[Tennie]

I did a little snooping on the Juve forums.

Some don't have a match thread up for this game yet because Juve play a CL game on Wednesday against BATE. The Gobbi are already qualified but they need a draw at least to qualify in first place (unless Zenit beat Real at the Bernabeu). The feeling seems to be that perhaps some players will be rested or will only play part of the game, but others (including the back 4) are expected to play the full 90.

Then again, when the Milan game is mentioned on the Juve forums, 'win at all costs' seems to be the prevalent thought among Juve fans.

[amancik]

Milan 2 - 1 Juventus
Inzaghi
Kaka'
Amauri

[acid911]

I did a little snooping on the Juve forums.

Haha, good on you Tennie. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/king.gif) I have to take a bath every time I visit a Juve site/forum.

[han2503]

Rino getting suspended puts us in a really tight corner...

Hopefully we'll get atleast Seedorf and Ambro back so having to play Emerson in this one will be avoided. And Seedorf always does great against the zebras.

In attack Pato obviously should start. I'm not quite sure on who should start between Sheva and Pippo if Dinho is still injured. Sheva I think would give us more cutting edge and help the attack more even if he doesn't score, while Pippo likes to play against Juve and almost always scores against them. Don't know if it would be best to give them a half each, and who would get the first half and who gets the second. But if Dinho is fit, we'll see the xmas tree with Pippo as the loan striker, even if Pato atm deserves the striker spot the most out of all our strikers.

This post has been edited by han2503: Dec 9 2008, 08:28 AM

[Ry4n]

Guys we are playing away remember.............not at home its Juventus - Milan no wonder its a win at all cost for Juventini they are playing at HOME !!! it kinda makes sense given that Juve played away to Lecce and us at home to Catania...i wish we were playing at home tho (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

This post has been edited by rhy_A4: Dec 9 2008, 09:16 AM

[MizNelson]

I did a little snooping on the Juve forums.

Some don't have a match thread up for this game yet because Juve play a CL game on Wednesday against BATE. The Gobbi are already qualified but they need a draw at least to qualify in first place (unless Zenit beat Real at the Bernabeu). The feeling seems to be that perhaps some players will be rested or will only play part of the game, but others (including the back 4) are expected to play the full 90.

Then again, when the Milan game is mentioned on the Juve forums, 'win at all costs' seems to be the prevalent thought among Juve fans.

I'm assuming you're referring to Juventuz. They're particularly venomous towards Milan, perhaps even more so than the Merda forums.

[CrazyMilanFan]

MILAN WILL WIN

[Fillipo Simone]

This is technically our second toughest opposition after inter, so a morale-boosting victory would work in our favor keeping in mind the remaining three hard matches before the winter break. And finally a chance to dish it out to that clown Amauri, and their joker of a keeper.

Hey, hey, hey! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/realmad.gif) Wait a minute...Alex Manninger is a very good second keeper! He's really good. I know him since I was a kid and watched GAK and Casino Salzburg! Acid, he made Inter suffer at UEFA cup, and drawn them to a penalty-shootout. He's Austrian best player ever since Toni Polster and Michael Konsel.

win for milan, i'm sure...2-1, we'll have a lead 2-0, and then concede a stupid kaladze goal, but it'll be ok, for kaka's and sheva's goal (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) hehe, do you wanna know who's gonna get booked (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

Hey Alberto, didn't see you for quite some time! Hope you bring us luck!

Prediction: Milan 2 - Juventus 1
Like Joker said, if you gotta go, go with a smile (IMG:style_emoticons/default/devilsmiley.gif)

[agronos]

every one knows about the situation, too many injuries

of course, every game we look for 3 points

I wish that
Jankulovski and Flamini will give their best, and do some good infiltrations
Inziaghi and Pato this seazon are not in form, hope that sunday is their day
Ronaldinho is good, he will try to give his best, to score since everyone is looking at the derby
Kaka' will try again to coordinate everything
sorry for Gattuso, he is like 3 players, when you don't have Gattuso, it's like playing with 8players

go ACM go

i don't want to know, who, how,
i want 3 points from Olimplco

[aLbErTo]

Hey, hey, hey! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/realmad.gif) Wait a minute...Alex Manninger is a very good second keeper! He's really good. I know him since I was a kid and watched GAK and Casino Salzburg! Acid, he made Inter suffer at UEFA cup, and drawn them to a penalty-shootout. He's Austrian best player ever since Toni Polster and Michael Konsel.


Hey Alberto, didn't see you for quite some time! Hope you bring us luck!

Prediction: Milan 2 - Juventus 1
Like Joker said, if you gotta go, go with a smile (IMG:style_emoticons/default/devilsmiley.gif)

heh...me too

[Jack Sparrow]

This season every time we've played without Gattusso we've done badly. I think a win looks difficult. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)

[Tennie]

Miz, yes Juventuz was one of the forums I looked at. I also looked at a couple of Italian language forums. The Juventuz guys really are venomous toward Milan, but I think they hate the cugini more. For what it's worth, there are comments in that forum about both Seedorf and Pippo to the effect that they think those two score goals for fun against Juve.

As for Manninger, they concded fewer goals with him in goal than they did with Buffon in goal (though to be fair, Chiellini was out for a good bit of the time Buffon was playing). I think Manninger is doing a pretty good job so far.

[Jack Sparrow]

Tough but with Bonera out, and I'm not sure if Maldini is playing again so soon...nonetheless...

What I'd like...

---Zambrotta----Kaladze-----Maldini----Janku
--------------Flamini----Ambro-------------
-----------------------------------Zee---------
-----------------Kaka--------------------------
--------------Sheva------------Pippo----------


Ok, maybe I'm a little nostalgic about seeing Sheva-Pippo-Kaka again but...(IMG:style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)

But I would expect the stock 4-3-2-1 (with R80 Kaka and Zee) with Pippo/Sheva playing sole striker.

This post has been edited by Jack Sparrow: Dec 9 2008, 12:53 PM

[Nova]

rino is out for the rest of the season !!

This post has been edited by Nova: Dec 9 2008, 05:17 PM

[Tennie]

(crossposted from the Gattuso thread)
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COMUNICATO UFFICIALE A.C. MILAN
09/12/2008
L'A.C. Milan comunica che il calciatore Gennaro Gattuso, infortunatosi nel corso della partita Milan-Catania, è stato sottoposto oggi a risonanza magnetica ed esame ortopedico che hanno evidenziato una lesione al legamento crociato anteriore del ginocchio destro. Gattuso, accompagnato dal coordinatore sanitario del Milan Jean Pierre Meersseman, si recherà domattina ad Anversa dal professor Martens per un ulteriore controllo.

[AC Milan announces that the player Gennaro Gattuso, injured during the Milan-Catania game, had an MRI done today. The scan showed a lesion to the anterior cruciat ligament of his left knee. Gattuso, accompanied by Dr. Meersseman, will go to Anvers Belgium tomorrow to consult with Professor Martens.]

There goes the guy who's been our best player so far this season. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/swear1.gif)


Not sure it's the rest of the season but ligament tears are usually Bad News.