[han2503]

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Probable starting 11:

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Not too happy about that 11 but it is expected that he will go for the safer route for now.

[maldini03]

I thought Conti when he came on brought a lot of energy on that right wing. He played slightly differently than Abate (more advanced) and as a winger but I thought he was good. I'm excited to see how he does going forward.

Musacchio, Kessie, RR, Cutrone were the best for me

Monto, Borini and to some extent Niang the worst - hopefully their replacements can really bring up the quality of the team.

Does seem like we need another creative player to create chances for the forwards because the wingers that we do have are not promising.

Also Montella needs to drop the 4-3-3 and find a better system to suit the team

[X-Offender]

Does seem like we need another creative player to create chances for the forwards because the wingers that we do have are not promising.

Don't forget that with Biglia, Calhanoglu and Suso our ball possession will increase significantly and we'll be able to create more chances. The latter two are especially known for making many assists.

[Danny]

Don't forget that with Biglia, Calhanoglu and Suso our ball possession will increase significantly and we'll be able to create more chances. The latter two are especially known for making many assists.

Weirdly I'd actually argue that we're far better when we have less possession and simply use what we have better.

The Sacchi Milan didn't exactly horde the ball and neither did Carlo's, and they're two of the best in our history.

The possession based tiki tika is done, and Milan are best when we use our possession carefully, strangle opponents, and smack the b*stards on the break.

Hence I don't really think it's about possession = chances = goals.

Our victory over Bayern only saw us have 30% of the ball in the whole match. But what we did with that possession was clinical.

[X-Offender]

Weirdly I'd actually argue that we're far better when we have less possession and simply use what we have better.

The Sacchi Milan didn't exactly horde the ball and neither did Carlo's, and they're two of the best in our history.

The possession based tiki tika is done, and Milan are best when we use our possession carefully, strangle opponents, and smack the b*stards on the break.

Hence I don't really think it's about possession = chances = goals.

Our victory over Bayern only saw us have 30% of the ball in the whole match. But what we did with that possession was clinical.

OK with your reasoning, but the bold part, what??? Ball possession was one of Carlo-Milan's strongest traits. We used to dominate in that respect.

[Danny]

OK with your reasoning, but the bold part, what??? Ball possession was one of Carlo-Milan's strongest traits. We used to dominate in that respect.

I'm pretty sure Catenaccio was still in full thrust in many of those years. Don't get me wrong, I know Carlo had more of the ball than recent eras, but we're not talking Barca-esque 70/30 here. Maybe 55/45 etc. We played better football than even the likes of Man Utd, and usually we won - it just wasn't constant constant ball ball ball. Not as I remember anyway! He just used the ball better than the more wasteful way his Bayern did against us.

[X-Offender]

I'm pretty sure Catenaccio was still in full thrust in many of those years. Don't get me wrong, I know Carlo had more of the ball than recent eras, but we're not talking Barca-esque 70/30 here. Maybe 55/45 etc. We played better football than even the likes of Man Utd, and usually we won - it just wasn't constant constant ball ball ball. Not as I remember anyway! He just used the ball better than the more wasteful way his Bayern did against us.

Sorry man, but I think you're wrong. Carlo's tactics with us were principally focused on ball possession. It was a distinct trait. You probably don't remember it well.