[han2503]

Who: Internazionale Milano F.C. vs. A.C. Milan



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Where: Stadio San Siro



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When:
13th September 2015 @ 8:45pm CET


Head-to-Head Record



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Serie A Form Guide:

Milan: LW
Inter: WW

[Danny]

Seria A Form Guide:

Milan: LWL
Inter: WWW

[han2503]

Seria A Form Guide:

Milan: LWL
Inter: WWW

We'll see Danny.

You're too pessimistic. I think we'll do well against Inter. Call it a hunch or blind optimism.

[Danny]

We'll see Danny.

You're too pessimistic. I think we'll do well against Inter. Call it a hunch or blind optimism.

I say blind optimism. And yes I am. When I look at what Rangers have done with an entire summer budget of £800,000, rebuilt the team from scratch and are currently 9 wins from 9 with 35 goals and 5 conceded, with some of the best football I've seen (it matches Barcelona for quality, and I'm not even kidding) at Ibrox, then compare it with the utter mess Milan currently are with a budget over 100x what Rangers had, well, enough said really.

[han2503]

I say blind optimism. And yes I am. When I look at what Rangers have done with an entire summer budget of £800,000, rebuilt the team from scratch and are currently 9 wins from 9 with 35 goals and 5 conceded, with some of the best football I've seen (it matches Barcelona for quality, and I'm not even kidding) at Ibrox, then compare it with the utter mess Milan currently are with a budget over 100x what Rangers had, well, enough said really.

I don't think you can compare the 2 situations though. Even though Serie A is far from at its best, it's still a very competitive league, and when you're not at your best you'll suffer.

True, with the money Galliani spent we should have a team capable of challenging Juve, but we have a team that we're just hoping will get us into the EL. That's the result of mismanagement from Galliani, but it's not something new we have to contend with, he's been doing this for over a decade now.

Still, I think now it all depends on how Miha sets the team up. I've been whining about creative mids for yeas, and it doesn't look like Galliani even understands how much they're needed, but things are what they are. Miha needs to play his best 11 possible and stick with it as much as he can so we can start to build some cohesiveness. Also, he should stop trying to please Silvio by going for a possession style of football when we don't have the players for it. We need to go for a more direct route.

[Danny]

We don't have a best XI. We just have a least bad one.

[han2503]

We don't have a best XI. We just have a least bad one.

Okay, Mr. Glass Half Empty

Call it what you want, but Miha should choose it and stick with it as much as possible. We haven't played with a proper 11 that was more or less fixed since Allegri's 2nd season now, and even then we were so plagued by injuries that we couldn't really get things going with any sort of consistency

[Danny]

Okay, Mr. Glass Half Empty

Call it what you want, but Miha should choose it and stick with it as much as possible. We haven't played with a proper 11 that was more or less fixed since Allegri's 2nd season now, and even then we were so plagued by injuries that we couldn't really get things going with any sort of consistency

My glass isn't half empty. It's shattered on a table dripping onto the nice carpet below it.

[han2503]

My glass isn't half empty. It's shattered on a table dripping onto the nice carpet below it.

You should have added this (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dramaqueensmil.gif) to that post, it would have been fitting (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

[han2503]

Bertolacci has been ruled out for 3 weeks, and will miss the games against Inter and Palermo. [GdS]

[Danny]

Bertolacci has been ruled out for 3 weeks, and will miss the games against Inter and Palermo. [GdS]

One problem gone then. Heard he'd gone off v Malta.

[X-Offender]

Inter probable line-up: Handanovic; Santon, Murillo, Miranda, Telles; Melo, Brozovic, Kondogbia; Jovetic, Perisic, Icardi.

Milan probable line-up: Lopez; Abate, Zapata, Romagnoli, De Sciglio; De Jong, Poli, Kucka; Bonaventura; Bacca, Adriano.

Source: Mediaset

[han2503]

One problem gone then. Heard he'd gone off v Malta.

You can thank my people for that.

Inter probable line-up: Handanovic; Santon, Murillo, Miranda, Telles; Melo, Brozovic, Kondogbia; Jovetic, Perisic, Icardi.

Milan probable line-up: Lopez; Abate, Zapata, Romagnoli, De Sciglio; De Jong, Poli, Kucka; Bonaventura; Bacca, Adriano.

Source: Mediaset

Zapata and Romagnoli together again... Did he not watch the Empoli game?? Is something still wrong with Mexes?

And that midfield is appalling. Jam packed with mindless runners

[X-Offender]

Alright, I admit, I put Zapata there myself cos there have been no indications so far about who will play alongside Romagnoli.

But yeah, the midfield is absolutely appalling.

[d'Arc.LP]

Inter probable line-up: Handanovic; Santon, Murillo, Miranda, Telles; Melo, Brozovic, Kondogbia; Jovetic, Perisic, Icardi.

Milan probable line-up: Lopez; Abate, Zapata, Romagnoli, De Sciglio; De Jong, Poli, Kucka; Bonaventura; Bacca, Adriano.

Source: Mediaset

Id change much but we have no decent players, so the only player that Id change is Balotelli with Adriano. Let Kucka prove himself. Id be between choosing him and Montolivo.