territory :stress:
But the Brazilian blasted his freekick against the wall :relieved:
zlatanov
04-04-2006, 14:57
Maybe a Vogel Gattuso change would give us much needed creativity in midfield ... hope carlo wakes up and does so soon :)
Forza Milaaaaaaaaaaaan !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
zlatanov
04-04-2006, 14:59
Dida gives away an unnecessary corner ... nothing though :)
Serginho cuts into the box but fires wide
Villareal 1-0 up against Inter but I'm not exactly in a celebratory mood
ukrainian_CA
04-04-2006, 15:03
Serginho cuts into the box but fires wide
not wide, goalie saved it
offside called on Kaka, was nnot an offside by the rules. We are pressing some.
Confusion in Lyon's penalty area, ball falls to Seedorf but he blasts wide
Coupet is catching every cross thrown at him. Time for some changes in battleplan perhaps :undecide:
In the other game, Materazzi elbowed Sorin in the box but no penalty for Villareal :fero:
ukrainian_CA
04-04-2006, 15:12
I aqm too nervous to type
Lyon made a switch
Carew replaces Fred
Carletto brought on Ambrosini for an ineffective Pirlo
zlatanov
04-04-2006, 15:14
20 min to go ... we need a big change in tactics ... and Ambro in for Pirlo
ukrainian_CA
04-04-2006, 15:15
20 min to go ... we need a big change in tactics ... and Ambro in for Pirlo
NO overtime today...
Wiltord cleared the ball off the goalline from a header by Kaka(?)
zlatanov
04-04-2006, 15:18
Wiltord cleares off the line after a corner kick ... after the replay I think it was not a goal ... very close decidion by the ref.
zlatanov
04-04-2006, 15:19
NO overtime today...
it was already 71-72 min when I typed that ... doubt it woulf be more than 3 min of overtime.
Maldini in for gattuso ... tired of watching Kaka always going for that tunnel ... he's been very inefficient today.
~15 min to go (incl 3 min overtime)
Last change by Carletto
Maldini for Gattuso. I guess that means Kaladze will now play in midfield
Inzaghi beats the offside trap, Coupet comes out to cover his angle, Pippos goes wide of goal and fires wide too :frustrat:
8 more minutes...... Time is running out...
rahul.acm
04-04-2006, 15:29
we are on the brink!!! some luck!!!!!
Ooi ooi ooi....
Ooi ooi ooi ooi...
Pippo Inzaghi segna per noi.... :proud:
Gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooool
Fcuking ****...... 4 minutes of injury time
ukrainian_CA
04-04-2006, 15:34
My gooooodness! Sheva struck, Pippo finished...!!!!!!!!!
zlatanov
04-04-2006, 15:34
Pippo again saves our asses ... so far that is. 2 min to go
Forza Milaaaaaaan !!!!!!!
rahul.acm
04-04-2006, 15:34
our a$#es are saved by the gr8 pippo! he has played really good today! we owe him! he will play for the 90 mins
hah relief
ukrainian_CA
04-04-2006, 15:35
how much stoppage time? 3+
yeah! shevaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
Non č brasiliano perō che gol che fa
il fenomeno lascialo lā
qui c'č Sheva
lalalalalalalala Sheva Sheva :proud:
It's over..... 3-1 :proud:
And Villareal beat Inter 1-0 to advance to the semis too :happy: :party:
rahul.acm
04-04-2006, 15:37
yea baby sheva!! goal 9 goal in ucl!!
we did it
win in a stylE
hoooorah
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAa!!!!!! MIIIIIIILAAAAAAAAAAAANNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN!!!!!!!!!!!!
hitmannq8
04-04-2006, 15:38
BETTER THAN AN ORGASM OH MY GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD i lOVE YOU PIPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPO AND THANK GOD WE DIDNT PLAY WITH GILA THANK GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
FORZA MILAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAN
Why are they doing this to us?? Leave it to the last minutes :angry:
So, the good and the bad :
rahul.acm
04-04-2006, 15:39
party ppl!
meelan meelan!!!!!!!!!
inter kissed my a$$ and out! this is gr8 party!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!yeah baby!!!!! celebrate!
Great night for all Milanisti :happy:
Now let's hope Arsenal gets the job done tomorrow :hopefull:
ukrainian_CA
04-04-2006, 15:40
We are Milan after ALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I love life!!!!!!!!!!!!
Inter out, Juve probably out!
Benfica/Barca, HERE WE COME!!!!
FORZA MILAN! MILAN CAMPIONE!
Josh-Sheva
04-04-2006, 15:43
Milan! Milan! Se,pre di piu, Milan! oh, i love you guys!!!!
earlier this day my mom pissed me off and I said in panic "Don't get me started, I will kill myself anyways if Milan lose tonight". I didn't even think whi saying that, but happily there's no need to suicide :)
I LOVE MILAN more than life!!!!! Man that's better than an orgasm, because Inter's out!!!!! luckily we'll get Benfica in the semies and then we'll beat the **** outta Arsenal in the final!!!!!!
rahul.acm
04-04-2006, 15:43
our saviour and milan's second squad!
we rocked today!
zlatanov
04-04-2006, 15:44
BETTER THAN AN ORGASM OH MY GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD i lOVE YOU PIPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPO AND THANK GOD WE DIDNT PLAY WITH GILA THANK GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
FORZA MILAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAN
Indee it was better than that :delol:
I still can't believe what happened - 2 goals in the last 2-3 min when we were about to bow out of the CL. This was even better than the Ajax game cause we didn't play that well tonight.
And .... Villa beats Inter 1-0 ... what can be better than that :D
Forza Milaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
King tiger
04-04-2006, 15:46
Oh my god glorius finish.I almost got a heart attack.Forza MILAAAAAAAAAAAAN.
FORZA.Fillipo Pippo Inzaghi Superpippo saves the day woot :) :)
And Inter :nana: was defeated by Vilarreal :5roma: :5inter: Vilarreal is like 7th in Primera :lol: .Pippo for the president.
Warro Bantan
04-04-2006, 15:46
Cant believe I left the bar before we scored the two goals...!!!!
I got so pissed with Carlo for putting on San Paolo, when I thought we needed more attacking players...that I stormed out, only for my wife to call me and ask me if I was happy....I told her no, as I thought we were out of the UCL...and SUPER PIPPO Scores, then Sheva does as well, to round off an excellent finish to a match that could have gone either way...couple that with Interīs elimination, and I am unbelievably happy!!!!
FORZA MIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIILAN!!!! Forza PIPPO!!!!!!!
Milaaaan, Milaaaaan
Well, for 1 second i thaught we where out, and i was giving my self confort with Inter's defeat, but know it is all HAPPYNES!!!!!!!!!
FORZA MILAN, MILAN CAMPIONE
I'm in heaven :sagrin: devil
Warro Bantan
04-04-2006, 15:49
And to think that I was screaming...how do I defend you now Carlo, when you make changes like those!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!
WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
FORZA MIIIIIIIIIILAN!! My happiness knows no bounds!!! FORZA MILAN!!!!!!!!
Yipee :p286: :bright:
Strange game that was.Felt like a tournament final.
Bosniaco
04-04-2006, 15:51
Milaaaan, Milaaaaan
Well, for 1 second i thaught we where out, and i was giving my self confort with Inter's defeat, but know it is all HAPPYNES!!!!!!!!!
FORZA MILAN, MILAN CAMPIONE
HAHAHA SAME THING WITH ME
Wwwwaaaahhhhhhhhheeeeeeeyyyyyyyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Another fantastic result, yet another poor performance - typical Milan. It's also nice to see that Inzaghi got his goals, and also that Sheva became top goal scorer. I'm gonna have a heartattack if I keep on supporting Sunderland and Milan, their antics don't do me any good!
Eitherway :clap: :5ok: :5inter: :djn: :3band: :rone:
King tiger
04-04-2006, 15:52
We should go to the Lyon fans forums :)
Thats the stuff champions are made of!!!!
Got to seriously smarten up for the next game sloppy play like that won't do against barca.
We should go to the Lyon fans forums :)
as well as the inter forum :sagrin:
LOL yea! I got so pissed when Maldini got in. In fact......I started thinking....is Paolo retiring after this so Carlo wanted to give him one last go in the CL? hahahaha What a finish! I screamed my lungs out!
Milan_Mad
04-04-2006, 15:55
i was in tears when sheva scored the 3rd also IV'E lost my voice, I love you MILAN
Thats the stuff champions are made of!!!!
Got to seriously smarten up for the next game sloppy play like that won't do against barca.
Or Benfica, anything can happen!
We should go to the Lyon fans forums :)
I think they deserve some respect, they gave a battling performance.
as well as the inter forum
That's more like it! :5schal:
King tiger
04-04-2006, 15:58
Well i didnt mean to insult them, just to see their opinions.
Where are interistas now.
P.S:I hate Newcastle
kenny_shev
04-04-2006, 16:00
Congrats to all Milanistas !!! There's no joy larger than this. We 've done it again !!! Although we didnt play at our best, every player was fighting hard to the very end. WE HAVE EARNED & DESERVED IT !!!
Fair play, and :5ok:
nb. time to stop posting methinks ...
carnaggio
04-04-2006, 16:02
FORRZZAAA MILLLAANNNN
FORRZZAAA MILLLAANNNN
FORRZZAAA MILLLAANNNN
FORRZZAAA MILLLAANNNN
!!!!
what a spectacular ending to such a tense hour after the lyon goal!!
who scored the second milan goal though, im sure it was kaka!
:3band: :3band: :3band: :3band:
inter losing was a bonus
carnaggio
Stelios11
04-04-2006, 16:02
AAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!MILAN forever eurochampions-very bad performance however 3-1 win.Heartattack.The coach of LYON the sucker had told 'if they want to qualify they should achieve 3 goals'.Yeah Mr. Sucker,straight n forward :hihihi: :ilol:
carnaggio
04-04-2006, 16:04
i've lost my voice.... :hmmm:
rahul.acm
04-04-2006, 16:04
we had a hard time, but luckily we won. i think we needed a check coz we are probably gonna face powerful barcelona or the surprising benfica. so methinks we shud get the stuff this year which we deserved last year.
we rocked the french a$$es in the end but they played well, : respect:
Well, th eparty will be complete when Juve is out too, i am also very happy for seing Riquelme and company in top four of Europe, showing they are one of the best european teams right now, with Riquelme at his best moment.
King tiger
04-04-2006, 16:08
Lyon coach surely was near to heart attack.When he was coaching Livpool i remeber that he had heart problems.
carnaggio
04-04-2006, 16:10
he has a short fuse and lost his temper when he was told lyon couldnt practise near the goals lol
that pitch was crazy, dida's fumble nearly cost us another goal
SHOCK
Cant believe I left the bar before we scored the two goals...!!!!
I got so pissed with Carlo for putting on San Paolo, when I thought we needed more attacking players...that I stormed out, only for my wife to call me and ask me if I was happy....I told her no, as I thought we were out of the UCL...and SUPER PIPPO Scores, then Sheva does as well, to round off an excellent finish to a match that could have gone either way...couple that with Interīs elimination, and I am unbelievably happy!!!!
FORZA MIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIILAN!!!! Forza PIPPO!!!!!!!
i don't see anything wrong with putting in maldini. think far man. we are losing the ball and defend badly so carlo put maldini in and push the very attacking serginho up which prove to be a good sub as serginho and maldini played well on the left and create chances for us.
you don't need 10 strikers to score goals. this is a team game, we need balance. if we concede 1 more goal then we are dead. i still feel that the ambro and maldini subs are smart choices.
That's f*cking out of order mate ...
carnaggio
04-04-2006, 16:12
the game seemed to change when maldini was on the pitch thats for sure
ACMILAN1983
04-04-2006, 16:12
MILAN! MILAN! MILAN!.......MILAN! MILAN! MILAN!
The adrenaline rush is amazing!!!!! We were not great, Lyon were good! BUT we did what was needed and we won!
My man of match is Carlo, his changes were simply outstanding!!!!
FORZA SHEVA!
FORZA PIPPO!!
FORZA MILAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Football is truly the best sport on earth -
GREAT satisfaction from playing it ::
EEEEENOOORMOUS SATISFACTION FROM WATCHING IT
Milan is truly the best!!!
Go Inzaghi! Go Sheva!
I'll wait until the euphoria subsides before i comment about the game
Graeme C
04-04-2006, 16:13
What a game, i was sh*ting myself til Inzaghi's second goal, and what a super sheva goal! im in a great mood :u56:
separate note, cris was such a tw*t, i would have knocked his teeth out if i was inzaghi, he is definately a player i dont want to see at Milan.....
our defence and dida was damn bad today. even nesta was pissed at his teammates on occassions. we need maldini back in the centre and cafu on the right and with serginho on the left, the back 4 would be great. So when is dida leaving? he need to go back to brazil to train again, its time we give abbiati a chance man.
carnaggio
04-04-2006, 16:15
CRIS WAS F*KKIN HARSH
no need for that kind of reaction, inzaghi was the one with the yellow? ISNSANEE!!
carnaggio
04-04-2006, 16:16
apparently the brazilian coach doesnt think dida is up for it, our defense was lacking... WHERE WAS THE MARKING??!!?
sheva-gila
04-04-2006, 16:18
I LOVE YOU milannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn...forza sheva forza pippo forza milannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
Roger Nolli
04-04-2006, 16:19
Forza rossoneri!!!!!!!!!!
Milaaaaaaan!
That's f*cking out of order mate ...
still harbouring lurve for monsieur houllier is see Jim ;)
Milan_Mad
04-04-2006, 16:21
agree on Cris he is a hot head kicking out on pips like that and he didn't even get booked crazy, the ref was poor tonight!! nesta was the only one playin in our backline, great result not a good performance by all means.
Man and the Match Inzaghi(just has to be)
MiLaNiSt
04-04-2006, 16:22
I'm so happy Milan won and it is the same sotiation as with Ajax in 2002/2003 quarterfinaol as Pipo scored and we went on to win the trophy! If Milan ca play better defense and be more secure no one has a chance on us!
More happy that those stupid Lyon fans just shut the fuc*k up in the end:)
Graeme C
04-04-2006, 16:23
inter got knocked out,so double yay :rone:
devoted_dm
04-04-2006, 16:26
"We're flying high
We're watching the world pass us by
Never want to come down
Never want to put my feet back down
On the ground
See the stars, they're shining bright
Everything's alright tonight"
I am so HAPPY!!!!! :-D
FORZA MILAN! FORZA I MERAVIGLIOSI! FORZA SUPERPIPPO!
Bosniaco
04-04-2006, 16:26
Ok. I Did Calm Down Yet But I Will Try To Give Me Realistic View Of This Game. First Our Defence Very Very Very Shaky, Dida? I Don;t Know What Is Up With Him But He Better Change Or Abbiati Is Back! Our Midfield Played Also Badly Ecept For Gattuso. This Man Is A Milan Soldier Who Fights For Everything On The Pitch. Our Attack, Pippo Did Try Somthing But Couldn't Do Much. Kaka, Sheva Played Badly. The Only Reason Why We Deserved This Win Is Because We Fighted To The End And Never Give Up And That Is Milan. Forza Milan. Also A Big Part Of This Win Goes To Fans That Were At The Stadium.
P.s. By The Way What Was The Attendece At San Siro. I Know There Was 9.000 Lyon Fans.
haha ... yes and no Bhav
i just think that a comment about someone nearly dying is out of order
GavinMilan
04-04-2006, 16:27
It is great that we won, but I will be truly celebrate when we win the CL.
While at the mean time, I am still happy and drinking b/c Milan is final four and Inter is not, hahahahahahahaha
the attendance was 83,000 ... 10,000 Lyon supporters i think
Stelios11
04-04-2006, 16:29
:gun: :respect: Lets Milan dudes!Will Juve lose tomorrow?It 'd be a good gift!Move on PAOLO!!!!!!!!The Captain gave a boost to the team :respect:
I don't think Dida was too bad, he only made one mistake... I don't blame him for the goal. And didn't anyone notice how poorly Seedorf and Pirlo played? That was disgrace, they looked so havy and hardly make any movement.
I think Maldini entered to back up Serginho, so he could play as left winger and not as a defender... that was prety smart move by Carlo IMO.
And what about Sheva?? Is there a player in the world that can replace him in milan?? Ofcause not!!! He created all three goals, he set up Seedorf free all by himslef on the left flank to cross for Inzaghi, then after his shot came back from both bars Inzaghi scored again, and the third goal... Whoever thinks that we should sell Sheva and bring Torres or whatever, let me just say u are a moron.
But I think that if Milan want to keep being competitive next season, there are huge changes have to be made.
Thank You Milan!
But you need to improve alot!!
Forza Milan!!
Milan_Mad
04-04-2006, 16:33
I don't think anyone on here alex would sell Sheva and bring in Torres
Milan Mad: Man and the Match Inzaghi(just has to be)
He scored both times after his teammates hard work, especialy Sheva's...
Sheva is man of the match, he was kept tight by Lyon defence, but every time he touched the ball something happened.
oh my god... i love this club so bad, i cant imagine fans of other clubs going through the experiences we milanistas go through!!! .... the adrenaline, its killing me!!!
crappy performance, why do we always have to suffer strokes, why cant we just win stuff normally :D:D:D:D
AYAYAYYAYAYA >HWAWNAKNSKNAK WAAAAAAAAAHOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!...
and inter!!! ..YEASSSSS!... great great great day!!!
7amdilllaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!!!
FORZA MILAN PER SIEMPREEEE.. GRANDE ROSSONERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRIIII!!!
kenny_shev
04-04-2006, 16:38
He scored both times after his teammates hard work, especialy Sheva's...
Sheva is man of the match, he was kept tight by Lyon defence, but every time he touched the ball something happened.
Couldnt agree more. My MOM vote goes to Sheva.
And what about Sergunho, he managed to cut Lyon's defence couple times all by himself... our midfield was a disgrace though, I still can't believe we played that bad.
We are the luckiest unlucky team in the world... lol, well that's true.
MOM Shevchenko !!!!!!!! :ilol: NO WAY !!!!!!!!!
Playing 1 pass and doing a couple of things in the last 2 mins hardly stands him in good stead for being MOM. What about the times he lost his marker at defending, the times he gave the ball away, the times he didn't track back .... for the majority of the game he had no energy, no enthusiasm .... just like the rest of the damn team. Only Gattuso, Inzaghi, Nesta and Serginho can come out of that game with credit, the rest were atrocious and need a damn good kick up the ass.
Hi there all, this is my first post, I am a milanista since 1987, I was very very young at that time. Tonight, Milan's spirit won, nothing else, I have seen Milan pass though difficult times and always win, I still remember at the eve of 1994 champiosn league final against Barcelona, every one was talking and calculating how many goals will Milan receive from Romario and friends. They udnerstimated Capello (who can understimate this man?), they understimated Boban, Savicevic, Massaro, Tasotti, Maldini, not to mention that Baresi and Costa who did not play that night .... How they believed they can beat such a collection of Gods I don't know ....
However, many things have to change, many things that should have happened since last summer and not now. Better Milan change many things, we seem to lag behind when catching pure talents like we used to do before (Savicevic-Boban-Van Basten- etc...). Carlo cannot keep on playing and fighting on all fronts with the same players over and over. This is our problem, he is not rotating players because he does not have the quality at bench. I hope he sees how all teams in Europe even smaller teams buy players to fight on all fronts.
We are weak on head to head comfronts, Pirlo seems to stumble when any one just makes a move, Seedorf slips on the ground a lot, etc .... We better shape up and soon. Carlo should now change something and very soon. We must stop buying old players whom we will eventually put them on bench as usual ...We must make a decision soon on Gila, this guy must be shaped up and helped by Carlo. We keep on buying players and putting them on bench...This is not correct. I came to respect Juventus deeply, I respect a team who is always up there and does not care if he sells :
- Baggio
- Ravanelli
- Vieri
- Zidane
- Davids
- Di Vaio
- and many many others ...
We have to learn from this ...
I just hope Carlo changes something before the semis, we need that.
Well Jim_UK, don't u think u are too demanding??? Maybe u want to blame him for bad pitch condition??
U saying he lost his marker at defending??? Well let me remind u one little thing: HE IS A STRIKER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HE ISN"T SUPPOSE TO MARK ANYONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
And how many times Inzaghi tracked back???... none!!!
And I'm sick with all this Gattuso crap, the guy make some hard takle and yell a little bit and eveyone here praise him as some big hero... And what about Serginho, he didn't lost the ball couple times?? Man u are pissing me off, u better shut up.
Sheva has that spark, we won thanks to him, just look at his involment in every goal.
bil4 : How they believed they can beat such a collection of Gods I don't know
Same way Marseille beat them a year before, and Ajax a year latter...
alex22,
you better shape up your manners too and show some respect, you showed you did not understand what i wrote, you can read again and again or keep on bul****ing as you are now i dont really care :)
ukrainian_CA
04-04-2006, 16:58
Ok. I Did Calm Down Yet But I Will Try To Give Me Realistic View Of This Game. First Our Defence Very Very Very Shaky, Dida? I Don;t Know What Is Up With Him But He Better Change Or Abbiati Is Back! Our Midfield Played Also Badly Ecept For Gattuso. This Man Is A Milan Soldier Who Fights For Everything On The Pitch. Our Attack, Pippo Did Try Somthing But Couldn't Do Much. Kaka, Sheva Played Badly. The Only Reason Why We Deserved This Win Is Because We Fighted To The End And Never Give Up And That Is Milan. Forza Milan. Also A Big Part Of This Win Goes To Fans That Were At The Stadium.
P.s. By The Way What Was The Attendece At San Siro. I Know There Was 9.000 Lyon Fans.
I disagree with your assessment of todays Sheva's performance.
He participated in all 3 goals. 2nd goal - he got unlucky, Pippo got lucky.
So, Andrey did much better than plain badly.
Without Sheva and without Pippo we would get kicked out of CL today.
I vote for Sheva today. Serghinio was impressive too.
http://www.football-forever.com/forum/showthread.php?p=44247#post44247
download the goals there
You're talking nonsense it's EVERYONE'S job to mark at free-kicks and set pieces, if you're given someone to mark you mark them .... man you know nothing. Inzaghi was reasonably dangerous all game, Shevchenko was hardly in the game that's the point i'm making. So you're saying Pirlo and Seedorf were better than Gattuso ? Usually you'd be right, today you are not ... they were both terrible and defensively, as in closing players down and making tackles, Gattuso was good.
No i'm not too demanding, it's simple play. When you don't have the ball you chase for all your worth to get it ... you said yourself Pirlo and Seedorf seemed heavy, well so too were Kaka, Shevchenko, Costacurta and in some case Kaladze. You can't look through rose tinted glasses all the time, i hardly ever criticise the team but this time i'm justified !
He was shouting at me Bil4 don't worry :D It seems to be a popular opinion that if you do 2 or 3 things in 94 minutes and not alot else you should be Man of the Match.
zlatanov
04-04-2006, 17:09
You're talking nonsense it's EVERYONE'S job to mark at free-kicks and set pieces, if you're given someone to mark you mark them .... man you know nothing. Inzaghi was reasonably dangerous all game, Shevchenko was hardly in the game that's the point i'm making. So you're saying Pirlo and Seedorf were better than Gattuso ? Usually you'd be right, today you are not ... they were both terrible and defensively, as in closing players down and making tackles, Gattuso was good.
No i'm not too demanding, it's simple play. When you don't have the ball you chase for all your worth to get it ... you said yourself Pirlo and Seedorf seemed heavy, well so too were Kaka, Shevchenko, Costacurta and in some case Kaladze. You can't look through rose tinted glasses all the time, i hardly ever criticise the team but this time i'm justified !
Jim, I suggest you try arguing with the wall that's closest to you ... you have a much better chance of getting your point through it.
We were very lucky this evening. Thanks to Pippo who was again on the right place, a typical 'Pippo-goal'.
But Ancelotti proved again that he's an average coach in my eyes. Did anyone understand his substitutions ?? Ok, Ambro i understand a bit, he's a strong header. But Maldini in for Gattuso ?? That should have been Rui Costa or Gilardino. We needed a goal desperately and he does substitutions like that and keeps on playing with 4 defenders. That's Ancelotti's biggest problem: he never dares to take risks. He's quite a coward actually.
But it ended lucky for Milan, but we were close to the elimination. If we meet Barca, it has to been better then today !
Defense was again very shaky. Only Nesta played a good game in defense. And Serginho quite good in attacking, not in defending.
Sheva was nowhere but he proves to be decisive again.
Also Dida didn't look good on the goal. A ball that close to the goal must be his ball ! But we have to say that the marking there was also horrible.
It was a poor performance by our standards and i don't feel anyone deserved MOM but if you have to pick then it would be Pippo. We were very sloppy and played with lethargy. Is it a case of a long season getting to old legs? i don't know. Or is it that we have serious problems motivating ourselves when we are not playing Europe's elite?
hahahaha ... thanks Zlat ...
Time to watch the highlights of Inter losing :D
Bil post 191 was dedicated to u, and not 190... it was misunderstanding.
And Jim I didn't say Seedorf or Pirlo was better than Gattuso, so what the hell are u talking about??? U expect from Sheva too much, every time he got the ball there was two or three defenders all around him... It seemed like everyone played for himself, and on every Milan player it was 2 or 3 Lyon players. The thing is even when u kept tight and touch the ball 3 or 4 times the whole match, still be able to creat something, and that what Sheva did. I'm saying Sheva earned his place to be one of three greatest Milan strikers alongside Van Basten and Nordal, when he will retire I think it will take 5-10 years to replace him.
i'm not disputing that fact at all, i was very very PROUD of Shevchenko when he got that goal and of Inzaghi when he reached his landmark also.
P.s. By The Way What Was The Attendece At San Siro. I Know There Was 9.000 Lyon Fans.
There was 79.000 people in total, even more. That`s official.
I am just over the moon...this match reminded me of so many things from the past....i couldn`t breathe for a minute after Pippo scored the 2nd goal....i almost had a heart attack. I bloody adore Milan!
MILAN MILAN SOLO CON TE, MILAN MILAN SOLO PER TE......CAMINIAMO NOI ACCANTO A NOSTRI EROI SU DI CAMPO VERDE SOTTO IL CIELO BLU......
FORZA MILAN :5schal:
ukrainian_CA
04-04-2006, 17:18
i'm not disputing that fact at all, i was very very PROUD of Shevchenko when he got that goal and of Inzaghi when he reached his landmark also.
I am proud too, for both of them and for the team.
Someone, please, please, lift a toast to the victory and one for me , since I can't now.
zlatanov
04-04-2006, 17:18
We were very lucky this evening. Thanks to Pippo who was again on the right place, a typical 'Pippo-goal'.
But Ancelotti proved again that he's an average coach in my eyes. Did anyone understand his substitutions ?? Ok, Ambro i understand a bit, he's a strong header. But Maldini in for Gattuso ?? That should have been Rui Costa or Gilardino. We needed a goal desperately and he does substitutions like that and keeps on playing with 4 defenders. That's Ancelotti's biggest problem: he never dares to take risks. He's quite a coward actually.
But it ended lucky for Milan, but we were close to the elimination. If we meet Barca, it has to been better then today !
Defense was again very shaky. Only Nesta played a good game in defense. And Serginho quite good in attacking, not in defending.
Sheva was nowhere but he proves to be decisive again.
Also Dida didn't look good on the goal. A ball that close to the goal must be his ball ! But we have to say that the marking there was also horrible.
On the contrary - i think his subs were spot on and a lot of credit has to go to him. problem is that his subs and the way he changed tactics were so subtle and simply amazing that most people with more "straightforward" and "traditional" - no offense intended - thinking like "we need to score goals then Rui or Gila have to go in" won't get it for quite some time how Ambro for Pirlo and Maldini coming in place of Gattuso turned the game on its head.
Bram I already explained the Maldini subsitution: it allowed Serginho to play as a winger and not as a defender, to give him more freedom on the left flank.
Jim: It seems to be a popular opinion that if you do 2 or 3 things in 94 minutes and not alot else you should be Man of the Match
And how many time did Inzaghi touched the ball???
And I don't understand why people always appreciate Gattuso??? The man make couple takles, scream a little bit, showing some emotions and people instantly call him the spirit of the team, the hero or whatever... let me play for milan, I can scream like crazy and make angry face every time the camera is zoomed on me, than people think that I'm the MOM or MVP or whatever.
ariel: ....i couldn`t breathe for a minute after Pippo scored the 2nd goal....i almost had a heart attack. I bloody adore Milan!
Man... I almost cried.
We were very lucky this evening. Thanks to Pippo who was again on the right place, a typical 'Pippo-goal'.
But Ancelotti proved again that he's an average coach in my eyes. Did anyone understand his substitutions ?? Ok, Ambro i understand a bit, he's a strong header. But Maldini in for Gattuso ?? That should have been Rui Costa or Gilardino. We needed a goal desperately and he does substitutions like that and keeps on playing with 4 defenders. That's Ancelotti's biggest problem: he never dares to take risks. He's quite a coward actually.
But it ended lucky for Milan, but we were close to the elimination. If we meet Barca, it has to been better then today !
Defense was again very shaky. Only Nesta played a good game in defense. And Serginho quite good in attacking, not in defending.
Sheva was nowhere but he proves to be decisive again.
Also Dida didn't look good on the goal. A ball that close to the goal must be his ball ! But we have to say that the marking there was also horrible.
I feel he was right on the Maldini substitution.
A cross from Serginho was by far the better gamble than a through pass or a goal from Rui Costa or Gila(not scored a goal in Europe).The only way he could achieve that and not destroy the shape of the team was to bring on Maldini and to push Sergniho further a field.
That's right Lana, it's good to see a chick that knows her thing ;)
I cant believe the crap written about Seedorf. Seedorf played a good game and was alone with Gattuso. Pirlo was incredibly dissappointing. He needs to rest, he was very bad today could not hold the ball. And if you want an impressive Milan then Pirlo has to be at the top of his game. Seedorf assisted the first goal and was working his ass off, granted some of his defending was not up to scratch but he and Gattuso were making up for Pirlo and Kaka. Kaka was defended out by the LYON players. The Lyon players were impressive physically we could not compete with them, they have huge guys all over the pitch and we were outmuscled. Thats why the relief was AMBROSINI WHO gave a bit of strength.... AND THOSE THAT CRITICIZE ANCELLOTI IN THIS GAME IN PARTICULAR ARE IDIOTS... HIS SUBSTITUTIONS WERE SPOT ON... SERGINHO WAS OUR ONLLY CREATIVE PLAYER DESPITE ALL THE PRESSURE ON HiM....maldini coming in freed him a bit.... And we need a very good RIGHT BACK... MALOUDA was too much on the side. CREDIT TO LYON... Played a good game... And as for GILARDINO he is a great player I am convinced but in these games you need someone with INZAGHIs experience and predatory instinct.... CAFU WE ARE ALL WAITING FOR YOU TO COME BACK... FORZA MILAN....
An absolute thriller and when it looked it was all over we managed to score the second decisive goal two minutes from time. Even though we were not the better side throughout we still knew how to seal the all important victory. Firstly we have to give Lyon full credit and undoubtedly they are among the finest teams in Europe at the moment. Once again we paid dearly for our terrible defending on set-pieces which is our biggest problem since the start of the season. Clearly we don't have a clue how to mark on set-pieces and apart from Diarra's goal there was a chance minutes later and once again one of their players rose unmarked and headed against our post. Dida as usual this season was responsible for their goal by mistiming his come-off. We struggled to force our game and failed to deal with their high pressure tactic up the field. Our game was terribly affected by the very poor form of Pirlo our worst player of the match in my opinion. I was impressed by Carlo's last substitution by pushing in Maldini on for Gattusso and pushing Serginho up the field to play as a left winger with Kaka switching to the right to provide more width and stretch their compact defence. Our attack improved a lot with that sub as Serginho's pace down the left was much notable during the closest stages. The match reminds me with the corresponding quarter final fixture against Ajax during our victorious 2003 campaign which is a good omen. It went through a much similar circumstances with Pippo the saviour in stoppage time. Pippo was our most influential attacking weapon and was very lively upfront and caused his marker Chris all sorts of trouble. Sheva was silent most of the time but as usual sparked our victory with his angled drive that hit both posts before Pippo's finish and his killer goal deep into stoppage time. Finally I am very impressed with Lyon's anchorman Mohamadou Diarra and this player definitely would be a crack in the game. I hope we'll try to capture his services for the coming season. Forza Milan
No one noticed that Stam was injured, I think many underestimate the big part he plays in our team. He can be played as a CD and as a RB, and give our defence a lot of "muscles"... I'm sure I miss this big guy, I don't want him to leave, he is a classic defender, one of the best. And there was great to see Maldini trying to push the team in the left flank, as much I admire Sheva but Maldini is our true captain. I remember that after Liverpool equlised at Istanbul he was the first that came out the shock and pushed the team forward.
And Costacurta realy should retire, he looks bad.
On the contrary - i think his subs were spot on and a lot of credit has to go to him. problem is that his subs and the way he changed tactics were so subtle and simply amazing that most people with more "straightforward" and "traditional" - no offense intended - thinking like "we need to score goals then Rui or Gila have to go in" won't get it for quite some time how Ambro for Pirlo and Maldini coming in place of Gattuso turned the game on its head.
in my eyes those changes didn't turn the game around, it was just luck that we scored another goal. Well maybe not 100% luck, since Milan scores a lot in the last minutes, that's a matter of physics and determination also, but i don't think the changes made any difference. To bring Ambro was not bad, he's a strong header, but to bring Maldini for Gattuso was not the right decision i think. And San Siro agreed with me following the booing and yelling. But it turned out well so that's good. But i didn't agree with that last substitution. although i hope that maldini is now fully recovered to replace Kaladze in central defense, who plays weak in the last weeks.
zlatanov
04-04-2006, 17:40
in my eyes those changes didn't turn the game around, it was just luck that we scored another goal. Well maybe not 100% luck, since Milan scores a lot in the last minutes, that's a matter of physics and determination also, but i don't think the changes made any difference. To bring Ambro was not bad, he's a strong header, but to bring Maldini for Gattuso was not the right decision i think. And San Siro agreed with me following the booing and yelling. But it turned out well so that's good. But i didn't agree with that last substitution. although i hope that maldini is now fully recovered to replace Kaladze in central defense, who plays weak in the last weeks.
Oh come on man, before those changes we were dead meat up for grabs as Lyon effortlessly controlled the game, we couldn't even reach the Lyon PA let alone think of scoring a goal even with all the luck in the world backing us.
After the changes, both defense and midfeild were solidified while moving Sergio up the wing gave substance to our attacks, and that's how the goal came. Rui, as slow as he's been in his last outings, would have been eaten alive by the Lyon players and would have only wasted time with his holding of the ball ... getting Sergio up there to support Kaka and Sheva in building the attacks was the ultimate decision for the win, IMo that is.
AND THOSE THAT CRITICIZE ANCELLOTI IN THIS GAME IN PARTICULAR ARE IDIOTS... HIS SUBSTITUTIONS WERE SPOT ON
so you call me an idiot mister maz ? :rolleyes:
Indeed it was not a bad idea to put Serginho more attacking, but that could have been an option without bringing Maldini too. Ancelotti always keeps playing with 4 players in the back !! He never never risks to play with 3 defenders. Although we needed a goal. So i still think a substitution Pirlo-Ambrosini (like he did, that was good) and Gattuso-Rui Costa would have been better. And than play like this :
GK : Dida
3 DEF : Costacurta Nesta Kaladze
MIDF: Seedorf, Ambro, Rui Costa, Kaka, Serginho
ATT: Inzaghi, Sheva
What was wrong with that ? Ok, it's taking risks but that's what u need to do if you are behind 10mins from time. So it was good to put Serginho more in front, but we could have done that in a 3-5-2 too instead of keep playing with 4 defenders.
Am i an idiot now, maz because i think that ? :rolleyes:
Zlatanov... did I already tell u that I don't like u?
And Bram don't be so touchy, being called an idiot it's not the end of the world.
Come on people don't argue what matters is that we won wuhuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu
I was so mad with the players during the game i don't know why were they playing that bad but fortunately everything ended well.
Thank you Pippo you're the man he f***ing saved us again :pr115: :pr115:
FORZA MIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIILLLLLLLLLLLAAAAAAAAAANNNNNNNNNNNN
:cheers: :djn: :beer: :beer: :beer:
Im happy like I have won on lotto. Lyon showed they are stronger than Bayern, as we predicted in here. I'll write tommorow more. But Carlo - too lucky, simply too lucky for a man that has no courage.
so you call me an idiot mister maz ? :rolleyes:
Indeed it was not a bad idea to put Serginho more attacking, but that could have been an option without bringing Maldini too. Ancelotti always keeps playing with 4 players in the back !! He never never risks to play with 3 defenders. Although we needed a goal. So i still think a substitution Pirlo-Ambrosini (like he did, that was good) and Gattuso-Rui Costa would have been better. And than play like this :
GK : Dida
3 DEF : Costacurta Nesta Kaladze
MIDF: Seedorf, Ambro, Rui Costa, Kaka, Serginho
ATT: Inzaghi, Sheva
What was wrong with that ? Ok, it's taking risks but that's what u need to do if you are behind 10mins from time. So it was good to put Serginho more in front, but we could have done that in a 3-5-2 too instead of keep playing with 4 defenders.
Am i an idiot now, maz because i think that ? :rolleyes:
The problem with 3-5-2 is that the wingbacks have to lend a helping hand to the three defenders. Playing that way against a very athletic side would have meant that Seedorf and Serginho would probably have been forced into a 5-3-2 system and spent the rest of the game covering the whole pitch to attack and then defend. Why not let them attack without any defensive duties in a 4-4-2 system that eventually won the game.
in my eyes those changes didn't turn the game around, it was just luck that we scored another goal. Well maybe not 100% luck, since Milan scores a lot in the last minutes, that's a matter of physics and determination also, but i don't think the changes made any difference. To bring Ambro was not bad, he's a strong header, but to bring Maldini for Gattuso was not the right decision i think. And San Siro agreed with me following the booing and yelling. But it turned out well so that's good. But i didn't agree with that last substitution. although i hope that maldini is now fully recovered to replace Kaladze in central defense, who plays weak in the last weeks.
It was luck that we scored, but its upto the players to play for their lives and try and score not Carlo. The changes that Carlo made were the right ones as it allowed Serghinio and Seedorf to push further forward. Carlo didnt have many options and we cant complain with his changes today. Maldini was right, but I did think Vogel was better than Ambro...........All water under the bridge, Carlo earned his pay today, some of the players need to start earning theirs.
Guys, Shevchenko may not have had his best game, but he performed when it mattered, in the clutch.
Pippo... amazing, had another great game, he really saved us.
Pirlo & Seedorf may have played poorly but its not the end of the world, they have time to get in better form until Benfica/Barca.
No one did that well, but we won, so everyone just be happy :D
alex22, will you ever shut up?
Nobody cares what you have to say anymore.
so you call me an idiot mister maz ? :rolleyes:
Indeed it was not a bad idea to put Serginho more attacking, but that could have been an option without bringing Maldini too. Ancelotti always keeps playing with 4 players in the back !! He never never risks to play with 3 defenders. Although we needed a goal. So i still think a substitution Pirlo-Ambrosini (like he did, that was good) and Gattuso-Rui Costa would have been better. And than play like this :
GK : Dida
3 DEF : Costacurta Nesta Kaladze
MIDF: Seedorf, Ambro, Rui Costa, Kaka, Serginho
ATT: Inzaghi, Sheva
What was wrong with that ? Ok, it's taking risks but that's what u need to do if you are behind 10mins from time. So it was good to put Serginho more in front, but we could have done that in a 3-5-2 too instead of keep playing with 4 defenders.
Am i an idiot now, maz because i think that ? :rolleyes:
Bram to be fair, playing with 3 at the back wouldnt have been a risk. With players like Govou, Malouda and Wiltord it would be suicide. Maldini and Billy were pushing up aswel so we did take risks.
Pippo against Ajax and Lyon, which one was uglier? :D Have your say.
Its a hard choice but the second one :coffee:
It was a very very tough game. None of the teams could gain controll of the game throughout the whole 90 minutes. It was just like a battle field out there. A lot of you keep saying that if we face Barcelona, we have to be a lot sharper. NO NO NO my friends. I have said this and will repeat it again. Today, we just beat the toughest team in the Champions League and in Europe. Lyon is a technically and physically gifted team. With skilled players like Fred, Juninho, Wiltord and Malouda and physical forces in Diarra and Cacapa, Cris. In my eyes, Lyon is better then Barcelona who really lack balance between there forward line and their defence.
Anyhow, about the game. Lyon played a good game that never allowed us to gain controll even when we HAD to score a goal in the second half. They never laid back and kept coming up to keep our defence on their heels. We did have more of the ball but could not really create any clear chances. In fact, Lyon didn't manage to create any clear chances as well. A lot of the situations that they had, were created by our own players. The Dida misque and the Kaladze-Dida miscomunication almost gifted them the lead. Then Fred had an open header which unluckully hit the post. We on the other side didn't have as clear opportunities as we were made to work for our chances rather then them giving us gifts.
The goals we scored were all courtesy of Sheva-Inzaghi. It was the quiet Shevchenko who with great vision gave Seedorf all the time in the world to pick a spot to cross in the first goal.....where Inzaghi with mastery put the ball at the only place where Coupet could not get it. Then it was Sheva's shot that rattled both posts only for Inzaghi to be in the right place again to pounce on it. The third was a great anticipation by Sheva in somewhat of a gift. So I really don't know how some of you can say that Sheva had a horrible game. Yes he did not touch the ball every 2 minutes, but when he touched it, he certainly did the right thing with it. In fact, the most dissapointing player of our attack was Kaka. I know he was closely garded throughout the whole game, but it seemd that he lost the ball every time he touched it. Pirlo was not horrible either. He had a quiet game in which he did not create anything. If you measure it by his standars however, he would probably get a low grade. He had an average game I think. Seedorf I think had a good game. Held the ball good, had an assist and a couple of great shots. It was on the defensive end where he was non-existant. And Gattuso had a great game as well. Without him, Malouda would have killed us on the right.
Their goal was more of a pile up in front of our own goal.....created by our own freaking players. They were too deep and allowed three Lyon players to be right in our own 5 meter box. They should have formed the line of defence further away, which would have given Dida a clearer situation to come out. It was indeed a great cross by Juninho whose free kicks were making me shi! my pants.
In coulcusion, I don't think we had a great game but neither did Lyon. It was a physical battle and a tightly contested game in which most of their chances were given to them by our own players. The defence played really bad in the first half and looked shaky on a couple of occasions. Neither team dominated as both teams had their share of chances. The Lyon players that cought my eyes were definatly Diarra and Malouda. Diarra is a beast of a player. He can open up the game as well as he controlled the ball and calmed the play down quite a few times. He totally shut down Kaka and anything that was comming through that middle. What a player this guy is. Malouda on the other hand tormented that wing and his pace made quite some trouble. Juninho didn't do much in open play, but this guy can hit the sh!t out of a dead ball. Definetly the best free kick taker in the world.
savage_mau
04-04-2006, 19:13
well............. i over sleep and miss the game!!! F**K . But the most important is Milan Won.
After saw the result, i really think that milan can in this year CL. We beatan the German Champion and France Champion. Next assigment is to beat the Spanish Champion ( Barca).
I found that we didnt play well as what u ppl comment in this treat.By Inzaghi prove that he is stil capable and with some luck (maybe) we done it. As wat Carlo say It the experience that make the different in which Milan had plenty. Milan already paid the experience with the bitter defeat to Leverkusen and Liverpool. It will be fair enough if MIlan won.
FoRza InZaghi ForZa MiLan I LoVe you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
zlatanov
04-04-2006, 19:18
Zlatanov... did I already tell u that I don't like u?
And Bram don't be so touchy, being called an idiot it's not the end of the world.
Sasha, ... and? The fact that hardly anyone here likes you doesn't seem to bother you that much 'cause you get banned and yet you keep returning time and time again under a new nick. So, not sure what's your point with the like you don't like you thing ... it's not like I am trying to give you an woodie right?
rahul.acm
04-04-2006, 19:20
Pippo against Ajax and Lyon, which one was uglier? :D Have your say.
wat r u trying to say?
I think he is talking about the celebration faces. LOL Which face is uglier? haha its a good one!
Hasan Rossonero
04-04-2006, 19:26
A Parigi...Senza Paura...Forza Milan!
Its a hard choice but the second one :coffee:
I personally think it was the first one. :w262: Let's agree to disagree. :D
Guys and gals I believe we have played the best team in CL in Lyon. Lyon were a worthy opponent, and as God forbade we didn't lose. If we had lost I would have supported Lyon all the way. They remind me so much of how Milan play. And for good measure Diarra should be shopping for a house around Lake Como :).
Anyway back to the game, forgive me I'm so high on Diarra, he reminds me of Desailly.
Back to the game, Lyon took Pirlo and Kaka out of the game, thanks to the aforementioned Diarra. We won this game due to sheer will. To all those people who are calling for Kaladze and Dida to somehow hide under a rock, please remember this is the same defence that didn't concede goals in like how many games? They had a few hiccups but nothing significant. Nobody plays a perfect game!!!!!
And for our next opponent, I was worried about Barca when the draw was made, but after doing my amateur scouting of Barca's matches; who hasn't noticed their numerous vulnerabilities. I'm not even sure they will beat Benfica, but if they do, the way we will beat them is to stifle that punk Iniesta and have Gattusso track Deco. If we cut off the supply to Gaucho, and not give Gaucho(Ronaldinho) any space to run at our defence, all their creativity is moot. And we should just play our attacking game with zest, and we have this all sewn up.
Lastly, just a few tid bits
1. Bayern seem to be our good omen in the CL, anytime our paths have crossed in the competition, we have gone on to lift the cup.
2. And I'm not sure on this, somebody can correct me, but I don't think we have ever lost in semi finals in the CL
I believe we win this competition this year
Forza Milan
How about Pippo's celebrations, Tardelli (1982) would be proud:)
Well, Pippo is one of the greatest ''goal celebrators'' in the world, not to mention his goals are always important.
I propose Pippo's cannonization (if that's the right translation), he could be, ''San Pippo Salvatore'', i think we should send a request to Benedetto XVI, :w221: hahah.
man im so glad that milan won
Here where i live Milan is so underated and people don't like them very much everybody wanted Lyon to win. but Milan proved everyone wrong and i also just loved how every team they think is good keeps going out of the Champions league and Milan keep going forward hehehe
im so happy today is a really good day!!!
Forza Milan
Guys and gals I believe we have played the best team in CL in Lyon. Lyon were a worthy opponent, and as God forbade we didn't lose. If we had lost I would have supported Lyon all the way. They remind me so much of how Milan play. And for good measure Diarra should be shopping for a house around Lake Como :).
Anyway back to the game, forgive me I'm so high on Diarra, he reminds me of Desailly.
same here. Diarra reminds me of Desailly. His goal against us reminds me of Desailly's goal against Monaco. the defense was completely outjumped, you see only one big head high above everybody else.
Lastly, just a few tid bits
1. Bayern seem to be our good omen in the CL, anytime our paths have crossed in the competition, we have gone on to lift the cup.
2. And I'm not sure on this, somebody can correct me, but I don't think we have ever lost in semi finals in the CL
I believe we win this competition this year
Forza Milan
two minor corrections. :)
1. Bayern is a good omen to us not just in CL, but all European tournaments. Hopefully this time we will make that happen again. :)
2. We did lose one semi-final, it was 55-56, our first ever semi-final. We lost to Real Madrid 4-5 (2-4, 2-1). But we have won 9 semi-finals in a row ever since then, including one group-stage semi-final in 92-93, and a one-leg semi-final in 93-94. :star:
ukrainian_CA
05-04-2006, 00:14
same here. Diarra reminds me of Desailly. His goal against us reminds me of Desailly's goal against Monaco. the defense was completely outjumped, you see only one big head high above everybody else.
two minor corrections. :)
1. Bayern is a good omen to us not just in CL, but all European tournaments. Hopefully this time we will make that happen again. :)
2. We did lose one semi-final, it was 55-56, our first ever semi-final. We lost to Real Madrid 4-5 (2-4, 2-1). But we have won 9 semi-finals in a row ever since then, including one group-stage semi-final in 92-93, and a one-leg semi-final in 93-94. :star:
All trends are only to be broken.
I never rely on the past statistics. are you driving looking in the rear mirror or can technical analysis really predict the market future moves? There is an old saying on Wall street "The trend is your friend until it is NOT."
Good omens do not cut it, for me at least.
wow wow I'm so thirld that we won 3-1 and I enjoyed seeing the game
live in tv. It was tough game. Milan played good and they deserved to won
I was on purssuer till Sheva goal. Inzaghi and nobady but Inzaghi scored
2 crusial goals. Inzaghi did very very job and he save us I'm so proud of himOur defends played well but they did many mistakes.
Lyon played well also. Kaka didn't do much hope he will pay good in smi
final against Barca or Benfica. Nesta did a great job and Also serginho.
Pirlo & seedrof were out of game . Gatusso did very good job but only he give up a free kick to lyon like first one when lyon scored goa I'm so glad he did good job for very very little time I see kaldze
did good job. Costacourta did very very good job and defends so well. Well
except of goal sheva was not playing good like almost every time he does.
Didda !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!. did very bad job and give up alot of mistakes that
would cause milan if Inzaghi & sheva didn't score
:5schal: :5schal: :cheers: :cheers: :5guitar:
Forza Milan
Forza Inzaghi + Sheva + Nesta + all other Milan player
If we'll play against Barca like we played with Lyon, no omen in the world can help us.
BaggioForever
05-04-2006, 03:37
What a magnificient night for Milan as well as all Milanistas! Heart-throbbing, nerve-wreaking game it was till the very last minute. Everyone was holding their breath till the very end until Sheva scored the decisive goal. San Siro erupted, so did every Milanistas. Bravo to all the fans in San Siro pushing Milan ahead, giving them the extra pysche to edge out the more superior Lyon side yesterday.
But just to comment on the game itself,
some bad points 1st:
Milan was not their usual self infront of their own crowd. Dida and the defence lacked communication. Pirlo and Kaka wasnt their creative, offensive usual self. Pirlo played too defensively and Kaka was not given the space to run at the defence(not his fault tho :D dam Diarra ). Sheva was quiet to say the least. Most probably is because of the service from Billy either went too long or too short for Sheva to do anything. Correct me if im wrong.
Good points:
Lyon was able to pin us at our own half until Carlo made the spot on substituition of Maldini and Ambro. Both gave us the steel and extra confidence of going forward. Making use of the ever-dangerous Serginho on the left while pushing Kaka to the right to distract was jus brilliant. Initially i was also as furious as Warren when Maldini came on for Gattuso. But as the game went on, i realised the importance of the change. Always playing with a back 4 gives the rest of the department more freeedom to attack and Carlo did the right thing by keeping the shape of the team(as said by Zlat i think).
Pippo was a constant menace to LYon's defence and no matter how people say he is just a "happen-to-be-there" striker, i would still reckon him as world-class :D .
Every player played a part in this game and all deserves credit. Without determination and solidity from every individual, it could have been a very different result. Now i can only dream to see il Capitano lifting the 7th UCL cup in Paris. :sob: FORZA MILAN!!!
PS: Oh did anyone see Seedorf's attempt at goal at the end of the 1st half, where he faked pass 2 defenders sooooo fast to take a quick lightning shot. Wow, i thot he was Ronaldinho!! :D
sheva-gila
05-04-2006, 07:19
now we are in semi thanks god, first match of semis we have to play in San Siro right.
milan vs barca/benfica
can someone tall me do we have to play home first or away???
HeadFlick
05-04-2006, 07:30
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HeadFlick
05-04-2006, 07:30
Milan played it right... we have this big burden in our shoulders to win since last year's
champions failure that has suuuuuuurely make us more cautious... so in this game I would say Milan played COLDLY not showing much emotions and only wanted to be just technical and methodical...
It was probably not the most flaring performance as when Kaka and Pirlo and Seedorf are on fire... but we did the job right, probably coldly, emotionless but SIMPLY RIGHT!!!...
...Congrats to all Milan fans!!!!
zlatanov
05-04-2006, 07:36
now we are in semi thanks god, first match of semis we have to play in San Siro right.
milan vs barca/benfica
can someone tall me do we have to play home first or away???
we play home first and then away. A worthy CL champ shouldn't worry about these things though.
Yes zlatanov??? We shouldn't worry about that???? Then I guess we are not worthy CL champions.
As I've said, im back to criticize a bit... :) ....sorry guys. First of all, we showed again we are extremly dangerous up front, kaka-sheva-pippo is as deadly as messi-ronaldinho-eto'o. Nesta,Kaladze,Serginho,Gattuso,Seedorf did well. KAka had tough time against BRILLIANT DIARRA, and Billy just CANT play RB, its not his fauld, he gave his all. He simply has no power in him left. Congrats to Billy for his effort anyway!
Now, Pirlo? I know people in here respect our "fantasista" along with kaka', but lets look at it in realistic way - he sucks this season, all season long! Mot a single great game by him. I have nothing against him as a person, but he simply is not playing well enough. Even his passes are not good enough any more, he cant defend or run enough. We have to deal with that Pirlo's problem in Milanello or replace him soon. Milan needs to be above ANY single player. Looking at Diarra makes me think : Where is Pirlo better than this guy? Except for the long balls.
zlatanov
05-04-2006, 09:09
sorry, double post
zlatanov
05-04-2006, 09:10
Yes zlatanov??? We shouldn't worry about that???? Then I guess we are not worthy CL champions.
Sash, try to limit your replies only to posts whose meaning you have somehow managed to understand. Otherwise, you just end up looking like ... yourself.
But let me try to clarify it for a "special" guy like you - you are worried about it, Maldini and co aren't ... hope it gets through this time.
Well atlist I'm not the moron that double-posting...
And btw did I already told u I don't like u?? In case u forgot... I don't like u.
On the contrary - i think his subs were spot on and a lot of credit has to go to him. problem is that his subs and the way he changed tactics were so subtle and simply amazing that most people with more "straightforward" and "traditional" - no offense intended - thinking like "we need to score goals then Rui or Gila have to go in" won't get it for quite some time how Ambro for Pirlo and Maldini coming in place of Gattuso turned the game on its head.
finally i found someone who use his brain before commenting. carlo did the correct thing, i would have done that too if i am in his shoes.. at that point in time, we simply need to stop the lyon's attack and go forward. serginho is by far our most dangerous man on the pitch when he just keep dancing into the opponent area so pushing him up is the perfect choice.
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