Dida vs. Leeds - remember the first one?

You are right about Abbiati. When he becomes insecure, he tends to drop balls easily. The only thing I'm not confident with is Amelia - I don't think he's first team material; he could easily turn into the next Kalac.

To be fair, Cesare Maldini commented on the Pirlo saga ... He stated that Pirlo was offered a reduced contract value and a tenor of one year ... Pirlo on the other hand demanded more and a 3 year contract. He was also a free agent and Juve presented him with a more lucrative offer than Milan were prepared to offer (key being he wanted a 3 yr contract).

This is becoming worse than the Villa forum I use. Pirlo wants a new challenge, so that's Allegri's fault. Milan weren't willing to match the contract Juve offered, so that's his fault too?

It's ridiculous, really. Allegri does the contrary of how things should be run. I completely agree that Seedorf should be moved as trequartista. If anyone remembers, I firmly said so after the Plzen game. And yes, Boateng needs to be relieved from his attacking duties and play in a role more suited to his abilities.

If Allegri has any brains left, then from the next game onwards, this is how we should be playing:



I think Abbiati has filled the cup. Not only he's been quite disappointing in his saves, but now he's starting to make childish errors. I closed an eye after his howler against Udinese, but what he did last night was simply horrific. Even Dida in his worst moments couldn't match such an amateurish mistake. Give Amelia a chance and see how he fares.

Taiwo should be given priority on the left. He's by far our best leftback. He only needs trust and match fitness. Nesta and Mexes should alter with each other.

Van Bommel should be our only DM. Boateng must be deployed in his natural box-to-box position, where he can give a hand in both defending and attacking. Seedorf must be our trequartista, but he must be rotated. Play Robinho or El Shaarawy every now and then to give him a break.

Only with that system and line-up we can play a more dynamic and offensive football.

100% with you. But Allegri is obviously set in his ways, so we'll continue to see Nocerino/Rino on the right, Prince behind the strikers, and Aquilani on the bench

Dida vs. Leeds - remember the first one?

Man...Allegri's fault is that he didn't say "Stop! Pirlo is a priority". He just let that happened. He simply removed Pirlo because he didn't know what to do with him. He's more comfortable with guys like Rino, Nocerino or Bommel. You can see it from his comments also - even when we were searching for our mr. X he used to mention Asamoah or Lass Diarra. And that was before Flamini's injury. The problem is, he didn't realize what he's loosing with Pirlo. It's that simple.

There's no proof. Ganso could come in January and everything you said in this post could be proven to be false.

we don't have proof's for anything

Allegri from 2010-11 may be kidnapped by aliens

And yet we all keep passing our opinions as facts...

I don't know if Ganso would solve our problems. but it's a fact that he's a creative player and should he come at the request of Allegri, things you said about him Max being against creative players and all would be proven wrong.

I don't think Pirlo left because Max didn't want to use him. Pirlo was unavailable most of the last season so it's understandable to me that Max didn't oppose his departure - we won the title without him contributing much. I believe we really wanted to buy a creative midfielder (Mr. X) to replace Pirlo but somehow it didn't go through.

I don't think Pirlo left because Max didn't want to use him. Pirlo was unavailable most of the last season so it's understandable to me that Max didn't oppose his departure - we won the title without him contributing much. I believe we really wanted to buy a creative midfielder (Mr. X) to replace Pirlo but somehow it didn't go through. yes we were caught with our pants down but again it's more Galliani's fault not Max's. either Mr. X or his alternative Mr. Y should still come in January IMO. I could be wrong. time will tell.

Suck on this haters!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mw8rlvdPhs

I think Abbiati has filled the cup. Not only he's been quite disappointing in his saves, but now he's starting to make childish errors. I closed an eye after his howler against Udinese, but what he did last night was simply horrific. Even Dida in his worst moments couldn't match such an amateurish mistake. Give Amelia a chance and see how he fares.

And you said i had given up on Abbiati too early after Udinese ...

Yeah goalkeeping rotation never really works. It can also have negative effects on the defenders. If the coach doesn't trust them and keeps switching them round, it'll make the defenders feel the same way.

Very true. But Abbiati has been getting on my nerves lately. Not only because of his horrible howlers, but also his attitude stinks big time. Anyone noticed how very often he tries to lose time when we're on the lead? Against Barcelona he was doing it on every single free kick. But not only that. He makes a save when most of the opposition is in our own half, and instead of relaunching the ball quickly for a counter, he takes his time nice and easy. He's the very reflection of Allegri's small-club mentality. I hate it.

Pirlo has departed, with Mark van Bommel in his place, but Pirlo remains the most gifted, and the most prolific, passer in the league. He completes 81.2 passes per game at Juventus, a figure the Milan midfield can only dream of. Their top passer is actually a centre-back, Thiago Silva, with 64.1. Granted, van Bommel is not far behind on 62.5, but the style of passing is completely different to Pirlo. Whereas Pirlo plays 2.7 key passes per game, van Bommel’s figure is just 0.2.

Interesting article about Milan's midfield http://www.whoscored.com/Blog/sanfjxo5eeuqpcguytstca/Show/

When has van bommel's gameplay been about decicive passes?imo Van Bommel at the anchor position is much better than Pirlo,ofc he has to be coupled by a playmaker beside him for the system to actually work.We couldn't have relied on Pirlo anymore defensively,specially at that age,we were too exposed.So,letting Pirlo go imo was a good move,but the problem is that we have Aquilani out,and allegri playing seedorf as an AM

Agreed.

I can't agree letting Pirlo go was the right decision. IMO he's a world class player every team should try to keep, build around him and integrate. If the system didn't work, change it for Pirlo! IMO Allegri's system wasn't worth sacrificing Pirlo. But, enough said, I know people usually don't agree on this.

Chu, you mentioned Aquilani doing defensive work...well, it usually was plain awful. Giving away unnecessary fouls on dangerous positions, getting easily outtrixed and outsmarted, and collecting the yellow card usually early on in the game.

Easily the most annoying person ever.

Lost his passion at Milan? Lolz cool story POS drag queen
Incredible that Costacurta, Maldini, Baresi, Seedorf...heck even Gatuso wants to PLAY FOR FREE for us but this fairy thinks that he's been there and done that at Milan

We might sorely miss a player with his unique skillset but kicking to the curb shows that we at least have our pride and is the single greatest decision that Allegri has ever made in his entire life.

Overrated $#!t hasn't scored a free kick for us in NEARLY THREE Fu¢₭ing years but goes across to Ladri and does it no problem Milan legend my black @$$. No one ever held the natural effects of aging against him but IF YOU ACTUALLY WATCHED OUR GAMES YOU COULD SEE THAT HE SIMPLY DIDN'T CARE ANYMORE.

/rant

You have chosen to ignore all posts from: drucurl.

I suggest you should all practice it.

If you want to ignore him, just do it, why make an announcement about it? what is this, a teenage girls' forum?

Better contract doesn't always have to mean better money. In our case, we know that he wanted a longer duration instead of higher pay. In fact he earns less at Juve than he did with his last contract at Milan.

Point well taken but I guess my main gripe with him is him aloof disposition. Far better players played their hearts out for longer than him and never lost the love or motivation to represent us. Who does he think he is that he deserves better than the other senatores who get by just fine with their one year rolling contracts? Heck even Nesta(actual Milan legend) has one that's expiring this summer.

Point well taken but I guess my main gripe with him is him aloof disposition. Far better players played their hearts out for longer than him and never lost the love or motivation to represent us. Who does he think he is that he deserves better than the other senatores who get by just fine with their one year rolling contracts? Heck even Nesta(actual Milan legend) has one that's expiring this summer.

That's just his personality. He isn't loud or boisterous. He won't scream in your face like a Gattuso. That doesn't mean he isn't passionate or invested. He plays the same way. All intelligent, calculated moves, no wasted energy. At his best he makes it look effortless. Why should he try to be something he's not? He plays to his strengths just like everyone else.

You do realize that Nesta, Seedorf and Ambrosini are 3 years older than Pirlo, don't you ?