I also want both Seedorf and Aquilani. Both playing well for Milan (Aquilani vs Lazio, Seedorf this year and in CL he is the man), both good passers (important vs Barça, and with Pato as your striker), both actually can defend well also.

Hm, interesting line-up, han. I like it.


But Seedorf to play deeper, right? And then Boateng bit more forward: good to have at least two attacking players with pace, and them linking up with each other and Aquilani, aint bad. Aquilani and Seedorf behind Pato is too slow.

What exactly? Isn't Pippo supposed to be recovered by now?


Anyway, I'm with X-O here, sorry, I'd also pick Cassano to start. He needs to be a starter in such matches, he can make the extra pass. I don't see that happen with Emanuelson and Boateng, so I expect Pato to be allover the place searching for the ball.

Aquilani can do that as well, same goes for Seedorf, and imo, with just Pato up there, we need to sacrifice a striker for a stronger and more compact midfield. Also by using both, we have nothing on the bench, no extra card for Allegri to play.

I agree that Urby shouldn't be anywhere near the starting 11, he's not a smart player, we need someone who will utilise the ball properly when we have it, that's why using both Seedorf and Aquilani makes more sense then Cassano

Nope. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) I'm sure it was mentioned in another thread that Inzaghi got injured just days after he recovered from his earlier injury. Out for another few weeks. Anyway, we can't hold this one up to Allegri, without knowing the full facts. Maybe he got the full report from the doctors at Milan?! It's not easy to recover from grave injuries when you are touching 40.

So even if he had included him in the squad for the CL, it's not like Inzaghi would have been ready and available.

Advantage Allegri (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)

This post has been edited by Jack Bauer: Sep 12 2011, 09:29 PM

Piqué is injured, and Puyol should start from the bench. Hopefully we'll be able to take advantage of their defensive faults. The fact that Ibra won't play also means no long balls, which is always a good thing.

Does it mean no long balls? I'm not sure it does, it started to develop as a habit or a system; I hope it isn't on the automatized level.

Han, I like that formation and I could see it being successful. I think thats what I would play if I was Allegri.

Probable line-up vs Barcelona (4-3-2-1): Abbiati; Abate-Nesta-T. Silva-Zambrotta; Nocerino-Van Bommel-Seedorf; Boateng-Emanuelson; Pato.

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This post has been edited by d'Arc.LP: Sep 13 2011, 08:52 AM

not a bad formation for UCL infact quite similar to what we sued to play under carlo

Only with quite different players.

i think with the available player the only change allegri could make would be to put seedorf in emaulson place and aquallani in LCM.... but last season seedorf player much better in middle rather than behind the stikers... lets see how it goes

Emanuelson, boateng and pato up front? Launch express anyone?

I can see this going badly. I can also see this being stupid enough to work.

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