[Danny]

What we making so far overall of the Pippo era?

For my tuppence I think he's done brilliantly given the financial constraints. Galliani basically brought in a new team, for near-enough free, and the fact we sit 4th after 7 matches is easily beyond what any of us expected.

We've lost one match, a match we did well in and only a moment of Pogba magic finished by Tevez won the 3 points for Juve. We've made two careless draws, but 4 wins against Parma, Lazio, Chievo and HV are, it has to be said, extremely impressive.

There is progress going on under Pippo, clear progress.

Naturally he makes plenty of bewildering decisions like all managers do, but judge on results, and only 7 points dropped of 21 is, frankly, absolutely excellent.

I'd say 'the big tests come against the Fiorentinas of this world' but then we took one of them on today and completely outclassed them. HV have been a fine performer the past season or so, and beat the recently-improved Torino away on the opening day. So they're a good team that only Roma then us have beaten thus far.

It obviously annoys me to see Rami ahead of Zapata, or Muntari and not MvG or Bona etc, but for all we disagree on personnel - it's results we have to judge.

On that level, and our position in the table, Pippo gets an -A.

If we beat Fiorentina next week you'd have to say it's really starting to look good for him.

[kurtsimonw]

7.5/10.

+Great points return so far
+Some pleasing performances
+Look good in attack, even with injuries/players out of position

-Some poor team selections
-Defending is beyond terrible.

[Danny]

7.5/10.

+Great points return so far
+Some pleasing performances
+Look good in attack, even with injuries/players out of position

-Some poor team selections
-Defending is beyond terrible.

Yeah, 10 conceded in 7 matches isn't great. Until, that is, you remember we conceded 4 of them in that freak show at the Tardini.

If...if you discount that shambles then it's 6 and that's not horrendous.

I just wish he'd go Alex and Zapata - Lazio, for me, was still our best defensive display.

[acid911]

If...if you discount that shambles then it's 6 and that's not horrendous.

But we did, though. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif) If Milan can do one thing right, it just has to be defending. We've a legacy to defend.