[Tennie]

Milan will take part in Trofeo Birra Moretti on 21 August at the San Paolo in Naples.

[Tennie]

This tournament is the day after the Italy-Austria friendly, so that presumably rules out Gattuso, Pirlo, Zambrotta and Bonera. For the same reason, Juve should be without Chiellini, Buffon, Del Piero, Iaquinta, Camoranesi, and Legrottaglie.

I shudder to think about what kind of lineup we'll put out.

[gal_kenny]

This tournament is the day after the Italy-Austria friendly, so that presumably rules out Gattuso, Pirlo, Zambrotta and Bonera. For the same reason, Juve should be without Chiellini, Buffon, Del Piero, Iaquinta, Camoranesi, and Legrottaglie.

I shudder to think about what kind of lineup we'll put out.

I'm guessing it would be something like

--------------Abbiati-----

---Oddo----Ambrosini---Darmian---Favalli

-----Brocchi---Cardacio---Antonini

----------Seedorf---Viduez

-----------------Inzaghi

All our central defenders would be out...More reason to see why we need to buy a new central defender...Other milan players also have friendlies..(Flamini, Jankulovski)

[Tennie]

^^ Good point, gal kenny. The team (and Juve and to an extent Napoli) is going to be decimated.

In any event, today is a rest day for the team. No training will take place.

[Fillipo Simone]

Hey, did anyone actually tried that birra Moretti?

[dst]

Hey, did anyone actually tried that birra Moretti?

(IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) It's quite good.

[Giancarlo]

It's better than American water down stuff...

(IMG:http://www.facogel.it/public/356.jpg)

This post has been edited by Giancarlo: Aug 18 2008, 06:13 PM

[Tennie]

Some American microbrews are actually half decent.

[Giancarlo]

I'm guessing it would be something like

--------------Abbiati-----

---Oddo----Ambrosini---Darmian---Favalli

-----Brocchi---Cardacio---Antonini

----------Seedorf---Viduez

-----------------Inzaghi

All our central defenders would be out...More reason to see why we need to buy a new central defender...Other milan players also have friendlies..(Flamini, Jankulovski)

This one won't matter so much to me... as we will be lacking many of our first team players... we can get another defender from the youth squad or something so Ambrosini doesn't have to play defense... was Gattuso called up for that friendly?

Tennie that's true. I went to a great one in San Diego some time ago... but I'm talking more mainstream.

This post has been edited by Giancarlo: Aug 18 2008, 06:23 PM

[amancik]

Hey, did anyone actually tried that birra Moretti?

Does this mean the winner gets to drink Birra Moretti?

[Tennie]

So Milan are without 8 players for this game (6 NT callups, the 2 Brazilians at the Olympics). The Zebras are down 10, for the same reasons. Napoli is down 4.

[Rossoneri7]

Well, I guess there is nothing more to prove. And in some way this team is just missing a single factor and that is a central defender. If Milan get one before the season starts, Milan will have a very competitive team.

As for this match, I think the team is gelling up well with the new players, as gal_kenny pointed out ... And it will be interesting to see them play, if the line up ends up to look like that.

[Tennie]

Well...there may be hope yet as far as playing the zebras. I looked at their callups and both Buffon and Manninger are out (for Italy and Austria respectively). That means they'll have Chimenti in goal again, unless they play their primavera keeper.

[Giancarlo]

Well, I guess there is nothing more to prove. And in some way this team is just missing a single factor and that is a central defender. If Milan get one before the season starts, Milan will have a very competitive team.

As for this match, I think the team is gelling up well with the new players, as gal_kenny pointed out ... And it will be interesting to see them play, if the line up ends up to look like that.

You know I agree with you. I noticed something with Milan yesterday. Increasing levels of depth. The ability to field a competitive team even if six starting players were absent. The absence of Kaka in the past has been very damaging but now it appears there is enough depth to cover for him. It's very promising. Cardacio and Viudez will certainly have a hand in that game against Napoli, and no matter the result it will be positive for them. Yes we still have some dead weight in the squad, but hopefully that will be cut.

But we're on the verge of something here... if we get that central defender, the puzzle will be complete. And management has acknowledged that.

[kurtsimonw]

Well...there may be hope yet as far as playing the zebras. I looked at their callups and both Buffon and Manninger are out (for Italy and Austria respectively). That means they'll have Chimenti in goal again, unless they play their primavera keeper.

They may as well put Del Piero in goal. Let's face it, he can't be worse than Chimenti.