Ascoli - AC Milan (pre-game comments)

Originally Posted by Warro Bantan

I must say that after we conceded 2 goals to Sampdoria, I do not have as much confidence as I did post the Juve game.

While Samp isnt a baby or minnow, I think we shouldnt have allowed them back into the game, and to equalise...this to me underscores my feeling that we should have done more to reinforce the backline than we have this summer.

Against Samp, Kaladze-Costacurta-Simic played throughout the game. Stam started (I suppose it was a 4-man backline?), but I haven't seen him later. Don't know what happened, must have been substituted while I wasn't watching?

The first goal was a deflection off Vieri (?), and the second one was probably because of failure of Simic to contain Borriello. Considering of that, I wouldn't complain too much.

We will definitely trash Ascoli and start our another unbeaten season.

if Borriello does well for Samp, we can bring him back to replace Pippo next season and we will have all the talent upfront!


btw, Kalac, why hasnt this guy been presented yet? I thought he was busy trying to force his way into the team.. But looks like the team doesnt even care about him..

Maldini has some fitness problems and I don't think he will be starting.
For me its:
Dida,
Cafu, Stam, Nesta, Kaladze
Gattuso, Pirlo, Rui/Ambro
Kaka
Gila gol, Sheva.

FINALLY HERE WE GO AGAIN

if Maldini doesnt play, Im sure Ambro will play..

Somehow Carlo doesnt want either Gattuso or Sheva to captain a game..

A brief flashback in time

On 1 Sep 1991, 1st matchday of the 1991-92 Serie A season, and the first Serie A game in the post-Sacchi era, a new Capello led Milan team travelled to new promoted Ascoli and came away with a narrow 1-0 win, courtesy of an own goal by Benetti :relieved:

Capello's first win came in very un-Sacchiesque fashion and a week later, on matchday 2, we barely scraped through Cagliari 1-0 at San Siro, this time from an early penalty by van Basten

Little did I know then, that the Milan team I've just witnessed would go on to set an unprecedented Serie A record of finishing the entire season UNBEATEN with the final classification of:

P-34 W-22 D-12 L-0 F-74 A-21 Pts-56 (It was still a 2 points per win season then)

Will lightning strike twice?

i think we shud play serginho n rui at sum point during the game cuz they r on fireeee. also we shud use a 4 man back line.

we should start with a four man backline and only revert to a 3 man backline if we are not able to penetrate their defence.

We are one month away from playing this game, right?

Originally Posted by GilAttack [11]

We are one month away from playing this game, right?

wake up, dude.

it is less than one week.

Originally Posted by Xudong

wake up, dude.

it is less than one week.

I posted that because I read here (See: Schedule) that the first game is on month 9, not 8.

You can check it yourself!!!

http://www.milanmania.com/forums/showthread.php?t=18786

Originally Posted by GilAttack [11]

I posted that because I read here (See: Schedule) that the first game is on month 9, not 8.

You can check it yourself!!!

http://www.milanmania.com/forums/showthread.php?t=18786

Checked,

you are right. Let's blame Carlos..

Good luck this season, expect some tough competition though.

Originally Posted by BFC82

Good luck this season, expect some tough competition though.

well, isn't that the case for every season?


or... are you hinting.. *cough* *cough* Inter?


Cheers,

I think this will be our formation Dida-cafu-nesta-stam-jankulovsky-gattuso-pirlo-seedorf-kaka-sheva-gila

aldough seedorf plays really bad recently, carlo will not bench him. And if we play gattuso-ambro in the middle , our creativity is down to 0%! I would like to see serginho, but this will be the lineup, with cafu and marek down the flanks. Score 1-3. Sheva,gila,kaka

Originally Posted by Shevchenko-[7]

I think red.. but Im not sure

I think we will wear all white.

Originally Posted by Lombardia

...i think ascoli play in white, but i'm not sure

Actually, you're both wrong
Ascoli plays in Juve colors, I mean black and white jerseys, black shorts and soxs...
So I suppose we will play in red and black jerseys, white shorts and soxs (that's my favorite combination )
FORZA ROSSONERIIIIIIIIIIIIIII