[han2503]

Chievo thread anyone?

Corriere della Sera: Sosa is likely to be Milan's regista against Chievo.

GdS: Bacca will return to Milano on Thursday. Montella is seriously considering to start with Lapadula against Chievo.

Marco Nosotti, Sky Sport-24: "Lapadula is very motivated, is better than in the game against Sampdoria."

Brought this over here to discuss

I think giving Lapadula another chance is a good decision by Montella, especially since Bacca will barely have any time to train or even rest from a long trip

As for the Sosa news, I don't get why Montella doesn't just shift Kucka centrally. Using an attacking mid as a regista really isn't the best thing to do

But I certainly prefer him than pushing Locatelli over the deep end in this mess

[Rossoneri7]

The saying goes 'first half is for the players while the second half is for the manager'. All the players put on a splendid display. Mistakes can happen, but its the team spirit and synchronization of the team that made it possible to shoot to 2nd place tonight.

The team played with attitude, risky from Montella, but it worked. I liked how after an attack becomes too stagnant, they pass the ball along the left side back to the keeper, as if stretching Chievo thin, and spring a new attack from right/center. Also a high defensive line contributed to Chievo falling into that trap consistently.

That said, Kuca put in a solid display! Think the team overall could build on this display, a young team left over after the Berlusconi dynasty, imagine they do a Leicester (IMG:style_emoticons/default/king.gif)