[Portman]

Serie A 2006/07- Day 16

Fiorentina v Milan

Saturday, 16th of December '06

Time: 17:00 (UK); 18:00 (IT)

I'll go for a 1X in this match. (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)

Anyway, Forza Milan!

This post has been edited by Portugal: Dec 10 2006, 06:35 PM

[dst]

I hope we play better than we did in the last two matches... even if we lose!!

[X-Offender]

Hard match. I don't really think we can win this one. Hopefully the comebacks of Pirlo, Gattuso and Kakà will make the difference.

[misha]

Hope we can make it there though it will be very difficult. 1:2 to Milan.

[han2503]

We lost this fixture last season 3-1, so with how we are currently playing now I can't imagine us doing much better. Fiorntino will probably put men behind the ball and constantly hit us on the counter, just like they did last season.

I'm praying that Kaka will be back, Pirlo had his rest so I'm hoping that he will play a good match and Rino was good when he came on today.

Btw we haven't won on Saturday during the 6 pm fixture for as long as I can remember, so let's hope that something decides to change on Saturday

[arivanjj]

2 : 1 Toni with a brace (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

This post has been edited by arivanjj: Dec 11 2006, 09:36 AM

[Jack Sparrow]

Hmm...I've been thinking long and hard and I'm thinking maybe I can reverse jinx Milan.

so I'm gonna say 2-0 to the Viola.

[arivanjj]

Hmm...I've been thinking long and hard and I'm thinking maybe I can reverse jinx Milan.

so I'm gonna say 2-0 to the Viola.

good idea, i just edited mine. (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

[han2503]

3-1 for the viola.

btw good idea Jack (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

[Jack Sparrow]

But while we are at it..this is what I think I would go for...a mixture of a 4-4-1-1 and a 4-2-3-1

-----------<Fiori>-----------------
Cafu----Simic----Paolo----Marek
----------Rino----Brocchi---------
---Pirlo------------------------Kaka--
----------------Oli---------------------
----------------Pippo------------------

Lemme see...

Rino-Brocchi so as to prop up our leaky defence and watch out for the almost assured counter attack philosophy which teams have been using to devastating effect against us.

Leaving Pirlo free to roam about on the bottom part of the opposing half and move up as need be. Rather than be shackled up.

Kaka and Oli if need be can switch positions during play. But mostly Kaka plays to cut in...he's too far back for effective man-marking, but not too far from Oli to be ineffective.

One strategy I would adopt is to take a leaf from SAF. I've been working over this in my head and need a sounding board (han, R7, misha, Porto(urm Benfica (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) ),dst..all of you). I think we should overload the wings.

Oli drops to the left side of the field....with Kaka as a threat and we have Janku overlapping, cue for Andy P, and Brocchi to push up close and Pippo to get his 'diving' flippers on( (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) ) Eventually enough room opens up back for Oli to play the ball and rush into the penalty box....basically converting the wing play into a box overload. I'm convinced this will work, for one it's not outside anyone's skillset(I'm not using Ricky as a winger per se), and I'm convinced it's a style of play the Viola won't foresee or handle.

It's also the reason I don't have Seedorf playing. He doesn't have (isn't using?!) the pace to pull this tactic off.

Around the hour mark...I'll be taking Rino off to bring in Seedorf and switch to the diamond midfield Xcept....

-----Kaka-------
-----Clarence--------------Pirlo---------
----Brocchi------

Again Andy P with license to roam, until around late when Andy P is taken off for Zidaninho. Now we are basically in the dying minutes and as my good friend R7 would say, it's Pippo time.

4-3-2-1....Kaka and Oli alongside each other behind Pippo and then v have Clarence-Andy-Yoann....except Andy is more defensive minded....and Paolo is making sure Simic and Kalac don't do anything stupid.( He's God he can do EVEN that!!!)

Ok the problems I foresee are Cafu burning out , in which case I would switch PAOLO to RB and have Bonera come in for Cafu to partner Simic....yes I know that's a risk, but we don't have Nesta, our hands are tied.

Next too much stress on the left side...which is why I guess Kaka and Pirlo should rotate positions frequently so that Kaka can switch to the right side and Pirlo to the left, leaving Cafu to overlap again with Oli and Kaka.

Now the offensive onus is pushed again onto Kaka, Oli and Pippo which I'm afraid is all we can do right now. I've (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/cry.gif) lost faith in Gila for THIS half of the season. We're not gonna see anything special from him b4 Christmas break and best avoid him till them and keep him as a sub. Pippo is experienced enough to not have this hit him mentally which is why I prefer Pippo. And no defence in the world is Pippo proof. Maybe some days they get lucky (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/devil.gif)

Well lemme know what u people think.

[Zed.D]

Unfortunately we're going to lose... no doubt (I hope I'm wrong)

[agenth]

i expect toni hacking us down.

well it's would be nice to be prooved wrong, -sometimes

[arivanjj]

i expect toni hacking us down.

well it's would be nice to be prooved wrong, -sometimes

that's it, more of that attitude... (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) (we'll be back on track before u know it)

[Portman]

I can see optimism (not) in this thread. Finally some people opened their eyes.

[arivanjj]

I can see optimism (not) in this thread. Finally some people opened their eyes.

(ain't never gonna see that 1 in ur way (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif) )