[Warchant]

AC Milan can move into fourth place in the table if they pick up maximum points in their rearranged Game Day 16 match on Wednesday.

The Rossoneri host Livorno and know that a win would take them a point ahead of Fiorentina who currently occupy the fourth and final Champions League spot.

Coach Carlo Ancelotti is in no doubt what he expects from his team and said: "Our aim this season on the domestic front is to finish fourth and it's a task that we hope to achieve by beating Livorno."

Although Alexandre Pato is still out injured, another 18-year-old, Alberto Paloschi, scored the only goal of the game against Siena on his debut last weekend.

Ancelotti confirmed that the teenager would play some part in proceedings at the San Siro and may even start if Filippo Inzaghi did not recover from his exertions on Sunday, in a partnership with Alberto Gilardino who is available after a one-game suspension.

He said: "If Inzaghi is not ready then Paloschi will start otherwise he is on the bench and Inzaghi is in."

The confidence shown to a player who was only promoted from the youth team after Pato twisted his ankle at Fiorentina, raises questions over Ronaldo's future.

The Brazilian has not been named in the squad although Ancelotti claimed it was so the striker could undergo some extra training ahead of Saturday's fixture at Parma.

[han2503]

Hopefully Yoann will get some time

Imo our best bet would be to try this out

Oddo--Bonera--Kala--Favalli
----Ambro---Pirlo--Yoann----
-------------Seedorf-----------
--------Paloschi--Gila---------

Try to get an early goal and close the game off with a second goal as soon as possible.

I think Gila and Polaschi won't have any trouble playing with eachother, Paloschi is not a pure in box striker like Gila and I think they will adapt their game with eachoter's very easily. Hopefully Gila will score his first goal in the San Siro in Serie A which is pretty strange that he's only managed to score goals away from home in the league

Seedorf needs to play in that hole between the strikers, that 4-4-2 system has never worked for us and I can't see it working now when we're missing most of our first 11 players. Seedorf will provide the support for the strikers something that we were sevearly laking in the game against Siena

And Rino should come on sometime in the second half to stretch his legs a bit, because he needs to be rested on Sunday but not be too rusty for the game against Arsenal, so about 30 minutes in this game should do him good

[august_milan]

i dont think we should risk playing gauttso, mabe agaist parma to let him run around for a couple minutes but deff not worth riskin in my opinion....plus carlo doesnt usually field players fresh off injurys unless there badly needed, we have many players to play there. must say im suprised not to see emerson and brocchi in the line up...more so emerson cuz he didnt play last game where as brocchi picked up a knock in the last game....hopefully gourcuff gets to play instead of serginho who really did nothing for us last game.

[Tennie]

Here's Controcampo's probable formation:

Milan (4-3-1-2): Kalac; Oddo, Bonera, Kaladze, Favalli; Gattuso, Pirlo, Ambrosini; Seedorf; Gilardino, Paloschi

And here's goal.com's:

Milan (4-3-1-2): Kalac; Oddo, Bonera, Kaladze, Favalli; Gattuso, Pirlo, Ambrosini; Seedorf; Paloschi, Gilardino

Looks like there's general agreement. (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

[whoarethepatriot...]

That line up looks pretty good. Gila at least has a partner to play with

[Darunia]

If Rino starts.. hope Gourcuff replaces him at HT to limit his minutes.

[sansiro1708]

doubt rino will start

[aLbErTo]

i dont think we should risk playing gauttso, mabe agaist parma to let him run around for a couple minutes but deff not worth riskin in my opinion....plus carlo doesnt usually field players fresh off injurys unless there badly needed, we have many players to play there. must say im suprised not to see emerson and brocchi in the line up...more so emerson cuz he didnt play last game where as brocchi picked up a knock in the last game....hopefully gourcuff gets to  play instead of serginho who really did nothing for us last game.

sergio was the best player on the pitch until carlo subed him...he and janku look great on the left side, you must know that sergio is still are best crosser after pirlo

[Zed.D]

That line up looks pretty good. Gila at least has a partner to play with

I'm not sure if Palo can support Gila. from what I've seen, their style of play is very similar...

[dst]

I'm not sure if Palo can support Gila. from what I've seen, their style of play is very similar...

They did look bad when they played together in the Coppa game. It can't be worse than Pippo-Gila anyway...

[weeeow]

FORZA MILAN!!!!!!!!!! (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/devilsmiley.gif) (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/devilsmiley.gif) (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/devilsmiley.gif)

[Zed.D]

They did look bad when they played together in the Coppa game. It can't be worse than Pippo-Gila anyway...

Gila-Pippo is... disaster! (IMG:http://i25.tinypic.com/2md56j8.gif)


I think it's better we play with a lone striker [Gila] and if he failed, sub him with Paloschi... their combination is not a good idea imo.

[Jack Sparrow]

Milan coach Carlo Ancelotti talked about Ronaldo's condition and the race for fourth place in Serie A.


Carlo Ancelotti looked back on last weekend's 1-0 home victory over Siena, a match during which Ronaldo did not seem to be in a very good physical condition.

The Milan coach explained the Brazilian's situation as follows: "On Sunday he was not in a very good shape to play, if I'd had other options he would not have played.

"Putting [match-winner Alberto] Paloschi in from the first minute seemed excessive, I did not want to put too much pressure on him," he said.

"On Sunday I appreciated Ronie's effort, despite the fact that he was not doing so well. If Ronaldo gets back to his best condition, his contract will be extended. He has physical problems because of a long series of injuries."

With Kaká and Alexandre Pato out injured and Filippo Inzaghi still recovering from an injury, Milan are experiencing another alarming shortage of options up front.

"Now we have Inzaghi back, Kaká and Pato will be back within a week. At the moment we can afford not to have Ronaldo in his best condition," he continued.

Tomorrow Milan will have the chance to get back in fourth place if they beat Livorno, and Ancelotti underlined the importance of achieving that objective: "Getting into fourth place now could be an advantage, but we know that it will be battle until the end, we are facing some great opponents."

[dst]

Gila-Pippo is... disaster! (IMG:http://i25.tinypic.com/2md56j8.gif)
I think it's better we play with a lone striker [Gila] and if he failed, sub him with Paloschi... their combination is not a good idea imo.

Oops my mistake, I meant Paloschi and Gila looked comfortable together in the Coppa. I think they should start, Gila upfront alone is not going to get us anywhere!

[Zed.D]

Oops my mistake, I meant Paloschi and Gila looked comfortable together in the Coppa. I think they should start, Gila upfront alone is not going to get us anywhere!

I have not seen them play together. maybe they do well together; we'll see tonight.