[Fillipo Simone]

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Decisive CL match. A win here and we could turn our luck. Also, if we manage to surpass Arsenal and enter the 1/4 finals Allegri would prove he has it in him for more.

[han2503]

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Decisive CL match. A win here and we could turn our luck. Also, if we manage to surpass Arsenal and enter the 1/4 finals Allegri would prove he has it in him for more.

I agree

So anyone know who could be ready from the injured players for this one?

We'll have VB and Ibra back from the Udine game which is a huge bonus. Anything to keep Ambro off the field in such a game is good for me.

I read that Pato could be back but we should be ok in attack. If only we could re-coup one of Aqui or Boateng...

[Rossoneri7]

Doubting we can get anything more than a draw out of this tie, I just hope we keep a clean sheet. If we do concede, it will be an uphill battle at the Emirates and I am sure Wenger has enough tricks in his bag to keep us occupied with anything but scoring (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif)


Allegri, this is your time to shine, prove us wrong!

[Fillipo Simone]

I actually regained confidence in Ambrosini yesterday (haven't lost much of it anyway). Yet, it would be insane to start him over Nocerino and Bommel, especially since he played the Coppa match and fulltime against Udinese.

Yet, I think Milan also lacks a permanent leader. Seedorf isn't the right man, and Silva does not qualify to often a team captain. Ambrosini is the closest thing we have right now, naturally, miles away from the leadership personas of a Maldini, Baresi or Costacurta.

[William405]

I would go with this:


Mesbah-Thiago silva-Mexes-Abate
Nocerino-Van Bommel-Seedorf
Robinho
Ibra-Sharaawy


EDIT:I'm all for Van Bommel as our captain!

This post has been edited by William405: Feb 12 2012, 12:53 PM

[Rossoneri7]

I agree

So anyone know who could be ready from the injured players for this one?

We'll have VB and Ibra back from the Udine game which is a huge bonus. Anything to keep Ambro off the field in such a game is good for me.

I read that Pato could be back but we should be ok in attack. If only we could re-coup one of Aqui or Boateng...

Nocerino - VB - Ambrosini for the midfield ... We need as much muscle in that midfield as possible.

Then for attack, I'd throw in Ibra and Robinho with Seedorf in the AM slot.

All others can come off the bench at any point in the match.

[d'Arc.LP]

Abbiati,Nesta,Boateng,Flamini and Pato training with the rest of the group in Milanello.

[Fillipo Simone]

Flamini? Almost forgot about him. Now that guy still has to prove something and sooner rather then later.

[Rossoneri7]

Flamini? Almost forgot about him. Now that guy still has to prove something and sooner rather then later.

Lost faith in this guy a while ago ... We have Nocerino now, who has done a lot more than the former in six months than the former during his whole stay with us.

[William405]

Nocerino - VB - Ambrosini for the midfield ... We need as much muscle in that midfield as possible.

Then for attack, I'd throw in Ibra and Robinho with Seedorf in the AM slot.

All others can come off the bench at any point in the match.

Why so that when we actually have the ball,we won't be able to do anything with it.Ambro just loses the ball too much for my liking and Arsenal are a very good team in maintaining possesion.Seedorf in the AM slot has been terrible ffft!Have you seen him?As a playmaker,he'll work best for us.

Abbiati,Nesta,Boateng,Flamini and Pato training with the rest of the group in Milanello.

Great news!

[d'Arc.LP]

Well, if I were Allegri, I'd go with this one:

Amelia
Abate - Mexes - Silva - Mesbah
Seedorf - van Bommel - Nocerino
Boateng
El Shaarawy - Ibrahimovic

In second half, depending on the result I'd like to see this one:

Amelia
Abate - Mexes - Silva - Emanuelson
Flamini - van Bommel - Nocerino
Robinho
El Shaarawy - Ibrahimovic

[Rossoneri7]

Why so that when we actually have the ball,we won't be able to do anything with it.Ambro just loses the ball too much for my liking and Arsenal are a very good team in maintaining possesion.Seedorf in the AM slot has been terrible ffft!Have you seen him?As a playmaker,he'll work best for us.



Great news!

Well, it isn't for your liking its for my liking and to piss of han for 90 mins (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)



On a serious note, Seedorf in the AM is what might work for us anyone else is a gamble really, especially in a high-caliber match-up. Ambrosini, well, we don't have much depth really, as you noticed we are in the middle of an injury crises. If KPB is fit enough, then he should start otherwise we have no choice I guess.

[kurtsimonw]

Why so that when we actually have the ball,we won't be able to do anything with it.Ambro just loses the ball too much for my liking and Arsenal are a very good team in maintaining possesion.Seedorf in the AM slot has been terrible ffft!Have you seen him?As a playmaker,he'll work best for us.

Best way to play Arsenal is with a lot of ball winners. Their only real strength is keeping posession, if you don't wllo them to do that then they struggle.

I'm not entirely fussed though, I'd rather concentrate on back-to-back Scudetti.

[Zed.D]

If Seedorf is about to put another catastrophic performance I'd rather he didn't play in this game at all. replace him with KPB, he can't do worse.

[acid911]

I'm not entirely fussed though, I'd rather concentrate on back-to-back Scudetti.

Aye. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) We can aim for the CL next season. Give all we have to Arsenal, and try and win it. But our main focus should be the Scudetto again. And even another one next season, if we can. Get me the star on the shirt, dammit. So very close to 20 titles, I'd hate to wait a few years (or a decade) for that.