JUVE -MILAN...29^ Giornata

Yeah, almost forgot about Johann. He's not bad, from what if seen. He definitely needs more reps on the first squad in place of the Jackball that is Rino.

Finito! What a frickin' snoozefest.

I've been looking at a Juventus forum throughout this match and man do they moan, they b*tch more than we do !

Moaning about Capello, moaning about Ibrahimovic, moaning about long balls, style of play, tactics and they're the ones 10 points clear ! And i thought we had problems

And I was so happy before the game wearing an official AC Milan 2006 Home Soccer Jersey with Kaka's number that I received yesterday as a gift...

Poor show by both teams, and not very flattering to the Serie A for displays like Nedved.I mean you can respect an opponent and even admire his skills, but when they do crap like what Nedved does, everything is negated.Anyways not a good showing from arguably two of the best clubs in the world.Kaladze had a monster game though.

Originally Posted by Jim_UK

I've been looking at a Juventus forum throughout this match and man do they moan, they b*tch more than we do !

Moaning about Capello, moaning about Ibrahimovic, moaning about long balls, style of play, tactics and they're the ones 10 points clear ! And i thought we had problems

We all have to be demanding.

Originally Posted by Jim_UK

I've been looking at a Juventus forum throughout this match and man do they moan, they b*tch more than we do !

Moaning about Capello, moaning about Ibrahimovic, moaning about long balls, style of play, tactics and they're the ones 10 points clear ! And i thought we had problems

lol..
Today i saw two Juve teams on the pitch...We played like juve for once..utterly lack of creativity and flair. Juve came into this game aiming for a draw IMO as they didnt attack with number even when we were down to 10 men.

On the positive side, in Kaladze we have found a very solid centre back. Defensive duo of Nesta and Kala have seemed to gel and been very secure of late.

So we didn't win, even if we had it wouldn't have changed things that much, Juve would still have to lose at least 2 or 3 times which is unlikely to happen in all honesty, barring some sort of major collapse.

Lets just hope for no serious injuries and look to continue our good form in the next game !

Yah, Kakha is definitely an inspired player. Didn't know what to think after that season off due to injury but after his displays the past month or so, definitely a keeper because he's so versatile.

Very disappointing 2nd half of football. I really expected more from our guys especially given how well we played in the first. Kakha, Nesta and Sergio were very, very good today with Kaladze being my MoM. Gattuso's RC was fully deserved IMO and a player with his experience should know far better than making such senseless tackless in fron of Juve's PA given that he already had 1 YC.
The RC ruined the game for us but I think we could have gotten more from it if carlo had replaced Gattuso. I don't know about you, guys, but within the first 10 min of the 2nd half it was clear that we lacked creativity in midfield and especially from Gattuso's zone. Given that he already was on 1 YC, it was a mystery to me why carlo didn't put Vogel in. I can't blame Carlo for starting with Ringhio as he is very useful in such big game vs a combative midfield like Juve's but IMO Carlo should have played in Vogel in the second half. That's about the one thing I didn't like tonight and have to put some blame on Carlo's decision making for "letting" Gattuso continue and, eventually, making us play with 10 men for 20-25 min, a period in which we weren't inferior at all to Juve but scoring a goal became close to impossible.
Anyway, I guess we can safely say that it's CL for us from now on.
Forza Milaaaaaaaan !!!!!!!

Having all 4 of your major strikers on the pitch at once surely didn't help Juve too much, it would be like us playing Shevchenko, Inzaghi, Gilardino and Amouroso all at once ...

Maybe it's time we moved Kaladze from left-back to centre-back completely and buy someone like Grosso ?

Originally Posted by kenny_shev

lol..
Today i saw two Juve teams on the pitch...We played like juve for once..utterly lack of creativity and flair.

Exactly... we've played like them, in the excruciatingly boring and opaque fashion that characterizes Juve and contributes to give a bad name to Serie A.

I agree with all of you: Kakha played very well today, he's becoming a very important player for us, not only that season, but also for the future.

Originally Posted by Jim_UK

I've been looking at a Juventus forum throughout this match and man do they moan, they b*tch more than we do !

Moaning about Capello, moaning about Ibrahimovic, moaning about long balls, style of play, tactics and they're the ones 10 points clear ! And i thought we had problems

Well, given that Milan got the better of them in 1st half at their own turf and that even with 10 men we didn't look inferior to them, I don't blame them. True they have a 10 point lead in Serie A but their main goal is the CL and with a display like this one, I would be very surprised if they manage to oust even a young, inexperienced, and "fragile" team like Arsenal. Not to mention that it's a pure miracle for them to be still in the CL competition at all.

There was penalty for us when (I think Emerson) stoped Nesta's shot with his hand...

Although Rino deserved the second yellow card, I reckon his first yellow card was a bit harsh. His tackle on Vieira (or Emerson??) was not a neat one but he did get the ball and his knees caught Vieira accidentally on following through. Either way, like Zlantanov said, an experienced player like Rino should have known better.

Also, any comments on the turn-down penalty appeal? The ball clearly striked Emerson's arm when it could have been destined for the net.