[han2503]

Who: Cagliari Calcio vs. AC Milan



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Where: Stadio Sant'Elia



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When:
29th October 2014 @ 8:45pm CET


Head-to-Head Record



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[Fillipo Simone]

Honda on the right wing, SES on the left, Menez as false nine, Bona as winger.

What Danny said.

Pippo plays players out of position, it's been one of our main rants so far. Honda as winger is the most obvious one, but also Bonaventura as winger and Menez as false nine.

SES isn't played out of position. And if you two don't see the difference between playing Emanuelson on AM or SS and Menez being a little bit more central or a left winger, than seriously...I've no words.

The things Pippo does is what every coach does in a certain way and amount. Menez brought goals and good performances as false 9, what else should we expect? Honda? As I said, Zaccheroni mentioned he can play on the right. I still don't think it's that big of a deal.

Armero hasn't started a single match, Zapata barely plays, Lopez is bizarrely benched.

Secondly, Inzaghi has been giving cold treatment to a few players. Mexes, Armero and Pazzini, to name a few. You know what Pazzini's wife wrote last night on Twitter? "There's no meritocracy at Milan". Indeed, when Pippo keeps playing Muntari or DS while guys like Armero and van Ginkel warm the bench without barely given a chance to prove their worth.

Van Ginkel and Mexes yes. Especially Mexes. Van Ginkel I cannot judge, because his potential is unknown to me and he still hasn't played much for Milan.

But should Inzaghi really bench MDS? I don't think he was that bad. Armero was signed as a backup, he was rejected by Napoli and failed at West Ham; if Pippo doesn't think he's up to it, I can trust he has good reasons - Armero did fail in the past on few occasions.

And really X-O, you mention Pazzini? Honestly?? I mean, had Pippo been playing Pazzini more, you would have ranted on and on how Inzaghi is insisting on an old and shabby has-been. When was the last time Pazzini scored? How many goals did he score last season after his injury? 2? Perhaps 3?

Again, if you guys think that the mentioned examples are similar to Allegri's relationship with various players, Pippo, Pirlo, Dinho being few of many, what's there to say?

I'm sure Han and X will rant at me but to 'erase the years under Allegri' means erasing a Scudetto win and CL appearances.

For his faults, and he made many, before it went sour under him it was an acceptable level - and for me the Club's error was not investing in new players when we won the Scudetto. We had a BIG chance there to affirm our authority and improve a decent team with some really good players like Strootman, Pjannic (we were linked to both). Instead we signed the likes of Mexes - a reasonable defender in his day but never an upgrade to someone like Nesta or Silva. Then a season later we got rid of EVERYONE worth a d*mn.

Yes, the club is at fault as well. Agreed here.

But the Scudetto-Allegri-Milan has been erased already. With the key players gone, there's probably only a bit more of it left then of the Maldini Milan. What however lingered on these years is his mentality, his signature, his way of creating the team's visual and mental appearance. If this is to be changed, we need a coach like Bielsa or van Gaal, someone who brings in experience, know-how, a tested and proven system and a set of new ideas. Expecting the mentioned out of Pippo - also in a short time - is very very unrealistic.