Milan vs Lazio - 29/2/08 19:30 GMT

Corriere brings a story about Sheva makiung a deal with Milan...god...Galliani has gone mad. And in the same time Gila to Juve, that issomething nice

The way Gilardino play is not bad, or not good enough, its unexplainably HORRIBLE!

WHY THE HELL IS BONERA PLAYING LB AND NOT KALADZE??? How is that tacticas sistem even possible in someones head?? I dont understant it, really.
We got what we deserved, now we wait for Arsenal and Kaka and Pirlo to play some magic. This team is washed out and we all know it, no point talkintg about it anymore. Carlo has done his also.

P.S.

PATO - for all those who doubted somehow. The boy comes into a struggling team with no normal players around him and in a game we play like s.... And plays by himself againt itali's best young RB and makes a fool out of him for 90 min. Touches that he makes are simply tooo talented. He is not a player limited to one way of playing his football, Pato, if someone doesnt brake his legs, will be a better player that we could even imagine. My bows to a boy who comes in from nowhere after 1 year of pro football ( 5 months pause ) and makes fun of players...

it was boring will share my thoughts tomorrow..just to pissed of right now we put 3 strikers but i couldn't stay awake.almost sleep here btw.. we are really share the same weekend with Arsenal. saw their game and they played like today.. so did we nite2 all mates .. i want to go to bed

Kalac and Pato's performance today is somethign to celebrate .

Originally Posted by hitmannq8

oh yeah, and guys was anyone else thinking...
KALAC COME BUFFON?

Man this guy has been FLAWLESS in the last games he started. I really dont want to see Dida in his place EVER again..Kalac is the IL FENOMENO of keepers! He did 3 unbeleivable saves in 3 minutes!

i see your italian is improving

Paloschi / Pato would do well, even if no new striker comes, the main thing to do now is not to let Gila play, he sucks..
seriously, I would be more of a threat to Lazio

naah Gio im a loooooong way away from learning.. speaking Italian is just a dream, it needs alot of effort and time..can't do that just right now unfortunately

but yeah, lets hope for a better performance against Arsenal, and damn I really hope we play Pato.. he dint play good in London cuz he just came back from an injury... but the last 2 games mamamia he's been blending in with the team better and better. I wish we can see him...

and yeah if u guys were wonderin why Pato didnt scored, its because of the HITMANNQ8 THEORY.. pato only scores a goal every other game in Serie A :P

I know Oddo has played a lot of rubbish recently but I think that he was very very good defensively in this match. Gila......looked like a on the field. The future looks very bright for Paloschi and Pato.....Pato needs a bit more balance and Paloschi could be a wee bit more creative but all in all MOTM is either Pato or Ambro for me

Originally Posted by hitmannq8

naah Gio im a loooooong way away from learning.. speaking Italian is just a dream, it needs alot of effort and time..can't do that just right now unfortunately

but yeah, lets hope for a better performance against Arsenal, and damn I really hope we play Pato.. he dint play good in London cuz he just came back from an injury... but the last 2 games mamamia he's been blending in with the team better and better. I wish we can see him...

and yeah if u guys were wonderin why Pato didnt scored, its because of the HITMANNQ8 THEORY.. pato only scores a goal every other game in Serie A :P

haha, the teory is wrong. he didnt score becouse when Gila palys upfront even his teammates find it hard to score

Seriousely, we are SUPER EXPERIENCED team, and whet did we do today? Passes the ball to an 18 year old boy and watched him play. No plan whatsoever, nothing. Even if you dont have world class players around, you need to play sistematic, not like this! Shamefull!

well, I'll spare Milan for this game. I bet Carlo's mind is on the CL.

come on: Sub seedorf in 30 minutes afraid of getting an injury; sub Diago for Janku (?!) at half time? It's bluntly obvious that Milan is content with a draw. The most important is to beat Arsenal on tuesday...

Mrki, it is a plan. Especially if that guy can easily tear defences apart. I think it's the way Barcelona played when Ronaldinho was at his best.

they have Messi now Gio, and i think thats how they play now too

Can't say I'm shocked with the draw but felt we could have got more from the game had we been sharper, quicker and more precise. However, our side lacks all of these qualities at the moment, so it seems inevitable that the result was a draw.

The first half was an atrocious game of football, both sides sloppy in possession and rarely looking like they'd get anywhere. From our side there was very little than the standard routine of passing across the backline around the middle of the field while Lazio have the rest of our players marked. Movement was lacking and the game had nothing in it.

The second half was more lively, with us starting to push early but the Lazio gaining a good advantage as we seemed to invite trouble. After Lazio's goal we reacted pretty well, but still the lack of quality in the final third showed, and this trend continued until towards the end. That said we carved a fair number of chances and Gourcuff delivered a number of good illegal corners.

Players...

Kalac - Superb, kept us in the game many times
Oddo - Despite the penalty, pretty awful. I'm starting to question his role, as though defensively solid (sometimes) he's not exactly the best and his crosses (a quality he was bought for) are simply a waste of time.
Janku - The same as Oddo, not a single good cross in 5-6 attempts.
Bonera - Solid defensively, but some poor distribution
Kaladze - A good performance
Gattuso - Solid, did his role
Emerson - Never had much impact
Gourcuff - Quiet first half, but tried to make the difference in the second and put in a commendable performance that half
Seedorf - Injured
Pato - Probably our best player (along with Kalac maybe). The only player that really looked to add a spark to our game, he was a nightmare to Lazio.
Gila - What's the point, he did absolutely nothing. After Seedorf left he was the oldest and most experienced in our attack and should have taken responsibility to lead it. Instead he disappeared totally until a weak header at the end.
Paloschi - Tried hard and got in threatening positions, but couldn't make the difference.
Digao - Didn't do too much wrong though not impressive either
Ambro - Did his job as usual

Right now it's difficult to talk about the team. The same problems occur. I've pretty much lost all faith in our fullbacks now, seeing as they have the opportunities to actually cause opponents problems, but even when completely open their crosses are about as useful as using a Chinese Finger Trap as a condom. I understand Oddo's lack of desire to run to the byline to cross now, what's the point of running the length of the pitch just to waste the ball when you can do it just as well from your position?

A worrying note is when we attack we walk forward whilst the backline pass the ball around. This gives opponents the chance to get back and position themselves and defending against us becomes an easy task. It's all good and well that players complain about being tired, but this trend has occurred all season, so it can't be because players are tired.

Communication is also poor lately, as players don't seem to have an idea of what others are going to do and we waste a lot because of this.

I can't blame Ancelotti completely here either, as all season he's spoken of speeding up when we attack. He's also spoken of the lack of quality from wide areas and the lack of certain types of players. That said, he must share in some of the blame, as surely he can't be doing this poorly with what he has.

Quite simply we've disregarded this match ahead of the CL tie. We have to now produce something special on Tuesday otherwise all this is a waste. I may complain after this performance but I still very much believe in our chances on Tuesday!

FORZA MILAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Edit: Forward, I believe it was you that said about murdering Gila. Such comments towards others or players is not tolerable, this is a formal warning not to do it again.

Originally Posted by Giovanni

Mrki, it is a plan. Especially if that guy can easily tear defences apart. I think it's the way Barcelona played when Ronaldinho was at his best.

Its not a plan Gio, its a weak team of Milan. Pato is not a winger, lets not use him that way. Second striker is where he can develop in the right way. This way Pato will become a narrowed player who playes one tip football, aldough still great football.

Im sure Lippi will put him in his place soon

Originally Posted by mrki

Its not a plan Gio, its a weak team of Milan. Pato is not a winger, lets not use him that way. Second striker is where he can develop in the right way. This way Pato will become a narrowed player who playes one tip football, aldough still great football.

Im sure Lippi will put him in his place soon

I agree, but Seedorf, Emerson and Jankulovski injuries forced us to play in emergency conditions. I'm sure Carlo won't field Pato as a winger.
The same with Bonera playing as LB.

Originally Posted by hitmannq8

KALAC COME BUFFON?

Kalac is the IL FENOMENO of keepers!

I think you're going a bit overboard there.

Ever since we first moved up to fifth, we're playing like three-legged cats. We couldn't even beat f'n Catania, for God's sake.