As much as I don't rate R80 I would sooner play him over the now useless Seedorf. IMO Seedorf should be thankful just to be on the bench, I can't remember the last time he dominated a game like he used to. Playing Seedorf is very similar to playing with ten men.

I read Borriello could be available for Juve?!?!

I'm just quoting/translating what Ancelotti said in the press conference. Apparently he won't be available.

Perhaps the mind games have started...

No.

Someone posted this in R&B. I don't know whether to laugh or cringe.

^^ Hee hee...that's very good.


I always felt Seedorf played, because he was the only box-to-box available in the team. If Ronaldinho had showed any inclination to drop back and fight for the ball (Kaka, Pato and Borriello) do it, then it would be fine. He's still in La Liga mode.

Seedorf has completely sucked attacking wise for the past 10 games or so. But in the match against Palermo, I thought it was an important role he played helping Ambro keep Liverani in check. R80 wouldn't last 10 minutes if given a job like that.

These kind of trivial things might have an impact on the match. I don't think we have a strong enough mid-field where we can free all 4 of our attackers from defensive duty. I also feel Pirlo's play improves a lot with Seedorf, since Seedorf also helps cut spaces. While if R80 is playing, then Pirlo goes back to that DM role, instead of the playmaker role.


But that's the way I see it, and my affection for Seedorf might be clouding my judgement.

I don't know which game you were watching Jack, but the one I was watching I saw Seedorf jogging around the center of the pitch everytime Palermo were on the attack. Pippo and Pato usually try to help defend better then him. I've never seen him willingly fight for balls, not even the ones he loses, and lets face it, he loses more balls then he plays in his current state of form.

I get where you're coming from in saying that he is unique to the team in what he does, personally I feel that when he does play in his position (in the midfield 3) he plays a lot better and contributes far more to the team, no matter what for he is in. But he is not an attacking mid and when he does play that high up the pitch his flaws come out 10 fold.

Dinho would be far more suited to that position, because it is HIS actual position, and I've seen him fight for balls in our matches, but no one sees those things because Dinho is always automatically labeled as lazy no matter what he does. If you have any tapes of past games one with Seedorf playing as an attacking mid and one with Dinho playing in that position, really look at what each of them bring to the game without your Clarence tinted glasses ( ) and you will see that Dinho is far better suited for playing that position and we suffer when Seedorf is the one playing there.

Seedorf is 60% certain to play while Pato is 40%

Seedorf should be thankful Carlo is the coach. I doubt any other coach would give him more than a bench role/occasional appearances. when Carlo leaves, Seedorf's Milan career will most probably end as well. I think one more season and he's off. he can't continue playing until he's 35 anyway...

Overall I think changing the coach at the end of the season is a very good idea. Maldini and a few others will retire, and Carlo's favorites will have to step aside from the regular lineup as well meaning a mini revolution would happen which is very much needed at Milan. hope we don't waste yet another season thinking we can get anywhere like this.

Catania - Kosicky; Silvestri, Silvestre, Stovini, Capuano; Carboni, Biagianti, Izco; Mascara; Martinez, Morimoto.

Milan - Dida; Zambrotta, Maldini, Favalli, Jankulovski; Beckham, Pirlo, Ambrosini; Seedorf; Kakà, Inzaghi.

Forza Milan!

any idea abt the bench??

No Pato, very old squad (I bet the age average is somewhere near 30). don't like it much but Forza Milan anyway.

EDIT: OMG it's 33.2 that's probably the highest in the history of football. seriously.

Don't have a good feeling about this game.

As expected Seedorf gets the nod over Pato or Dinho...

Typical Carlo

30min till game time!!

My fav time of the week



Well i hope his fitness was a factor to leaving Pato out of the starting 11.Not because Carlo thinks Seedorf is better.





Neither,i see this one as a draw.

Won't be as convincing as recent weeks

^^^

Exactly

We're going to labour through this one. Last week the score line flattered us thanks to the penalties, this week we won't have that type of luck, we're losing Flamini's energy from that right side and he's been replaced by the rapidly declining Jankulovski, Seedorf like last week is again in the line up, set out to ruin every decent play we build up and this time the ref won't help us.

Hopefully if we're struggling by half time Carlo will get his head out of his @ss and bring on Dinho and Pato

Classic 'Quote of the Week' material for sure in my eyes!

Possibly true, but still Funny as HELL!

Keep an eye on Catania striker Morimoto - he's 19 or 20 and fast. they're going to have to pay close attention to him.

raining

Ow. That was close, but at least it was finally cleared.

Catania hit the post...

you mean Zamrotta

maldini almost

Ah... almost a Godly goal!

Anyone have a good stream, I'm pretty much having trouble with all the links so far, even bet365 is encountering problems

there crowd whistles are amazing the moment we hold the ball

Seedorf

Juve 0-1 Lecce

Catania and Palermo use the same stadio don't they ?!?

favilli

omg lol really

btw, Gobbi 0 - 1 LECCE.

the commentator said Zambro...im confused now lol

there pl;ayer broke his finger i think

He looks relax for someone who's broken a finger doesn't he?

Janku doing awful so far. Missing Flamini big time

true

...sprain? maybe

we need to score bcoz sonner or later catnia will park the bus

Do we have any other tactic apart from.. long balls?

Siena 2-0 Napoli

Yeah that's what I thought

pippo scores excellent play by kaka

SUPER PIPPO GOAL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Lovely play and setup by Kaka, Inzaghi finishes like the cool cat that he is!

Pippo!

kaka is i a mood again, nice play!

Pippo

His awsomn form right now is the main reason we've won these past 2 games with this cr@p system. Hopefully we'll win this one (finger crossed)

PIPPO!!!

another gr8 ball by kaka

should have scored

That Morimoto kids needs a good kick in the @ss