Brescia vs Milan (Game and Post-game comments)

Juve won 2 more ponits over us.
We need to do few things:
* Improve our home record
* Beat top teams home and away
* Another Scheva like striker or at least some one that keeps trying hard to score. Crespo wants the ball to come to him rather than him fetching the ball.
JDT is inconsistant, can not rely on him on scoring every game.

Anyway, too many games left. But we must win big games.

I still can not beleive we tied to Roma at home where other thrashed them 3 goals away.

I'm confident about the team and the season, but we will struggle if shevchenko will become our only scorer

Though I am disappointed by Ace-oh-so-concervative-a- lotti's line up, I think with our current striker shortage, he was wise to field only one striker, at least in the opening stages of a tricky away game.

However his selection of Crespo to start, his recent substitutions, and continued exclusion of Dohrasso to me seem to be several mistakes too many, and really, we have our defense and Dida to thank for not losing some of our recent matches.

Kaka is not having a good season so far, as he is getting more attention from defenders, and he is trying "too hard" sometimes, and as such his final touch in goal-scoring situations is poor. He is definately a talent, he just needs to calm down a little bit in front of the goal.

What to me is almost asinine is our reluctance to sign a striker in the Jan window. Pipo will take a while to return to form after he recovers from the surgery, and as we have seen, we tend not to score when Sheva doesnt play. While I dont cry for a new striker every time we draw or lose a game, and do have faith in Crespo (JDT is not Milan quality) I think it would be foolish not to buy at this time.

JDT has had ample opportunity to make his mark, and cant seem to get it going...how many goals has he scored this season? How many did he score last season? While January is still a little ways away, and a purchase then wont help the situation now, what such a plan would do, is to insure against another serious injury to one of our strikers, as well as cover the recuperation time that Pipo will need in order to return to his best.

On the other hand, an attacking, goal scoring midfielder like Totti would be perfect...his team is sh**, they are out of the UCL, and we could use him exclusively for the scudetto, but that is just wishfull thinking on my part. Cassano can keep his pampers and infant formula in Rome, or where ever, just dont come to Milan with them. Ronaldhino is also out of the question as Berlu wont trump up the $s needed, and he wont want to leave Barca who are on the verge of greatness, at least not until the end of the season.

So we are stuck with what we have...and at the rate Galliani et al are operating, we will be stuck with this for the remainder of the season. So, Forza Milan anyway.

Can someone wake me up in May or June? I think I will go to sleep until then, and wake up and this will all be a bad dream.

Though all is not lost at this stage of the season, its not looking very bright either.

don't agree warro, jdt has already proved to be milan quality and simply isn't fit, but he can't be shevchenko quality..crespo instead is the real point: he can't go past one defender, let alone beat a keeper

Good Post Warro Bantan. the only thing I disagreed with was how you can come to the conclusion that Milan is reluctant to sign a forward in the Jan window. It's only November and I know that the Milan brass are saying we don't need anyone, we are going to wait for Pippo. But don't you think they are saying this because they understand that they are stuck with what they have until January so there is no sense saying that we are going to buy Gilardino (just an example) because our forwards are under performing. If they say this all it does is increase the pressure for Crespo and JDT and could do more damage (even though I don't think it could get any worse). I think Milan has some intelligent people in the organization and they know that Milan needs an attacking solution so unless one of Crespo or JDT explode for goals in the next 2 months expect a forward to be on his way to Milan.

The writing is on the wall for Crespo and JDT, score goals or goodbye!

Originally Posted by Giovanni

don't agree warro, jdt has already proved to be milan quality and simply isn't fit, but he can't be shevchenko quality..crespo instead is the real point: he can't go past one defender, let alone beat a keeper

Well Giovanni, IMO, JDT just hasnt lived up to his billing, while we all knew that Crespo has proven himself at the highest level in Italy. JDT isnt fit? Just when exactly does he intend to get fit? In June?

Crespo on the other hand, is understandably unfit, and can beat any two defenders when he is fit, though I admit to growing impatience with his prolonged recuperation.

Originally Posted by Shevaholic

Good Post Warro Bantan. the only thing I disagreed with was how you can come to the conclusion that Milan is reluctant to sign a forward in the Jan window. It's only November and I know that the Milan brass are saying we don't need anyone, we are going to wait for Pippo. But don't you think they are saying this because they understand that they are stuck with what they have until January..

Thanks Shevaholic, but indeed, if I am not to believe the Milan brass, then who/what am I to believe? Yes its only Nov, but the machinations of a move (if any) need to commence now, as opposed to Dec 31.

While the increased pressure on the forwards to score is in of itself a burden, while the emminent arrival of yet another to compete for already tight places in the starting 11 could indeed create an untenable situation for Crespo and JDT, it may just serve as a much needed "wake-up call" to our underachieving strikers.

The motivation to gain/regain a starting position and thus ensure peak performance cannot be underestimated.

We are dangerously tending to become "draw artistes" like Inter and if we keep up this level of underperformance in the goal scoring area, we run the risk of a rampant Juve strolling off into the sunset with "our" scudetto.

Something has to be done, and quickly.

Hey everyone!! I hope you're all good
Yesterday i was at the stadium to see Brescia - Milan. IT was awesome, my friend was stupid enough to have already bought the tickets so we were in the Curva Sud del Brescia but we could have stayed with the Milanisti.... well who cares, it was awesome.

Oh how it rained!!!! I have never seen so much rain... well actually durin the last days yes i have, but it rained like hell, plys the field was already wet before they played. Then it was freezing cold, you can't expect a good game in a rain like there was in RBescia yesterday. But i had fun. alot
It was awesome to hear it when the BRescia supporters screamed before the game started for Milan, to cheer for them, and there is huge friendship between these two teams. Then they all participated in songs against the other teams, it was pretty funny..

Anyways, not much to say about the game yesterday, other than it wasn't awesome, i think it's terrible if we can't score without Sheva..... maybe we shold make a clone of him.

However i had so much fun even tho there was this extreme rain and cold... and it doesn't hurt staying with good people

Giovanni i was expecting your flag but no no no.... lame...

bye, Sandra

Originally Posted by Warro Bantan

Well Giovanni, IMO, JDT just hasnt lived up to his billing, while we all knew that Crespo has proven himself at the highest level in Italy. JDT isnt fit? Just when exactly does he intend to get fit? In June?

what good is it to us if Crespo has proven himself in italy ? he needs to prove himself in Milan ... at least Tomasson has done that , scored some crucial goals last season ... and scored a lot of goals to be a sub . i would rather praise JDt then crespo , cause Crespo still has done 0,0 for Milan. So for someone who has proven himself to the highest level according to you , he still has done less then tomasson for us .

Originally Posted by Jeff

And just bet who are these people~

I know you love his posts really

Originally Posted by Warro Bantan

Well Giovanni, IMO, JDT just hasnt lived up to his billing, while we all knew that Crespo has proven himself at the highest level in Italy. JDT isnt fit? Just when exactly does he intend to get fit? In June?

Crespo on the other hand, is understandably unfit, and can beat any two defenders when he is fit, though I admit to growing impatience with his prolonged recuperation.

mate jdt has proven himself few months ago, and crespo more than 2 seasons ago, then he's been plain ****e everywhere.
i'm not saying he's not been a great player, but the point is: will he show his qualities?
plus, you say " JDT isnt fit? Just when exactly does he intend to get fit? In June?" . Then i reply: when will Crespo be ready? In August?

Originally Posted by Sandra

Hey everyone!! I hope you're all good
Yesterday i was at the stadium to see Brescia - Milan. IT was awesome, my friend was stupid enough to have already bought the tickets so we were in the Curva Sud del Brescia but we could have stayed with the Milanisti.... well who cares, it was awesome.

Oh how it rained!!!! I have never seen so much rain... well actually durin the last days yes i have, but it rained like hell, plys the field was already wet before they played. Then it was freezing cold, you can't expect a good game in a rain like there was in RBescia yesterday. But i had fun. alot
It was awesome to hear it when the BRescia supporters screamed before the game started for Milan, to cheer for them, and there is huge friendship between these two teams. Then they all participated in songs against the other teams, it was pretty funny..

Anyways, not much to say about the game yesterday, other than it wasn't awesome, i think it's terrible if we can't score without Sheva..... maybe we shold make a clone of him.

However i had so much fun even tho there was this extreme rain and cold... and it doesn't hurt staying with good people

Giovanni i was expecting your flag but no no no.... lame...

bye, Sandra

Great Sandra, me and Mange also was in Brescia (2002) and saw them beat up Juventus. I knew from before that they where friendly with Milan so we just walked in in our Milan clothing. Then on the bus back the Brescia fans sang Juve Merda e all the way back.

Originally Posted by Nova

what good is it to us if Crespo has proven himself in italy ? he needs to prove himself in Milan ...

Intelligent thinking.

Makes me think of a certain Brazilian Pallone d'oro winner.

hey ..who said Crespo was selffish n unskillful??...he did some pretty 1-2 , managed to wriggle his way out from the defenders and set up a few decent opportunities for our side~..the only disappointing thing is his finishing was let down...direction is off..so is power...but his technical abilities is def still ard...soo i beg just let him play till Jan n if he still cant prove himself...then getting a new striker ain tt late..

Dhorasoo was phenomenal since he came on...he controls the ball well albeit the wet surface and most importantly...his creativity with the ball posed serious problems for Brescia defence late in the match...he is as exciting as Kaka was when he 1st played for Milan...like what alot of people said..Dhorasoo mayb too foreign for our opposition to decide whether to close him down or give him space...therefore this gives Dhor a very gd chance to unleash his skills @ the ignorant defenders ..so i feel Dhor should play more often...either on the right for Brochhi or Gattuso...or as an att midfield for Rui or Kaka...

Originally Posted by Laudrup

Intelligent thinking.

Makes me think of a certain Brazilian Pallone d'oro winner.

Well, he is doing well in Greece....