Gila's an exception..

A Milan win, man, haven't said that in the league for a while!

Empoli in 2 weeks??

MILAN spectacular. Now I feel that it is 11 on 11.

Dida: 6 Made a few catches. overall didn't have to do too much.

Oddo: 6 He was average, kept his side tight.

Nesta: 6.5 His fatigue is starting to show but he is still f*cking amazing.

Bonera: 6.5 There is still hope afterall.

Favalli: 5 Couldn't really do much defensively. Janku is the first choice.

Gattuso: 6 Not too rough, but still helped out everywhere <3 rino.

Pirlo: 6.5 Not a bad game at all.

Ambro: 8 You know what kaka isn't the only one who can score from half. Great goal and also gave gila a training ground goal. Really underrated but still amazing <3.

Kaka: 10 2 Goals, ran the attack. Perfect game by him. MOM.

Seedorf: 7 SHOULD HAVE SCORED OMG. Played really good imo.

Gilardino: 8 FINALLY I MEAN FINALLY WE HAVE 11 ON 11. CONGRATS GILA. Other than his diving, he played really good. He was splitting the defence quite well.

subs: n/a they didn't do much.

idk about Empoli's position, but they got knocked out of Uefa AND lost 3 - 0today sooo...

+ THE FACT THAT WE ARE AMAZING!!

EMPOLI IN HOME we'll rip them to shreds!

Great game! If we have space we still can be great, just have to improve when playing against 10 men in the box! I'm very very happy for Gila, who alongside Kaka was our best man on the pitch, but not forgetting anyone else - great teamwork!

FORZA MILAN!!!

and eat them alive!

Unbelievable. Two unbelievable things this night:

1) How we played today

2) How this forum turned for 180° in just 90 minutes.

Well, Milan makes things like that very believable and possible,..

^^^
no violence please...can't we all get along??!!

Empoli is not that easy, they dont play open play...

which lazio did today, and which we took advantage of

I mentioned that because it looked like Gila was playing deeper then Kaka, he was working really hard running all over the pitch and laying ball off to Kaka. This mostly occured in the second half. Kaka was practically playing as a box striker but still drifting everywhere


Let's not get carried away now. We could easily slip back to our previous ways by the next game

What was different today.

1. I think Lazio playing in the CL midweek took it's toll on their players. I know we had one too and it was an away game but our players are used to it.
2. Seedorf was trying! He has not been genuinely bad this season but he wasn't trying 100% either!
3. Pirlo got physical! He's a great space covering defender but tonight he took some tackles that blocked their game!
4. Our formation lines were closer than usual to each other thus resulting in much better link up!
5. Lazio's approach to the game, they are not a defending team and we took advantage of the spaces they left uncovered!
6. I believe they gave up after the third goal.
7. Kaka was allowed too much space but he was also trying to find some himself! Best performance from him for the season and we all know how much we rely on him!
8. Billy on the bench!
9. Kaladze's absence, his bad karma faded away and let us thrive!!

Grazie Milan!!!

Great, great, great!!

But we still have to work on our tactics, claiming victory in such an open game shouldn't distract us from our problems. We have to find out who are we going to break apart tight defences...

Ratings:
Dida 6 Didn't have much to do but did it right! Hopefully that will allow him to breathe...
Nesta 6 good defending but many misplaced passes.
Bonera 6,5 He was good, made some smart fouls but had some bad positioning too!
Oddo 6,5 very good at the back, he couldn't go us he usually can.
Favalli 5,5 No mistakes but he cannot keep up with the youngsters. Still a great sub.
Gattuso 6,6 Worked really hard just some lame passes.
Ambro 7,5 Amazing goal. Really smart header for Gila's second and a verey good perfomance overall!
Seedorf 7,5 Very good tonight!
Pirlo 7 Also very good!
Kaka 8 !!! Oh boy...
Gilardino 7,5 I hope he's back for good! This might earn him a return to the NT!

Grazie Milan!!


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sorry.

but i thought you were a pirate

There were no malicious thought's in my post,...just that we keep it cool and continue the course set today against Empoli,..

Yeah especially since we are at home, they might be even more reluctant to come out of their shell.

Might be a good idea to go with just DM, though if Ambro is gonna cross errmm shoot like he did in this match...we could go along with what we've got.

Sorry han...thought it was the greek bloke....

I'm still not clear on this...does this mean Gila was doing a Berbatov kinda role, hope you've seen Spurs play...and I mean play well...not what they're doing right now...



No working on sundays...or did you forget?

Our CB's did not actually combine very well... cause they didn't have to... I mean, there was no need for backup whoever got a step ahead to block the forwards did it right! Their passes were not so good. I think it can be very good in the future... but I'd still rather we got a truly special defender to partner with Nesta!

Seems like that was han. To me, it was more like Gila made way for both Kaka and Seedorf to play as true trequartista's... that was one difference too! I think it worked well! I mean not judging solely by the scoreline, it truly got on well...


No, he's not an exception... just like any other! But for Milan to keep it up everyone has to keep it up! I first replied to your post saying you were right... All I want to say is that we all knew Gila can score... he's been decent in the past for us but our problem with him is that he's not consistent... if he finally becomes that, you can celebrate all you want but until then, we should all be concerned...

I don't care how they play as long as Ronaldo is back for that game. we'll leave all the eating to Ronaldo

Isn't that what almost ended his career in the first place??

Lazio's keeper was really bad... I feel sorry for him but Milan played great! Could easily have been 7 goals... well deserved victory. Now a little international break, hopefully we can keep our momentum.

He hasn't eaten a team for a while now. we can make exceptions!

No, seriously the best piece of news we can receive these days is Ronaldo's return.

Ahem... have you ever heard of a certain man who goes by the name of Paolo Maldini!??

No not really. Who is he..? never heard of him. Must be just some random defender on the milan list eh?

O sorry!

I meant the best news scoring-wise.

It's really great that we found (it seems so) our form before Paolo and Ronaldo will be in for us again. That way they don't have to handle all the pressure,..not that they are not able to do that, but...

What we need to get clear is that we shouldn't get carried away just by this performance and also on the Gila situation.

Did that performance remind you of the Milan of old when we still had Sheva? Yes

Did Gila's goals remind you of the goals he used to get with Parma? Yes

BUT it's only just 1 game now we just have to see if we can build on it. Too bad that there is international break coming up, hopefully it won't ruin any momentum we could patentially win with this win, but it will also give some of our players some much needed rest.

As for the next game against Empoli, IF Ronaldo is back then we will do well not matter how much they will stay in their shell, but if Ronaldo is not back we need Kaka to play like he did today if we want to win

Great result !!

And what do you know , Gilardino scored twice !!! about time

Forza ragazzi !!! let's keep this up

What han said. But I believe the break is a good thing... it will help us work on some things and also not get carried away! About rest? I don't think our players will get to rest... at least not those that really need it... Gattuso, Jankulovski, Pirlo, Oddo, Kaka...

Well mostly the guys who will be playing Euro qualifiers but Kaka will most likely only play 45 minutes in a friendly

Here are datasport's ratings:

MILAN
Dida 6 - Incolpevole sul gol di Mauri, si mostra attento dopo la giornata negativa di Glasgow.
Bonera 6.5 - Sfiora il gol nel primo tempo, poi, forse anche galvanizzato dal ritorno in azzurro, sfodera una prestazione autorevole in difesa.
Favalli 6 - Qualche affanno di troppo nel primo tempo, poi pura amministrazione.
Nesta 6.5 - Una prestazione autorevole, nel suo vecchio stadio. Pandev e Rocchi non lo impensieriscono piu` di tanto.
Oddo 6 - Limita le sue sortite offensive, accontentandosi di garantire la necessaria copertura alla linea della difesa. Lascia il campo tra gli applausi dell`Olimpico.
Simic s.v. - Rileva Oddo nel finale.
Ambrosini 7 - Bravo e fortunato in occasione del gol che sblocca la partita, forse cercava il traversone, ma realizza un gran gol con la complicita` del portiere della Lazio Muslera.
Brocchi s.v. - Ha spazio solo a gara abbondantemente acquisita.
Pirlo 6.5 - In campo nonostante fosse dato in panchina alla vigilia, risulta fondamentale con i suoi soliti lanci e aperture. Ha gran merito in occasione del terzo gol milanista, quando serve una palla d`oro che Kaka` mette in rete.
Seedorf 6 - Gioca un po` troppo a sprazzi. Alcune accelerazioni spettacolari: cerca anche il tiro, ma con poca fortuna.
Gattuso 6 - Sfodera la solita grinta in mezzo al campo.
Kaka` 7.5 - Due gol e un assist: insieme a Gilardino il grande protagonista della cinquina rossonera all`Olimpico.
Gourcuff s.v. - Gioca solo gli ultimi minuti.
Gilardino 7.5 - Torna al gol in campionato dopo sei mesi e se lo merita. Una grande partita all`Olimpico, ma sciupa ancora troppo: i gol segnati potevano anche essere piu` di due.

well like the commentator said that fifth goal was like training ground practice

today's performance was beautiful to watch. But im waiting this out. Yes, gila played like the player we bought him to be. However, one of the knocks against Gila that has been repeated in this forum NUMEROUS times is that he only scores at moments that aren't necessarily crucial to milan's success. Yes, he finished very well on his second and his goals did make the scoreline very flattering, lets all not have such short memories. I want to wait for him to start being a CLUTCH player for us..and when i see some consistency, then ill start singing his praises. We are pleasantly surprised and overjoyed when Gila plays like this today, whereas if Didier Drogba or RVN or Hernan Crespo scored those two, it would have been nothing unexpected. That's the confidence i want Gila to give us and to this team. Lets wait before we hail him as the new savior.

Grande Milan



This is the same Milan that lifted those cups in Athena and Monte Carlo



I would say Milan can do better .. They are just getting into gear!! There is more to come



There never was a crisis .. Just an ego problem







Milan does make things happen


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My assessment ..

Dida - did brilliantly to stop (in particular) 3 attempts from Lazio !! A truly magnificent Dida

Nesta & Bonera - didn't do much, but they held the line as best they could

Oddo - great link up with midfield.

Favalli - he did pretty well ..

Ambro - yes that was a cross to Kaka' .. But what a goal

Pirlo & Gattuso - the dynamic duo !

Seedorf & Kaka' - they were rocking tonight !!! (Kaka' was actually used as a SS in the 2nd half)

Gilardino - My oh my !!!! Both his goals were brilliantly executed, especially the second

Carlo - He played the same tactics the same formation .. But this time around, the team played with even greater humility and turned the tide!


My Milan !!! A Beautiful Milan

I agree with vnata001. Look how Inter's Cruz is playing. He gets a call, he scores. No big deal. He has scored more than Gila and hasn't even played close to half of what Gila has. So as happy as I am for Gila, I am not excited about him.

But I have to mention it was so beautiful and emotional when all of Gila's teammates embraced him after his first goal. Brought up some amazing emotions.

We don't need a replacement, we need serious backup, just to be sure,..



I hope this is a bad translation,..

Well.. he is right, half of those 6 months were vacation

I was pleased with his overall movement today... except his dives. Some of those dives were really bad... and ironically he gets a yellow when he "isn't" diving.

Actually, Fillipo, it's a pretty accurate translation of what Gila said, unless I'm completely misreading the Italian.

PS - In a post-game interview, Fester said that he was on the phone talking to his son. The son was watching the game on TV and Fester wanted confirmation that the ref had made a bad call in not awarding Milan that first penalty.

Wow, what a haymaker against Lazio. Maybe the fallout from Celtic was the wake-up call we so desperately needed. For some reason, FSC showed the match on a thirty-minute delay to make way for the Super Clasico.

Gila sure as hell made a statement today, by God. Even with all his diving nonsense that Nedved would've been proud of, he was a bundle of energy all day and it's only fitting that it culminated into a goal. Or two.

Hopefully, Gila carries his form to the next game
I've always liked his style of play, but sometimes he falls too easily
He deserved it

Kaka was unstoppable really

Ambrosini played better than Favalli defensively, I was really nervous when Lazio attacked with De Silvestri on the right flank of Lazio

Overall a good performance, I think this season is Pirlo's best yet, his passing and vision can drive you crazy, I actually stood up when he made the pass to Kaka' for Kaka' to score Milan's third

Seedorf, sometimes he's a liability when he's not defending, but when it comes to attacking, any team would love to have him

Bonera, played a pressing defensive tactic, but came out too early at certain occasions which left a gap in the defence especially when Lazio on counters

Spot on! Great win, great play. But. But, one can't help feeling Lazio were there for the taking. I mean they left space for us to move in, their keeper was like a part-time keeper and all that. Maybe their CL game against Real has taken its toll. This game is not enough to mask the problems of the team, which is too obvious for all to see. This is not taking away anything from the players cos you only beat what's before you.

I know Lazio were going through a rough time. But after our early season crisis, and the Celtic game which would have hurt any team, it was a great response. Any win in the Olimpico is a good result, doesn't matter what circumstances surround it.

Still, I won't get carried away with Milan, or Gila, just yet. One win isn't enough to put us back up there. Next game is going to be tough, Empoli are a very good side, who have come off a great season and look to repeat it again this year. A win would be great, we NEED to turn the San Siro into a fortress!

Exactly. Oddly enough I'm more concerned with the likes of Empoli. I mean those small teams give us more headaches than the bigger ones. It is one of my "grouse" with CA. I can't believe that for the past seasons he hasn't figure out how to overcome them. You don't approach Genoa, Catania, Parma the way you approach Fio, Inter, Juve. It won't work.

Anyway, that Lazio win would surely be a morale booster. Whatever happens,
Forza Milan

For Jack...

Kaka skills

Watch how he spreads the play at 55 seconds!

Il golden boy!!!

I agree. I myself predicted a 0-0 draw, since our last two road matches at Lazio ended like that. I definitely wasn't expecting us to play like a house afire, especially since it came after the adversity at Celtic.

However, it definitely showed that class almost always comes through when the chips are on the table.

So he's not too bad huh...well he'll learn



You really must work on your italian

Il bambino d'oro it is then...

Just messed up your chances for late night classes with 10ie. But then again, you crossed over to the other side, long ago...how's the view from there?