Inter Milan vs AC Milan

Originally Posted by will4li

Pirlo and milan's r80 is my concern, they are fatigue prone,and our system relys on their creative play.

I don't think pirlo is fatigue prone, but certainly R80 is, He is lacking resilience, and his shoulder downs to quickly..... Nevertheless Derby result will decide Milan title Hopes...

pressure is piling up....can't wait....curious to see what kind of team are we without Kaka? Will he go with Dinho-Seedorf or will he go with Ex-Inter killer Shevchenko and Pato upfront...

allee allee alle milan alleee forza lotta vinceraaii non ti lasceremo mai

is it clear kaka wont be available against inter ?

siam venuti fin qua 2x
per vedere segnare kaka

Originally Posted by Peachtot

is it clear kaka wont be available against inter ?

siam venuti fin qua 2x
per vedere segnare kaka

I even doubt he will be in the bench. I don't agree with playing Sheva, with all due respect he belongs to the past. I prefer Pippo to partner with Pato. But most likely just like at the first encounter, Carletto will play with 2 trequartista from the start with just one striker.

Originally Posted by Nalx

I even doubt he will be in the bench. I don't agree with playing Sheva, with all due respect he belongs to the past. I prefer Pippo to partner with Pato. But most likely just like at the first encounter, Carletto will play with 2 trequartista from the start with just one striker.

come on man.. be a brave guy
with current condition, say it (albeit you hate it ) that you put the burden on seedorf which is more trustworthy than everyone left

Originally Posted by Peachtot

come on man.. be a brave guy
with current condition, say it (albeit you hate it ) that you put the burden on seedorf which is more trustworthy than everyone left

Just like the first encounter, I think our classy midfielders will dictated the game in the first half. But things will turn the opposite in the second so I predict the outcome will be a draw, but if Materazzi and/or Burdisso perform up to their "standard", Pippo might score the winning goal. Now am I being brave or what?

you're not pointing anything yet

Carlo Ancelotti has stated that he doesn't think Kaka will be ready for the derby.

ANCELOTTI: "We can play our cards"
2/12/2009
MILAN - Here are some quotes from the long interview of Carlo Ancelotti and published today on the Italian daily La Stampa: "Despite playing well, we have lost points which we had already won and I refer to Lecce, Genoa and Torino. The difference with Inter is all there. The match against Reggina must not be considered. In the derby I think that we must play our cards like we did in the first leg. The team is doing well now, apart from the fact that Kaka will be missing: I think that he will not recover in time."

Originally Posted by Rico

Carlo Ancelotti has stated that he doesn't think Kaka will be ready for the derby.

ANCELOTTI: "We can play our cards"
2/12/2009
MILAN - Here are some quotes from the long interview of Carlo Ancelotti and published today on the Italian daily La Stampa: "Despite playing well, we have lost points which we had already won and I refer to Lecce, Genoa and Torino. The difference with Inter is all there. The match against Reggina must not be considered. In the derby I think that we must play our cards like we did in the first leg. The team is doing well now, apart from the fact that Kaka will be missing: I think that he will not recover in time."

Jesus! And he ahs nerves to say that... Those points are lost becouse you closed it up to early and in a wrong way you idiot! I just get irritated every time I read his brilliant comments: " against Reggina it was raining so we couldnt play our game..." bla,bla...

We need to win this, and we all dont care how. But the main thing is that we play tight in the middle and NOT to play deep in defence like we do in 99% of cases. If we manage to do that we can win it.

We'll have problems now as we have like two fast player in first 11: Zambro and Pato, and we'll have noone to play fast transition with pirlo, Beckham, Seedorf, dinho playing in the middle and Flamini on the bench.

we play sh*t football for years now, I wonder how much more credit carlo has. We really need to win this one, and if we lose I think he is on his way out.

I'm not really sure what the best lineup is for this game. Part of me wants a strong running midfield with Flamini and Janku on either side of Pirlo, but we're left with weak options in LB (not to say Janku is exactly great there).

On the other hand Beckham's a safe bet on the right side with Flamini on the left (I don't think Ambro will be in good form for this match even if his heading ability would be useful).

Seedorf and Dinho should play behind Pato as they will add strength to the midfield, and most importantly we can look to put pressure in front of Inter's backline, notably Cambiasso who is a key figure in their side.

If we play Flamini and Janku, then I'd play Antonini at LB to support the defence. Both him and Janku together should be a fairly useful combination down the left flank.

Whatever we do, I think we must play a high pressing game against Inter and stop them from dominating us physically. With players with a strong running ability we can press them hard. We'll also be missing Kaka up front, so I'm leaning towards Flamini and Janku in midfield as they're stronger runners than Beckham.

We are playing well in attack but average in defence. So it's not at all untrue what Carlotti said.

Inter have reported on their website that Maicon has picked up a injury(calf strain)at the training....

I think he will be a worry less because injuries at the calf are always painful and you can impossible solve that in 3 days,i think he will be out.Without Maicon they are really pathetic.Good news.

I think defens line by Mou Chivu-Burdisso-Cordoba-Zanetti

Murinho pls go with Santon lol

Originally Posted by ACMILAN1983

If we play Flamini and Janku, then I'd play Antonini at LB to support the defence. Both him and Janku together should be a fairly useful combination down the left flank.

Whatever we do, I think we must play a high pressing game against Inter and stop them from dominating us physically. With players with a strong running ability we can press them hard. We'll also be missing Kaka up front, so I'm leaning towards Flamini and Janku in midfield as they're stronger runners than Beckham.

A good suggestion but I doubt Carlo agrees/cares.
Since Becks, Seedorf and Pirlo have an assured spot in the line up, the only hope we can have is that Flamini starts over Ambrosini. Although if that actually happens, Inter will try to punch and push their way to victory. I feel it's almost useless to discuss lineups since there are rarely any surprises.

Maicon is indeed injured but his participation in the Derby remains an ambiguous issue. Hopefully either of Matterazzi or Burdisso will start and Pato will destroy them like Torres did last season.