brk

Okay, a couple of points:

1. Milan did deserve the win. I'm happy we won, but it wasn't an incredible performance. Like Mourinho said, it was a pragmatic and smart performance. Ancelotti did well.

2. What I was railing against here was not the fact that we didn't deserve to win, but that some kids here are too emotional. Too quick to condemn or embrace. You need to learn to have some restraint and not resort to hyperbole. I'm guilty of that sometimes, but at least I know when i'm indulging myself in it and not care.

3. I know 12 year old children that I can call mature and level headed. I know 30 year old men that I call kids to their face.

4. You will still see the dreaded Emerson substitution. The reason why Bonera was used last time was that Inter had 3 tall, powerful center forwards; Cruz, Adriano and Ibra. If Kaladze and Maldini man marked one of them for a cross, the third is always free, or being covered by the shorter Zambro or Janku. It was too risky, and he needed another tall CB. No other team plays with 3 tall, dedicated center forwards, and so you won't see that substitution again.

5. Inter were the away team, and they were playing counter attack. It was a smart move, and would have been hailed as genius had they scored first. I never said they had possession, but they were always dangerous. One cross, one header, or one free kick and they would have scored. They had PLENTY of those. In the first half alone, they had at least 6 dangerous free kicks. Mourinho wanted those free kicks, and Mancini and Quaresma obviously went looking for them. We're lucky they didn't score.

6. Maldini. I won't judge him by using the caveat of his age to handicap his performance. He's old. That affects his performance. He's the best 40 year old footballer there is, but he's still old. Don't let nostalgic longings cloud your judgment.