Serie A Week 7: Atalanta - Milan (04/10/09)

Originally Posted by Bosniaco

Zigoni, Verdi scored and someone else cant remember who, they also said that they hope that they can get chance to play for the first team.

mmmmm maybe not, we have enough problems at the moment


my formation for this game would be:

-------------------------- STORARI --------------------------

ZAMBROTTA ---- NESTA ----------- SILVA ------ CISSOKHO

-------------------------- FLAMINI --------------------------

--------- PIRLO ------------------------ GOURCUFF --------

--------------------- RONALDINHO -------------------------

-------- PATO ------------------------ DZEKO ---------------

Originally Posted by hitmannq8

mmmmm maybe not, we have enough problems at the moment


my formation for this game would be:

-------------------------- STORARI --------------------------

ZAMBROTTA ---- NESTA ----------- SILVA ------ CISSOKHO

-------------------------- FLAMINI --------------------------

--------- PIRLO ------------------------ GOURCUFF --------

--------------------- RONALDINHO -------------------------

-------- PATO ------------------------ DZEKO ---------------

errm...have we made some signings I don't know about?

A little late but....

ATALANTA-MILAN: ROSSONERI CALLED UP PLAYERS
10/3/2009
MILANELLO - Here are the 21 called up players of coach Leonardo for tomorrow's match in Bergamo against Atalanta:
Dida, Roma, Storari, Antonini, Favalli, Jankulovski, Kaladze, Nesta, Oddo, Onyewu, Zambrotta, Abate, Ambrosini, Flamini, Gattuso, Pirlo, Seedrof, Huntelaar, Inzaghi, Pato, Ronaldinho.
Unavailable players: Abbiati, Bonera, Borriello, Thiago Silva, Di Gennaro.

MILANELLO - Here are the declarations made by coach Leonardo, ahead of the match against Atalanta, during this afternoon's press conference at Milanello:

ON THE 2016 OLYMPICS IN RIO DE JANEIRO
"Rio De Janeiro is a wonderful city which was recently elected the most beautiful city in the world and after this news the level increased even further. Thinking about the World Cup in 2014 and the Olympics being both in Brazil is a very positive thing also for the country's economy. Seeing the emotion of Lula and Pelé, I watched it live, it was really a great emotion, like when Milan score, a wonderful thing, I'm more than happy."

ON THE TEAM
"During training I tried a few different things, even though I think this team has been playing together for so many years that things have already been tried in the past, so we tried certain movements, certain mechanisms for this match. But we are not changing the basis of this team.
Today we are a team made to attack, to dictate the rhythm of the match, but when we don't manage to do that we do suffer. We have to find the right compactness and right now we are thinking about doing well without changing too much, maintaining the basis of this team. Now we are getting into games with some players out injured because we are playing so many games close together. You try a lot of things, with patience, but it's not easy to handle a group which has played eight games in a short period of time and there can also be physical problems. Against the Zurich the first half was the worst because the goal killed us. We were coming off the match against Bari and conceding a goal immediately penalised us.
This team is made to attack, there are players who are doing better when they come in during the match compared to when they start."

ON MILAN'S MOMENT
"I don't like to think about my own situation, I don't care about that. I am doing my job, any coach could have found himself in my situation, it's normal that if results don't come these talks don't exist.
We know everything here, we are all clear between each other, I don't give and go on. When I talk with the lads after the games I see in them the desire to keep going, and to do better. Then there are also external factors, like fears. We have a harmony of mentality, although it's clear that results aren't satisying."

ON SILVIO BERLUSCONI
"I spoke with Silvio Berlusconi half an hour ago. He's always very close to us, in good and bad times, then we'll see what happens, but we'll always keep in touch to discuss the situation. We talked about what's happening, as always."

ON NESTA
"The availability of the players was never missing, from none of them. Nesta is the symbol of this because with all the problems he's had and what he went through, his desire is contagious."

ON PATO
"When a team isn't doing well it's felt by everyone. He is a player who with his moves can solve any situation. The key is that he has to find the motivation to do better, he knows he has to be more active to make sure things go better.
Pato's lack of decisiveness isn't just down to a physical problem. To find yourself in a one-on-one situation the right timing is necessary and this depends a lot on the team's movements: everyone has to make sure that Pato himself has space and is able to make runs like the one he made against Roma in front of Mexes, but it's a mixture of different mechanisms that has to work."

ON THE VOICES REGARDING HIS FUTURE
"I am responsible and if we lose it's my fault, and of the ones who picked me. The blame should be shared. This is a global project, but we are not at the end. Let's hope we find the right solutions to take the positive road."

ON THE JUDGEMENTS ON FOREIGN COACHES AND HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH THE CLUB
"I only try to take what can help me from the judgements. I hear a lot of judgements, a judgement can be conditioned by many things, I know the mechanisms of how these judgements are formed, but I go forward on my road. I don't look for alibis, I know everything. I don't think there are definitive judgements, I continue to try and improve certain things, but at the moment unfortunately the results don't give me the tranquility to do that. We have to go forward with our weapons despite unfortunate things like injuries. My relationship with the club has to be used for the team's good. The fact I was part of the management and that the team trusts me doesn't count, my duty is to send the players on the pitch and make them win.
I am not worried about not being a coach in the near future, I only want Milan's good, but right now it's not right to think about this."

ON HUNTELAAR
"A striker needs goals, matches. He has not arrived at a simple time, not only because of results, so it's difficult to give a judgement, he has to be given time and I think he will give us a great hand."

ON RONALDINHO
"I judge what I see on the pitch, what he can give, how long he can resist on the pitch, and not what happens off it. In the last few days I saw him having more desire and more availability."

ON ABATE
"A player needs to have a fixed role and I think that on the wings it's necessary to have players who play a lot of consecutive games to give consistency. I think he will be a right back, at the moment he's doing well."

Sigh, another weekend where I am not too confident about our chances but I'll hope for the best as always

I rather watch paint dry than watch this match!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I actually feel good about this game. My guess is that we will win by two goals.

Can't wait.

0-0 will be the final scoreline

Do not worry guys, we will win, huntelaar will net his first goal, and ronaldinho will make a solo run beating the whole defense and score.

Originally Posted by hiero

Do not worry guys, we will win, huntelaar will net his first goal, and ronaldinho will make a solo run beating the whole defense and score.

Ronaldinho is probably having a hangover after being out partying all night...

Originally Posted by Arildonardo

Ronaldinho is probably having a hangover after being out partying all night...

No offense, but I'm wondering... How does he get girls during parties? I know money is an important factor but not to that extent!

Or maybe he just doesn't get girls

Originally Posted by Milan_Kaka

No offense, but I'm wondering... How does he get girls during parties? I know money is an important factor but not to that extent!

Or maybe he just doesn't get girls

He isn't getting any girls, Unless there jockys

Hence him looking like a horse

Be positive guys, be positive. 2-1 Milan, Pato and Huntelaar to score after going 1-0 down. Time to bounce back!

Originally Posted by TSHI

Bonjour les amis.

I remember the best years of R10 when was playing for Barça

Correct me if I am wrong but the creative at that time was Deco and Dinho was playing on the left side of the attack supported in his back by Gio van Bronckorst(today in Feynoord Rotterdam)

Can't we do that in Milan considering Pirlo as creative

Storari
Abate(Zambro)/Nesta/Silva/Anto(Janku)
Flamini/Ambro(Gattu)
Pirlo(Seedorf)
Pato/Borrielo(Hunt)/R80(Inza)

It's moreless the same animation as Barcelona

I think we miss Borrielo because he runs a lot in the attack and create space for R80 and Pato.

I don't believe in Hunt...he has no talent /can't run/score/

Rgds

They played with 1 DM (Van Bommel if I'm right) and 2 CM's (Xavi and Deco), just like they play know. We could play this way when the team was at its prime, when Pirlo and Seedorf had legs. Furthermore, this formation is very open, so to play that way one should have 9 players doing a job defensively. And remember that if you're going to play DM in front of defense he should have at least some passing ability.

Atalanta: Consigli; Garics, Pellegrino, Manfredini, Bellini; Radovanovic, Padoin, Guarente, Valdes; Tiribocchi, Doni.

Milan: Storari; Abate, Nesta, Favalli, Zambrotta; Flamini, Gattuso, Pirlo, Seedorf; Pato, Huntelaar.

Good formation, but Seedorf is getting overplayed, but I guess Ronaldinho is not there because of the partying.

Really we should beat Atalanta , the difference between Atalanta and Zurich probably isn't that great but Zurich are in the CL and doing well in Switzerland so the would be high on confidence even against Milan and knowing Milan are in a bad situation. This is important because football is a game built around confidence and talent.

Atalanta are bottom with Livorno although I suppose some will point Livorno held us , but in these games especially against Zurich we were unlucky hitting the woodwork/fibreglass a few times. The team needs the fans to get behind them.

We understand that the players are not as young as they once were and in fairness most of the whistles and jeers are at the MGT not Leo but the club MGT. These idiots have mis managed and ruined the side.

Atalanta 0 Milan 2 , Pato and Ambro to score...fingers crossed.

Ok...so, any live streams?

My line up:

Buffon, D. Alves, Nesta, Silva, Zambrotta, Hernanes, Flamini, Ambrosini, Diego, Pato, Dzeko.