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Jul 30 2019, 10:43 AM
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Week 1
25/08/2019
Cagliari-Brescia
Fiorentina-Napoli
Verona-Bologna
Inter-Lecce
Parma-Juventus
Roma-Genoa
Sampdoria-Lazio
SPAL-Atalanta
Torino-Sassuolo
Udinese-Milan
Week 2
01/09/2019
Atalanta-Torino
Bologna-SPAL
Cagliari-Inter
Genoa-Fiorentina
Juventus-Napoli
Lazio-Roma
Lecce-Verona
Milan-Brescia
Sassuolo-Sampdoria
Udinese-Parma
Week 3
15/09/2019
Brescia-Bologna
Fiorentina-Juventus
Genoa-Atalanta
Verona-Milan
Inter-Udinese
Napoli-Sampdoria
Parma-Cagliari
Roma-Sassuolo
SPAL-Lazio
Torino-Lecce
Week 4
22/09/2019
Atalanta-Fiorentina
Bologna-Roma
Cagliari-Genoa
Juventus-Verona
Lazio-Parma
Lecce-Napoli
Milan-Inter
Sampdoria-Torino
Sassuolo-SPAL
Udinese-Brescia
Week 5
25/09/2019
Brescia-Juventus
Fiorentina-Sampdoria
Genoa-Bologna
Verona-Udinese
Inter-Lazio
Napoli-Cagliari
Parma-Sassuolo
Roma-Atalanta
SPAL-Lecce
Torino-Milan
Week 6
29/09/2019
Cagliari-Verona
Juventus-SPAL
Lazio-Genoa
Lecce-Roma
Milan-Fiorentina
Napoli-Brescia
Parma-Torino
Sampdoria-Inter
Sassuolo-Atalanta
Udinese-Bologna
Week 7
06/10/2019
Atalanta-Lecce
Bologna-Lazio
Brescia-Sassuolo
Fiorentina-Udinese
Genoa-Milan
Verona-Sampdoria
Inter-Juventus
Roma-Cagliari
SPAL-Parma
Torino-Napoli
Week 8
20/10/2019
Brescia-Fiorentina
Cagliari-SPAL
Juventus-Bologna
Lazio-Atalanta
Milan-Lecce
Napoli-Verona
Parma-Genoa
Sampdoria-Roma
Sassuolo-Inter
Udinese-Torino
Week 9
27/10/2019
Atalanta-Udinese
Bologna-Sampdoria
Fiorentina-Lazio
Genoa-Brescia
Verona-Sassuolo
Inter-Parma
Lecce-Juventus
Roma-Milan
SPAL-Napoli
Torino-Cagliari
Week 10
30/10/2019
Brescia-Inter
Cagliari-Bologna
Juventus-Genoa
Lazio-Torino
Milan-SPAL
Napoli-Atalanta
Parma-Verona
Sampdoria-Lecce
Sassuolo-Fiorentina
Udinese-Roma
Week 11
03/11/2019
Atalanta-Cagliari
Bologna-Inter
Fiorentina-Parma
Genoa-Udinese
Verona-Brescia
Lecce-Sassuolo
Milan-Lazio
Roma-Napoli
SPAL-Sampdoria
Torino-Juventus
Week 12
10/11/2019
Brescia-Torino
Cagliari-Fiorentina
Inter-Verona
Juventus-Milan
Lazio-Lecce
Napoli-Genoa
Parma-Roma
Sampdoria-Atalanta
Sassuolo-Bologna
Udinese-SPAL
Week 13
24/11/2019
Atalanta-Juventus
Bologna-Parma
Verona-Fiorentina
Lecce-Cagliari
Milan-Napoli
Roma-Brescia
Sampdoria-Udinese
Sassuolo-Lazio
SPAL-Genoa
Torino-Inter
Week 14
01/12/2019
Brescia-Atalanta
Cagliari-Sampdoria
Fiorentina-Lecce
Genoa-Torino
Verona-Roma
Inter-SPAL
Juventus-Sassuolo
Lazio-Udinese
Napoli-Bologna
Parma-Milan
Week 15
08/12/2019
Bologna-Milan
Inter-Roma
Lazio-Juventus
Lecce-Genoa
Sampdoria-Parma
Sassuolo-Cagliari
SPAL-Brescia
Torino-Fiorentina
Udinese-Napoli
Week 16
15/12/2019
Bologna-Atalanta
Brescia-Lecce
Cagliari-Lazio
Fiorentina-Inter
Genoa-Sampdoria
Verona-Torino
Juventus-Udinese
Milan-Sassuolo
Napoli-Parma
Roma-SPAL
Week 17
22/12/2019
Atalanta-Milan
Fiorentina-Roma
Inter-Genoa
Lazio-Verona
Lecce-Bologna
Parma-Brescia
Sampdoria-Juventus
Sassuolo-Napoli
Torino-SPAL
Udinese-Cagliari
Week 18
05/01/2020
Atalanta-Parma
Bologna-Fiorentina
Brescia-Lazio
Genoa-Sassuolo
Juventus-Cagliari
Lecce-Udinese
Milan-Sampdoria
Napoli-Inter
Roma-Torino
SPAL-Verona
Week 19
12/01/2020
Cagliari-Milan
Fiorentina-SPAL
Verona-Genoa
Inter-Atalanta
Lazio-Napoli
Parma-Lecce
Roma-Juventus
Sampdoria-Brescia
Torino-Bologna
Udinese-Sassuolo
Week 20
19/01/2020
Atalanta-SPAL
Bologna-Verona
Brescia-Cagliari
Genoa-Roma
Juventus-Parma
Lazio-Sampdoria
Lecce-Inter
Milan-Udinese
Napoli-Fiorentina
Sassuolo-Torino
Week 21
26/01/2020
Brescia-Milan
Fiorentina-Genoa
Inter-Cagliari
Napoli-Juventus
Parma-Udinese
Roma-Lazio
Sampdoria-Sassuolo
SPAL-Bologna
Torino-Atalanta
Verona-Lecce
Week 22
02/02/2020
Atalanta-Genoa
Bologna-Brescia
Cagliari-Parma
Juventus-Fiorentina
Lazio-SPAL
Lecce-Torino
Milan-Verona
Sampdoria-Napoli
Sassuolo-Roma
Udinese-Inter
Week 23
09/02/2020
Brescia-Udinese
Fiorentina-Atalanta
Genoa-Cagliari
Inter-Milan
Napoli-Lecce
Parma-Lazio
Roma-Bologna
SPAL-Sassuolo
Torino-Sampdoria
Verona-Juventus
Week 24
16/02/2020
Atalanta-Roma
Bologna-Genoa
Cagliari-Napoli
Juventus-Brescia
Lazio-Inter
Lecce-SPAL
Milan-Torino
Sampdoria-Fiorentina
Sassuolo-Parma
Udinese-Verona
Week 25
23/02/2020
Atalanta-Sassuolo
Bologna-Udinese
Brescia-Napoli
Fiorentina-Milan
Genoa-Lazio
Inter-Sampdoria
Roma-Lecce
SPAL-Juventus
Torino-Parma
Verona-Cagliari
Week 26
01/03/2020
Cagliari-Roma
Juventus-Inter
Lazio-Bologna
Lecce-Atalanta
Milan-Genoa
Napoli-Torino
Parma-SPAL
Sampdoria-Verona
Sassuolo-Brescia
Udinese-Fiorentina
Week 27
08/03/2020
Atalanta-Lazio
Bologna-Juventus
Fiorentina-Brescia
Genoa-Parma
Inter-Sassuolo
Lecce-Milan
Roma-Sampdoria
SPAL-Cagliari
Torino-Udinese
Verona-Napoli
Week 28
15/03/2020
Cagliari-Torino
Brescia-Genoa
Juventus-Lecce
Lazio-Fiorentina
Milan-Roma
Napoli-SPAL
Parma-Inter
Sampdoria-Bologna
Sassuolo-Verona
Udinese-Atalanta
Week 29
22/03/2020
Atalanta-Napoli
Bologna-Cagliari
Genoa-Juventus
Fiorentina-Sassuolo
Inter-Brescia
Lecce-Sampdoria
Roma-Udinese
SPAL-Milan
Torino-Lazio
Verona-Parma
Week 30
05/04/2020
Cagliari-Atalanta
Brescia-Verona
Inter-Bologna
Juventus-Torino
Lazio-Milan
Napoli-Roma
Parma-Fiorentina
Sampdoria-SPAL
Sassuolo-Lecce
Udinese-Genoa
Week 31
11/04/2020
Atalanta-Sampdoria
Bologna-Sassuolo
Fiorentina-Cagliari
Genoa-Napoli
Lecce-Lazio
Milan-Juventus
Roma-Parma
SPAL-Udinese
Torino-Brescia
Verona-Inter
Week 32
19/04/2020
Brescia-Roma
Cagliari-Lecce
Fiorentina-Verona
Genoa-SPAL
Inter-Torino
Juventus-Atalanta
Lazio-Sassuolo
Napoli-Milan
Parma-Bologna
Udinese-Sampdoria
Week 33
22/04/2020
Atalanta-Brescia
Bologna-Napoli
Lecce-Fiorentina
Milan-Parma
Roma-Verona
Sampdoria-Cagliari
Sassuolo-Juventus
SPAL-Inter
Torino-Genoa
Udinese-Lazio
Week 34
26/04/2020
Brescia-SPAL
Cagliari-Sassuolo
Fiorentina-Torino
Genoa-Lecce
Juventus-Lazio
Milan-Bologna
Napoli-Udinese
Parma-Sampdoria
Roma-Inter
Verona-Atalanta
Week 35
03/05/2020
Atalanta-Bologna
Inter-Fiorentina
Lazio-Cagliari
Lecce-Brescia
Parma-Napoli
Sampdoria-Genoa
Sassuolo-Milan
SPAL-Roma
Torino-Verona
Udinese-Juventus
Week 36
10/05/2020
Bologna-Lecce
Brescia-Parma
Cagliari-Udinese
Genoa-Inter
Juventus-Sampdoria
Milan-Atalanta
Napoli-Sassuolo
Roma-Fiorentina
SPAL-Torino
Verona-Lazio
Week 37
17/05/2020
Cagliari-Juventus
Fiorentina-Bologna
Inter-Napoli
Lazio-Brescia
Parma-Atalanta
Sampdoria-Milan
Sassuolo-Genoa
Torino-Roma
Udinese-Lecce
Verona-SPAL
Week 38
24/05/2020
Atalanta-Inter
Bologna-Torino
Brescia-Sampdoria
Genoa-Verona
Juventus-Roma
Lecce-Parma
Milan-Cagliari
Napoli-Lazio
Sassuolo-Udinese
SPAL-Fiorentina
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Jul 30 2019, 10:44 AM
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Is this perhaps the worst fixture calendar for us in what, 10-15 years?
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Aug 4 2019, 11:03 AM
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we really need to come out of the gates swinging. 9 points before the Inter game is a must...
And that November schedule is brutal
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Aug 12 2019, 01:29 PM
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QUOTE (X-Offender @ Aug 12 2019, 01:38 PM) Piatek 0 goals in 5 friendlies thus far is a bit concerning... Well, you said there's no problem with the strikers and that I'm overreacting (IMG: style_emoticons/default/huh.gif)
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Aug 12 2019, 10:58 PM
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QUOTE (X-Offender @ Aug 12 2019, 01:38 PM) Piatek 0 goals in 5 friendlies thus far is a bit concerning... QUOTE You tend to do this. You exaggerate when you're being negative. If Piatek gets injured, we'll still have Correa-Leao, with Borini or even Suso in case of emergency as back-ups. So, how exactly would we be f@cked? So why worry about Piatek when we have Correa, Leao, Suso and Borini to step in an score if needed, right?
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Aug 13 2019, 09:43 AM
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No we haven't. You were the one who counted him in when you were telling me that I'm exaggerating unnecessarily.
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Aug 13 2019, 11:04 PM
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What am I making up? I said there will be a problem in our attack because everything is depending on Piatek and all (present) alternatives are unreliable. You said I'm exaggerating. Now you state that Piatek didn't score a single goal in a few games and suggest this could be a problem. What's made up?
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Aug 15 2019, 03:38 AM
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I think we can all agree that we still need someone else upfront, preferably someone that can play as a SS.
Though I fear we may be stuck with Silva and Castielljo, nobody seems interested in getting them, and I do not believe we will sell below what we paid (any minusvalenza would hurt us with FFP), nor will we accept loans. Same with Laxalt, Strinic, RR, and Hakan. OTOH, we appear to be holding on to Suso and Kessie (that or we are claiming we want to keep them so that we do not look too desperate to sell them). As for Borini, I get the feeling we are keeping him due to his ability to play a number of different positions.
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Aug 15 2019, 08:54 AM
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QUOTE (X-Offender @ Aug 15 2019, 12:29 AM) Because me saying we're fine in attack was supposing we'd sign Correa (or any other striker for that matter). We'd have Piatek, Correa, Leao and Borini (Silva and Castielljo on their way out). Four strikers for two positions. Very logical.
So, I don't see how the fact that Piatek has not been performing in this pre season has anything to do with that. It isn't a matter of logic or counting for that part, it's just that you have the right to push the alarm bottom when you think it's appropriate but when I do it you're playing cool. Anyway, Correa wasn't signed. Giampaolo's system thrives on a good AM and a prolific striker. Look what a experienced Quagliarella achieved. Now we put all our eggs in one basket with Piatek, even if we somehow end up with Correa. Look at his stats: 20 in 130 (okay, mostly as a right wing/mid). I think he's a good SS but not the main finisher. And if Piatek gets injured or out of form (which he is now) we have a veteran and a kid to cover him, whose goal ratio is 1 in every 4th or 5th match. All I'm saying is Giampolo likes strikers and if Milan puts everything on Piatek without any other viable option on deck we won't be getting far.
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Aug 15 2019, 12:10 PM
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QUOTE (Forza Milan! @ Aug 15 2019, 03:38 AM) I think we can all agree that we still need someone else upfront, preferably someone that can play as a SS.
Though I fear we may be stuck with Silva and Castielljo, nobody seems interested in getting them, and I do not believe we will sell below what we paid (any minusvalenza would hurt us with FFP), nor will we accept loans. Same with Laxalt, Strinic, RR, and Hakan. OTOH, we appear to be holding on to Suso and Kessie (that or we are claiming we want to keep them so that we do not look too desperate to sell them). As for Borini, I get the feeling we are keeping him due to his ability to play a number of different positions. Castillejo was a moronic signing. 25M for a player nobody really rated. His value now is 20M in our books, so selling him for any amount inferior to that would generate a loss. Obviously nobody is interested. QUOTE (Fillipo Simone @ Aug 15 2019, 08:54 AM) It isn't a matter of logic or counting for that part, it's just that you have the right to push the alarm bottom when you think it's appropriate but when I do it you're playing cool.
Anyway, Correa wasn't signed. Giampaolo's system thrives on a good AM and a prolific striker. Look what a experienced Quagliarella achieved. Now we put all our eggs in one basket with Piatek, even if we somehow end up with Correa. Look at his stats: 20 in 130 (okay, mostly as a right wing/mid). I think he's a good SS but not the main finisher. And if Piatek gets injured or out of form (which he is now) we have a veteran and a kid to cover him, whose goal ratio is 1 in every 4th or 5th match.
All I'm saying is Giampolo likes strikers and if Milan puts everything on Piatek without any other viable option on deck we won't be getting far. But that’s the club we are right now. We take gambles. I already said this before, because we can’t afford sure-fire players. Guys like Piatek, Leao and Correa are the best options. They’re all talented and highly rated. If they end up sucking then we’ll just have to deal with it.
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Aug 15 2019, 04:06 PM
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QUOTE (X-Offender @ Aug 15 2019, 01:10 PM) Castillejo was a moronic signing. 25M for a player nobody really rated. His value now is 20M in our books, so selling him for any amount inferior to that would generate a loss. Obviously nobody is interested. Yup, same story with Silva QUOTE (X-Offender @ Aug 15 2019, 01:10 PM) But that’s the club we are right now. We take gambles. I already said this before, because we can’t afford sure-fire players. Guys like Piatek, Leao and Correa are the best options. They’re all talented and highly rated. If they end up sucking then we’ll just have to deal with it. Worth mentioning that our last "sure signings" where Bonucci and Higuain. And one could argue that "the next Ronaldo" was also hyped as a "sure signing" when M&F got him. Bottom line, our only viable option right now is to "take gambles".
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Aug 15 2019, 04:51 PM
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Taking gambles is one thing, having a coach that deploys a special way of play/system and not being able to provide the necessary players is another. IMO we need a good trequartista, very good SS and a reliable backup striker, perhaps a veteran or at least someone with experience.
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Aug 15 2019, 05:03 PM
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QUOTE (Fillipo Simone @ Aug 15 2019, 05:51 PM) Taking gambles is one thing, having a coach that deploys a special way of play/system and not being able to provide the necessary players is another. IMO we need a good trequartista, very good SS and a reliable backup striker, perhaps a veteran or at least someone with experience. No disagreement with any of this. I believe something is moving in the background (news sources are clueless but I do not believe M&B are idle), and the mercato is not over ... yet. While I think all of us would prefer to have the team wrapped up before training gets started, opportunities do tend to open up towards the end (remember, the days of the condor :-)). Who knows, maybe we will get Modric after all (fresh new rumors in the last couple of days) and Correa or maybe someone else that can actually score goals. No need to panic ... yet.
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Aug 15 2019, 05:46 PM
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Well, we’re opting for Suso as trequartista, while pursuing Correa for that SS spot (who can also play as trequartista), all while having both Paqueta and Hakan who can play there, Leao as back-up striker (for whom we spent 30M). I mean, assuming we sign Correa, we’re pretty much covered in all areas for Giampaolo’s 4-3-1-2.
Maybe it’s not congruent with your ideas, but then again, he’s the coach and he knows better than all of us.
The only position I am worried about is that RCM, as I don’t trust Kessie at all.
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Aug 15 2019, 08:39 PM
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But you trust Bennacer and Krunić? I'm worried about more positions then just one.
Also, what has the coach to do with all this? It's a business decision to start the season with just one pure striker. I get it, it's probably a risk worth taking, but still...
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Aug 15 2019, 10:05 PM
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Based on?
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Aug 15 2019, 10:09 PM
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Okay...
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Aug 18 2019, 01:07 AM
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QUOTE (X-Offender @ Aug 17 2019, 11:35 PM) Really? I haven't seen any of the pre-season games, but from what I've read, Suso as TQ has been a delight thus far (sans this game). Looking at player ratings from Spazio Milan and Sempre Milan, it seems like indeed I am being too harsh. QUOTE SUSO 6 – Ci prova subito dalla distanza, imposta e gestisce. Cerca Piatek con verticalizzazioni con qualche difficoltà in più rispetto alle altre gare amichevoli di quest’estate. In other words, not as good as previous pre-season games but still a "6". QUOTE Suso (6): Decent performance but as a playmaker, he should do more to create chances for the strikers and tonight he failed miserably at that task. As I see it, the midfield was not accomplishing much in the first half, it only came to life when Paqueta replaced Hakan in the second half (Hakan took over for Biglia), and went into high gear towards the end when Kessie came in (I ended up watching the full game after all). Perhaps it's my limited understanding of the game, but Suso felt lost and out of position more often than not. Not many chances were created by him (Paqueta accomplished a lot more). Of course, what chances were created were wasted by Piatek an Samu and (even worse) Silva, but that's a different story.
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Aug 18 2019, 06:57 PM
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Thoughts about who will start / should start with Udinese?
GP has gone on record saying he will stick to players that have already been "tested" in his system, which means it probably will be the same formation as the 1st half against Cesena. I am hoping to see something closer to what we had at the start of the second half, with Hakan back and Paqueta on the left. Also, would prefer to see Bona as TQ with Suso on the right (Bona did decently when he played that role, and Suso seems to gravitate to the right anyway). Up front it would be good to see Leao, but if GP feels he needs more time I would prefer Silva over Samu (both are bad, but Samu is horrible).
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Aug 18 2019, 07:00 PM
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Good god, Milan is so boring and predictable.
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Aug 18 2019, 07:13 PM
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QUOTE (Forza Milan! @ Aug 18 2019, 06:57 PM) Thoughts about who will start / should start with Udinese?
GP has gone on record saying he will stick to players that have already been "tested" in his system, which means it probably will be the same formation as the 1st half against Modena. I am hoping to see something closer to what we had at the start of the second half, with Hakan back and Paqueta on the left. Also, would prefer to see Bona as TQ with Suso on the right (Bona did decently when he played that role, and Suso seems to gravitate to the right anyway). Up front it would be good to see Leao, but if GP feels he needs more time I would prefer Silva over Samu (both are bad, but Samu is horrible). You meant Cesena. Also, for the other part in bold, Suso on the right? You do realise we'll play 4-3-1-2. So, what right are you referring to?
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Aug 18 2019, 07:58 PM
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QUOTE (X-Offender @ Aug 18 2019, 08:13 PM) You meant Cesena.
Also, for the other part in bold, Suso on the right? You do realise we'll play 4-3-1-2. So, what right are you referring to? Yes, Cesena (fixed the post). As for Suso, you are right, what I was thinking will probably not work. That said, Suso was painful to watch yesterday in the TQ role (regardless of what TuttoS**t had to say), yet we are probably going to see him there again. Borini was also disappointing, the entire right was underwhelming until Kessie came in at the end, which is why I am hoping to see something different.
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Aug 23 2019, 02:25 PM
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Probable line-up for tomorrow:
Mediaset: Donnarumma; Calabria, Musacchio, Romagnoli, Rodriguez; Bennacer, Kessie, Calhanoglu; Suso; Castillejo, Piatek.
Gazzetta: Donnarumma; Calabria, Musacchio, Romagnoli, Rodriguez; Calhanoglu, Borini, Paqueta; Suso; Castillejo, Piatek.
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Aug 23 2019, 07:49 PM
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QUOTE (X-Offender @ Aug 23 2019, 04:25 PM) Probable line-up for tomorrow:
Mediaset: Donnarumma; Calabria, Musacchio, Romagnoli, Rodriguez; Bennacer, Kessie, Calhanoglu; Suso; Castillejo, Piatek.
Gazzetta: Donnarumma; Calabria, Musacchio, Romagnoli, Rodriguez; Calhanoglu, Borini, Paqueta; Suso; Castillejo, Piatek. Hmm..not so convinced. :/
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Aug 23 2019, 08:13 PM
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So I read Biglia got injured. What a shocker.
Next I read Giampaolo will try Hakan as regista in Biglia's place. That's great. Hakan regista, Suso TQ, Castillejo SS... what could go wrong, huh?
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Aug 24 2019, 12:19 AM
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QUOTE (Danny @ Aug 24 2019, 01:17 AM) Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
Equally, we're a midtable side so what harm is there in trying something completely left field? We're not a midtable side, we ended up 5th but the current decisionmaking will bring us back midtable.
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Aug 24 2019, 09:14 AM
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QUOTE (X-Offender @ Aug 23 2019, 02:25 PM) Probable line-up for tomorrow:
Mediaset: Donnarumma; Calabria, Musacchio, Romagnoli, Rodriguez; Bennacer, Kessie, Calhanoglu; Suso; Castillejo, Piatek.
Gazzetta: Donnarumma; Calabria, Musacchio, Romagnoli, Rodriguez; Calhanoglu, Borini, Paqueta; Suso; Castillejo, Piatek. The Gazzetta one is the most worrying and it's probably the one we'll use Borini... FFS this guy should not be starting, and in midfield no less. He was half decent in pre-season there but it does not mean he should be starting a Serie A game Giampaolo said that he'll play those who he's trained more for now, but Kessie has been with this team for 2 years and should be starting ahead of Borini in midfield no matter what Also, Castillejo is another bad decision, I'd rather Andrea Silva for crying out loud than him as a supposed SS. He's too lightweight to beof any kind of use in that position and has proven in pre season that he cannot really pull it off. Honestly, I'm getting worried that this management will do no better than the previous ones, the only really good transfer we've made in Benaccer imo, the rest are shots in the dark. Especially Leao, who we spent 30m on when we're desperate to get an SS and have left Correa for the final days, if we even manage to get him. Same with the treq position, why oh why have we left the position up to Suso? They hired a coach who plays a specific system and have not brought in the players he needs to play that system unless something big happens this last week in the market, this is going to be another painful season for us QUOTE (Danny @ Aug 23 2019, 11:17 PM) Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
Equally, we're a midtable side so what harm is there in trying something completely left field? We're a side with high ambitions but have so far made mid-table moves. I honeslty don't understand why they keep talking about getting back to where we were when the know the finances won't allow it. It just gives the fans false hope. I'd rather the management just be straight with everyone saying: "Look, major mistakes have been done in the past at this club, and it will take time to correct those mistakes, there's FFP breathing down our necks and we can't invest the sums that need to be invested to get back to where this club once was" I'd rather that then this nonsense we get fed every summer only to be left disappointed once again. The fact that we couldn't get a top coach should have said it all to begin with really
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Aug 24 2019, 11:39 AM
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We'll see, sky have Bennacer and Leao starting
My main problem is not with them not starting, they are both new to the team and the coach, but Kessie and Paqueta should be starting especially when their alternatives are Hakan and Borini(!)
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Aug 24 2019, 12:17 PM
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Actually, Sky have the same line-up as Mediaset on their website, just checked.
My main problem with that line-up is the too many players out of position in midfield. I mean, Hakan as DM and Borini as RCM? Sure, they’re ahead of guys like Bennacer and Kessie in terms of preparation with the team, but that’s no justification. Both the latter played the Africa Cup, so it’s not like they’ve been slacking for three months straight.
Also, Castillejo ahead of Leao who’s been with the team for a month now. Another brain fart from Giampaolo.
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Aug 24 2019, 10:25 PM
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QUOTE (X-Offender @ Aug 24 2019, 12:17 PM) Actually, Sky have the same line-up as Mediaset on their website, just checked.
My main problem with that line-up is the too many players out of position in midfield. I mean, Hakan as DM and Borini as RCM? Sure, they’re ahead of guys like Bennacer and Kessie in terms of preparation with the team, but that’s no justification. Both the latter played the Africa Cup, so it’s not like they’ve been slacking for three months straight.
Also, Castillejo ahead of Leao who’s been with the team for a month now. Another brain fart from Giampaolo. Hmm, don't know who's line-up it was then. And agreed with all your points, I get that Giampaolo knows the players who have been with him from day 1 of pre season more and would feel more comfortable with them, but Kessie and Paqueta have been playing with this team long enough, especially Kessie, there is no excuse to start Borini and Hakan over them in the midfield. Borini I feel like is a major mystery, I know he probably works his @ss off in training so the coaches all like him, but he's a seriously limited player and should not be anywhere near close to the starting 11 especially in areas which require some technical ability QUOTE (Danny @ Aug 24 2019, 01:11 PM) Yeah we don't have the cash and we don't have the lure any more. But you're right - the club still acts to perpetuate the myth of us being a big club. This exactly I'd rather everyone be straight with us so we know where we stand rather then spending an entire summer in torment hoping for something to happen that never will QUOTE (William405 @ Aug 24 2019, 03:51 PM) Oh no! I hope not ahah. At least, I will get to support my team. At least we'll probably be more interesting to watch than we have been in a good long while this season, so there's that, but atm, I don't feel like we have enough to get that 4th spot QUOTE (William405 @ Aug 24 2019, 03:51 PM) Yes, we were 1 point from 4th, and 2 (?) from being 3rd place. I wouldn't call that midtable. In the end we didn't make it, simply because we didn't have players who have the quality and consistency to get us over that finish line, and imo we still don't
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Aug 25 2019, 05:51 PM
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QUOTE (X-Offender @ Aug 25 2019, 05:31 PM) Castillejo and Calhanoglu are completely out of it. Might as well be playing with 9 players. Borini and Calabria have been nightmares as well. Basically our entire right side is DOA This looks bad for us, I know we're not playing our best side, but we just look like we're trying to force something that's never going to happen, especially with the players currently occupying the pitch Playing Samu as a striker is ridiculous, he's too lightweight and gets pushed around, Silva should be playing instead, no matter the current situation with him. Same with Hakan, he's struggling in a position I don't think he's ever played And Borini is just being Borini
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Aug 25 2019, 06:00 PM
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Nothing unexpected really.
Next we should bring in Krunić and all will be fine...
On a more serious note, I suppose Kessie is benched because we want him to leave for Monaco, yes?
If Giampaolo continues with this system and selection, he'll be gone till December if not sooner. With the kind of fixture schedule ahead of us, I can't see him survive enough for these idiot players to even grasp his ideas.
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Aug 25 2019, 06:01 PM
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QUOTE (X-Offender @ Aug 25 2019, 07:58 PM) We're lacking in everything. The only players who are doing something are Paqueta and Suso. Everyone else is out of it.
Borini is just running like a headless chicken.
Calhanoglu seems lazy and disinterested.
Castillejo, sans a good moment, is not adding anything in attack.
And Piatek, man he's so sluggish and rusty. Even a simple ball control looks awkward on him. But don't worry X-O, you said it to me... we have Leao and Borini as backups. We can even shift Suso to replace Castillejo. And we also have the fantastic Empoli duo, they're surely game changers.
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Aug 25 2019, 06:09 PM
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QUOTE (X-Offender @ Aug 25 2019, 08:07 PM) What's that got to do with the game? We don't have options. We have a gameplan and a strategy completely unsuited for the level of (footballing) intelligence, technique and overall quality our team has.
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Aug 25 2019, 06:25 PM
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Suso has also been bad
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Aug 25 2019, 06:26 PM
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Hakan has no grasp of how to play the position he's been put in. He needs to be shifted ASAP
What is becoming clear is that this squad has a looong way to go
And the very obviously far more complicated system Giampaolo has them playing is making them look even more inept compared to how they looked under Rino
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Aug 25 2019, 06:30 PM
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QUOTE (X-Offender @ Aug 25 2019, 06:27 PM) We're playing with Hakan as DM, Borini as CM and Castillejo as FW FFS! All our options are on the bench.
If Suso has been bad then I don't know what to call the rest. Pretty much terrible
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Aug 25 2019, 06:36 PM
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Deserved really
we've been an absolute mess
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Aug 25 2019, 06:51 PM
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We labour and labour and can't even get in their penalty area and they cut us through with 2 passes
This is really bad stuff. I wasn't expecting anything great really, but this is beyond
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Aug 25 2019, 07:00 PM
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What a shitshow that was
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Aug 25 2019, 07:01 PM
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No one wants to comment on Piatek and his disgraceful dive following by even more disgraceful acting? And all this in the VAR age?
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Aug 25 2019, 07:14 PM
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As for Milan - or should I say AC Empoli, a terrible performance. But what's there to expect? Terrible management, followed by a poor coach and a limited roster filled with the wrong decisions and wrong components.
For the last time... last season Gattuso's simplistic style of play made it abundantly clear what Milan's strong and weak sides are. Now tell me this: we decided to "upgrade" our team with a new coach and new philosophy, while adding little to none (yes, Leao, Duarte, Krunić and Bennacer are not much for me).
Then our coach decides to turn pretty much all positive aspects of last season upside-down and makes players like Suso, Hakan, etc. look terrible. Meanwhile Ricky Massara says the Correa story has been blown out of proportions by the media which means we gave up. Boban and Maldini, players I admire, but managerial amateurs, lead Milan out of Europe in order to have "more freedom" with FPP and decide to splash money on a 4th left back and a kid striker who scored less then 10 goals at Lille.
Just like last season, we start with a pile of "junk players" that are basically useless. But last season those players were Mauri, Bertolacci, etc - players virtually impossible to sell. This season we have Strinić, Biglia, Kessie, Castillejo, etc. Plusvalenza or not, by keeping them and not adding up experience is just solidifying our downfall.
And by experienced players by no means do I mean Ronaldo. I mean good or very good players who would probably sign for us. Look at Fiorentina - just one summer and everyone is talking about a "project". Is anyone talking about a Milan project? I don't think so. AC Empoli
The final ten minutes of this game tell you everything. The good old Suso jumped at the first sign of trouble back to right wing, Piatek vanished, Pirloğlu got lost in his dreams. Good moves Giampa. Everything Gattuso learned us you managed to reset and made us even worse. Great decision making. AC Empoli
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Aug 25 2019, 07:18 PM
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QUOTE (X-Offender @ Aug 25 2019, 09:04 PM) I can't fathom Rodriguez and Calhanoglu anymore. Yes, everyone was terrible, but if there are two players who embody the sh*t we've become, it's these two. Lazy, sluggish, clueless and completely demotivated. Again, I told you so. I watched Hakan for HSV and for Lever. He's lethargic, dreamy, sluggish and virtually incontrollable. Don't get me wrong, I'm not obsessed with the "I told you so" moments, it's just that I feel very frustrated with the way Milan is being handled and also I notice you guys tend to believe only what you see/experience. Same happened with a bunch of other players. QUOTE (X-Offender @ Aug 25 2019, 09:05 PM) Oh yeah, that was absurd. I felt ashamed for him. Really ashamed. Can you remember the famous Gilardino dive, what was it, Celtic? And we whined and whined. But this is so much worse. Really disgraceful.
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