Milan vs Empoli 9/3/08 stadium carlo castellani

Originally Posted by Warro Bantan

Keeping my fingers crossed for a win..its weird Jamie...u can see the game on terrestrial tv, yet none of my usually reliable sources are carrying the game...so I will be forced to watch it streaming....

Ah well...better than nothing!

FSC and ESPN Deportes have both been advertising that they'll be showing the match. Surely you get one of them..no?

After losing Arsenal, i expect nothing but a DOMINATING win!

FORZA MILAN!!!

Originally Posted by Mystik

FSC and ESPN Deportes have both been advertising that they'll be showing the match. Surely you get one of them..no?

FSC will be airing the Siena-Fiorentina game, well thats what their schedule says at the moment.

THE CALLED UP PLAYERS:
GOALKEEPERS: Fiori, Kalac, Offredi
DEFENDERS: Bonera, Digao, Favalli, Kaladze, Maldini, Oddo, Simic
MIDFIELDERS: Ambrosini, Brocchi, Emerson, Gourcuff, Kakà, Pirlo
ATTACKERS: Aubameyang, Gilardino, Pato, Paloschi

best line-up IMO:

Kalac

Oddo Bonera Kaladze Maldini/Favalli

Ambro Pirlo Gourcuff

Kaka

Gila/Paloschi Pato

I'd let Paloschi come on as sub to stretch a hopefully tired defence.

Guess which team opened the score today after a non-existent penalty for a "foul" outside the box ?

Ibra's 15 goals in Serie A, 8 as a penalty taker.
How is it that better than Gilardino by a high margin then? I'm still all up for Gilardino, but maybe he should better leave and join Juventus instead...

As much as I'd prefer to start only 1 DM (Ambro) and play Pirlo, Ambro, Gourcuff in midfield, I know that won't happen and we'll struggle to create chances as always.

My lineup anyhow would be the same as Ace's own, with Gilardino coming off at around the 60th minute if he's having a crappy game. I hope Gila actually tries to make his presence felt up front tomorrow. That I believe is the weakest point of his game.

I would like to see Kalac-Oddo-Bonera-Kaladze-Favalli-Ambro-Emerson-Pirlo-Kaka-Pato-Gilardino

I hope Emerson plays in Pirlo's position which will allow Pirlo to push further up the left side. In the few games that we saw that this year, we did look a lot more dangerous.

Mystic I agree with you my friend but I think it's fine to start with two DM as long as we let Pirlo play a lot in the opponents half rather then ours. If that happens then I don't mind the two DM's but if we have Pirlo in his usual spot, and play with 2 DM's next to him on both sides, we will struggle because that leaves Kaka isolated in the last third and that's where the struggles will come.

I just really hope we don't see Brocchi-Pirlo-Ambro. That would really suck.

We most ween against Empoli

Originally Posted by pece4ever

i can't wait to see Dida in front of our goal, to be more calm when i watch my favorite team

Does that guy really gives inpires you any confidence?...I don't think that Dida knows what confidence really is, to be honest...he looks all shaky and scared all the time

Well I'm expecting a mixed team to be honest....and maybe an always 100% strenght team from next week to the end of the season:

Kalac,Oddo,Bonera,Kaladze,Favalli,Emerson/Ambro (Although Ambro really needs a rest),Pirlo,Gourcuff,Kaká,Pato,Gila/Paloschi

We should thrust gila for the 50 minutes or so....then we can release Paloschi and then sit back and relax

As of 3 am EST, myp2p.eu is down so If its not up in 6 hours some might not be able to see this game.

Originally Posted by _Ace

THE CALLED UP PLAYERS:
GOALKEEPERS: Fiori, Kalac, Offredi
DEFENDERS: Bonera, Digao, Favalli, Kaladze, Maldini, Oddo, Simic
MIDFIELDERS: Ambrosini, Brocchi, Emerson, Gourcuff, Kakà, Pirlo
ATTACKERS: Aubameyang, Gilardino, Pato, Paloschi

a must winning game as we don't have any aims except 4th place

---------------Kalac---------------
---Oddo--Bonera--Maldini--Favalli---
----Ambro-----Pirlo-----Emerson----
----------Kaka------Gourcuff-------
---------------Pato----------------

although Christmas still a long way but we absolutely need the Christmas spirit here so the x'mas tree formation will be perfect

The Christmas formation only works in Europe (this can be seen in the Arsenal legs, where we didn't concede in the 1st one while we were absolutely, run over in midfield with the other formation). But in Serie A, this formation doesn't work it's defensive and we're against defensive-minded teams, so we an attacking formation.
I say:
---------------Kalac---------------
---Oddo--Bonera--Maldini--Kaladze-
---------------Pirlo----------------
---Ambrosini--------------Gourcuff-
---------------Kaka---------------
---Gilardino------------Pato-------

*sub Gilardino in the 60th with paloschi if he fails to show up again

Originally Posted by ForzaMilano821

As of 3 am EST, myp2p.eu is down so If its not up in 6 hours some might not be able to see this game.

there are only 3 links

bet365.com , bwin.com and a UUSEE "Channel"

anyway, on my predicted line-up, as much as I like to see Maldini play as a CB, he wont
on his latest press conference he said he likes playing on the LB, and tbh, he's doing well there...

also, I think again, Gourcuff will take his chance, as he has been impressing lalety, and he must take seedorf's spot! (only in this match^^)