Milan vs Genoa, Jan 6, 2010

I like the formation,Leo hasnt much choice.He can also change the formation but that isnt a option for him.

Pirlo is the only one who can really have an impact on the game in Seedorfs place,Becks cant play there he is more a winger.Pirlo can produce miracle,he did it with Italy so i hope he does it tonight.

I am glad Rino is back,he is really fired up,i almost forgot how he looked in a Milanshirt.It was a while that i saw him play.Ambro-Rhino is a wall in midfield,that should be enough cover.

Ronaldinho has to step it up again,and i like Beckham with Abate on the right flank.

Borrie has to head those crosses from Becks in goal,then we win.

We'll see what Beckham will look like this season, I'm dying to see our new "upgrade"

Juve just won 2:1 away at Parma, second was own-goal by Castellini. Caceres and Melo received red and yellow respectively and they are banned for the game against us. Trezeguet was substituted early on because of injury, he was stretched off and I believe he won't play against us either. Amauri came on for him and he was practically a ghost.

Cagliari came back from 0:2 against Roma in the last 5 minutes, AGAIN! That Massimiliano Allegri is something! Fiorentina demolished Siena with 5:1, Gila scored twice.

AC Milan vs Genoa


Seria A Day 18
Wednesday January 6, 2010 19:45 GMT
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza


Match Preview

The Rossoneri would be hoping to resume winning as a New Year dawns upon them.....



New Year, New Hopes And Old Fears

Milan hadn't lost to any side since September and had reached as high as second in the Serie A table. But a 2-0 defeat to Palermo and that too at home clipped the Rossoneri's wings and doubts have risen whether Milan's season could now be deflated or not.

Leonardo's side remained second in the standings at the end of 2009 with 31 points despite not playing against Fiorentina on Week 17 as that game was postponed because of bad weather. They qualified for the knockout stages of the Champions League and the players have been doing quite well so far.

Whether or not Milan can maintain their good form in 2010 remains to be seen. Il Diavolo have collected 16 points from a possible 24 at home but they have also shipped 10 goals. David Beckham will resume playing for Milan after moving on loan from LA Galaxy for the rest of the season and coach Leonardo will face a tricky decision whether to play Beckham or not from the start and also in which position if indeed the England international midfielder starts on Wednesday.

Near And Thereabout

Genoa are in a shout for a Europa League spot and although their season has been replete with inconsistent results, the Grifone are just four points behind fourth place Roma with 24 points from 16 games. Genoa's home fixture against Bari on Week 17 was postponed because of bad weather or else Gian Piero Gasperini's side could have been higher than 11th in the table.

But Genoa are on a poor run of form at the moment. The Grifone have not won a match in any competition since their 3-0 defeat of Sampdoria at home on November 28. Moreover, they haven't been particularly good on their travels as they have lost five out of their eight away matches.

A win in Milan isn't exactly out of reach as Palermo won against the Rossoneri at the Giuseppe Meazza with conviction not so long ago but a point would be more realistic for a side aiming to play in Europe next season.

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Match Lineups




Teams News

Genoa & Milan Follow Chelsea Defender Alex - Report
Benifca Keen On Milan Ace Ronaldinho - Report
Milan Midfielder David Beckham To Start Up Front In Place Of Injured Alexandre Pato Against Genoa - Report
Fiorentina Ponder Loan Move For Palermo Midfielder Manuele Blasi
Grosseto Director Andrea Iaconi Places €4 Million Price Tag On Mauricio Pinilla
West Ham United's Alessandro Diamanti Rubbishes AC Milan Link
Milan Boss Leonardo: David Beckham Is Versatile And Motivated
Genoa Closing In On Bordeaux Midfielder Fernando Menegazzo - Report
Milan Star Alexandre Pato Was Close To Joining Hertha Berlin - Dieter Hoeness
Genoa Boss Gian Piero Gasperini Warns Milan To Beware Of David Suazo
Inter Leading Race For Bari Defender Andrea Ranocchia - Report
Alexandre Pato: I Want To Win Everything At Milan
Ignazio Abate: January Will Be Key For Milan
Demetrio Albertini: Italy Must Modernise Football Stadiums
Genoa Cannot Make Any Mistakes Against AC Milan - Hernan Crespo
Less Pressure At Chelsea Than There Was At AC Milan - Carlo Ancelotti
Alberto Zapater Will Not Leave Genoa For Juventus - Agent
AZ Star Moussa Dembele Wants Italy Move - Agent
Hamburger SV Defender Guy Demel On Milan Radar - Report
Milan Offer €25 Million Plus Klaas-Jan Huntelaar For Wolfsburg Striker Edin Dzeko - Report
Juventus Target Genoa Midfielder Alberto Zapater - Report
Genoa Striker Sergio Floccari Keen On Lazio Switch - Agent
Marco Borriello Out To Prove His Worth At Milan
Andrea Pirlo Wants To End Career At Milan


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With Pato out I would rather see Huntelaar start than Borriello. Huntelaar is pretty much a classical 9 while Borriello is probably more of a Target Man in my opinion, with Pato instead of Beckham we lose power in the box, and perhaps Huntelaar can make up for that.

I'd also like to see Antonini start instead of Abate, I think he's mostly performed very well for us. Plus it puts Zambrotta at the RB position which is probably better for him.

MILAN-GENOA: LE FORMAZIONI UFFICIALI
06/01/2010

MILAN: Dida; Abate, Nesta, Thiago Silva, Antonini; Ambrosini, Gattuso; Pirlo; Beckham, Borriello, Ronaldinho.

GENOA: Amelia; Moretti, Biava, Criscito; Rossi, Milanetto, Juric, Mesto; Palacio, Suazo, Sculli.

from www.acmilan.com

Wow, Abi wasn't even called up for this one. Guess he's still not fully fit.

No Zambro!?

Uhh Ambro + Gattuso? I am sick with this. Flamini has been training for 4 months and been benched regularly and now Gattuso (who is not a better player than Flamini) just threatens Milan that he's going to quit if he's not played and he is just inserted into the lineup ahead of Flamini? bullsh*t I tell you.

On top of that, we have less pace with Beckham instead of Pato. We definitely aren't going to be creating alot of chances infront of goal so let's hope to be as clinical as possible. Is Pato on the bench?

Originally Posted by hitmannq8

Uhh Ambro + Gattuso? I am sick with this. Flamini has been training for 4 months and been benched regularly and now Gattuso (who is not a better player than Flamini) just threatens Milan that he's going to quit if he's not played and he is just inserted into the lineup ahead of Flamini? bullsh*t I tell you.

On top of that, we have less pace with Beckham instead of Pato. We definitely aren't going to be creating alot of chances infront of goal so let's hope to be as clinical as possible. Is Pato on the bench?

Pato is injured as far as I know, so don't think he's on the bench. I agree that Flamini should probably have started today, he offers more than Rino going forward in my opinion, which is what we'll need really.

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Penalty... No goal...

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let us beat the crap out of this team... Suazo and Crespo

Originally Posted by HO-YOUNG

let us beat the crap out of this team... Suazo and Crespo

One-sided until now at least, and hopefully we can score soon.