Oh, and regarding the derby, Allegri said today that Pirlo won't be able to recover in time. That's a blow!!! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)

AC Milan squad for the game against Palermo

Goalkeepers: Christian Abbiati, Marco Amelia, Flavio Roma;

Defenders: Ignazio Abate, Luca Antonini, Daniele Bonera, Didac Vila, Marek Jankulovski, Alessandro Nesta, Thiago Silva, Mario Yepes;

Midfielders: Kevin-Prince Boateng, Urby Emanuelson, Mathieu Flamini, Gennaro Gattuso, Alexander Merkel, Clarence Seedorf, Mark van Bommel;

Forwards: Antonio Cassano, Alexandre Pato, Robinho.

source: rossoneriblog.com

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It'd be almost embarrassing if we, league leaders, didn't walk away from this game with a win.

BS. have you forgotten that Pirlo is out and we don't have anyone better to play in midfield? with these players I'd do the same too. next season with a good AM and Pirlo back to full fitness we'll see if we'll still play with 3 destructive midfielders.

All in all I think the "I know football better than a real coach out there" attitude is going a little overboard here. I'm not saying Max is flawless, but no matter what players/formation he plays, you guys still find something to complain about. EVERY SINGLE GAME. yet we have won more than any other team in the league. he couldn't have been as wrong as you guys have made him out to be the whole friggin season!

This post has been edited by Zed.D: Mar 19 2011, 09:57 AM

To true +100

@X-Offender listen dude if you don't have anything to say don't make **** up to satisfy your hate for Max. Be logical not reactionary and judge him at the end of the season. We play the midfield we have now because we have injuries.....or did you join the season half way through?

This post has been edited by Ry4n: Mar 19 2011, 10:11 AM

Palermo-Milan: The probable formations

PALERMO (4-3-1-2): 46 Sirigu, 36 Darmian, 6 Munoz, 3 Goian, 42 Balzaretti, 8 Migliaccio, 21 Bacinovic, 23 Nocerino, 27 Pastore, 10 Miccoli, 51 Pinilla Ferrera. (99 Benussi, 29 Garcia, 66 Andelkovic, 4 Kasami, 11 Liverani, 72 Ilicic, 9 Hernandez).
Coach.: Cosmi.
[b]Suspended:[/b] Bovo, Carrozzieri.
Risked for suspension: Goian, Migliaccio, Munoz, Pastore, Sirigu
Out: Cassani.

MILAN (4-3-1-2): 32 Abbiati, 20 Abate, 13 Nesta, 33 Thiago Silva, 77 Antonini, 8 Gattuso, 4 Van Bommel, 16 Flamini, 10 Seedorf, 7 Pato, 99 Cassano. (1 Amelia, 76 Yepes, 18 Jankulovski, 28 Emanuelson, 52 Merkel, 27 Boateng, 90 Robinho).
Coach.: Allegri.
Suspended: Ibrahimovic.
Risked for suspension: Pirlo, Bonera, Gattuso e Nesta.
Out: Ambrosini, Pirlo, Inzaghi.

source: milannews.it

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Thus spoke the angel of death.

Not sure I agree with the reasoning here. Titus Bramble and Marco Materazzi would probably walk into any pickup game we'd be playing on the weekend and look like Messi while playing striker. It doesn't mean they're crapf at the top level nor does it preclude us fans from criticising them. Do you think half the pundits criticising the top level pros ever achieved half of what even the mediocre pros and pro coaches did?

in other news what time does the game start?

Leave alone Pirlo, I know he's injured. What about Boateng? How many times has he played in his natural position, as box-to-box midfielder? Why does Allegri prefer him as trequartista? This annoys the hell out of me. We need some quality in that midfield. Playing Van Bommel, Gattuso/Flamini and Boateng with Robinho as trequarista would improve our game substantially. But not for Max. He insists with the three medianacci, because he's more concerned with not conceding first, then scoring. Like I said, small club mentality.

It sounds alot like how Mourinho plays. Its called Defensive mentality damn man do you watch Serie A nearly every club plays catenaccio it's Italian Football !! , of course we don't play catenaccio per say we play a more offensive brand.

This post has been edited by Ry4n: Mar 19 2011, 02:44 PM

Was just about to say, thanks for relieving me of having to write a long post.

Also we have Urby and Seedorf as well. I know I know, Seedorf is finished bla bla bla, but at least he'd provide an inch of creativity in there, and what's really the difference when you have Rino in there running around getting beaten by mediocre players either way?

well said

Don't be ridiculous. If you see how Mourinho played Inter last season and how he plays Madrid now, you'll realize he plays a very offensive 4-2-3-1, with two defensive midfielders in front of the defense, one of which has the duty to organize the game (Thiago Motta, Xabi Alonso), and one to act as a sort of "water carrier" for the other (Cambiasso, Khedira). The rest of the line-up is purely offensive. Two wingers, one trequartista and one striker. Compare it to how're playing now, and you'll notice a huge difference. It's true that Mourinho's teams also a have a very good defensive mentality, but that's because he manages to incite his players to play a very coral game i.e. defending in 11 players and attacking in 11 players. That's not how we play. We defend with 3 players and attack with 3 players, leaving a huge gap in midfield, which accompanied by the scarce quality of our midfielders, leads us to play a very ugly and catenaccario football.

well said