Livorno - Milan (Game thread)

Originally Posted by tardissun

What does that mean? Are you implying that Livorno played poorly on purpose so Milan could win? Perhaps a payoff?

That's insane. I can't believe people are so down about Milan, that they think the only way Milan can win nowadays is bribery.

I hope that's not what you meant, please say it ain't so.

Perhaps it was a joke?

Surprisingly not a lot of commentary about the game.

For me the most important thing is that Milan have convincingly rebounded from the Inter defeat.

Furthermore, Gila has so far proved to be a fine acquisition. He has 11 goals now (!) and contributes immensely to our attacking play.

Well done Gila!

Originally Posted by tardissun

What does that mean? Are you implying that Livorno played poorly on purpose so Milan could win? Perhaps a payoff?

That's insane. I can't believe people are so down about Milan, that they think the only way Milan can win nowadays is bribery.

I hope that's not what you meant, please say it ain't so.

Calm down, pal. I'm sure it was meant to be a joke. Milan was the better side yesterday and deserved to win...

We made an excellent game and the team's spirit was like that as if we played juve or Real Madrid, to continue this run, Milan have to play always like today, agression and be fast. Sheva and Gila are prooving the be the deadliest couple in Europe. BTW with Kaladze and Simic we conceeded 0 goals in 2 games.... not bad!

It was a decent performance yesterday as the side looked to have a change in system to 4-4-2 (as Kaka and Sheva have since confirmed). The system was similar to that which was suggested by some posters (including me) during last summer.

The system worked well in that it prevented Livorno making too much headway down the flanks and served us well as it allowed Kaka and Seedorf to move more around the pitch, continuously interchanging positions to cause Livorno trouble.

A quick run down of the players...

Dida was a bit worrysome at times. Just seems to need a little time to get confidence.

Kaladze wasn't bad, did a solid job.

Nesta played well, didn't make a mistake really, looking better than he often has this year.

Simic was solid, did well defensively.

Serginho was very good. Solid in defence and a constant threat up front.

Pirlo was his usual self. Maybe slightly quiet, but good performance.

Rino was good, defensively showed he was hungry for success, not bad offensively.

Seedorf was good, as his movement and creativity were excellent. Still the odd lack of control or desire (defensively) was frustrating at time.

Kaka was similar to Seedorf, but less frustrating. Not at his best, but still made an impact.

Sheva was outstanding, constantly moving and looking to work something.

Gila was outstanding too. His movement was superb with his predatorial skill, yet he also worked hard in the build up to hold the ball up or pass out to someone.

The performance was good, but a couple of things were a little bothersome. Hopefully, two clean sheets will start getting us on the right road defensively. However, on set pieces we still lack confidence, as the odd scramble in the match showed.

Also, sometimes the players give too much room to the opposition, which allows them time to think and figure out routes past our rearguard. Hopefully we'll get tighter as the season progresses.

FORZA GILA!!
FORZA SHEVA!
FORZA MILAN!