[m1ke]

In a recent interview, Galliani openly discussed the Goalkeeping situation at Milan. He mentioned that in Carlo's eyes, the current pecking order for the No.1 spot goes Kalac, Abbiati and then Dida (whilst the club 'evaluate' his current condition).

Kalac had a solid season in 07/08, and was a breath of fresh air for Milan fans who'd learnt to look away every time the ball entered Dida's penalty area. But is he the right man to take Milan forward during 08/09? The 'Other' option is for people who think Milan should spend yet more money in the transfer window - if you pick this option, drop some names in this thread!

[Jack Sparrow]

All I'm saying is that he was great yesterday and because of that performance he should start in the Railway Cup games. I never said that he should be a definate starter for next season. But this is why the friendlies are, judging by that performance it's obvious who should keep the gloves for the next friendly. And if by any chance he returns to the Abbiati who was at Atletico then Carlo can re-think about who should start, but until Abbiati keeps performing solidly ie being consistant and on form during the entire pre-season then I see no reason why he should not be given the #1

It would be illogical of Carlo to keep rotating between the 3 keepers when there is already an obvious choice, and once that 1st choice screws up then Carlo will regroup and see who is doing better. Until then Abbiati should continue starting according to his performances.

And you might say that these are only pre season friendlies but from how Kalac reacted when he conceeded those 2 goals especially the first one you could see how important these games are to him because he knows he will lose his place. Which is a good thing imo

Well there's no argument from me, that right now the score is Kalac:0 Abbiati:1 Dida: N/A

But what I mean is, the goalkeepers should continue to be rotated in the friendlies. So that in the end, everyone has had an equal amount of chances, and it has been established beyond doubt who is the best. We can't just continue to start Abbiati from now on, and ignore the others. In fact it might be counter productive, he might get complacent again. At which point he is worse than even Fiori!

I apologize in advance if I've posted this already, but I've mentioned this on many different forums that I lose track. Anyhoo, Abbiati played up to the Juve ultras and insulted Milan by singing "Chi no salta rossonero" when Juve won the '06 Scudetto.


Well, yeah, but he hasn't been capped since 2005. It's been quite awhile.

There was also the incident where a post criticizing Dida and Ancelotti came up on his website. He denied it of course, said it was his webmaster who had done it.

Oh btw..he's in the NT I think. He was recalled after Peruzzi retired right?

[MizNelson]

There was also the incident where a post criticizing Dida and Ancelotti came up on his website. He denied it of course, said it was his webmaster who had done it.

Oh btw..he's in the NT I think. He was recalled after Peruzzi retired right?

Ah, yes, the website incident. Blaming it on his webmaster was the equivalent of "I did not have sexual relations with that woman." (Go to his Wikipedia entry and look up the link to his comments.) Unrelated, but he sacrificed his starting job at Torino for a bigger payday at Atletico, yet he didn't even crack the first team until incumbent Leo Franco got hurt.

According to Wiki, he has four (!) caps. Since Peruzzi's retirement, anytime he's been called up it's been as a third keeper behind Buffon and Amelia. In Euro 2008, DeSanctis was Italy's third GK.

Abbiati should continue starting according to his performances.

Not sure where the plural comes in, as it was one 45-minute affair. This is the same Abbiati who once coughed up five goals against Fiorentina while with Torino. Therefore, we can't declare that someone is on form - Abbiati, Dida, whomever - based on one performance.

If Dida does not start at least one RRC match and/or Man City, I will be very annoyed. Quit pussyfooting and get him back in net.