[han2503]

Who: Internazionale Milano F.C. vs. A.C. Milan



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Where: Stadio San Siro



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When:
13th September 2015 @ 8:45pm CET


Head-to-Head Record



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Serie A Form Guide:

Milan: LW
Inter: WW

[han2503]

How did he look like a fool??? He was marking his man! Like I said, Maccarone did an amazing trick. Anyone, even Nesta or Thiago could have fallen for that. But Bertolacci was just walking when Saponara was running inside the box, and De Jong reacted late.

And what the hell does the leadership role have anything to do here? Did Zapata bunk the offside trap because of that? I wouldn't trust two slow and static CBs like Mexes and Alex together, but two fast and mobile ones like Zapata and Romagnoli is more than fine. They might not complement each other perfectly, but it's the best we can afford, and you're not gonna convince me otherwise.

Sorry, but yes, he did. He could have done better. And an awesome trick from Maccarone? Come on now!

Who said anything about Alex and Mexes playing together??

I said Alex should partner either one of Zapata or Romagnoli, because both need someone who can lead the line next to them, Romagnoli because of his inexperience and Zapata because that's just the way he is.

And you can be as fast and mobile as you like but if there are positional errors and passing errors you can't recover from all of them simply because you're quick.

Also, the thing with the offside trap I was talking about him not only not being able to be the reference point at the back for the others, but HE'S the one that's making these errors. Add in a young and inexperienced guy next to him and you'll have trouble at the back.

And fyi, I'm not trying to convince you of anything! I'm simply stating my opinion that I think it's a mistake to go with both Zapata and Romagnoli and I think we should go with Alex and either one of those 2, simply because I think that would make a better pairing. I hope that I am worrying over nothing and they do well because Miha seems to be sticking with them for now, but I don't think that will be the case. Simple as that really, I'm not trying to get you to join my anti-Zapata cult like you and Danny are trying to make it out to be

Have to say I think X is onto something here.

With no Muntari, Bonera or the like to slaughter any more, Han needed (even if he didn't realise it) a new figure of contempt.

No one would claim that Zaps is Maldini, but the guy IS a fine defender even if his passing is occasionally loose. For sheer brute force defending he's rather good, as well as strong in the air and quick - helps for tracking back against counters.

Yes, he probably needs an alpha leader next to him to be at his best, but so what? Specifically speaking I'd argue he needs a foil, a player next to him with the attributes he lacks, like leadership and positional sense, or composure on the ball. But then Mexes sucks next to Alex and vice versa.

Defences are about the right two kinds of defender next to each other, if one is missing the other suddenly loses a great deal of their game.

But this, all this is getting away from the point: Zapata is absolutely the least of our concerns and will do a job if picked. Hopefully whoever else is picked does too, be it Ely, Romag, Mexes or Alex.

Again, you're being ridiculous with your conspiracy theories with regards to how I feel about Zapata. If I needed a player to whine about there are plenty others to choose from in this team. Believe me!

As I said a million times now, Zapata has flaws in his game that for me tend to be a bit of a stretch to overlook when thinking of someone who can be a starter for us. It's nothing personal but I just don't trust him and that's basically it really.

Also, I already said that I'm fine with either him or Romagnoli starting, but not together as for me that is worrying. Again, this is just my opinion, and Miha will more than likely go for what you 2 are advocating, I just hope it doesn't go wrong for us.

And one more thing, you're saying it yourself here in this post. For a proper pairing to really work the 2 CBs need to have all the attributes required of a top CB even if it not individually but as a pairing. It's why I think Mexes and Zapata worked so well together and I know for a fact it's why you think Alex and Zapata could also work well together. I think Romagnoli could be good next to Zapata as well, but his inexperience and Zapata's sometimes shaky defending and suicide passing could be a problem as unlike when he has Mexes or Alex next to him Romagnoli is not experienced enough to bail him out. And he could also be the one commiting the mistakes and Zapata is simply not the type of players who is there and usually well positioned to cover for unexpected occurences