[arivanjj]

highlights

those haircuts. smh.

[han2503]

Niang is still as crude, brutal and uncultured on the ball as ever, heard some French team wants him, we better offload him ASAP before he becomes unsellable

[han2503]

@ Jack, this is what Pippo had to say regarding Honda

“Honda is not back yet. He will join us in NY on the 22nd. He is a fantastic player and a great professional. I like him. We haven't decided where he should play yet. If we go for three forwards he could play on the right. I like the type of players like him. (Honda possesses the style and characteristics I like.) He can also play on the left in the three man midfield. But that is to do with technical matters. I’ll decide on positions after the transfer market is closed. I don't like fitting players into a system. I first look at ability and characteristics of each player and find the most appropriate position for him, the positions that can maximize their good points. That is what the coaching staff and I have been thinking about at the moment.”

Side note; So far I'm really liking what Pippo has to say with regards to systems, tactics and how he'll use his players.

[Danny]

@ Jack, this is what Pippo had to say regarding Honda




Side note; So far I'm really liking what Pippo has to say with regards to systems, tactics and how he'll use his players.

Apart from the fact Honda fell out with Seedorf for playing him on the right...

So, so far I'm hearing DS on the right, and now Honda.

Why is Pippo making the same errors Seedorf did?

[han2503]

Apart from the fact Honda fell out with Seedorf for playing him on the right...

So, so far I'm hearing DS on the right, and now Honda.

Why is Pippo making the same errors Seedorf did?

Last I read DS was considered a LB for Pippo. I guess the uncertainty around Abate could push him to the right which I'm not crazy about as he's very average there. As I said to Fillipo, selling Abate and getting Criscito will mean weakening our FB area as DS would have to shift to the right and Criscito isn't as good as Abate anyway.

As for Honda, was there really anything indicating that he and Seedorf fell out?

We heard a lot of things about players who had issues with him, namely Abate, Monto, Abbiati but I never heard anything about Honda.

[Danny]

Last I read DS was considered a LB for Pippo. I guess the uncertainty around Abate could push him to the right which I'm not crazy about as he's very average there. As I said to Fillipo, selling Abate and getting Criscito will mean weakening our FB area as DS would have to shift to the right and Criscito isn't as good as Abate anyway.

As for Honda, was there really anything indicating that he and Seedorf fell out?

We heard a lot of things about players who had issues with him, namely Abate, Monto, Abbiati but I never heard anything about Honda.

“I often speak to Seedorf, as his English is excellent, so it is easy to understand each other. Above all at the beginning I didn’t understand a lot of things, so I went to his room to get into more detail.

“At the start I didn’t feel at ease on the right, but Kaka is already in the centre and he’s playing well, so I need to find my space.

“Things are going a little better compared to the first few games. Of course the centre is my home, as I love to play behind the striker, but Seedorf said I have the qualities to play on the right and players do need to adapt at times.

“We have different philosophies, but the important thing is to have a dialogue. We talk every day.”

Between the lines is a player who is far from happy there. But generally the Japanese are a polite people and unlikely to publicly castigate.

PS there's a friendly in like 2 hours v Monza. Thread?

[han2503]

Between the lines is a player who is far from happy there. But generally the Japanese are a polite people and unlikely to publicly castigate.

PS there's a friendly in like 2 hours v Monza. Thread?

I'll change the thread name and we'll talk here about it as it will be pointless to open countless threads for friendlies which end up having only 1 or 2 pages of posts (if that)

The game is at 6 pm CET for anyone interested in watching, I'll try to find a stream link closer to kick off

[han2503]

Probable formation

MILAN (4-3-3): Abbiati; Zaccardo, Rami, Bonera, Constant; Poli, Modic, Saponara; Niang, Pazzini, El Shaarawy. All.: Inzaghi

[Fillipo Simone]

Who's Modic?

[han2503]

Who's Modic?

Primavera kid, very promising imo, we saw him last season in a couple of friendlies under Allegri as well

[TriniKing_CE]

Probable formation

MILAN (4-3-3): Abbiati; Zaccardo, Rami, Bonera, Constant; Poli, Modic, Saponara; Niang, Pazzini, El Shaarawy. All.: Inzaghi

OFFICIAL line-up vs Monza (4-3-3): Abbiati; Zaccardo, Bonera, Alex, Constant; Poli, Cristante, Saponara; Niang, Pazzini, El Shaarawy.

Milan bench: Agazzi, Gabriel, Robinho, Rami, Albertazzi, Mastalli, Pinato, Benedicic, Di Molfetta, Modic, Simic, Mastour.

[TriniKing_CE]

Streams for Monza-Milan:

http://calcion.me/live20.htm

http://calcion.me/live9.htm

http://calcion.me/live8.htm

http://calcion.me/live10.htm

[X-Offender]

Who's Modic?

It's Modric, Han misspelled his name. That's right, we signed frigging Modric! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif)

[TriniKing_CE]

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This post has been edited by TriniKing_CE: Jul 20 2014, 07:19 PM

[X-Offender]

If Pippo has plans on playing Saponara as LCM, then I see no reason why he can't play Honda there as well.