All pre-season friendlies

[Jim_UK]

So here we go again. Now that the hyperbole of the World Cup has blown away and the result of the trial is known, we can now look forward to our pre-season friendlies.

As usual i'm sure we're touring the states, playing a few games against the locals and whoever else maybe around at the time.

So here's a thread to post all about these games, reports, views, ideas, summaries, etc, etc.

The first thing to do would be to post a list of all the friendlies we have arranged, i don't have this information to hand so maybe someone else can get the ball rolling.

[Dr Milano]

Pre - season is great i love it ... were off school and none of that to distract ... and then we get to enjoy a little bit of football ... wahhaaay its just great ...

[menon_inc]

Well i cant wait to get the pre-season under way....a good chance to take a look at the news players like gourcuff, foggia and co in action :).

[sheva-gila]

I heard we will play sampdoria in friendlies or for trophie I dunno !!!!

[Dr Milano]

I heard we will play sampdoria in friendlies or for trophie I dunno !!!!
ohh man it would be a dream to see gourcuff and foggia in first team and perfoming well i would be well happy

[menon_inc]

I just heard the news that Chelsky will be heading of for their annual US tour next week. We usually go for the same tour but i havent heard anything about it this time around.....izzit still on or have we change our pre-season camp?

[rt9]

Oh boy, I wonder if we'll be playing the Trofeo Berlusconi this year :)

[Capo Ultra]

I heard we will play sampdoria in friendlies or for trophie I dunno !!!!

Do you have a source or a link or are you just bull****ting us?

[lked]

Do you have a source or a link or are you just bull****ting us?
the guy sad he heard :) .. not read , and why he would bull**** us ?

juve already made they first friendly game 8-0 for them :hah2:

[Tas]

I hope we play some good ones. I like pre season quite a lot!

[NAMMY]

I hope they come to England, so I'll have the option of seeing them play.

[22 Kakà 22]

MILAN's first game of the new season will be Saturday july 29th.

MILAN will face Lecco in a friendly game at 17.30 at the Lecco stadium. There are still tickets available!!

Forza MILAN!!

[Tas]

MILAN's first game of the new season will be Saturday july 29th.

MILAN will face Lecco in a friendly game at 17.30 at the Lecco stadium. There are still tickets available!!

Forza MILAN!!

That's cool! I just love those games! Awesome. Is it going to be on some tV? (Now that's asking too much info :)

[mk18]

lecco?? ... is that lecce?

[Josh-Sheva]

Probably... Lecce is right. Which site does it say Lecco on?

[22 Kakà 22]

lecco?? ... is that lecce?

It is LECCO, not Lecce. Lecco plays in de Serie C 2 in Italia!!

[Tas]

Yeah!! FORZA MILAN!!!!!

[SANT]

This means we will know the numbers assigned to each player this week... they must have numbers for this game...

[sheva-gila]

Do you have a source or a link or are you just bull****ting us?

here is what I was talking about for those friendlies game with samp..s and u Capo Ultra I'm not bull**** to anyone here and check you'r word before u spell it here.


A.C. Milan and U.C. Sampdoria have confirmed that due to the Rossoneri’s participation in the Champions League third round preliminary stage, the Seat Trophy match on August 5 has been cancelled. A.C. Milan also communicate that the game against Lecco on Saturday, July 29 has also been cancelled for the same reason.

from acmilan.com

[hitmannq8]

I think we are taking a huge risk by cancelling all our friendlies before the Qualifying stages.

[sheva-gila]

thats because we have to play third qualifying round wich is on 8 and 23 august

[Capo Ultra]

here is what I was talking about for those friendlies game with samp..s and u Capo Ultra I'm not bull**** to anyone here and check you'r word before u spell it here.

Hahahaha...!
If you knew how to spell, then you would not accuse me of not being able to spell.

[SANT]

it was cancelled first, but now will be played, just at different date...

Milan vs. Lecco on Wednesday, August 2nd... 8:30 pm local time...

www.acmilan.it

[lked]

this means that this game is going to be played the same day desicion for leting milan play in CL is going to be spelled :(

[MOOD]

its possible to listening some stream or something? please post link

[Jim_UK]

So this Lecco game is still going ahead i take it ? Anyone have any team sheets or anything ?

[Milan_Mad]

So this Lecco game is still going ahead i take it ? Anyone have any team sheets or anything ?Yep and we are playing a very strong team, maybe the one we will play vs red star

COSI' IN CAMPO A LECCO
02/08/2006
LECCO - Queste le formazioni ufficiali di Milan e Lecco che tra poco si affronteranno in amichevole allo stadio Rigamonti-Ceppi:

LECCO: Mazzoni; Marzio, Mussoni, Del Piano, Lomi; Narducci, Piervincenzi, Maccoppi, Nieto; Galli, La Cagnina

MILAN: Dida; Brocchi, Favalli, Costacurta, Jankulovski; Gattuso, Ambrosini, Seedorf, Gourcuff; Inzaghi, Gilardino

[SANT]

what number is Gourcuff wearing? seven?

[King tiger]

Anyone knows the result?Who scored?

[Milan_Mad]

Anyone knows the result?Who scored?We are 1-0 up pippo inzaghi

FINE PRIMO TEMPO: LECCO-MILAN 0-1, GOL DI INZAGHI
02/08/2006
LECCO - Il primo tempo di Lecco-Milan, iniziato con circa 15’ minuti di ritardo per via del maltempo, finisce 0-1 per i rossoneri: il primo gol in un impegno ufficiale, seppur amichevole, porta la firma di Pippo Inzaghi. L'attaccante al 28' riceve palla da Seedorf ed elude con un pallonetto l'intervento del portiere avversario Mazzoni.

[Milan_Mad]

what number is Gourcuff wearing? seven?Am not sure theres no coverge anywhere

[Jim_UK]

Forza Pippo !

Lets hope they can score a few more and keep a clean sheet, anything to install some confidence into our rusty side.

[SANT]

Finished! Milan wins it 2-0... goals by Inzaghi and Borriello...

please remember this is the first game of the PREseason... I hope no one starts saying things like: "only 2-0 to Lecco? What's gonna happen when we play big teams in UCL, get Torres, get Diarra, etc." :haha:

[menon_inc]

Anyone got the highlights? How did Gourcuff play?

[Capo Ultra]

what number is Gourcuff wearing? seven?

I have only seen the goals from the match. Borriello was wearing number 4 (Kaladze's number) and Pippo was playing with his ordinary number...

[Jim_UK]

Only 2-0 to Lecco? :fero: :mad: What's gonna happen when we play big teams in UCL ??? !!!!!! :fero::mad::fero:

We need to Get Torres, get Diarra, get Ronaldinho now !!!!!!!!!!













:D

[aceventura]

I think that the result isnt importent but the experiment of Anceloti in the defence gives us a clue about the line up againt Belgrad next week. We will play without Maldini , Nesta ,Kaladze and Bonera (suspendeed from one europian game) , so our defence will look very strange. Carlo lined up Brochi as a right back and Favali and Bily at the center while Jankulovski played at the left wing. I beliave that Favalli at the center its realy big mistake because he never played there. about Brochi at the right , ithimk that it an intresting gamble by carlo but it might work because Christian familiar with the defensive job. Gourcuff got great compliments and it was realy great to see Max coming back from injury (in my opinion he spouse to be to be our 12 player).

[Graeme C]

brocchi played at right back for us in a couple of games...just wonder if there is going to be a push of transfers before the last night..

[SANT]

Only 2-0 to Lecco? :fero: :mad: What's gonna happen when we play big teams in UCL ??? !!!!!! :fero::mad::fero:

We need to Get Torres, get Diarra, get Ronaldinho now !!!!!!!!!!

:D

:haha: :haha: :haha:

Very funny!!!

[arcy]

Only 2-0 to Lecco? :fero: :mad: What's gonna happen when we play big teams in UCL ??? !!!!!! :fero::mad::fero:

We need to Get Torres, get Diarra, get Ronaldinho now !!!!!!!!!!:D

I thought about that too but we didn't have our main defensive players plus Kaka, and Pirlo. But we need to get people in soon so we can integrate them to the team fast! Maybe some are waiting how we get through with Crvena Zvezda, but I know we'll eliminate them!

[zlatanov]

I thought about that too but we didn't have our main defensive players plus Kaka, and Pirlo. But we need to get people in soon so we can integrate them to the team fast! Maybe some are waiting how we get through with Crvena Zvezda, but I know we'll eliminate them!
Jim was just joking with that post, he didn't mean that seriously ;)

[Jim_UK]

I did so mean it Zlatanov ... grrrrr

:ilol:



Does this mean we won't sign anyone until after our 2 legs in the CL qualifier ? Yet more delays no doubt.

[zlatanov]

I did so mean it Zlatanov ... grrrrr

:ilol:


Ooops, my bad :grinser:


Does this mean we won't sign anyone until after our 2 legs in the CL qualifier ? Yet more delays no doubt.
I hope not. between the end of the 2nd qualifier and the dealine for registering players for CL group stage - Sept 1st - there are only 7-8 days and that's hardly enough to finalize several transfers, especially if we indeed aim at players like Diarra, Torres/Ibra/Tevez, let alone a transfer like Dinho's.
My guess is that between the two legs of the 3rd qualif round we'll sign either Oddo or another attacking RB and there will be probably some clarty regarding Gallas' situation or at least we would make it clear if we are gonna be going after another CD. Also, at least one big move - again, provided that we intend doing one - will have to be made 'cause if we leave it all for after the qualifiers, there won't be enough time.

[Jim_UK]

Maybe this weekend's game against Atletico Madrid will provide Berlusconi the chance to run the rule over Torres.

Atletico have made some good signings so far, this will be a really really tough test for us.

[milanese ultra]

buona sera all, i'm new to the site. I'm out in italy from the 25th august- 9 september. does anyone know if Milan have any pre-season games between then? I'm leaving the day Serie A starts back...nightmare! :frustrat:

[Bosniaco]

buona sera all, i'm new to the site. I'm out in italy from the 25th august- 9 september. does anyone know if Milan have any pre-season games between then? I'm leaving the day Serie A starts back...nightmare! :frustrat:
I know that Milan, Inter are playing on Aug 31 for some Trofeo...something so there is your chance. This takes place at the San Siro

[zlatanov]

As Bosniaco said, Milan, Inter and Juve are playing the TIM Trophy on 31st of August.
As for the Berlusconi Trophy, I believe it's been cancelled for this year and it is usually held by 17-18th of August but this year that won't be the case.

[rahul.acm]

I think Depor is going to be a jinx for us!

[zlatanov]

with a full strength squad in a meaningful game, I doubt it. It's true that our record vs them isn't exactly stellar but all those games were either when Milan had already qualified for the post group stage of Cl or when we thought we had done the job in Milan and went to La Corunha on a vacation and dig our own grave.

[milanese ultra]

As Bosniaco said, Milan, Inter and Juve are playing the TIM Trophy on 31st of August.
As for the Berlusconi Trophy, I believe it's been cancelled for this year and it is usually held by 17-18th of August but this year that won't be the case.

Much apprecieted mate. Are these games 45 minutes or full?

:3band:

[zlatanov]

Much apprecieted mate. Are these games 45 minutes or full?

:3band:
no problem. I believe they are 45 min each since the whole torunament goes on for one evening only and each team has to play with the other two in a matter of an hour or two.

[milanese ultra]

no problem. I believe they are 45 min each since the whole torunament goes on for one evening only and each team has to play with the other two in a matter of an hour or two.

Cheers mate. its penned in the diary ;)

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[NAMMY]

From acmilan.com:

FRIENDLY: VARESE-MILAN ON SEPTEMBER 4
8/29/2006
MILAN - Milan will play Varese on Monday September 4 at 18.00 at ’Franco Ossola’ stadium in Varese. Proceeds will go to the Milan Foundation.

From my research (-cough- Wikipedia), they are a Serie C2 team in Lombardy, are controlled by former Milan player Riccardo Sogliano, and they have rather nasty fans.

[arcy]

Hey did anyone see Brazil-Argentina game? Brazil won 3-0!

:gonova: Kaka scored a goal!!! :gonova:

From a cleared Argentina corner, Kaka makes a long run by himself, outrunning 3 defenders and scores an amazing goal! He came in as a sub and in a little over 5 min of coming on, started the play for the 2nd Brazil goal, making the final pass to Elano who scored. Sobis came in 88'.

The game was very entertaining and both sides played well. Argentina had their chances. Riquelme was brilliant and Messi showed his good pace.

[ACMILAN1983]

Hey did anyone see Brazil-Argentina game? Brazil won 3-0!

:gonova: Kaka scored a goal!!! :gonova:

From a cleared Argentina corner, Kaka makes a long run by himself, outrunning 3 defenders and scores an amazing goal! He came in as a sub and in a little over 5 min of coming on, started the play for the 2nd Brazil goal, making the final pass to Elano who scored. Sobis came in 88'.

The game was very entertaining and both sides played well. Argentina had their chances. Riquelme was brilliant and Messi showed his good pace.

tbh, Argentina didn't impress me at all today, I thought they were pretty poor overall, but Brazil did very well, and Kaka was superb.

[arcy]

Yup! No Ronaldo, Ronaldinho, Cafu, Emerson, Roberto Carlos ... Plenty young Brazilians with potential for the national team.

I wonder why Sorin wasn't with Argentina today though.

[NAMMY]

9/3/2006
MILANELLO - Below is the team to face Varese in tomorrow’s friendly:

MILAN (4-4-2): Dida; Bonera, Nesta, Maldini, Favalli; Cafu, Brocchi, Seedorf, Serginho; Borriello, Ricardo Oliveira.

[K77SH C]

Five defenders? Is Cafu playing MF?

[mrki]

looks like Cafu will be a winger, which leads to the question, WHY DID WE LOAN OUT A GREAT WINGER CALLED FOGGIA??? im sure we could sometimes use 4-4-2 with jankulovski-foggia as wingers, but now we cant....

[Jim_UK]

4-4-2 looks the obvious choice.

With that line up it does make you wonder when Jankulovski might actually play for us.

[milanisti2503]

Is seedorf an attacking midfield now??

[milanisti2503]

:D 4-4-2 looks the obvious choice.

With that line up it does make you wonder when Jankulovski might actually play for us.

aRE YOU REALLY the man who likes the crocodile in tv????? :u56:

[mrki]

we shouldnt play seedorf that much, unless he wants to for his fitness. the season will be very long.

[Tas]

I think it's and experiment to practice the closing stage of the game situation.
I remember last season Simic played a lot of theese friendlies (he said in the media it's his goal to play in 30 competitive games this season) but almost didn't play in any later.

Soo..

-----Boriello-------Oliveira


----Serginho-----------Brocci
-------------Seedorf

Favalli-----------------------Cafu
-------Maldini Nesta Bonera

---------------Dida

I see a Maldini-Favali, Nesta-Bonera, Seedorf-Brocci partnerships, Serginho and Cafu as wingers and the two strikers.

I know Foggia could've stayed but it was probably after him to see if he would stay and play in five games the whole season, or.....could've stayed!

[zZ[-_-]Zz]

isn't it supposed to be a 4-4-2 formation?

9/3/2006
MILANELLO - Below is the team to face Varese in tomorrow’s friendly:

MILAN (4-4-2): Dida; Bonera, Nesta, Maldini, Favalli; Cafu, Brocchi, Seedorf, Serginho; Borriello, Ricardo Oliveira.

[Tas]

I dont know, ask Carlo :)

[kastriot]

VARESE-MILAN 0-0
9/4/2006
VARESE – The first half of the friendly between Varese and Milan finished 0-0. Good effort on goal by Seedorf, Ricardo Oliveira and Borriello; and Neslson Dida made some great saves.

[Jim_UK]

hopefully there will be some goals in the second half ...

[Xudong]

Zz']isn't it supposed to be a 4-4-2 formation?

9/3/2006
MILANELLO - Below is the team to face Varese in tomorrow’s friendly:

MILAN (4-4-2): Dida; Bonera, Nesta, Maldini, Favalli; Cafu, Brocchi, Seedorf, Serginho; Borriello, Ricardo Oliveira.

according to acmilan.com, it is costacurta not brocchi, which is amazing. I think we have 1 goalie and 7 defenders. :wow:
VARESE - MILAN (4-4-2): Dida; Bonera, Nesta, Maldini, Favalli; Cafu, Costacurta, Seedorf, Serginho; Borriello, Ricardo Oliveira.

Cool... :cool:

[King tiger]

Were turning into Juventus.:D
Whats the score?

[kastriot]

Were turning into Juventus.:D
Whats the score?

VARESE 0-1 MILAN


Goalscorer: Seedorf 87’

[zZ[-_-]Zz]

@ Xudong... Brocchi was first mentioned on 9th September...

[kastriot]

Also in this game costacurta played in front of the defense in the Pirlo role,

Well I`m getting worried about this issue, maybe Carlo is preparing him for Pirlo substitute :sagrin: :sagrin: :sagrin: :sagrin:

Pls Carlo, Its not even funny to see Costacurta in that role :finger: :finger:

[NAMMY]

Costacurta for Pirlo! :uhm:

[Jim_UK]

well done clarence ...

but only 1-0 against? a Serie C2 side? ... i guess a win's a win though ...

[Xudong]

Zz']@ Xudong... Brocchi was first mentioned on 9th September...

? ? ? :wow: :wow: :wow: :tong: :tong: :tong:

:guw:

[arcy]

well done clarence ...

but only 1-0 against? a Serie C2 side? ... i guess a win's a win though ...
Yeah we did 2-0 :rolleyes: against Lecco which is also C2-A I think. But we even had Gattuso and Ambrosini in the midfield for that game. Thank God for Seedorf with 3 min. left on the game. I wonder how Costacurta was in the MF, with Carlo you never know since Vogel is gone ... But maybe if he does enough errors in CB then maybe he'll put him somewhere else. I don't know :u56: Maybe put him there if our MF's get the bug. I think this friendlies help in seeing how we can add depth to the team. Since we didn't do well at all in transfer season :scream: , rank the options out there :sweeteye:

[milanisti2503]

jim uk, are you really the crocodile hunter presenter???? :respect: