[han2503]

Who: A.C. Milan vs. Atalanta B.C.



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Where: Stadio San Siro



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When:
18th January 2015 @ 3:00pm CET


Head-to-Head Record



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[Danny]

Allegri Jnr v his old team.

Let's take the tiny glimpse of form from the cup win into this one.

[han2503]

Allegri Jnr v his old team.

Let's take the tiny glimpse of form from the cup win into this one.

I think if Pippo puts out the right 11 and plays a more attack minded game we'll do well.

If we play like we did vs Toro and Sassuolo, basically like bottom table feeders looking for a draw, we will get that draw or even lose.

For me, unless he's picking Muntari or Essien or Bonera, the players don't really matter all that much, it's how he uses them that's the problem imo.

If he has to play Menez, I'd rather see SES sit and Pazzo in the middle, than Menez as the false 9. I can't stand him in that role

Basically, I want to see something like this

Abate--Mexes--Alex--Armero
Monto--De Jong--Jack
Cerci--Pazzo/SES--Menez/SES

[X-Offender]

Some reports suggesting we could play 4-2-3-1

Monto - De Jong
Cerci - Menez - SES
Pazzo

[d'Arc.LP]

Some reports suggesting we could play 4-2-3-1

Monto - De Jong
Cerci - Menez - SES
Pazzo

I like this one.

[X-Offender]

I like this one.

A bit too unbalanced in my view, but it's better than what we've seen lately.

[X-Offender]

Here's Mediaset's line-up anyway: Lopez; Abate, Rami, Mexes, Armero; Montolivo, De Jong, Bonaventura; Cerci, Menez, El Shaarawy.

[d'Arc.LP]

A bit too unbalanced in my view, but it's better than what we've seen lately.

If Cerci, Menez and SES contribute on the defense too, I think we can do quite good.

[han2503]

Here's Mediaset's line-up anyway: Lopez; Abate, Rami, Mexes, Armero; Montolivo, De Jong, Bonaventura; Cerci, Menez, El Shaarawy.

Basically the one I posted but with Rami instead of Alex and Menez in that ridiculous #9 role

I'd rather Pippo just bench SES or play him as a striker than see Menez being played in that position tbh

[Danny]

Here's Mediaset's line-up anyway: Lopez; Abate, Rami, Mexes, Armero; Montolivo, De Jong, Bonaventura; Cerci, Menez, El Shaarawy.

Another match, more rotation. Beyond a joke tbh.

[acid911]

Another match, more rotation. Beyond a joke tbh.

My point since, well, our second official match. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sleep.gif) We'll never get consistency going this way, when the players know that they will be slided in or taken out, chip chop like this. And it has shown in the results in the first half of the season. Never liked Seedorf too much as a coach, but at least he had the basics right.

[Danny]

My point since, well, our second official match. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sleep.gif) We'll never get consistency going this way, when the players know that they will be slided in or taken out, chip chop like this. And it has shown in the results in the first half of the season. Never liked Seedorf too much as a coach, but at least he had the basics right.

Kind of, he too rotated. Not as ridiculously as this, but he did rotate.

But yes, consistency is impossible while Inzaghi is coach. How can Zapata regain form knowing he will be back out next match. He publicly complained about this. If results were better then yes, he should keep his thoughts private. But with them being this random he's justified in saying it.

[acid911]

Kind of, he too rotated. Not as ridiculously as this, but he did rotate.

Yeah, I guess. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) But with him one had a feeling that he was trying to create a system. The guy had a worse team than this, in that Balotelli was still wreaking havoc on the pitch and off it. Plus, there was the Allegri hangover, and well, on a pound for pound (read person for person) basis, this squad is slightly better.

But like I said, I had my issues with Seedorf, both as a player and as a coach. But at least he had a thought process, some method to madness, and was trying to implement a system. Not learning on the job like Inzaghi. Understandable, one was a midfield maestro, another a simple poacher.

But yes, consistency is impossible while Inzaghi is coach. How can Zapata regain form knowing he will be back out next match. He publicly complained about this. If results were better then yes, he should keep his thoughts private. But with them being this random he's justified in saying it.

Well put. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sleep.gif) I don't have any hope for long term improvements, at least not this season, as long as Inzaghi is the coach. Miracles can happen, but they should start to happen this week against Atalanta, and for the full 18 rounds of the second half of the season. Don't see no signs of that, and we're just scraping.

Scraping and living week by week, match by match. That's not the way to build a team, a squad, a club. That's why I always have a little chuckle when someone says we are an ongoing project. No signs of a project within a 100 miles radius with this management, this coach and this squad.

[han2503]

Kind of, he too rotated. Not as ridiculously as this, but he did rotate.

But yes, consistency is impossible while Inzaghi is coach. How can Zapata regain form knowing he will be back out next match. He publicly complained about this. If results were better then yes, he should keep his thoughts private. But with them being this random he's justified in saying it.

I'm personally p!ssed off that he keeps switching out Alex not Zapata.

Based on form throughout the season; Mexes and Alex have been our most stable and consistent performers. Why keep switching when it's critical that our defence starts working well as a unit? Why drop Alex to play Rami?

Both Rami and Zapata imo have had their good and bad moments this season, neither should be starting ahead of Mexes or Alex if they're fit.

[X-Offender]

Alex and Mexes would be a very slow pairing. They're not compatible.