Milan vs. Lazio - 21 Sept. @ San Siro: 3a. Giornata

Originally Posted by Milano84

to be honest i was VERY impressed by gattuso today, despite giving the ball away a bit (which is a given for him) he had an extra burst in his step i havent seen since 2006 world cup. I was mad flamini didnt start but rino proved me wrong. I think the flamini, ambro, gattuso rotation for 2 spots will leave the fit all year :-D

Ialso think, movement like this along flanks (janku, zambro) and uptop, and pirlo will return to form when he comes back, When milan moves the yr damn hard to beat. Its stupid small clubs that sit 10 behind the ball and play destructive, that r hard for us to beat (hopefully borriellos physicality in box can help, bang in goals and open games up), but on top of it, its just boring......

Good we agree... how about some wine?

We'll be able to take on the small clubs putting ten players behind the ball... I think we have the incisive passing to do that... and the small teams can't defend perfectly all the time... there will be 1-0 and 2-0 wins, but they'll have defensives lapses.

Anyways, so are you gonna buy a Borriello jersey? I really enjoyed the Kaka-Pato-Borriello front line... 4-3-1-2 all the way...

the problem w/ small clubs has been no CF in a... trezeguet or drogba mold to kinda bang in a winner and or defense has been suspect on counters. Im hoping boriello can solve the first problem. If so i might buy his jersey, and send u a bottle of wine

Originally Posted by Milano84

the problem w/ small clubs has been no CF in a... trezeguet or drogba mold to kinda bang in a winner and or defense has been suspect on counters. Im hoping boriello can solve the first problem. If so i might buy his jersey, and send u a bottle of wine

Be sure it's a cabernet... nothing less.

Originally Posted by Giancarlo

Don't kid ourselves? Yo udon't kid yourself. Some of you people are just full of sour grapes.

Down with those who argued with me!

Why do you insist on these childish insults for people who don't agree with you?

And yes, Abbiati takes most of the blame for the goal. It's OK to criticize him once in awhile, folks.

Originally Posted by BMWTaylor

Why do you insist on these childish insults for people who don't agree with you?

And yes, Abbiati takes most of the blame for the goal. It's OK to criticize him once in awhile, folks.

No he didn't. He made plenty of brilliant saves. That one goal wasn't his fault.

If Dida was in goal... we would have certainly conceded far more than 1.

Great game, even better for a much needed win!!

wow, milan just made my day... i hope we continue like this, here is my ratings:-

abbiati-7: faulted for the only goal but made up by saving other dangerous shots.
zambrotta-8: what we were missing since cafu lost his form, plus a world class long ranger.
kaladze-5.5: not his best days, but a good partnership with maldini.
maldini-6.5: did his best considering his age, plus man-marking zarate made me laugh, zarate didn't see the ball in the 2nd half.
janku-8: yes 8, the side backs were amazing this game, even antonini was awesome in zurich, great cross for pato.
gattuso-7.5: same ol' rino, always fired up, did his job at the fullest today, too bad got a bit tired in the last 20 mins.
ambro-9: may not look like it, but imo he is the man of the match alongside kaka, never miss passed, always covering for kaladze and maldini, thumbs up.
seedorf-7.5: his goal tonight seemed lucky, but this is not something you can do with exp. and talent alone, this my friends is what we call legendary status. goal rating:10.
kaka-9.5: super kaka, playing in his old position just proves kaka's worth, even after r80 came in, he was always searching for him, plus a amazing goal reminded me of zico.
pato-7: the youngster always seem hidden, but when he appears he shows why he is the wonder kid, great goal.
borriello-7: emerson really ticked me, i was always hoping he would score, as he appeared thirsty, plus something unexpected from a pure striker; returning to defense and clearing a ball. plus great movements.
subs:-
flamini-6: too bad he came in while the game was dead, but proved he is as aggressive as gattuso.
roonie-6: still needs time and adapt to our style of play.
emerson-5.5: argh, play the other youngster(what his name), the # 20 shirt, we r winning 4-1 play some young blood.
anccelotti-8.5: great game, though i would have liked it if he subbed in antonini or played flamini as a side back, janku and zambi need to rest a little.

Originally Posted by Giancarlo

No he didn't. He made plenty of brilliant saves. That one goal wasn't his fault.

If Dida was in goal... we would have certainly conceded far more than 1.

The shot was from near and was accurate, meaning it was hard to stop. Agree.

But Abbiati was not covering the first post, that is obvious if you see the replay.Even if he was positioned well, maybe would be hard to stop it, thats why I personally dont entirely blame him.

Other than that he was inspiring.

Oh man, Milan just made my week!

It's so easy to put down some players you don't like; we all do that to certain extent. But one may well limit oneself his/her own hatred to some players instead of making some demeaning comments.

Originally Posted by kastriot

The shot was from near and was accurate, meaning it was hard to stop. Agree.

But Abbiati was not covering the first post, that is obvious if you see the replay.Even if he was positioned well, maybe would be hard to stop it, thats why I personally dont entirely blame him.

Other than that he was inspiring.

I thought that stop in the 77th minute or so... was... wow... what a save... that's the Abbiati I know... he was very good throughout the match... very well alert...

Well lets see how Milan does against Reggina... should not be a problem... now lets not get complacent tho... lets keep it up boys

We got a busy week ahead...

Originally Posted by Giancarlo

I thought that stop in the 77th minute or so... was... wow... what a save... that's the Abbiati I know... he was very good throughout the match... very well alert...

I agree with you completely, he was amazing ...just have my doubts weather he should have been positioned nearer to the first post when we conceded.

Originally Posted by Giancarlo

He made plenty of brilliant saves. That one goal wasn't his fault.

Whatever. It's a given you wouldn't have this state of mind had Dida played instead, and Zarate's shot wasn't completely unstoppable by any means.

If Dida was in goal... we would have certainly conceded far more than 1.

Glad you know that for a fact.

I didnt said Cardaccio is a great palyer, I only said that he is a better player then Emerson right now. He will most likely never be a palyer like Emerson at his best 8 on of the best DM's in the world), but right now 80% of DM's in Italy are better then emerson.

On Lazio goal I think Marek failed on offside trap, but Kaladze's slide was also too slow and Abbiatti made a mistake taking a goal on the first post.

We will have big problems against Ibra-Adriano-Mancini. I wouldnt be surprised we play Bonera-Kaladze-Maldini-Zambrotta. As Maicon can be stopped by Zambro but not by Jankulovski. and so on...

And in a game against Reggina, dont worry, its all done already. Like Siena vs Juve.

Originally Posted by mrki

And in a game against Reggina, dont worry, its all done already. Like Siena vs Juve.

wow.. where do you find that kind of words, mrki ?
remember the early two ? be a fast learner