They've only conceded two goals all season. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) They won both games they conceded in too. By my count, it's 14 games undefeated.

The Giovanissimi C kept a clean sheet again this past weekend, beating Pro Sesto 3-0. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/96.gif)

It's the usual stuff defense-wise. We cannot defend as a unit and the back four in particular do not act calmly. We cannot defend high balls either.

But at least we're seeing something different in attack. We actually run and try to be creative. Beckham in this game has run more (not has covered more distance, HAS RUN) than Seedorf has all season long.

NO SEEDORF!!!

I'm going to savor the moment... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

Why?

Ancelotti’s Stance Over Milan Owned Gourcuff Pleases Blanc

While Milan coach Carlo Ancelotti continues to deride the French international in the press, Girondins de Bordeaux’s head coach is lapping up the criticism.

It may not have been inspirational for young French midfielder Yoann Gourcuff to hear more negative comments directed at him from Milan coach Carlo Ancelotti earlier this week, however, his current boss, Laurent Blanc, is delighted that the Italian has chosen to take such a stance on the youngster.

“I don't know whether he's going to come back to Milan. It's going to be difficult, but not impossible,” said Ancelotti of the promising 22-year-old earlier this week, according to Ligue 1’s official website.

“You have to prove your worth at Milan very quickly. We can't afford to give young players several chances to let them grow. It's perhaps a shame, but it's like that.

"I understand his disappointment – it's not easy to play just the end of games – I'm well aware of that – but when I gave him the chance to play, he had a tendency to want to prove himself too much, so his performance was solely individual.

"He wasn't able to play for the team. He still has to work on his mental strength, because he crumbled a bit too quickly here. He's a very good player – there's no doubt – but his mental strength was his main problem."

But Blanc revealed that he relishes such comments as they simply play into les Girondins’ hands. Indeed, the player has a clause in his loan deal that means he can stay in the Aquitaine region of France on a permanent basis should the he agree and should the French outfit pay Milan €15 million.

“I'm glad that Carlo Ancelotti thinks like that because it allowed us to bring Gourcuff to Bordeaux,” explained Blanc. “It's good to have an opinion, but it can't be definitive on a young player who is still developing. If we had to give him a report on Yoann's season, it would be very positive, and that could make him change his mind.”

With Ancelotti’s mind seemingly made-up and the player increasingly reticent to return to the Serie A side, it appears that the San Siro is an unlikely home for the flourishing Frenchman next season.

Robin Bairner, Goal.com

Would love to know where that came from. I don't recall seeing him say anything of the sort in interviews in Italian.

FAVALLI verso il rinnovo fino al 2010

Ait Tennie i understand that u don't want to judge..But isn't this bad performance consecutive..i mean it happens week in week out...I don't understand though even at the beginning of the season, when we had a streak of not losing we still played bad..Carlo must be doing something wrong for this to continue happening....Wen was the last time we were happy about winning a game very confidently? If Carlo did this in Chelsea, he would have been sacked since..We still jus keep hoping for a better future with this coach but it doesn't seem to change!!! Don't u think something must be done?

I'm not going to get into pissing contests with anyone who wants to go off namecalling. If you do, that's your business and unless you break board rules, nobody's going to stop you.

That said, I also would appreciate fewer nastily snarky comments coming my way today. Do you think I'm happy with this result and this team? No. Difference is, I'm not going off on a kneejerk tantrum about it demanding that this player or that be fired or the coach be fired etc etc etc.

You think it's bad comparing the guys who played against bremen today to the team that won the CL in 03? Try comparing them to the team that won the CL in 90 - to Sacchi's Milan. That's my standard and what happened today is so far below the standard of what I expect of a Milan team that I cannot find words to express how disappointed I am.

The team needs a refresher. New club management, probably a new coach, new players (not media icons) and a new attitude in which they take the game seriously.

If this loss out of the UEFA CUP doesn't tell us something then i don't know what will? milan is fucked...If Galliani likes he shouldn't bye defenders saying we still have nesta, favalli, maldini? what? if by next season we don't have a new coach wiv new players that will hustle and bring us trophies..i'll support another team!!! our players make the team and if they don't do well, well that's bad..