[Fillipo Simone]

Crucial match in many ways:

1. If we loose or draw, we are bound to loose our first spot.

2. Allegri has to integrate the recuperated players in a rational system that can launch Milan into another series of wins.

[Fillipo Simone]

I still did not get why Silva would be a good captain at first place. But, let's move on, sorry for returning to it again.

About the Pirlo injury. It's a blow, but I don't understand why you guys bother thinking about Champions League matches at all?? I mean, to me it was a lost battle in the first place: many strong teams + totally inexperienced coach + midfield with many weak spots - get's me to the conclusion we won't win it or be a real contender. All our January moves also go in favor of this. So why worry or bother? Why depict it like a total apocalypse while we can still hope for the scudetto? Who cares really about Tottenham anyway...

[Milan Are Brilli...]

The thing is since the early 90's we've never been judged that strong of a contender, not enough quality, too old, not enough depth in squad. There's always been stronger teams, yet we've found ways of winning more Champions Leagues. Remember 07? Rooney scoring in the last minute at OT (we were going out again), Van Buyten scoring in the last minute for Bayern at San Siro (we were going out again). To chuck it out of the window as a lost cause already seems odd. I'm not saying we are going to win it, but we've surely got to give ourselves the chance.

I think that's why people are talking about Tottenham and why they are bothered about it.