This was the first game after the Christmas break and naturally Milan didn't play to their best. I am not that worked up by Milan's performance, the defence was a bit shaky from time to time and players like Pirlo and Brocchi did not perform to their best.
I think some of you guys were very generous with your ratings, however these are mine:
Kalac: 6 He acted a bit shaky from time to time, especially when Reggina had their huge chance in the first half. Also, I think the goal was kind of easy. A shot that was not that hard from 30 meters...hmm. Nevertheless, he did make some good saves and had no problems in the air today. A comfortable 6.
Favalli: 5,5 He was solid while acting defensely, but in the attacking department he was very modest. In other words; what you would expect from Giuseppe.
Maldini: 6 A solid performance, however he and Bonera lost track of Bianchi a number of times especially in the air. The Reggina star could've bagged another goal if he had just been more precise in his finishes. Although, he just let one goal by him. Overall a decent game and close to a 6,5.
Bonera: 6,5 Didn't make any mistakes and acted resolute in dangerous situations. We all know he's not a god with the ball at his feet, but I feel he played after his ability and was close to spotless.
Cafú: 6 As someone mentioned earlier, he started off good and had some excellent runs down the right, but after a while he lost his concentration and dropped a bit. After all, he's not a youngster anymore.
Jankulovski: 7,5 What a performance! He showed great awareness when he assisted Seedorf's 2-0 and he worked like hell for 90 minutes with consistent runs up and down the left flank. Perhaps Carlo should try Grimi behind Janku in the future?
Pirlo: 6 The goal is the only thing that keeps him above the watersurface today. He looked indolent and played careless for 90 minutes. He simply gave the ball away to cheaply in every way possible. This is not the Pirlo we know and love. (IMG:
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Brocchi: 5,5 Another underachiever. Didn't create anything and didn't show much defensively either. He ran for the entire game, but was very modest today. Hopefully he was just a bit tired after a tough camp in Malta.
Seedorf: 6,5 Seedorf played very well today. He was tripped to create the freekick Pirlo scored on and then scored one by himself. He moved perfectly today and showed his technical abilities in a lot of situations. Close to a 7.
Gilardino: 6 He scored again, which is very important because no other striker does. It was a truly beautiful finish too. Apart from that, he didn't do much. He doesn't work well together with Inzaghi, which we already knew, and perhaps that's why he increased his performance after Pippo was substituted.
Inzaghi: 6,5 It was a different Pippo we got to see today. He came downfield to collect the ball a number of times and used his speed to get rid of his opponents. It was just a shame that he didn't get to score. A nice header which Pelizzoli saved was the closest he came today, but overall a great performance. Strangely substituted in the 55th minute...
Gourcuff: 6 He did good to set up Gila for his goal and played with patience today. He was good both in defense and offense. Came on for Pippo in the 55th minute and did what was expected from him.
Oliveira, Simic: No ratings.
This post has been edited by Captain Ambro: Jan 14 2007, 07:57 PM