There was also the incident where a post criticizing Dida and Ancelotti came up on his website. He denied it of course, said it was his webmaster who had done it.

Oh btw..he's in the NT I think. He was recalled after Peruzzi retired right?

Abbiati should continue starting according to his performances.

That's a fair point. Dida should definitely start a few matches. He looked ok in the goal4africa match. Played pretty well. But instinctive shot stopping wasn't really his problem. It's in those 50/50 situations where he has to make a pre-meditated decision that we've been having problems.

And the left brain does what? That's the part of the brain that likes drugs and goes high right?

Well, yeah, but he hasn't been capped since 2005. It's been quite awhile.

Well there's no argument from me, that right now the score is Kalac:0 Abbiati:1 Dida: N/A

But what I mean is, the goalkeepers should continue to be rotated in the friendlies. So that in the end, everyone has had an equal amount of chances, and it has been established beyond doubt who is the best. We can't just continue to start Abbiati from now on, and ignore the others. In fact it might be counter productive, he might get complacent again. At which point he is worse than even Fiori!

Not sure where the plural comes in, as it was one 45-minute affair. This is the same Abbiati who once coughed up five goals against Fiorentina while with Torino. Therefore, we can't declare that someone is on form - Abbiati, Dida, whomever - based on one performance.

If Dida does not start at least one RRC match and/or Man City, I will be very annoyed. Quit pussyfooting and get him back in net.

Milan have declared that Zeljko Kalac will be their No 1 next season, leaving Richard Godden to wonder why the Rossoneri haven’t signed a new goalkeeper

It is often said that a quality goalkeeper can be worth as much as 15 or 20 points per season, yet you rarely hear anyone talk about how many points a bad ‘keeper loses a team. Look at last season’s top four, for example. Julio Cesar was the stand-out custodian with a magnificent term between the sticks for Serie A champions Inter, while Alex Doni, Gigi Buffon and Seb Frey were outstanding performers for Roma, Juventus and Fiorentina respectively.

And then you’ve got fifth place Milan, who kept opposition fans thoroughly entertained throughout the campaign for all the wrong reasons. First there was Nelson Dida, who received the ultimate dose of karma for his shocking play-acting against Celtic by making a major blunder that cost the Diavolo the Milan derby. It was by no means his only mistake either.

His replacement was Zeljko Kalac. The giant Australian is not what you would call a bad goalkeeper – he generally does the basics pretty well – but he doesn’t win you matches in the way the aforementioned quartet do. Could you have seen any of them letting in Cesc Fabregas’ speculative 30-yard daisy cutter which knocked Milan out of the Champions League?

It’s by no means a footballing rule, but nowadays it’s rare that a team lacking a reliable goalkeeper wins major honours. I believe that Manchester United, Chelsea, Real Madrid and Inter have probably been the best four teams in Europe over the past two years when it comes to their respective domestic Leagues. And what do they all have in common?

I don’t think it’s a coincidence that the Rossoneri won the Champions League at a time when Dida seemed to have sorted his game out – which, funnily enough, was when he was playing for a new contract – although even then he still gave opposition players hope that there was an error just around the corner.

There is a decent enough ‘keeper who represents the red and black half of San Siro, yet he clearly hasn’t convinced those above him. Christian Abbiati has proved in the past that he’s got what it takes to win the Scudetto and even if he’s not always the most reliable presence between the sticks, he is easily better than his Milan rivals.

Yet why should a club of this size settle for second best? If Adriano Galliani and Silvio Berlusconi can justify taking a gamble on Ronaldinho – and make no mistake about it, they really have spun the Wheel of Fortune when it comes to the buck-toothed Brazilian – then why not splash the cash on a top-class goalkeeper?

I think that we should go for a good and young goalkeeper. There are quite a few to choose from such as Akinfeev, Ochoa, Kameni, Amelia or the one I'd really want to see guarding the Rossoneri goal: Boruc.

I personally wanted Frey, but he unfortunately knew better than to come to the zoo over here.

How one game can change people's perceptions of a player! I didn't catch the Chelsea game, but I saw the goals and thought Kalac was only at fault for 1 out of the 5. Those who voted for Kalac before this game must have had a reason to do so. I personally think Abbiati should get the nod at the start of the season, but I don't think we should crucify Kalac after one mistake.

How one game can change people's perceptions of a player! I didn't catch the Chelsea game, but I saw the goals and thought Kalac was only at fault for 1 out of the 5. Those who voted for Kalac before this game must have had a reason to do so. I personally think Abbiati should get the nod at the start of the season, but I don't think we should crucify Kalac after one mistake.

I thought he was at fault for the first and third goal. It was more the way he conceded the goals. Were suppose to be one of the best teams in the world and we have this guy who can't even clear a ball that is passed back to him. Maybe it was one lapse, but I can't think of say a Buffon or Casillas doing something stupid like that. Add to that Abbiati has looked completely in control in goals and it makes a strong case for him to lose his spot. Especially now that his starting position is actually on the line he's choking.

these things happen in football.

Next, you will see Dida doing a 'Superman' at Manchester and they'll change their wheel yet again

Kalac is still here, so I think his performances towards the end of last season have earnt him enough respect to be given another shot.

Not really. He was good for about four or five games before regressing back to his usual self.

There is only 1 choice at the mo..Abbiati. I remember when he first came into the side he was very very good, i wish we had other alternatives but we haven't i think he is the best we have at the minute.