AC MILAN vs MAN UTD - Predictions?

Originally Posted by zlatanov

especially after the "Riazor" affair from last season.

yep..i still couldn't understand that match...
the worst ever, i think

But consider that if United start well, and get a goal in front early on -- which they should have done at Old Trafford (still dunno how scholes missed that chance), then no matter what team you are......that completely changes your game plan.

That makes it 1-1, all even but with United looking more a threat now because even if milan score 1, if united can squeeze another in........its game over i would think then.

I think it hinges very much on a reasonably early goal for united.

I know all the milan fans feel that their defence is unbeatable at the san siro. Granted its a solid defence but we seen at old trafford that united probably created the better chances despite playing terrible.

And that is united without their target man - RvN who was doing superb in europe again for them. Rooney has talent but not for that position. United will play with 4-5-1 with RvN up front, rooney off him, scholes and keane in middle, giggs left, ronaldo right. Thats as good a balance and shape United have had all season.

that's too many IFs, man, way too many.

my prediction:
milan 1, man u 0.

crespo will score again, if sheva is back, he will score the the lone goal.

THE GAME IS NOT YET OVER.

U BETTER WATCH OUT!

It is way too tight. Do you guys realise that from a results point of view a
1-1 draw at OT is practically the same as the 1-0 win. Seems strange but Milan would be in the winning position even if they had a scoring tie(ex:1-1,2-2).
The only difference is that Milan now have the assurance that if they concede a goal then the game is tied ! Whereas, a 1-1 result at OT would have meant that if Milan concede a goal at the Meazza then they are immediately in a losing position.

Anyways, I think the key in this is the first 20-30 minutes of the game. If Milan can keep position and avoid conceding chances to Man Utd then the likes of Rooney and Ronaldo will start to doubt themselves.

But if they(Utd) score or start creating chances, then Milan will be in for a really tough time.

Finally, we get to see the opposite of what has really frustrated me this season. That is, teams coming to the San Siro and putting 9 men in their penalty box and defending. I abslutely loved the way the Lazio and Cagliari matches ended.

zlatanov. The only "IF" is if united get an early goal (anything b4 half time would do), it really is game on with advantage swinging in united's favour then.

I don't see how that might be such an unlikely scenario?

Anyways, can't wait for this match. Should be a cracker

Don't forget that Dida and the defense weren't quite up to par at Old Trafford. I'm hoping they'll do a bit better at home. And here's hoping our third-choice striker can still deliver the goods!

I'm another one who's really looking forward to this match. Milan can beat any team in the world. Whether they will is another question.

Milan will for sure do anything not to get a goal in the first 30 minutes - but also United will do anything not to risk to much as, if Milan score, have to score twice.

So a very tactical first half and when United start to risk more and more, the game will be entertaining with Milan ready for counters

Grande....your correct...atleast I think so. A very tactical first 30 mins. Both sides will probably be assesing each other's strategy before diving into the game.
Milan's defense was reasonable at OT. Apart from the Scholes and Fortune chances, there wasn't much else that comes to mind. However, when a team plays the Famous Five(Rooney, Van Nist, Ronaldo, Scholes, Giggs), restricting them to just 2 good chances is reasonably good.

There is a cog in the Man U. team...the goalkeeper...duh!

Howard, is now thrown into the first team, after being on the bench for monts. He now faces the prospect of playing in the biggest match of his career and one half of it with the Curva Sud behind him. It will be very intimidating. I think Milan need to make him realise who he's up againt, but be careful in doing so...too many saves for him and he'll gain in confidence...miscommunication, forced back passes, Milan possesion within shooting range and Howard will start to get nervous.

We'll see....

Milan2:0Man

1 for KAKA
1 for Pippo(Hope)

Man U will give more pressure in attack.i think we have prepared it.In this situation,We can focus on Man defense.(at least it will be more easy to score)If we don't lost a goal in forst 30 minutes,we'll control the game again.Just like the first leg,Man didn't have chance to score in second half,while we were controlling the game.

KAKA may score in the first half when Man players attempt to attack.(whatever by counter-attack or something)

When the game goes closer to the end,Sir Ferguson will order more and more forwards come to replace some midfield players or defenders.Pippo will come as a sub and he will have more chance to score.

If we can score earlier than Man U,we have won 90%.

We'll try to strike at very first sec. if we do acheive our point of scoring first for Milan will be fatal coz they'll feel a pressure this is my prediction. Oh I almost forgot 1-3 or 0-2.
Cheers guys and don't take it so serious this game coz someone of you could get a heart-attack as I almost did once LOL.

NiceTackleBoy don't loose you trust coz I'm sure you've seen what we did against Arsenal in second-half so we'll do it again and as the matter of KAKA in some language I have seen at Webster international languages means S**T or DEJECTION so he is in big games.

Milan are a strong side but I don't think there's any team strong enough to withstand us if we play really well. (BOBBY Charlton

hey we can't beat any team in this world,and i can't even imagine man utd winning at san siro,sorry men we are not like dopentus or perdenti FC(Inter).even in your fantasy dreams milan will beat man utd,the worst thing that will happen is 0-0

3-1(Crespo,Pirlo,Seedorf) and one for RVN

Originally Posted by koku

Milan are a strong side but I don't think there's any team strong enough to withstand us if we play really well.

I believe it actually works all the way around my friend. I am personally more concerned about how Milan performs than how Man U does. If Milan performs at its usual great level, then there is little Man U can do to avoid defeat. If Milan doesn't perform at its usual great level however, then Man U has a chance, and the only way they can take their chance is by performing especially well themselves. So as you see, you can play really well, but at the end it will come down to how Milan plays....if we are into it, then it's until next season for you