Matchday 4: AC Milan vs Real Madrid (3/11/2011)

Rino's post match comments were interesting and true. Arguably, in many ways our best 3 performers last night were Rino, Pirlo and Pippo. The 3 are veterans and struggle with younger players, but all three showed a desire and lack of fear in the match. It's their personalities that make them strong and it's useful to see some of the younger players play with a similar mentality.

Originally Posted by GeoTav

EDIT: Just read what said Ibra ... That's quite interesting, he would like to play more with Inzaghi because of the way he plays, being more often in the area and letting Ibra play like he wants, be more free, and as a consequence, it was easier for him to pass to Inzaghi.

He makes a fair point, but what I don't understand is why we don't use Pato in the way he use Pippo, as a poacher in the box type player. With Pato and Ibra, the latter is used as a target man up front with Pato supporting from deeper areas. However, Pato has consistently shown that with his pace and ability to play on the shoulder of the last man, he can be a great poacher. The majority of his goals come in similar ways to Pippo, by either breaking the offside or good positioning in the box.

Originally Posted by mzk57

What happened to all the optimists on MM who were over the moon after the big summer transfers?

There's still plenty to be optimistic about. As Geotav said we're still in the hunt for all competitions despite our struggles. I can't imagine we will remain like this all season, as there are signs that we can achieve more, just we're not fulfilling our potential.