AC Milan (Europeon champs) vs SL benfica tuesday 18th

They just had to score in last minute and ruin everything
I was convinced Milan will win by 2 goals or more.
These last minute goals hurt

Oh, and also this, Kaka' is completely out of shape, and as much as this formation is doing a great job, I would still want to see him with two forwards in front of him. KAka' is a central attacking midfielder, not a supporting striker. Right now he lacks pace and power, aguess he hasnt reached his full fitness level yet. Same goas to Nesta and Kaladze who dont look fit for me.

Oddo, my compliments!!!!

Originally Posted by zlatanov

yes it should have been offside ... anyways, Milan wins by 2-1 and more importantly after a pretty good display ... we weren't flauless but apart from Liveropool, who is?

Why was it offside ?



I'm serious though

Not sure either Tony...but any goal that scores against us has to be offside!

Originally Posted by Tony29.

Why was it offside ?



I'm serious though

the ball went thru another benfica player before it reached Nuno Gomes, who was not offside, himself ... that other player however was offside, I believe, and I think he even touched the ball before it reached Nuno Gomes.
Even if he didn't touch the ball, it should still have been offside as he was right there in the center of things and was "active" in that situation.

seriously though, JM is redefining the meaning of the phrase 'beautiful football"

Fire Ancelotti and bring in Mourinho

Originally Posted by zlatanov

the ball went thru another benfica player before it reached Nuno Gomes, who was not offside, himself ... that other player however was offside, I believe, and I think he even touched the ball before it reached Nuno Gomes.
Even if he didn't touch the ball, it should still have been offside as he was right there in the center of things and was "active" in that situation.

seriously though, JM is redefining the meaning of the phrase 'beautiful football"

Grrrrrrr, if that's how the rules are then i hope that linesman will burn in hell.
Trust me guys, this goal Benfica scored hurts me more than it hurts all of you together

Still, i wouldn't call offside for that. That player didn't touch the ball and even though he was involved with his presence, i'd still call it a passive offside.
But again...WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY does it always happens to me ?

Ehhh, i'll win tomorrow with Roma

Today I "lost" like 80 euro for potential win becouse of Chelsky and Jose's amazing football! He really is the special one... 1-1 with Rosemborg, WTF???????

Couldnt watch todays games, as I wont be able to watch the evening games in the month of Ramadhan, looks like we got a good result (Ive seen the quick highlights and it was a pretty silly goal to concede towards the end). But still we had a pretty decent game and what a fk from Pirlo - out of this world.

I dont see the difference between Chelsea from last year and this year - same boring style year after year. Theres only one team that plays beautiful football in the PL. Should be a cracker tomorrow.

Pleasing result today and the performance wasn't bad at all either. Benfica had their chances and probably deserved a goal, but we deserved a few more too, so the result is definately fair.

I ended up missing much of the first half but later caught up and we looked aggressive and hungry. The players worked hard with chances created all match. Pirlo's freekick was magnificent and so was Pippo's volley, from another Pirlo assist. However, Benfica were a little unfortunate not to score, but as I said above, we deserved a few more too.

The second half wasn't as fast as the first and we controlled play more, looking to hold what we had and not overcommit giving Benfica a chance back into the match. Other than the goal, which was offside anyway, they produced very little. We did well imo, as we still managed to create numerous chances.

Players...

Dida - a lot better than at Siena, but he still looked a little shaky, especially on backpasses.
Oddo - good game, pushed forward well and was dangerous
Nesta - Solid as usual, no complaints
Kala - Pretty shaky, never looked totally confident tonight
Janku - Excellent all game, great timed runs, excellent crossing and solid in defence
Rino - Not his best game, but not bad.
Pirlo - Outstanding, he really is at his best lately
Ambro - An unsung hero in our side, always tough tackling, very solid and a good option going forward
Seedorf - Much better than Saturday, he looked much more up for it today
Kaka - Though not his best (he didn't look fully recovered), he provides moments of magic and is always a threat
Pippo - Great game, and displayed something Gila could learn from, as rather than waiting for the ball to reach him when put into the box he attacks it every time, always looking to get in ahead of defender.
Emerson - Interesting to see him pushed forward a little, did well after coming on
Bonera - Was solid and actually did well when he got forward, putting in one really great cross
Gila - He did well after coming on. His ability to drop deep to support midfielders and to hold the ball was good for that point of the match.

The key factors that I had problems with on Saturday were not to be seen today. The players played with a good determination and were professional. The pace of our play was much better and our swift attacks resulted in a great deal of threatening play in wide areas, as Benfica never had time to regroup. Though we would never be able to play at that same pace against Siena, it would have been nice to have seen it controlled and worked like we did in the second half (where we'd play in unpredictable bursts).

I loved to see Emerson come on today. With Ambro, Gattuso and Emo we had a wall in midfield which Benfica did nothing against. Fantastic to see the game closed off like that.

A quick word on being pleased to see Sheva score tonight. Lately in England I feel bad for the guy as he's treated as rubbish and Mourinho clearly has issues with him.

Final word however, I save for Rui Costa. The man has had a fantastic career and his time at Milan was important for the side, especially in 2002/03 where he was a key factor in our CL success. A staunt professional who's always been loved by many will finally hang up his boots at the end of this season and it's wonderful that we got to see him at the San Siro one last time. I was proud of the way the fans showed respect to him when he left the field and at the end of the match and am glad he will know how much he has meant to us.

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

Originally Posted by Jeff

"We should give more chances to Gourcuff", "he is such a great player with potential" but to be honest against Siena he sucked, too. He didn't create any special chances; dribbled past one player and sent in a cross that none Inzaghi or Gilardino could got to. Yet people say, "I think he is just great" etc.

Am I getting emotional? I guess so; Am I getting irrational? Hell no.

happy to read you because I can't undestand this unreasonable love for the french youngster: he has to build himself yet and first he must earn confidence of the team (and of the coach), so we can't risk at all: do you really think Carletto is stupid? Sure, his time will come, but now it's not an obbligation to give him a place in the start 11 if he plays like in Siena where Gorky should have show all his talent, because he should know that he is playing in AC Milan where is hard to earn and deserve a place.

Originally Posted by ACMILAN1983

I loved to see Emerson come on today. With Ambro, Gattuso and Emo we had a wall in midfield

me too, el Puma is a great purchase


ps.: great goal by Lucarelli, fantastic header with an incredible torsion

Originally Posted by Jeff

Here is how some of us are so biased here: "We should give more chances to Gourcuff", "he is such a great player with potential" but to be honest against Siena he sucked, too. He didn't create any special chances; dribbled past one player and sent in a cross that none Inzaghi or Gilardino could got to. Yet people say, "I think he is just great" etc.

Am I getting irrational? Hell no.

In my opinion, as soon as you start comparing Gourcuff to Gilardino you are getting irrational...

I was always indifferent towards Pirlo inclusion in the line up when he joined Milan. I did not see this guys true worth. 4 or some years later I was truly blind. In my opinion I can forcefully proclaim there is no player on this earth, pro or amateur who plays the deep lying creative role the way Andrea does. Simply nobody. This guy is a true genius, if people didn't see his value in Germany last year, well ......they have time to catch up.
Historically, there are maybe 2 players who maybe mentioned in the same light as Andrea. Falcao ( for those of you older than the fall of the Berlin wall) and Fernando Redondo at his peak in Madrid.
The unique aspect about Pirlo's functionality is that even if various teams attempted to employ Milan's strategy(of deep lying creator), I don't think they would pull it off. Today's club teams are obsessed with the "Makelele role", even though it is effective, it lacks the beauty and romanticism of what Pirlo brings to this game we love.

Great win Ragazzi

Originally Posted by peters

In my opinion, as soon as you start comparing Gourcuff to Gilardino you are getting irrational...

Perhaps; but I'm not comparing them. I'm comparing with the way people responded and how vastly different we saw things. In all honesty, I haven't seen Gourcuff earning a place in the team either. His ball-holding skill is amazing though, and so might be helpful in the last few minutes or so (e.g., against Bayern Munich) in holding up the ball. Other than that, I haven't seen him created any chance for our strikers.

Originally Posted by Rosso6

I was always indifferent towards Pirlo inclusion in the line up when he joined Milan. I did not see this guys true worth. 4 or some years later I was truly blind. In my opinion I can forcefully proclaim there is no player on this earth, pro or amateur who plays the deep lying creative role the way Andrea does. Simply nobody. This guy is a true genius, if people didn't see his value in Germany last year, well ......they have time to catch up.
Historically, there are maybe 2 players who maybe mentioned in the same light as Andrea. Falcao ( for those of you older than the fall of the Berlin wall) and Fernando Redondo at his peak in Madrid.
The unique aspect about Pirlo's functionality is that even if various teams attempted to employ Milan's strategy(of deep lying creator), I don't think they would pull it off. Today's club teams are obsessed with the "Makelele role", even though it is effective, it lacks the beauty and romanticism of what Pirlo brings to this game we love.

Great win Ragazzi

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