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Posted by: YoungGun Oct 24 2005, 01:24 AM
Last match, I can't believe that he is a man with 2-year-injury. He plays like as he did 2 years ago.
During years, I always think Sheva - Pippo is the best choice for us ... One is around, attracts defenders, one hides and suddenly appears then kills ...
Posted by: Brian Birkin Oct 24 2005, 07:04 PM
You are right, remember the 02-03 CL season. pippo scored great goals and he was working well with sheva. I wanna see that again.
Posted by: Kaka Is Brilliant Oct 24 2005, 07:12 PM
Totally agree, if we can get this partnership up and running we will win the Scudetto and CL
Posted by: Brian Birkin Oct 24 2005, 08:02 PM
yeah, then we can take chelsea out 
Posted by: Kaka Is Brilliant Oct 24 2005, 08:04 PM
Forget about Chelsea, they will only be good as long as moneybags is there.
They've made the English League a farce and boring
Posted by: Brian Birkin Oct 24 2005, 08:31 PM
They've made the English League a farce and boring
yeah they have, but no at least arsenal cant win
Posted by: goyez Oct 24 2005, 08:36 PM
I missed the match, can anyone send me a link to see the goals. I tried Mikes link but I can't open it with my Windows Media Player
Posted by: Kaka Is Brilliant Oct 24 2005, 08:40 PM
Have you got WinRar installed on your computer?
Posted by: goyez Oct 24 2005, 08:42 PM
No, but i'll install it now 
Posted by: Kaka Is Brilliant Oct 24 2005, 08:43 PM
That is why the links from Mike don't currently work you need that installed before you can do anything
Posted by: goyez Oct 24 2005, 08:49 PM
Inzaghi! What a player:D
Posted by: Kaka Is Brilliant Oct 24 2005, 08:53 PM
Can you see the goals ok now?
Posted by: xudong Oct 24 2005, 09:02 PM
it is good to have him back.. his eagerness to show that he is not finished could go a long way. i appreciate his appreciation to our club.
Posted by: Kaka Is Brilliant Oct 24 2005, 09:11 PM
At least Arsenal used to play attacking, decent football with Chelsea it's like watching Juve play with the mentality "defence, defence, defence".
Posted by: xudong Oct 24 2005, 09:21 PM
honestly, between Chelski and Arsenal, so long as they don't become a problem for Milan, I won't hate them. I promise. They can grab as many EPL titles as they want to.
It will change if they want to be a problem for Milan. We met Arsenal but we beat them in 1994-95 and won the Super Cup; we met Chelsea in group stage of CL a few years back when we were miserable. we were eliminated but that was hardly Chelsea's fault. I blame it on Galatasaray. The same goes to Man. U, as they rarely became a problem for Milan since I watched.
So far, Liverpool is the only team I hate in England.
Posted by: Kaka Is Brilliant Oct 24 2005, 09:26 PM
They can grab as many EPL titles as they want to. It will change if they want to be a problem for Milan.
We met Arsenal but we beat them in 1994-95 and won the Super Cup; we met Chelsea in group stage of CL a few years back when we were miserable. we were eliminated but that was hardly Chelsea's fault. I blame it on Galatasaray. The same goes to Man. U, as they rarely became a problem for Milan since I watched. So far, Liverpool is the only team I hate in England.
Ha, ha I don't think you can hate a team just because they beat yours
I hate Chelsea because they have bought the EPL and now they are looking to buy the CL.
Posted by: Brian Birkin Oct 24 2005, 09:41 PM
From last season i started to hate liverfool for knocking out milan, cant stand those gerrard lucky reds
Posted by: Kaka Is Brilliant Oct 24 2005, 09:50 PM
Hmm I can't stand them anyway but that's because I have followed English football for ages
Posted by: Brian Birkin Oct 24 2005, 09:57 PM
yeah, i dont mind Fulham though. Like Brian McBride, hes good.
Posted by: Kaka Is Brilliant Oct 24 2005, 09:59 PM
Ha ha Fulham strange team to like but good though not swayed by Manchester United, Arsenal, Liverpool or Chelsea
Posted by: Brian Birkin Oct 24 2005, 10:01 PM
yeah dont like those biggies. nice to see fulham waste fool last round.
Posted by: Kaka Is Brilliant Oct 24 2005, 10:03 PM
Mmm yeh but Liverpool are pretty useless in the EPL anyway
Posted by: Brian Birkin Oct 24 2005, 10:06 PM
yeah they aint ever gonna win it
Posted by: Kaka Is Brilliant Oct 24 2005, 10:07 PM
Not the Premiership but shows how times change only a few decades ago they were winning everything.
Posted by: Brian Birkin Oct 24 2005, 10:08 PM
yeah things can really change
Posted by: Kaka Is Brilliant Oct 24 2005, 10:09 PM
Just look at Chelsea in one summer they became world-class just because of the money.
Posted by: Brian Birkin Oct 24 2005, 10:26 PM
yeah, all because of one russian
Posted by: Kaka Is Brilliant Oct 24 2005, 10:39 PM
Yep who there were rumours of him being in the maffia
Posted by: Brian Birkin Oct 24 2005, 10:51 PM
hehe not him
Posted by: Kaka Is Brilliant Oct 24 2005, 10:53 PM
Yes, him at one point they were big allegations.
Some still today believe them.
Posted by: YoungGun Oct 25 2005, 06:05 PM
Do you want me to change the topic title to "Pippo .... but pls talk about PL clubs"? 
Posted by: Kaka Is Brilliant Oct 25 2005, 08:42 PM
Ha ha there is no need for arrogance
If you want to speak about Pippo do so
Posted by: YoungGun Oct 26 2005, 12:28 AM
Hihihi ... I'm still happy for whatever you speak ... I just want to make you more funny ...
Posted by: Kaka Is Brilliant Oct 26 2005, 12:33 AM
Haha ok sorry if I over reacted I was a bit tense earlier
Posted by: xudong Oct 26 2005, 02:15 AM
just out of curiosity, Ash, which team in EPL (or England) do you support?
Posted by: Kaka Is Brilliant Oct 26 2005, 03:00 PM
Don't support any in EPL, although I have a couple of local teams in the League 2 (3 leagues down from the Premiership) in Torquay United because I was born there and Cheltenham Town because atm that is my local team.
Posted by: amancik Nov 27 2005, 03:51 AM
well ... he rescued milan ... i don't see juve losing to any team ... this year's milan is inconsistent ... and I have to say we're lucky to get a goal at the last minute ... or otherwise juve could extend their lead to 7 points which will put us out of the race ...
Posted by: Kaka Is Brilliant Nov 28 2005, 02:07 AM
Even Milan when we play them next?
Posted by: BoomAM Nov 28 2005, 03:23 PM
Pippo has impressed me. His commitment and 'love' for Milan has shown in his celebrations. Its a joy to a see. He's enjoying his football again, and he's back scoring again.
Posted by: Karoluz Jan 14 2006, 05:30 AM
Pippo is that kind of player that always fights untill the last moment, that always saves the team from bad moments, and that feels the rossoneri shirt, if the imjuries let him alone, he sureli will be at the world cup
Posted by: mallamkay Jan 14 2006, 01:27 PM
i became a serious milan fan after watching SuperPippo. i even started imitating him and i score goals now as if i have his spirit in me
Posted by: xudong Jan 15 2006, 01:50 AM
good for you.
Posted by: Kaka Is Brilliant Jan 15 2006, 07:06 PM
Who do you play for out of curiosity?
Posted by: DugiNesta Jan 16 2006, 06:57 PM
pippo definetly should play more
Posted by: dst Mar 26 2006, 12:15 AM
he is a great player no doubt and I like him but he is not playing fair and that always annoys me!!!
every time I see him fall down to get a penalty I get very frustrated cause this is so anti-Milan!!!!
does anyone else feel like that?
Posted by: arivanjj Mar 26 2006, 11:45 AM
yes, i've never liked how he has played and how he scores, but the
thing about inzaghi is that he is on the right spot at the right time and
he manages to get the ball into the net however it is.
Posted by: Rivaldo Mar 27 2006, 02:46 PM
Inzagi is the best Actor of Football in all its history!!!
I like him. Pippo is great player!!!
Forza Pippo!
Posted by: KillerMax Mar 30 2006, 10:00 PM
You guys need to consider that he is after all the skinniest and weakest player on the pitch... Blow in his face and he will fall over... But that doesn't mean he is not a top player. He scores goals and that's what we expect from a striker.
Posted by: RD.X Apr 1 2006, 02:08 AM
But that doesn't mean he is not a top player. He scores goals and that's what we expect from a striker. But diving cannot be justified at all, it might look interesting to someone watching the game but when someone cries 'foul' for a tackle you didn't make, it really boils you up!
Posted by: milan00047 Apr 12 2006, 06:57 AM
Inzaghi is dangerous because in the first few minutes he gets in between defenders and give them a scare. or to put it he softens up the defence for seedorf and serginho to put in crosses as well as create as much as from open play thru Sheva and KAka
he also earns you penalties with his soft dives.
he is definnitely better than Eto'o drogba and Nistelrooy as an out and out striker.
Posted by: toelmaldini Apr 12 2006, 09:45 AM
inzaghi the best player...superpippo...
Posted by: amancik Apr 14 2006, 01:13 PM
But that doesn't mean he is not a top player. He scores goals and that's what we expect from a striker. he looks to be the skinniest person and weakest but the reality is, he is heavier than Shevchenko ...
Posted by: KillerMax Apr 15 2006, 05:47 PM
No way!!!
Posted by: boswachter Apr 15 2006, 06:21 PM
every time I see him fall down to get a penalty I get very frustrated cause this is so anti-Milan!!!!
does anyone else feel like that?
yes that is true but he does it for milan and then it is no problem
Posted by: dudernahata Apr 15 2006, 10:01 PM
is he playing against barca? because they said he had the flu and couldnt play against inter.
Posted by: emily200411 May 11 2006, 12:51 PM
I think so too.
Forza Pippo! Forza Milan!
Posted by: emily200411 May 11 2006, 12:54 PM
thing about inzaghi is that he is on the right spot at the right time and
he manages to get the ball into the net however it is.
"he is on the right spot at the right time"
Posted by: Bluesummers May 11 2006, 11:58 PM
lol which gives him the nickname, poacher.
Posted by: milanistar Jan 9 2007, 09:55 AM
Funny Pippo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPi1Vr-kz5Y
Posted by: dst Jan 9 2007, 11:32 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPi1Vr-kz5Y
yeah... I've seen that before, that's one reason why I don't like him...
Posted by: KillerMax Jan 9 2007, 11:42 AM
Would someone care to translate?
Posted by: dst Jan 9 2007, 11:56 AM
Well I don't know Italian myself but when that friend of mine showed me the video he told me they ask him the exact same questions and as you can see he answers "accordingly" when he's at Giuve (left) and at Milan (right)...
I would care for a translation too so if anyone could go through this it'd be much appreciated!
Posted by: milanistar Jan 9 2007, 12:47 PM
Yep, I don't understand very well Italian, but it's about his favorite team, stadium, teammate, and so ...
Posted by: KillerMax Jan 9 2007, 01:10 PM
I would care for a translation too so if anyone could go through this it'd be much appreciated!Â
So... You don't like him because he likes Milan now, not Juve? I mean it's like that with almost everybody... And he has said many times that Milan is very special to him because of the fans and how everyone was so close to him while he was injured and risked saying goodbye to football forever....
Posted by: dst Jan 9 2007, 01:32 PM
Well that seems to be the case in modern football but he's the only one I've seen in suck kind of video. But the reason I don't like Inzaghi is not this... it's because he has no style, no class, no finesse!! Which is all that got me into Milan in the first place...
Don't misunderstand me, I'm thankful for what he's done for Milan and I know we could have been eliminated (more than) a couple of times if it wasn't for him but you know I just don't like what I see... It's maybe because he always reminded me of Giuve...
Posted by: misha Jan 9 2007, 10:13 PM
What I like about him is his passion for the game, his emotions.
He is kind of player that you like when he's playing for your team and hate (more than usual) when he's playing aginst you.
Posted by: dst Jan 9 2007, 10:33 PM
He is kind of player that you like when he's playing for your team and hate (more than usual) when he's playing aginst you.
Yeah that's a quality I also like in him!!
Posted by: Rossoneri7 Mar 30 2007, 03:02 AM
Filippo Inzaghi has dismissed reports suggesting he might be close to leaving Milan. “I hope to end my career here.â€
The striker has struggled for form so far despite his bright start to the campaign and has recently been paired with a summer move.
Roma have been heavily linked with a bid for the veteran hitman, but Superpippo was eager to deny he is interested in a change of club.
“I have never had any negative thoughts, I think that the relationship with Milan is destined to last because there is something special between us,†Inzaghi told Italia 7 Gold.
“The goals and the victories are unique and are something that cannot be erased,†added the former Juventino.
“I still feel the trust of the entire environment, the club, the Coach and all the supporters. I really hope I can continue playing here until the end of my career,†concluded the 33-year-old.
Inzaghi was reportedly unhappy with Ronaldo’s arrival in January, as he considered the ex-Inter ace as a competitor for a spot in the first team.
However, the World Cup winner then declared that he was glad to welcome such an important player, even if that meant that he wouldn’t be able to play every match.
Football Italia
Posted by: Rossoneri7 Mar 30 2007, 03:07 AM
FORZA PIPPO 
Posted by: Jack Sparrow Mar 30 2007, 11:28 AM
Hahahaha...just wait till Bayern set foot on the sacred ground of San Siro, Pippo's gonna fly.
Posted by: kurtsimonw Mar 30 2007, 02:06 PM
Just look what he did to them last season
Posted by: Minami Apr 13 2007, 06:45 PM
What kind of injury was that??
I mean 2 years is quite a lot of time o.O
Posted by: anano1214 Apr 21 2007, 03:10 PM
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Posted by: kurtsimonw May 24 2007, 05:54 PM
I LOVE YOU!
I LOVE YOU!
I LOVE YOU!
I LOVE YOU!
I LOVE YOU!
I LOVE YOU!
I LOVE YOU!
He was already great, but he's really cemented himself as one of the truely special few. Give him a life contract already!
FORZA PIPPO!
Posted by: anano1214 May 24 2007, 06:34 PM
Forza Pippo
Posted by: anano1214 May 24 2007, 06:36 PM
Pippo e Coppa
Posted by: anano1214 May 24 2007, 06:43 PM
Pipooooooooo
Posted by: misha May 24 2007, 10:39 PM
His passion for the game and celebration of goal amaze me every time. You gotta love him (when he's playing for your team ). What a great player. The best Italian scorer in europe by far.
Posted by: kurtsimonw May 25 2007, 12:51 AM
). What a great player. The best Italian scorer in europe by far.I really have never known anyone celebrate goals with such passion as he.
Even when it's just an unimportant league goal, he still celebrates it like he's just scored the winner in a Champions League Final.. Only last night, he did just that.
Posted by: misha May 25 2007, 03:28 PM
Milan hero Filippo Inzaghi insists he fulfilled a childhood dream by scoring a brace in the Champions League Final.
The striker netted a decisive double in the 2-1 win over Liverpool this week and he admits his Athens memories will last forever.
“You dream about scoring two goals in a Final when you’re a kid,†said the 2006 World Cup winner.
“The goals I scored on Wednesday were the most important of my whole career,†continued Super Pippo.
“It was an unforgettable match. Nights like these remain with you for your entire life and it is clear that two goals in the Final leave you with few words to say.â€
Inzaghi is also delighted that this week’s victory has helped to erase the ghosts of Istanbul in 2005, a game he missed.
“That was terrible for me,†he added. “I was in the stands and I hoped I would one day face Liverpool again – in order to help my team take revenge.
“These are the stories that make football a great sport.â€
Inzaghi, who will turn 34 in August, is aware that playing time might be restricted in the future at the San Siro, but he still wants to contribute when asked.
“I will have to play less and that is only right,†he added. “I will try to do my best when I am fielded and will play only when I am fit to do so.
“I would like to reach the landmark of 100 goals for Milan,†explained the striker, who has scored 82 times so far. “Nevertheless, I plan on ending my career here – if the club agrees.â€
Milan returned to Italy yesterday afternoon and won the plaudits on their fans on an open-top bus ride through the streets of Italy’s fashion capital last night.
They will parade the trophy yet again at the San Siro this evening from 21.00 hours local time. Entry will be free to season tickets holders. Other fans will be charged just one euro.
Posted by: Jack Sparrow May 25 2007, 05:20 PM
Wow...is he actually stating that he's ok with being benched??
Gila must be doing cartwheels!!
Posted by: Fillipo Simone May 26 2007, 08:27 AM
Gila must be doing cartwheels!!
Its Ok for mee, as long as he scores every time twice in the final..
Does anyone belive Gila ould have scored against Liverpool that night?
Posted by: whoarethepatriots May 26 2007, 11:39 AM
That ball was destined to hit Inzaghi, anyone else and it wouldnt have happened
If gila was there for the second goal, he probably would have hit the post or something
Nah, seriously, he lacks european experience which he is gaining now, plus he should now start to be consistent, seeing as he might get a proper break now along with the rest of the squad. he has also been extremely unlucky on many occasions
Posted by: kurtsimonw May 26 2007, 04:18 PM
^^ What he said.
It's much harder to play in Europe than in your own league. Pippo has tons of experience, which helps him a great deal. Gila will eventually gain that experience and be able to play at a higher level. Don't worry, he'll come good for us.
Posted by: Jack Sparrow May 27 2007, 07:14 AM
If he doesn't...are we allowed to throw rotten eggs at you and make you wear a merda t-shirt and walk on your hands???
Posted by: whoarethepatriots May 27 2007, 12:16 PM
I have so much confidence in him i am willing to do that
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Posted by: HasanHasanly Jun 11 2007, 02:55 PM
A man who single handedly defeated scousers to win the Champions League. There is only one word to describe him. SuperPippo
Posted by: whoarethepatriots Jun 11 2007, 03:43 PM
Where the hell are all these pictures coming from?
Posted by: misha Jun 11 2007, 06:09 PM
Pippo Inzagi has been looking back over the season that ended in triumph in Athens and ahead to the new campaign
Pippo Inzaghi was a guest on Milan Channel where he looked back at what was a wonderful season for the striker. He said: 'The night in Athens was magical, scoring twice. I still can't believe it happened. I am going to stay in Italy for my vacation, to be close to everyone, I like the affection from the people. I will be with my family and relax for a bit in the sun.'
As for his contract. 'I feel part of the family and I want to stay. I feel great here and it's a pity that the season is over. I have to thank Berlusconi and Galliani for extending my deal to 2011 before I left for Antwerp. This is the difference with Milan compared to other clubs. I don't think anyone else would have done that before an operation.'
Pippo is now on 284 goals and is setting his sights on 300: 'I want to reach this target but winning trophies with the team is more important.' He was also the first back last summer when Milan had to play the Champions League preliminary round: 'I was in Sardinia, I had just arrived so I got on the first plane back. We knew it wasn't right to have to play it and the first thing I thought was that I would be playing on my birthday (August 9).'
It all ended well in Athens where Pippo scored twice against Liverpool: 'The first was instinctive, it's all you could do in a position like that. I had done it before in the derby. Kakà did well for the second goal. The goalkeeper Reina did well to wait until the last moment and it was lucky the ball went under him. However, once I had gone wide and shot then I knew I had scored.'
President Berlusconi predicted the forward would score both in Munich and Athens: 'He has always had faith in me. He called me before both games to ask me to score two.' As for the national side: 'It's great to be back, we are all together and working alongside the coach.'
Looking ahead to next season: 'The club have done well. The team does not need changing. Then, if a few top players arrive that will help the side. The Italian and foreign players intergrate well. The there are players like Maldini and Costacurta who show everyone how to behave, both at Milanello and on the pitch.'
And what Gilardino has had to say: 'Alberto is young and needs our help. He's a great player and great friend. I think he can be a Milan striker for the next 10 years. He's well liked in the dressing room and this is important.'
Pippo is looking forward to playing in the Club World Cup: 'I am looking forward to going back and we really want to win it but it's one thing at a time and first we have the European Super Cup. We have five objectives we want to reach.'
On other themes: 'Maldini should win the Golden Ball for his career and Kakà for what he has done this season. I am pleased Ancelotti has renewed his contract. It wasn't easy for him to make the decision over the strikers for the final in Athens. The coach had to look at the moment not the past.'
A final word for the fans: 'I want to thank them. They have always remained close to me, not just in Athens but through the difficult times.'
Posted by: Rossoneri7 Jun 11 2007, 06:59 PM
Forza Pippo Inzaghi
This is a great example of how players are treated at Milan. This is one of the reasons why Milan under Silvio Berlusconi will remain on top. The serenity and family like atmosphere at Milan is what keeps the team in contention and a sense of responsibility towards AC Milan. I have never heard of a player that leaves Milan on bad terms and if that happens then he would regret it and still feel a sense of belonging to Milan. Look at Rivaldo, he played for us 2 seasons at best, but he was there in Athena supporting the side. Shevchenko, we all know that he has regretted moving to Chelsea. Rui Costa, he still feels that he is attached to Milan, you could sense it in the letter he wrote to the club.
I am proud to be a fan
p.s. u don't see any of the ugly talks that you see between top clubs and their players. Trezeguet is a fresh example.
Posted by: Jack Sparrow Jun 11 2007, 07:02 PM
Well...there are these little people...like Laursen, and now probably Oliveira, who're gonna say Milan is cr@p.
Posted by: misha Jun 11 2007, 07:03 PM
I am proud to be a fan
p.s. u don't see any of the ugly talks that you see between top clubs and their players. Trezeguet is a fresh example.
Posted by: Rossoneri7 Jun 11 2007, 07:33 PM
But everyone knows that they never played at the level of Milan
Look at Kakha, he doesn't talk much and he is considered a bench player. Oliveira, he hasn't peeped a word
They know that they have nothing to say, they know that they failed to deliver to the level of Milan .. At least that is how I see it.But calling the Champions of Europe cr@p ?? Well, I guess, before we won this competition, the whole world was calling us cr@p, who is the winner at the end
Posted by: Jack Sparrow Jun 11 2007, 07:44 PM
Oh that's easy....it's bwin.com
Posted by: Rossoneri7 Jun 11 2007, 08:00 PM
Well of course it won, it was playing against Carlsberg for god's sake !
Posted by: Jack Sparrow Jun 11 2007, 08:30 PM
Illogical...would u rather have a pint or spend it on betting?
Well if it's to bet on Milan, you can do it double ur cash, and buy two pints. Heh heh I answered my own question...
Posted by: kurtsimonw Jun 11 2007, 09:31 PM
Laursen doesn't like Milan?
Ah well, everytime he played for us this season, we didn't lose. One of the best defenders we've had for a long time.
Posted by: mchanna Jun 11 2007, 10:43 PM
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MILAN FAMILY BOOK
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Posted by: misha Jul 10 2007, 10:07 PM
Pippo Inzaghi looks back at the greatest 12 months of his career, but after the World Cup and Champions League he wants more with Milan.
“In the last year I have lived through something extraordinary,†said the striker. “To win the World Cup and Champions League is the dream of any player from when he first starts kicking a ball.â€
Although he only scored one goal in the Germany 2006 tournament – in the only game he played in – SuperPippo was the decider with a brace in the 2-1 Athens victory over Liverpool.
“I still can’t quite believe what happened. This is why I often rewatch the game with Liverpool so I can confirm to myself it was all real.â€
He’s not done yet, though, as the ambitious hitman who will turn 34 in August already has his sights set on more silverware.
“We have now created a magical atmosphere at Milan. It’s fairly unique and that is why it’s no coincidence we have played three Champions League Finals in five years.
“I am on holiday, but already thinking ahead to the first game at San Siro. It will be so wonderful. We have to focus on a good start in Serie A and winning the European Super Cup.â€
The Rossoneri will take on UEFA Cup winners Sevilla in Monaco on August 31.
That form earned him a recall to the Azzurri squad under Coach Roberto Donadoni and praise for his commitment to the international cause.
“I really care about wearing the Italy jersey and if I am fit then I am more than happy to attend. I have a clear and wonderful rapport with Donadoni, who had already told me of his respect before the Final in Athens.â€
He made an impressive comeback in the two Euro 2008 qualifiers against the Faroe Islands and Lithuania.
“I found a compact and united squad,†continued Inzaghi. “I think that the group, friendship, respect and the ability to accept very difficult decisions made by the Coach are the key to successes like the ones we had in Berlin and for Milan in Athens.â€
Posted by: Tennie Aug 9 2007, 12:39 PM
Tanti auguri di buon compleanno a Filippo Inzaghi! Il campione d'Europa, autore della doppietta vincente contro il Liverpool, è nato a Piacenza il 9 agosto del 1973.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY PIPPO!
Posted by: dst Aug 9 2007, 12:47 PM
Happy Birthday Pippo!! Thanks for the 7th!!!
Posted by: Jack Sparrow Aug 9 2007, 01:05 PM
Grande Pippo....greatest poacher in the world.
Posted by: Portikins Aug 9 2007, 01:06 PM
Auguri Pippo!
Posted by: Rossoneri7 Aug 29 2007, 12:40 AM
Seems just like yesterday .. I still feel the shiver down my spine when he scored this goal !!! That was a very difficult match indeed.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5xvRfxDKbY
And can I forget this match ... Will remain in my memory forever !!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JuBCrO9hO3w
Posted by: Tennie Sep 7 2007, 01:01 PM
Forza Pippo!
/ Associated Press
Posted: 1 hour ago
AC Milan coach Carlo Ancelotti calls Filippo Inzaghi "immortal."
With Luca Toni injured and Francesco Totti retired from international play at the ripe old age of 30, Inzaghi is expected to lead Italy's attack against France on Saturday in European Championship qualifying.
At 34 - an age when other forwards can retire - Inzaghi is still beating the offside trap and darting past defenders 10 years his junior.
He scored both goals when Milan defeated Liverpool 2-1 in May to win the Champions League and got the equalizer last week as Milan went on to beat Sevilla 3-1 in the European Super Cup.
"It's true," Inzaghi said. "I'm 34 but it's actually now that I'm reaping in the biggest satisfactions and debunking the myth which says a forward at this age isn't productive anymore."
Inzaghi has no intention to stop.
"When I hear the national anthem it makes me shiver," Inzaghi said. "I would never know how to say no to the national team. I think it would be better if (the team or federation) stopped me."
The last time Inzaghi appeared for Italy at Milan's San Siro stadium - the site of Saturday's game and the same arena where he plays for his club - he scored a hat trick in a 4-0 win over Wales. That win came when Italy was struggling to qualify for the 2004 European Championship.
Italy is not struggling this time around - having won five straight qualifiers - but the Azzurri do need a win to avoid complications in its final four qualifiers for Euro 2008.
France leads Group B with 18 points. Italy is next with 16 points, followed by Scotland with 15 and Ukraine - Italy's opponent four days after the France match - with 12.
"You can be sure the impact of San Siro will be felt," Inzaghi said. "I know how much the fans can count for."
Inzaghi has scored 25 goals in 56 appearances for Italy and 59 in European club play with Milan, third all time behind Gerd Mueller (69) and Andriy Shevchenko (60).
Inzaghi thrives in big pressure situations, while his 25-year-old teammate at Milan, Alberto Gilardino, appears to struggle.
Gilardino, out of form, wasn't called up by Italy coach Roberto Donadoni.
"It's a psychological problem with Gilardino," Donadoni said.
Inzaghi was hesitant to speak about Gilardino.
"Leave him in peace," he said. "He's the future of Italian soccer, the next 10 years of Italian soccer. You'll see."
http://msn.foxsports.com/soccer/story/7196366
Posted by: dst Sep 7 2007, 01:19 PM
If Pippo has a quality that separates him from the rest, that's predictiveness/vision! Indeed, let's see...
Posted by: Jack Sparrow Sep 7 2007, 05:56 PM
To tell you the truth this is the main reason I don't want him to leave. I know if Gila leaves, he's gonna strike gold somewhere and we'd be left with sh!t in our face. Something about this guy, that just tells me to be patient, there's something there underneath the surface waiting to explode.
And before dst starts, it's not the rum, it's the instinct. The same one that said, we'd win the CL
Posted by: Rossoneri7 Sep 8 2007, 05:06 PM
Grande Pippo
This is ur stadium !
Posted by: misha Sep 21 2007, 06:58 PM
Milan striker Filippo Inzaghi has insisted that his number nine shirt should not be retired when he finally decides to hang up his boots.
The ex-Juventus man is one of the most prolific goalscorers of all time and only German legend Gerd Muller has scored more goals in European competition than Inzaghi.
Superpippo was once again on target during Tuesday’s 2-1 Champions League victory over Benfica and his heroics since joining Milan in 2001 have led to many Rossoneri supporters calling for his number nine shirt to be retired once Inzaghi ends his career.
“The number nine shirt cannot be withdrawn once I finish,†Inzaghi said modestly. “This honour was not granted to the great Marco Van Basten who also wore the number nine shirt so it cannot be expected to be granted to me.â€
Current Dutch national Coach Van Basten played for Milan between 1987 and 1993 and scored a stunning 128 goals in 147 appearances for the Rossoneri.
Inzaghi is someway behind that total but his two match-winning goals in the Champions League final victory over Liverpool last May has sewn his status as a Milan legend. When the 34-year-old does finally retire, he will be remembered as one of the greatest goalscorers Italy has ever produced
They wasn't going to, but it's nice for him to say that.
Posted by: dst Sep 21 2007, 08:02 PM
Of course it shouldn't happen!
Posted by: Fillipo Simone Sep 21 2007, 08:32 PM
It's like the number 10, it allways passes on from generation to generation. But we do remember all the great names from past times. So Pippo won't be forgotten..
Posted by: Rossoneri7 Sep 22 2007, 01:34 AM
Never will he be forgotten ... He is the saviour of Athena
Posted by: misha Sep 22 2007, 01:44 AM
With all the amazing players we had over the years, to have your name retired you have to be truly unique. Franco and Paolo are of course fall into this category and set the bar very high.
Posted by: Tennie Oct 1 2007, 02:33 PM
A nice piece by Gabriele Marcotti in yesterday's Sunday Herald (http://www.sundayherald.com/sport/shfootball/display.var.1724180.0.peoples_poacher.php)
People's Poacher
FLASHBACK TO Athens and the Champions League final last May. AC Milan have just won their eighth European crown and Pippo Inzaghi is the man of the hour, having scored both goals in the final. Most of the players have retreated to the centre circle to celebrate.
Inzaghi lingers by himself in the penalty box. He spots Massimo Ambrosini jogging back up the pitch with the match ball and waves his arms frantically. Ambrosini hits a 30-yard pass in Inzaghi's direction. Super Pippo takes off, limbs pumping furiously. Nobody is near him, no opponents, no team-mates and, of course, no goalkeeper. He meets the ball just outside the six yard box and sidefoots it just past the far post. Ambrosini shakes his head.
After the game, the midfielder would say of Inzaghi's post-final whistle miss: "I don't know what's more unusual. The fact that he insisted on trying to shoot the ball into an empty goal from five metres out or the fact that he missed. But that's Pippo."
Indeed, the above anecdote sums up both sides of the Inzaghi coin. The visceral need to score, even at the most absurd times - like, say, minutes after winning the biggest prize in club football - and the capacity for spectacular misses.
Which, in some ways, is rather unfair. The Milan striker, who visits Celtic Park on Wednesday, is something of a contradiction. He's neither physically strong nor particularly technically gifted. His one physical gift - quickness - tends to stand out, but largely because the other facets of his athletic ability are so pedestrian.
Indeed, Inzaghi is not especially fast either. When the club did their pre-season fitness tests, he turned out to be slower over 40 metres than all but one other striker or defender, including 39-year-old Paolo Maldini, 36-year-old Serginho and 37-year-old Cafu.
And that may explain why some of the finest minds in the game have consistently rubbished his contributions. Sir Alex Ferguson famously said that "he was born offside". Johan Cruyff went even further: "Look, the thing about Inzaghi is that he can't actually play football at all. He is just always in the right position."
If that's the case, then perhaps no player in the history of the game has maximised his limited skills as well as Inzaghi. Just look at the numbers.
No current player has scored more goals in European club competition than Inzaghi. Indeed, he needs another nine to join Gerd Muller at the top of the all-time list. He has tallied more than 200 goals in Serie A, Coppa Italia and European competition and it's safe to say this total would be higher if he had not been slowed by injuries over the past four seasons - since 2003 he averaged a paltry 14 Serie A starts a year for Milan. He has 25 goals and 57 caps for Italy, despite being part of a golden generation of Italian strikers which includes the likes of Christian Vieri, Francesco Totti and Alessandro Del Piero.
And yet when you watch him play, especially in person, something doesn't look quite right. Part of it is his build. Thin and spindly, with limbs that seemingly move independently of the rest of his body, he just doesn't look like a modern professional footballer. He looks more like the runt of the litter.
His movements on the pitch reflect this. Where great players make difficult things look easy, he does the opposite. His actions are exaggerated and, often uncoordinated, as if he just barely manages to keep things together. Not coincidentally, the commentator for Milan Channel - the club's official TV station - who has a nickname for each player, calls him "High Anxiety", after the Mel Brooks film.
He looks like a hyperactive 12-year-old who hasn't taken his Ritalin. While he has mellowed compared to years past - thanks, in part, to yoga - he remains a bundle of nervous energy.
For a long-time, Inzaghi was under-appreciated in Italy and, in many ways, he still is. When he joined Juventus in 1997 to team up with Del Piero and Zinedine Zidane in a memorable front three, many saw it as heresy, like forcing Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton to perform with a pimply teenager who just got his guitar out of the box. Yet, 87 goals in all competitions in four years tell their own story.
Still, when Juventus signed David Trezeguet in 2000, it became clear that Inzaghi, for all his goals, was surplus to requirement. Thus came his move to Milan, a shift greeted with scepticism at first. Again, he did not seem to fit the Rossoneri brand and the fact he came from Juventus meant he had to win over the fans. He promptly did, especially in his second year, when he notched 30 goals in all competitions and was the Champions League top scorer.
He still doesn't really fit into Milan's ethos and their silky, short-passing game which demands technique, creativity and selflessness. Inzaghi's selflessness manifests itself in his continuous, and often thankless, runs into space - the problem, as one Serie A commentator put it, is that: "Inzaghi may work hard to get open, but, when he does, you know if you give him the ball, you won't get it back: he'll either score, blast it into the stands or lose it."
But then, you always return to the numbers. Not only does he score often, he scores in big matches. Perhaps the people we should be celebrating are guys like him, rather than the Kakas and Ronaldinhos of this world. As great as those guys are, they were born with tremendous athletic and technical gifts. Inzaghi wasn't. He is one of us, the masses who are neither fast, nor strong, nor skillful nor athletic. His success comes through hard work and the ability to learn where the ball is going to be and to make sure he's there to meet it.
The father of a young footballer most likely can't, in good conscience, tell him one day he'll grow up to be like Ronaldinho. But he can tell him that, with enough character, workrate and single-mindedness, one day he can be like Inzaghi. Which is no bad thing.
Posted by: mchanna Oct 1 2007, 07:44 PM
isnt this article full of mistakes, first 8th European Crown? and 9 goals from Gerd Müller's record? I thought only 2 along with Sheva?!?!
Posted by: Tennie Oct 1 2007, 08:00 PM
Yikes. You're right, Hanna. Marcotti is one of the better english-language calcio guys. He doesn't usually make big mistakes like this.
Posted by: Rossoneri7 Oct 26 2007, 12:43 AM
Hahaha this is Hilarious !! I just got it as a forward .. Just watch
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdkUmI3iSo0
Pippo scores with the most difficult of chances, but misses the sitter
Posted by: rhy_A4 Nov 2 2007, 01:58 AM
i love this video from the Milan channel you tube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lbknqq0HLU
Posted by: mchanna Nov 6 2007, 10:58 PM
PIPPO FUCKING DID IT
+He's European Nr.1, before Sheva, YAAAAAy
and I bet on him
Posted by: Rossoneri7 Nov 6 2007, 10:59 PM
^^^^^
Posted by: Fillipo Simone Nov 6 2007, 11:02 PM
+He's European Nr.1, before Sheva, YAAAAAy
and I bet on him
Please not does words,...
But ya are right! Forza Superpippo!!
Posted by: mchanna Nov 6 2007, 11:05 PM
But ya are right! Forza Superpippo!!
bwhaha, I'm sorry
Pippo!!!!!!! SUPERPIPPO 009!!
Posted by: mchanna Nov 6 2007, 11:43 PM
http://www.acmilan.com/NewsDetail.aspx?idNews=55766
OH He's not... NOT YET undisputed king... but SOON
Posted by: Fillipo Simone Nov 7 2007, 09:39 PM
Prolific Milan striker Pippo Inzaghi was delighted with his record-equalling two-goal salvo last night and has denied that him and his team-mates only care about the Champions League.
The veteran's brace against Shakhtar Donetsk made him the joint top-scorer in European club football history alongside German great Gerd Muller.
Inzaghi's form, much like the rest of the Milan team, has been far more impressive in Europe this season than it has been in Serie A.
SuperPippo is yet to score in the Italian championship this campaign, while Milan are 11 points behind leaders Inter and are sitting in a disappointing 9th place in the standings.
This has led many to accuse the Rossoneri of only being interested in doing well in the Champions League and of disregarding Serie A.
"I am really happy to have scored these two goals," said Inzaghi. "Now I hope to begin to start scoring in the championship as well.
"The Champions League has a special glamour about it, but it is wrong not to say that for this reason we underestimate the championship. I personally want to win the Scudetto."
Inzaghi will be hoping to notch up his first league goal since January on Sunday as Milan make the short trip to Bergamo to face Atalanta.
From goal.com
Posted by: Fillipo Simone Jan 6 2008, 05:23 PM
Gli esami effettuati all'American Hospital di Dubai hanno rivelato che Superppippo ha accusato problemi di litiasi renali.
Dopo una notte passata in di osservazione, Inzaghi è stato quindi dimesso, dopo che gli ultimi controlli hanno confermato che la calcolosi renale non creerà complicazioni e che il calcolo - circa 3 millimetri di diametro - verrà espulso naturalmente.
Inzaghi si è così riunito al gruppo e nei prossimi giorni tornerà ad allenarsi regolarmente.
Il 9 gennaio l'attaccante dovrebbe quindi rientrare a Milano: con i compagni ed essere a disposizione di Carlo Anclotti per il posticipo della penultima giornata del girone di andata di Serie A, che vedrà il Milan ospitare domenica 13 alle 20.30 il Napoli a San Siro.
Pippo
?!
Posted by: Rossoneri7 Jan 6 2008, 05:26 PM
Old new Filipo .. he was admitted yesterday ... he'll be fine
Posted by: han2503 Jan 6 2008, 05:28 PM
At least there will also be Pato so if Pippo won't be ready by the next game we'll have more of a choice.
R9 also finally training.
What's the odds of finally having all 4 fit strikers in the same squad?
Posted by: Fillipo Simone Jan 6 2008, 05:31 PM
R9 also finally training.
What's the odds of finally having all 4 fit strikers in the same squad?
You mean Ronaldo - Pippo - Gilardino - Pato?
Probably just like the odds that we'll buy more then 1 player in this t-period..
Posted by: dst Jan 6 2008, 07:46 PM
Oh...
Posted by: Tennie Jan 10 2008, 04:22 AM
A.C.MILAN COMUNICATO UFFICIALE
09/01/2008
L’A. C. Milan comunica che oggi il calciatore Filippo Inzaghi si è sottoposto a esami clinici ai reni e al piede destro. Nel primo caso è stata evidenziata una litiasi renale; nel secondo caso il piede, dopo la contusione riportata nella partita dello scorso 23 dicembre, risulta ancora dolente. Nei prossimi giorni sono previsti ulteriori accertamenti e visite specialistiche.
[AC Milan communicates that today, Pippo was examined by doctors. He's got a kidney stone and a bruised foot from the derby that's still painful. In the following days, there will be tests and specialist visits.]
Posted by: KillerMax Mar 4 2008, 01:29 PM
Is it true that we pain $52 million for him?
Posted by: LaPalma Mar 4 2008, 01:41 PM
I think it was "only" 40 million.
Posted by: KillerMax Mar 4 2008, 02:22 PM
In FM it says 52. They have everything else correct, so...
Posted by: Bluesummers Mar 4 2008, 07:13 PM
wow 52 million holy shite!!! he was worth every penny though.
Posted by: KillerMax Mar 6 2008, 04:09 PM
I think next year should be his last year. I love Inzaghi, but it's pretty ridiculous to have a striker that can hardly play 15 full games a season.
Posted by: zdrossoneri Mar 6 2008, 05:34 PM
He could retire at the end of this season. I would if I were him! he will be almost 36.. [I mean 35!] by that time for god's sake!! he should pave the way for youngsters! and I don't think there's anything left he'd want to win...
Posted by: Habitant Mar 6 2008, 06:29 PM
yep and besides the fact he needs about a dozen chances to score now.
Posted by: acid911 Mar 6 2008, 09:59 PM
He's 34, from what I've heard. So is Dida. Ronaldo, Sheva and Totti are 31. But yeah, it's about time I guess, for Inzaghi. He's won everything there is to win (World Cup, European Cup, Serie A, and countless other titles). Time to get married, have a settled life, and start working on a Pippo v2.
Posted by: zdrossoneri Mar 6 2008, 10:57 PM
He will be 35 by August. and about the rest... couldn't agree with you more
seriously why doesn't he get a wife? I'm worried!...
Posted by: acid911 Mar 6 2008, 11:18 PM
Yeah, I used to get worried sometimes too.
But I'm sure he'll be alright, and settle down when the time comes.
Posted by: Jack Sparrow Mar 7 2008, 05:56 AM
Well first of all...
1.Pippo is a legend, and a good bloke. Not the kind to go around over estimating his abilities and throwing attitudes. Like Cafu, he can stay as long as he wants.
2. He's a playboy. He's had too many relationships...never really found the 'right' person I guess. Too much in love with banging in goals rather than uhm...just banging..
Posted by: Habitant Mar 7 2008, 08:02 AM
1.Pippo is a legend, and a good bloke. Not the kind to go around over estimating his abilities and throwing attitudes. Like Cafu, he can stay as long as he wants.
2. He's a playboy. He's had too many relationships...never really found the 'right' person I guess. Too much in love with banging in goals rather than uhm...just banging..
and at the expense of milan's success, that is if he doesnt mind the bench.
Posted by: Jack Sparrow Mar 7 2008, 09:02 AM
^^
I don't think he will...for one. Does Cafu..at one time, the best RB in the world make a fuss now.
Besides it's not like Pippo's gone lame. He can always contribute. It's just that he needs Seedorf.
Posted by: aLbErTo Mar 7 2008, 09:14 AM
pippo is pippo, i can't see diffrence betwen him 30years old and him 40 years old
Posted by: zdrossoneri Mar 7 2008, 09:28 AM
But I can! a 30yo Pippo could score "at least" 10+ league goals in every season. but now he has scored just "2" goals in the past 12 months...
Posted by: LaPalma Mar 7 2008, 09:31 AM
1.Pippo is a legend, and a good bloke. Not the kind to go around over estimating his abilities and throwing attitudes. Like Cafu, he can stay as long as he wants.
2. He's a playboy. He's had too many relationships...never really found the 'right' person I guess. Too much in love with banging in goals rather than uhm...just banging..
Exactly....
And yes....there's always seems to be a Miss Monday, Miss tuesday, Miss Wednesday, Miss Thursday, Miss Friday, Miss Saturday, Miss Sunday, Miss Monday..........................................................................
.................................. for Pippo.
Posted by: Jack Sparrow Mar 7 2008, 09:40 AM
^^
I usually have Miss. First weekend of the month...Miss Second weekend of the month (work's a *****)...etc...so how you do you do it in Germany?
Posted by: Habitant Mar 7 2008, 10:34 PM
I don't think he will...for one. Does Cafu..at one time, the best RB in the world make a fuss now.
Besides it's not like Pippo's gone lame. He can always contribute. It's just that he needs Seedorf.
i wish i could agree with you, but as zd mentioned 2 league goals in 12 months isnt exactly impressive...
i mean it's clear what we need to do, holding on to players like pippo is only going to hinder us.
i thought Tuesdays match vs. arsenal was clear evidence of this.
Posted by: zdrossoneri Mar 7 2008, 10:44 PM
I wouldn't mind if Pippo retired at the end of the season and Sheva came instead. a 35yo out, a 32yo in. can't be a bad idea...
[of course with the exception of that world class striker we've been waiting for some time now]
Posted by: Tennie Apr 5 2008, 10:19 PM
Here's a link to Pippo's second goal today:
http://www.d1g.com/video/show/?id=1911214
Not too damn bad for a 34 year old's first game back from a lengthy injury.
Pippo really is an immortal. 
Posted by: whoarethepatriots Apr 6 2008, 12:11 AM
[of course with the exception of that world class striker we've been waiting for some time now]
We need Inzaghi to hang around for a bit so he can teach the young guns something, Paloschi did and still learns from Pippo and i am assuming Pato is learning bits from him aswell
Posted by: redbabies Apr 6 2008, 10:11 AM
Pippo has that killer instict, that in todays football very rarely someone has.
Posted by: Rossoneri7 Apr 16 2008, 12:22 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UaCijCXOWCE
Posted by: Tennie May 4 2008, 06:48 PM
Pippo's now on ten goals for the season. 9 of those 10 have come from the last five games.
He's giving Donadoni lots of selection headaches for the Euros. I'd love to see him there as backup for Luca Toni.
Posted by: Jack Sparrow May 4 2008, 06:52 PM
Me too. He's 10x better than Iaquinta, when it comes to being effective. And he can play with Luca Toni or Natale or both.
Posted by: whoarethepatriots May 4 2008, 07:31 PM
Yeah, but he isnt as flexible as Di Natale or Iaqqy. I would like to see him go anyway as he has the potetial to change a game unlike, Borriello or Quagliarella at the moment
Posted by: morgoth May 4 2008, 10:38 PM
It's a great come back from Pippo, he scored 9 goals in 5 games and is decisive again Thank you Pippo
Posted by: Rossoneri7 May 4 2008, 10:41 PM
Thank you Pippo And some were comparing a flop called Gilardino to this gem of a player
Posted by: morgoth May 4 2008, 11:20 PM
Was it me?
No, Pippo is made of anther steel, he's like Gerd Muller, that kind of poacher that manages to score impossible goals and misses the easiest things
Some times I like to think that he could never have been the same players he is now if he stayed with the zebras, they would have probably thrown him away long time ago that what gives Milan the edge over all the other great clubs in the world, it's called class baby
Posted by: Rossoneri7 May 4 2008, 11:30 PM
Posted by: KillerMax May 5 2008, 03:41 AM
That's my view also.
Posted by: Tennie May 5 2008, 10:53 AM
Pippo on Controcampo last night (translation courtesy of acmilan.com's english page):
"Our primary objective was to reach the fourth place, then clearly we wanted to give our fans a great match against a special opponent. We played very well, Inter were mentally in a better position than us, the pressure was all on us, Milan were the ones with everything to lose. In any case I'm already looking forward, on Sunday at Naples we are playing for the Champions League."
"I must be infinitely grateful to my team mates, this Milan exalts my characteristics and plays to perfection for a striker. There are no problems with the club, Adriano Galliani has given me the privilege to decide when and how to leave this club, it's a possibility that's given to few people and it's worth more than a contract extension."
Posted by: Jack Sparrow May 5 2008, 11:02 AM
This guy is just amazing...no words! Super Pippo doesn't quite say it.
34 years old, and he plays like he's 15. He'll celebrate his 150th goal as if it's the first goal he's ever scored in his career.
Posted by: dst May 5 2008, 01:29 PM
Grazie Pippo!
Posted by: Tennie May 6 2008, 11:52 AM
Italy profit from Inzaghi's late bloom
Filippo Inzaghi's dramatic return to goalscoring form means Alessandro Del Piero is no longer the only old hand gunning for a place in Italy's UEFA EURO 2008â„¢ squad.
Remarkable run
Injuries have restricted Inzaghi to just 12 league starts for AC Milan this term, but the evergreen 34-year-old may have timed his latest purple patch to perfection as far as Italy coach Roberto Donadoni is concerned. Inzaghi's crucial goal in Sunday's 2-1 win over FC Internazionale Milano extended his remarkable run to nine goals in his last five matches – sending a timely message to the Azzurri coach. "Donadoni already knows me well," Inzaghi said. "It's up to him to decide if I would be useful to the squad or not."
'Excellent form'
Inzaghi's 99th goal for the Rossoneri helped the club overtake ACF Fiorentina in Serie A, moving into fourth place and the final UEFA Champions League position, as well demonstrating his undiminished ability to score against top-level opponents. The former Juventus man found the net three times in the latest qualifying campaign and is desperate to show off his nose for goal in Austria and Switzerland. "I'm not saying I should be selected just because I've scored a few goals recently, but I was already part of the qualifying campaign," Inzaghi said. "I've had some physical problems this season but my current form is excellent. I'd really love to get the chance to score more goals for my country."
Experience
Luca Toni nevertheless remains the favourite to lead the Italy attack in Donadoni's preferred 4-2-3-1 formation, with Genoa CFC's Marco Borriello – the joint-leading scorer in Serie A with 19 goals – regarded by many as ideal back-up for the FC Bayern München striker. But like Del Piero, whose 18 league goals and terrific form with Juventus has significantly boosted his chances, Inzaghi knows his wealth of experience may work in his favour. And on current form, Donadoni might find it difficult to overlook one of the game's great poachers.
(from uefa.com http://www.euro2008.uefa.com/news/kind=1/newsid=692221.html)
Posted by: LaPalma May 6 2008, 12:00 PM
WOuld be the perfect end for his international career. Forza Pippo!
Posted by: Tennie May 21 2008, 12:33 AM
So Donadoni didn't call Pippo up for the Euros. I think it's a mistake.
Thing is, the U23s are short of strikers -- Pozzi's still recovering from knee surgery, Acquafresca's out with injury, etc etc. So there may be a need for a striker for the Olympics.
Anyone think there's a chance Casiraghi'd call Pippo up as one of the 3 permitted over-23s for the Italian Olympic team?
Posted by: zdrossoneri May 21 2008, 08:45 AM
It crossed my mind too...
Posted by: rhy_A4 Jul 21 2008, 11:35 PM
Pretty good documentry on Super Pippo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuVpzSeuu-c
IF you scroll down youll find part two ect ect
Enjoy 
Posted by: TriniKing_CE Jul 22 2008, 12:24 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuVpzSeuu-c
IF you scroll down youll find part two ect ect
Enjoy
Thanks Man!
Posted by: KillerMax Jul 22 2008, 01:02 AM
Thank you rhy_A4.
Posted by: rhy_A4 Jul 22 2008, 03:03 AM
No probs guys i like the part where he gets called up by Maldini !
Posted by: agenth Jul 27 2008, 01:09 AM
http://www.acmilan.com/NewsDetail_popup.aspx?idNews=69849&progr=1
he is injurede now as well.
finally the much anticipated striker injuries occur!
Posted by: LaPalma Aug 5 2008, 11:15 AM
Hail to great Pippone who's birthday we want to celebrate today! *bows in front of the mighty striker* For he shall scores many more goals in the name of this great club. *bows again*
Edit: Oops, a bit too early. Anyway it's never a bad thing to worship the Pippone.
Posted by: Jack Sparrow Aug 5 2008, 01:56 PM
Nope not a bad thing at all.
For every Maldini, there is a Pippo.
Posted by: Locke Lamora Aug 5 2008, 02:26 PM
For every Maldini, there is a Pippo.
And for every Pippo there's a...?
Eboue?
Posted by: acid911 Aug 5 2008, 05:05 PM
Well there are, sort of, two Pippos.
Pippo Jr. who goes by the name of Simone Inzaghi. He's no way near our number 9 level, but I heard Jaap Stam say that the Inzaghi brothers were the worse players he's ever been on a pitch with. Something like that.
Posted by: Tennie Aug 5 2008, 05:08 PM
Yep, he wrote that in his biography. And then Karma read the book. Stam ended up playing alongside both Inzaghi brothers in turn: Simone at Lazio and then Pippo at Milan.
Posted by: acid911 Aug 5 2008, 05:35 PM
Yeah, he wrote this in his Manchester days. Wonder whether his opinions changed since? 
In any case, I'm not sure he'd have bought both the Inzaghi brothers any beer during his time with them. Or cookies for that matter. No sirree.
Posted by: rhy_A4 Aug 8 2008, 02:24 PM
SUPER PIPPO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lbknqq0HLU&NR=1
P.S i love this soundtrack
Posted by: Fillipo Simone Aug 8 2008, 05:27 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lbknqq0HLU&NR=1
P.S i love this soundtrack
You mean the Rocky theme? Yeah, it's a classic..
Posted by: Giancarlo Aug 8 2008, 05:48 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lbknqq0HLU&NR=1
P.S i love this soundtrack
Certainly he's one of my favorites... classic finisher. He doesn't score beautiful goals... but he scores when necessary with few touches... he's one of the most effective finishers I've ever seen. I wish him a full recovery so he can come back in good spirits.
Posted by: Tennie Aug 8 2008, 05:54 PM
given his new girlfriend, I'm sure Pippo's in good spirits.
Posted by: nuh Aug 8 2008, 06:39 PM
carletto said he will be back or juve
Posted by: Tennie Aug 8 2008, 11:08 PM
It's August 9 by now in Milan so....
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, PIPPO!
Posted by: Bluesummers Aug 9 2008, 12:30 AM
happy bday pippo. 35?
Posted by: CrazyMilanFan Aug 9 2008, 10:23 AM
happy birthday SUPERPIPPO
Posted by: armiss Aug 9 2008, 10:41 AM
Happybirthdaytoyouhappybirthdaytoyou
Posted by: rhy_A4 Aug 9 2008, 11:47 AM
HAPPY BIRTHDAY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: zdrossoneri Aug 9 2008, 02:44 PM
Happy birthday, Pippo
Posted by: Rossoneri7 Aug 9 2008, 03:16 PM
SUPER PIPPO INZAGHI !! 
Happy Birthday ! 
Posted by: LaPalma Aug 9 2008, 04:53 PM
Happy birthday Super Pippo, he's the real special one.
Posted by: Rossoneri7 Aug 9 2008, 05:01 PM
^^
That he is ... It's his 8th season with Milan 
It seems like it was just yesterday that he signed
Posted by: Bluesummers Aug 9 2008, 07:12 PM
That he is ... It's his 8th season with Milan
It seems like it was just yesterday that he signed
okay okay take it easy father time.
Posted by: KillerMax Aug 10 2008, 12:59 AM
Legend.
Posted by: acid911 Aug 10 2008, 04:19 AM
Huh?
Who's the fake one, then? Anyway, happy birthday goofy! Too bad he may not be there to open the scoring for us this season in Serie A.
Posted by: Rossoneri7 Aug 10 2008, 04:39 AM
Who's the fake one, then? Anyway, happy birthday goofy! Too bad he may not be there to open the scoring for us this season in Serie A.
Think again, he'll be back for the Juve match (mid August)
Posted by: milanista1899 Aug 10 2008, 07:06 AM
Who's the fake one, then? Anyway, happy birthday goofy! Too bad he may not be there to open the scoring for us this season in Serie A.
It's not Digao's birthday.
Posted by: Tennie Aug 10 2008, 10:20 AM
Supperpippo is what they call Super Goofy in Italian.
Posted by: milanista1899 Aug 10 2008, 10:31 AM
I'm still lost who's Super Goofy?
Posted by: Tennie Aug 10 2008, 10:42 AM
Hee. Well, if you watch disney cartoons in Italian, Super Goofy (the cartoon character) is 'Super Pippo'.
Posted by: milanista1899 Aug 10 2008, 11:02 AM
Oh right, I thought he was just called Goofy. Ok that's dumb. While I'm at it, they change all kinds of shows' & films' names, they should just leave things be or it's bound to end in confusion!
Posted by: acid911 Aug 10 2008, 11:53 AM
To the day, then!
Oh, Goofy is called Goofy, of course. It's just that he had a bit of a stint as 'Super Goof' in some Disney comic book series, and there are a couple of reasons why they call Inzaghi this.
Nicking his first name out, it comes to Pippo (which is also the nickname of Super Goof himself). Plus, take a look at these images below and see whether you see a bit of our Inzaghi in it: The way he celebrates. I think this guy looks as if he scored a goal in the CL final himself:
So it's Super Goof tuh thuh rescue, alright!
I just wish he stayed more injury free. Oh, and thanks for coming to the rescue, Tennie (pun always intended). Hehe.
Posted by: zdrossoneri Aug 10 2008, 01:48 PM
Super Goofy
Posted by: acid911 Sep 19 2008, 11:54 PM
So is Pippo still signed with Milan? Or has he left? With new strikers on board, people seem awful forgetful of him, his injury withstanding. No news, views, reviews, etc for Pippo, huh?
Posted by: Rossoneri7 Sep 20 2008, 12:26 AM
Or has he left? With new strikers on board, people seem awful forgetful of him, his injury withstanding. No news, views, reviews, etc for Pippo, huh?He is the most lethal in box striker, when on form. So give him time to get back, and we will see what he can do in the big games
EDIT: for got to add this part
- There are news on his medical situations, but he has never been on the news a lot even before. I guess it is just that there is so much to choose from upfront, that he is no longer in the center of our attention. But make no mistake, a Shevchenko - Inzaghi partnership at some point in the season will be one of the highlights of the season for me
Posted by: acid911 Sep 20 2008, 01:06 AM
That was my initial impression.
Everyone seems to have forgotten about Inzaghi.
Posted by: Tennie Oct 23 2008, 09:30 PM
Looks like Pippo's got his shooting boots on these days. 2 games, 2 goals. Not so bad for an old guy.
Posted by: TriniKing_CE Oct 23 2008, 09:52 PM
Not too bad at all!
Posted by: Rivaldo Oct 24 2008, 05:41 PM
Just Phenomenal player. Only Pippo may play and score this way and he always plays well after injuries)))
Posted by: Nesta Nov 4 2008, 12:41 PM
Hey Inzaghi , why don't you drop your shooting boot for pato to come and take over from you.
Posted by: TriniKing_CE Nov 4 2008, 06:47 PM
I have a better idea - why doesn't he just loan him a pair!
Posted by: han2503 Nov 5 2008, 11:02 AM
Milan goal machine Filippo Inzaghi looks poised to extend his Rossoneri adventure for another season, according to the Gazzetta dello Sport.
Superpippo moved to Milan from Juventus in 2001, after four years spent in Turin, for a fee in the region of €37m.
The lethal marksman’s stint in Italy’s fashion capital has been ravaged by injuries, particularly over the past few seasons, but Pippo has nonetheless contributed a great deal to the Diavoli’s cause, netting 57 goals in Serie A, and scoring a fundamental brace in the 2006-2007 Champions League Final in Athens, that saw the Diavoli lift the prestigious trophy for the seventh time.
The former Parma striker’s deal was set to run out at the end of June 2009, but Inzaghi had always stated his desire to call it a day in a Milan shirt.
And the Italian sports Bible reports today that Vice President Adriano Galliani has offered Pippo a one-year contract extension and, even though he has yet to put pen to paper, the Gazzetta expects the hitman to rubber stamp the deal over the next few weeks.
‘High Tension’ was also part of Marcello Lippi’s side that won the 2006 World Cup, bagging a goal in the third group game against the Czech Republic.
I personally don't see it as a good move for the club. If Milan were to treat him as what he truly is, a bonus striker and squad player rather then an integral part of the team then I would have no problem with Pippo extending his contract. But for Galliani to still think of Pippo as a first team player which is important during the entire season will hold us back both from buying a new younger striker. And when Pippo is fit Carlo will play him ahead of Pato or Boriello. It just doesn't sit well with me.
Not to mention the other old players we have who will expect extensions since Pippo got one. Players like Favalli, Puma and Pippo imo need to move on after this season. Milan need to let go of the past and start moving ahead. There is no use in keeping these players on and paying their wages when they are out injured for more then 3 quarters of the season.
Posted by: rhy_A4 Nov 5 2008, 11:52 AM
If Pippo wants to stay for another season let him stay !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! FORZA PIPPO INZAGHI !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: Tennie Nov 5 2008, 11:55 AM
+1
Posted by: Rossoneri7 Nov 5 2008, 02:00 PM
I think Pippo has earned his place in Milan. His game was never based on physical strength nor speed, rather positioning and prowess inside the 18-yard box, and in that sense there is no one better.
Posted by: dst Nov 5 2008, 02:53 PM
That's true but either way Pippo is an important player. Every time I thought he was finished he came back, he's a ****ing zombie that guy!
Posted by: acid911 Nov 5 2008, 03:15 PM
Except maybe Simone Inzaghi?
Posted by: han2503 Nov 5 2008, 03:22 PM
I'm not saying that he should go no matter what. I'm saying that he should only stay if the board acknowledg that we still need someone to cover for him next season whether he stays or not. If they choose to acknowledge this I have no problems with Pippo staying but if Pippo stays and there is no one else coming in, it would mean that Pippo is holding us back
He spends 3/4 of the season on the treatment table, someone like him should be counted as a bonus not as a firm regular first 11 player.
That's all I'm saying.
As for Puma and Favalli, I'm dead serious about those 2, they need to leave next summer we shouldn't hold on to dead weight any longer. Get rid of Puma, do anything you can to bring Yoann back. Get rid of Favalli and promote Albertazzi from the youth team, I've seen him play he's really talented and a bright prospect
Posted by: TriniKing_CE Nov 5 2008, 03:40 PM
put me down on the list too
+2
Posted by: Il Diavolo Nov 5 2008, 04:00 PM
FORZA PIPPO ! He could stay as long as he wants. His game isn't influenced by age. He's been great this season and nobody even talked about him when Sheva, Dinho and Borriello arrived at Milanello.
As for Favalli - he'll leave for good. Emerson is about to extend his contract, but that's okay. He's definetely better than Favalli and has at least won some trophies before coming to Milan.
Posted by: Tennie Nov 5 2008, 04:21 PM
A.C.MILAN COMUNICATO UFFICIALE
05/11/2008
MILANO - L'A.C.Milan comunica di aver prolungato il contratto di Filippo Inzaghi fino al 30 Giugno 2010.
[AC Milan announces that it has extended the contract of Filippo Inzaghi to June 30 2010.]
Posted by: acid911 Nov 5 2008, 04:26 PM
Boy, that didn't take too long, now, did it?
Posted by: rhy_A4 Nov 5 2008, 09:16 PM
OH YES THIS HAS MADE MY DAY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! FORZA PIPPO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
OI OI OI , OI OI OI PIPPO INZAGHI SEGNA PER NOI !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ANOTHER YEAR , ANOTHER YEAR OF GOALS !
p.s i know im a tad over excited but hes my favorite player !
Posted by: acid911 Nov 5 2008, 10:51 PM
OI OI OI , OI OI OI PIPPO INZAGHI SEGNA PER NOI !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ANOTHER YEAR , ANOTHER YEAR OF GOALS !
p.s i know im a tad over excited but hes my favorite player !
Over excited, huh?
That's actually the overstatement of the year, you know! As for the favorite player thingy, I can only imaging seeing your avatar. Hehe. But yeah, I'm happy for him to stay another year or two. He can still do great things coming as a substitute.We'll need him in the CL next season.
Forza Pippo!
Posted by: han2503 Nov 5 2008, 10:51 PM
As for Favalli - he'll leave for good. Emerson is about to extend his contract, but that's okay. He's definetely better than Favalli and has at least won some trophies before coming to Milan.
where did you hear this??NOOO!!! Don't extend this good for nothing's contract. Come on Fester stay strong!!!
Posted by: acid911 Nov 5 2008, 10:52 PM
NOOO!!! Don't extend this good for nothing's contract. Come on Fester stay strong!!!
*cough* Carlo *cough*.
Emo's his favorite player, you know.
Posted by: rhy_A4 Nov 5 2008, 11:04 PM
That's actually the overstatement of the year, you know! As for the favorite player thingy,Haha
.....cant wait to see him in winter break in Dubai ! gotta get a photo with him thats my new years resolution
Posted by: Tennie Nov 5 2008, 11:06 PM
So Fishdoll shouldn't show off his signed-and-with-patches 2007 Inzaghi jersey too close to you, should he?
BE SURE TO GET LOTS OF PICTURES IN DUBAI!
Posted by: CrazyMilanFan Nov 5 2008, 11:15 PM
not too sure abt this 
Posted by: rhy_A4 Nov 5 2008, 11:57 PM
BE SURE TO GET LOTS OF PICTURES IN DUBAI!
ahahaa nice try Tennie
you can try showing me the t shirt but then id have to show you this my half finished signed 2006/2007 away kit this was taken in the middle of the winter training camp i had it all signed by the end thank god!! .I got everyone's except Valerio Fiori , Billy 
, its hanging on my wall in a fittingly in Red & Black frame and if theres ever a fire its the first thing im taking with me out the house lol http://img99.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img0582am1.jpghttp://g.imageshack.us/thpix.php
you remember they came last year
well i was there everyday from when they stepped of the bus until they finished and got on the bus and headed to there hotel !! I wasnt really ready for my papparazi role last winter tour but now i am im gunna take loadsa of pictures and videos i will be your source from the training field !!
Posted by: Il Diavolo Nov 6 2008, 12:11 AM
where did you hear this??NOOO!!! Don't extend this good for nothing's contract. Come on Fester stay strong!!!
I believe Fester mentioned it about a month ago. There's nothing official yet, but it makes the perfect sense. I mean, what's Favalli still doing here? And once again - Favalli is even worse than Emerson.
Posted by: Tennie Nov 6 2008, 12:12 AM
I think Favalli did remarkably well against Napoli, all things considered.
Posted by: TriniKing_CE Nov 6 2008, 12:58 AM
05/11/2008
MILANO - L'A.C.Milan comunica di aver prolungato il contratto di Filippo Inzaghi fino al 30 Giugno 2010.
[AC Milan announces that it has extended the contract of Filippo Inzaghi to June 30 2010.]
WoooHoooo!!!!
Posted by: dst Nov 6 2008, 01:00 AM
I like Favalli.
*runs away*
Posted by: acid911 Nov 6 2008, 01:25 AM
Favallinho always gives 100% to his potential. FACT. Now don't get me started on what his potential is. That's why I prefer to keep him as first-choice sub. This is something even he knows, unfortunately, as his 8 caps for the Azzuri can testify. What's worse, he took Zamborghini's number shirt 19, which is plain unfair, even though he looks like his brother, he is not, so he should return it.
Besides, you have to type his whole name in Wikipedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Favalli alone won't get you anywhere. That's one measure of a person's popularity. Gotta type his whole name, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giuseppe_Favalli, always, which is frankly a waste of keystrokes and precious keyboard time that could be used to slurp some cold slurpee.
I could probably go on, but these are some of the reasons why he doesn't top my list of favorite players, him being an Italian legend and all, he'll always be the twelfth-man. Which in a club like us, isn't such a bad thing to be. Do I want to see him in Milan? You bet. Do I want to see him starting every match, when better choices are available? I'll need a rain check on that, one, sorry. Sure he has a couple of good points as well, like the fact that he's from the 80s - that's always fun to know in a man. And the fact that he still has his 'inter.it' profile page on inter's website speaks volumes about his success. Even though he plays for Milan. AC, that is.
Forza Favalli! The man who gave his 100%. Always!
Posted by: Rivaldo Nov 6 2008, 05:44 PM
Absolutly phenomenal player. If he wants, he should stay.
Pippo per sempre!
He will be the same at 40 I think.
Posted by: TriniKing_CE Nov 6 2008, 06:15 PM
That's why I prefer to keep him as first-choice sub. This is something even he knows, unfortunately, as his 8 caps for the Azzuri can testify. What's worse, he took Zamborghini's number shirt 19, which is plain unfair, even though he looks like his brother, he is not, so he should return it.Besides, you have to type his whole name in Wikipedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Favalli alone won't get you anywhere. That's one measure of a person's popularity.
Gotta type his whole name, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giuseppe_Favalli, always, which is frankly a waste of keystrokes and precious keyboard time that could be used to slurp some cold slurpee.I could probably go on, but these are some of the reasons why he doesn't top my list of favorite players, him being an Italian legend and all, he'll always be the twelfth-man.
Which in a club like us, isn't such a bad thing to be. Do I want to see him in Milan? You bet. Do I want to see him starting every match, when better choices are available? I'll need a rain check on that, one, sorry. Sure he has a couple of good points as well, like the fact that he's from the 80s - that's always fun to know in a man. And the fact that he still has his 'inter.it' profile page on inter's website speaks volumes about his success. Even though he plays for Milan. AC, that is.Forza Favalli!
The man who gave his 100%. Always!One of the funniest posts that I've read in a while, that I believe was supposed to be taken entirely 'serious'!
Posted by: acid911 Nov 6 2008, 06:26 PM
You've developed a knack of getting things exactly right, Trini!
I should try and be your friend.
Posted by: Rossoneri7 Nov 28 2008, 12:50 AM
Pippo is now the #1 scorer in Eruope. Though Raul is hot on his heels. I do hope this adds something psychological so he keeps on scoring for Milan in Europe 
Posted by: TriniKing_CE Nov 28 2008, 01:05 AM
I should try and be your friend.I'll try and fit you in for an interview!
Posted by: TriniKing_CE Nov 28 2008, 01:08 AM
Enough for me - once he is scoring for us I'm happy (Europe or just Italy - its all good)
The bigger his tally the better for everyone
...except the opposition!
Posted by: KillerMax Nov 28 2008, 01:25 AM
Does anyone have a picture of him with the armband?
Posted by: Rossoneri7 Nov 28 2008, 01:34 AM
Right before it went in
Posted by: KillerMax Nov 28 2008, 01:46 AM
Pippo is simply incredible. I can't believe he is 35 already. I am cherishing these moments. Thanks R7.
Posted by: Tennie Nov 29 2008, 05:09 AM
Somewhat belated, but here's a photo of Pippo's goal celebration from the Portsmouth game, with him wearing the armband.
Posted by: zdrossoneri Nov 29 2008, 10:48 AM
This was IMO Pippo's best goal this season. the way he controlled the ball was something I honestly didn't expect him to be capable of at this age.
Posted by: Jack Sparrow Nov 29 2008, 11:36 AM
Zee and Pippo look like lovers...
Posted by: kurtsimonw Nov 29 2008, 12:02 PM
Zee!?
Posted by: acid911 Nov 29 2008, 12:38 PM
Seedorf.
Posted by: acid911 Nov 29 2008, 12:40 PM
I still can't believe my 4000th post was for Seedorf. Sheesh!
Posted by: kurtsimonw Nov 29 2008, 12:41 PM
Posted by: Fillipo Simone Nov 29 2008, 06:58 PM
Btw. how is Seedorf really spelled?? Is it Se-dorf or Si-dorf or Zi-dorf?
Posted by: zdrossoneri Nov 29 2008, 07:03 PM
Sea-door-f ?!
Posted by: Fillipo Simone Nov 29 2008, 07:16 PM
Are you sure? Some dutch guys told me once it's Si-dorf..
Posted by: zdrossoneri Nov 29 2008, 07:22 PM
Of course I'm not I call him Sea-dorf.
The English commentators call him Say-dorf.
Posted by: kurtsimonw Nov 29 2008, 07:31 PM
I call him Sea-dorf.Me too.
Posted by: acid911 Nov 29 2008, 09:12 PM
Zee TV is the largest television network in India. Jack's Indian.
You join the dots, Kurt.
Posted by: Tennie Nov 30 2008, 12:53 PM
Never thought I'd see a pro-Pippo column on Eurosport's English page, but, well, I did. Here it is:
But perhaps the most shameful of all is this - ED loves Filippo Inzaghi.
Now 35, Inzaghi is the kind of out-and-out striker that seems to be dying out of the modern game.
He is the opposite of Emile Heskey. He isn't a team player, he doesn't track back, he doesn't hold the ball up and he certainly doesn't put in the hard yards. All he does is score stacks of important goals.
And last night he stuck it to Portsmouth with a sensational stoppage-time effort that scraped a 2-2 draw for Milan.
ED has done a lot of research on Superpippo and has discovered the following:
He spends 31 per cent of his time gesticulating, 24 per cent getting caught offside, 19 per cent rolling on the deck brandishing imaginary yellow cards, 14 per cent clasping his hands together and making a face like a toddler who has just dropped his ice cream on the floor, and the remaining 12 per cent of his time on the pitch is spent scoring goals.
Early Doors spent years despising Inzaghi. It hated the playacting, the whining and the constant irritation of seeing him deliver at crunch time.
It joined in the sniping, nodding sagely when Jaap Stam called him and his brother Simone "diving cheats" and chuckling when Sir Alex Ferguson said: "Filippo Inzaghi was born in an offside position."
Then something strange happened. As Inzaghi continued to defy his critics, scoring goals in the face of constant criticism and derision, Early Doors's hatred turned to grudging respect, then admiration, then full, unsettlingly profound love.
Admittedly, Early Doors has a thing for anti-heroes - Inzaghi joins George W. Bush, William Gallas and Craig Revel-Horwood on ED's list of lovable rogues.
No wonder he feels as though the world is against him - he has scored over 250 goals in his club career and 25 for his country, yet every compliment of him is backhanded.
This zinger from Johan Cruyff summed it up perfectly: "He can't play football at all. He's just always in the right position."
Only six players have scored more in the Champions League: Andriy Shevchenko, Raul, Alfredo Di Stefano, Ruud van Nistelrooy, Thierry Henry and Eusebio.
So you can shut your face when Early Doors calls him one of the greatest strikers of all time.
Last night's goal was his 68th in European competition, and was classic Inzaghi.
It was timed to inflict maximum misery on the opposition - an equaliser in the 92nd minute of a game Milan had deservedly trailed 2-0.
There was a whiff of controversy about it, with Inzaghi taking up his customary position nanometres from straying offside.
His first touch was a sublime piece of control; his second was a lucky bobble off his shin; and his third was a little slice of predatory genius, prodding the ball into the bottom-left corner.
He has been doing it since Peter Crouch was in short(er) trousers, and Portsmouth should have known not to give him a yard of space in their box.
Inzaghi celebrated in customary fashion, breaching a lacklustre cordon of stewards to get stuck in with the away support. He went back for more after the game, chucking various items of clothing to his adoring fans.
And that, it seems, is what makes him so good. This was, for Milan, the fabled cold Tuesday night at Rochdale.
An away trip in the UEFA Cup - a competition Milan are mortified to be in - to play a game that was not even shown on Italian TV. Yet Inzaghi celebrated his equaliser like it was the World Cup final.
No less a sage than Silvio Berlusconi, fresh from praising Barack Obama's tan, actually hit the nail on the head in his appraisal of Inzaghi: "Perhaps his touch on the ball isn't very good, but he lives for the goal."
While he appears to embody all the precious, whingeing, cheating values we hate in the modern game, Filippo Inzaghi is a purist's dream. He doesn't care about image, wealth or WAGs. All he cares about is scoring goals.
Posted by: acid911 Nov 30 2008, 01:00 PM
Excellent, excellent read, Ten.
Posted by: han2503 Nov 30 2008, 02:15 PM
Well the English pronounce it Say-dorf
The Italians Se-dorf
But I think the correct on would be Sea-dorf
Posted by: acid911 Nov 30 2008, 03:06 PM
I, too, call him Sea-dorf. Though some local chaps I know here call him see-do-rough. I think it's got something to do with the knowledge of English language (or lack thereof).
Posted by: Rossoneri7 Nov 30 2008, 03:15 PM
But I think the correct on would be Sea-dorf
Yes, and i got used to it that way
Posted by: TriniKing_CE Nov 30 2008, 11:17 PM
Nice atricle posted Tennie..., thanx for it!
It pretty much does sum up Pippo...love him or hate him he gets things done!
Long Live Pippo!
[except today cuz I am pissed after that game against Palermo (not with him but the majority of the team ) ]
Posted by: amancik Dec 4 2008, 05:13 PM
Good Read, Tennie
Posted by: Tennie Feb 20 2009, 03:30 PM
Here's a rather nice interview with Pippo from acmilan.com's english page:
"With Milan - Filippo Inzaghi continued to Milan Channel - I reached 105 goals in official games with the Rossoneri shirt. A nice number, but now let's try to go forward, the only disappointment is that I wasn't able to celebrate the 100th goal the right way because it was the match against Udinese last May which, although we won it, did not allow us to qualify for the Champions League, but for me the basis of everything is doing well now, I don't have any pains, I try to give a hand when I can and let's see what happens in the next few games. The derby? I was very disappointed to lose the derby but it happens. Sunday night I was happy because I was doing well and that's the most important thing, then it's clear that the great goal I scored in the second half would have been the cherry on the cake but it was offside, then there was that penalty which unfortunately the referee didn't see, while at the end Julio Cesar made a great save, a save only him and a few other goalkeepers in the world are able to make. In the league we now have to think about finishing in the first three for the qualification to the next Champions League, then we'll see what happens, now let's think about winning on Sunday against Cagliari, a very tough side who are doing very well. The goals conceded? We know very well that we conceded two identical goals between the match with Inter and last night: we have to improve on this aspect. Now let's roll up our sleeves because we have to think about winning on Sunday and then next Thursday to get through in the Uefa Cup."
Posted by: Fillipo Simone Feb 20 2009, 05:36 PM
Pippo's always THE man...
Thanks for posting it Tennie...
Posted by: kurtsimonw Feb 20 2009, 06:17 PM
Thanks Tennie.
It's quite sad that Pippo, the man who won us our most recent European Cup amongst other things, only has 19 pages. Yet Pato, who's only been here 18 onths and done little of note, has over 100!
Posted by: Fillipo Simone Feb 20 2009, 06:19 PM
It's quite sad that Pippo, the man who won us our most European Cup amongst other things, only has 19 pages. Yet Pato, who's only been here 18 onths and done little of note, has over 100!
Hmh,...you got me thinking...
I agree, it's kind of sad.
Posted by: acid911 Feb 20 2009, 07:44 PM
I agree, it's kind of sad.
Let's not get into these comparisons, shall we?
Paolo Maldini could have 1 page, and he'll still trump any and every hundred page thread. Same was the case with Ronaldo, as is the case with Dida. It's the small moments that make these players what they are. Beside, intentional or not, we always find ways to segregate and separate our players, from Brazilians to divers, to what not. No offense intended, of course. These things can always wait until they leave the club.But as long as they play for Milan, wear the red and black, they're a part of the club. No classification needed.
Posted by: Fillipo Simone Feb 20 2009, 07:59 PM
Don't get your point completely. Just wanted to say that I agree with Kurt how funny it is that a Inzaghi-thread is half as "hot" as a Pato thread, when the first spent more then just a few years more then Pato here. No segregation, no classification. Pure facts..
Posted by: Tennie Feb 20 2009, 08:05 PM
Segregation is an emotionally charged word, at least in this country. It sends up as many red flags as calling someone 'racist' does.
I agree with Kurt and Fillipo that it's a bit surprising to see whose threads have lots and lots of pages and whose do not.
Posted by: Zed.D Feb 20 2009, 08:19 PM
Wow, I'm sick of the way Pato's name is brought up in a rather negative way every now and then...
Posted by: Tennie Feb 20 2009, 08:20 PM
Welcome to my world, zeddie. It's done to pretty much every other player on the team on a very regular basis. Pato is hardly being singled out.
Anyway, this is the Pippo thread. Let's talk about him, shall we?
Posted by: Zed.D Feb 20 2009, 08:27 PM
Anyway, this is the Pippo thread. Let's talk about him, shall we?
It's never been like this, Tennie. if a player was criticized, it was only based on what he did on the pitch [if you think I'm wrong, I'll be happy if you show me some examples]. but to say it's sad the Pato thread has more pages than the Pippo thread... gee!!
Posted by: acid911 Feb 20 2009, 08:37 PM
I'll agree with the facts too, but my point actually was more in line of there are big players who don't have as much thread activity as some new ones that have tons of it. That doesn't make them a different/better/worse player than any other Milan players. Simple. Even Paolo and Nesta threads don't have that much activity and they've been here for ages.
Doesn't make them inferior to Pato (or anybody else) in any way, shape, or form. Same goes for Inzaghi. And for every other Milan player. A big part of Pato's thread is all the transfer blah blah before he signed up.And just for the record I agree with Kurt too, but maybe it's just me, I just won't worry about such things. I mean, Dida is a wold cup winner and two times CL winner too, by this count his thread has pin-drop silence.
What matters is all these player giving their full where it matters. And we as fans should be worried more about that too, rather than competing which player gets more activity or which thread is hot. There are some players who are in the media spotlight comparatively more than others, and this too reflects in a forum sometimes. At the end of the day, all that matters is them being a part of Milan, all being equally important regardless of such small details.As far as Pippo goes, nothing will change the reality of all the vital goals he scored for the club. This is a FACT.
Posted by: Tennie Feb 20 2009, 08:37 PM
I do think it's sad that there are more pages discussing a 19 year old than the guy who scored both goals in our most recent CL final, yes.
As for Pippo, I'll offer an observation so this post isn't completely off topic.
When he was at Juventus, I couldn't stand him. Not sure how many remember that far back, but the Del Piero-Inzaghi-Zidane trident was pretty effing fearsome. Pippo could score against Milan at will. Needless to say, I've since come to have great affection for him (and I really like the goofy face he makes when he scores).
Funny thing is, the Juve fans I know now despise Pippo because...he scores against them for fun.
So it's all a matter of perspective.
Posted by: acid911 Feb 20 2009, 08:44 PM
Let's leave it, guys. Not worth debating this, or fighting over. 
Dida has 32 replies, while Kalac has 80. Ambrosini our second longest player has 61, with Gattuso at four times 247. At the same time Kaka has 1,150. If we started measuring players and their effectiveness with the amount of hotness or activity they get in an Internet forum, then God have mercy on us.
Posted by: kurtsimonw Feb 20 2009, 08:45 PM
Oh dear, what have I done!?
I didn't mean it in a negative way to Pato, it's just surprising to me that somebody has given some of his best years to the club and done great things here yet doesn't seem to be as talked about as a guy who's played for the club for a year. Nothing against Pato at all, it's not like it's his fault people talk about him alot.
I'm sure it's the same everywhere. I bet the Ibrahimovic thread is bigger than Zanetti's, Ronaldo's than Giggs', etc.
Posted by: Fillipo Simone Feb 20 2009, 08:45 PM
This discussion is utterly sad as well. My god, I'll sure burn in hell for mentioning Pato's name.
I'd appeal we stop here and from now on try read what people actually say and not misquote them.
Posted by: acid911 Feb 20 2009, 08:51 PM
Good.
I second it. And no, it was not about Pato versus anybody. Like Kurt said it's probably the same everywhere. My humble suggestion was we shouldn't be concerned with it, even though I agreed with Kurt's original comment. Because? It doesn't matter one bit.And if it does, then by all means start posting anything you can find about a particular player in his thread. Others will (and should) join in the discussion.
Posted by: dst Feb 20 2009, 08:56 PM
Never liked him, never will but I will always be thankful to what he has done for Milan.
Damn fanboys! You can't be serious!
Posted by: Fillipo Simone Feb 20 2009, 08:57 PM
That was my intention - encourage people to post in this thread, especially because Pippo's breaking records this season. Nothing else.
Posted by: Tennie Feb 20 2009, 09:01 PM
I don't need to be lectured at to discuss Pippo.
Despite the fact that he's not well liked by a number of folks, he's a hero to me because of Athens (and before that Berlin. look back at the match thread; he wasnt even close to fit and yet played and scored).
I've got 2 signed jerseys from the current crop of players. One is Gattuso. The other is Pippo.
Posted by: Zed.D Feb 20 2009, 09:03 PM
Exactly. I think around 50 pages (didn't check. just guessing)
This discussion wasn't that useless, not for me. I got to know some people a little bit better
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@ the sad people
How about stop posting in that 19 year old's thread, and try a little more posting in the Pippo thread?
I am serious, you screwball
OK, I'm done with this discussion.
Posted by: dst Feb 20 2009, 09:04 PM
Surprising? In what way? I don't think so... I mean, Pato is a hot subject but no one respects him more than we do Pippo.
Posted by: kurtsimonw Feb 20 2009, 09:09 PM
Surprising in the sense that Pippo has been at the club longer, done more for the club, therefore giving us more talking points..
But again, this isn't anything to do with Pato. It just so happened I was reading his thread before I went into Inzaghi's and noticed the difference. I could have said Ronaldinho or Beckham or whoever else, it was just by chance that Pato was the comparison, no other reason.
Posted by: dst Feb 20 2009, 09:14 PM
Yeah... Zed.D still think we all hate him...
Posted by: Zed.D Feb 20 2009, 09:17 PM
I'm back in the discussion!
I don't think the number of a certain player thread's pages has anything to do with the amount of the the time that player's been here. Milan fan hasn't been around since 2001, has it?
Talking points? again, I doubt there is much to say/remember about what Pippo did in the 2003/04 season, for example. people tend to forget things as time passes by. just because a certain player's been here for nearly a decade doesn't mean there are more subjects about him to discuss than a newcomer. just my opinion.
Ignore dst! I understand what you mean.
Posted by: Fillipo Simone Feb 20 2009, 09:23 PM
Let's all sing "I feel pretty", shall we?
Posted by: Locke Lamora Feb 20 2009, 09:35 PM
So this is what happens when I leave the forum for a few days, eh?
Posted by: kurtsimonw Feb 20 2009, 09:45 PM
You're such a wind-up..
I don't think the number of a certain player thread's pages has anything to do with the amount of the the time that player's been here. Milan fan hasn't been around since 2001, has it?
Talking points? again, I doubt there is much to say/remember about what Pippo did in the 2003/04 season, for example. people tend to forget things as time passes by. just because a certain player's been here for nearly a decade doesn't mean there are more subjects about him to discuss than a newcomer. just my opinion.
Valid points and I somewhat agree.
I always do my best to ignore him, don't you worry about that.
I dunno where we'd be without you. I'd probably be stuck all lonely in the EPL thread on my own.
Posted by: Tennie Feb 20 2009, 09:47 PM
Yeah, Locke. We think we can actually talk about (and say positive things about) someone other than Pato.
Posted by: acid911 Feb 20 2009, 09:49 PM
Totally!
I see you're back early, though!
Posted by: Locke Lamora Feb 20 2009, 10:00 PM
I see you're back early, though!Back early? Were you excpecting me to be away for a longer period?
Posted by: Tennie Feb 20 2009, 10:02 PM
(Fishdoll was sure you'd run off with a flamenco dancer named Lola, Locke.)
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