yes how dare you it sounds as your having a go with the team we all love milan but there are limits to what you say around here i dunno about you but i am i die hard ac milan fan i would never let my club get dissed like that

yeah well, you havnt been reading the papers these days

As far as the whole world is concerned, we are falling apart. And tbh, this is the sad truth! But oh well, our president thinks we are second to none, so .. same BS, new season

as a matter of fact i do read the papers....i read them everyday and they all say the same thing with some signings here and there milan can compete to inter and juve

i am not lying to myself i do know that we are not that good but what you said is way out of line!!!

Berlo always says these thing not cuz he believes it but he wants to calm us fans down and its not working but i all i am saying is when we do great and we win everything don't run around and shout forza milan cuz and say you believed in this cuz you don't and your a glory hunter !

oh yeah, so where is that Madrid forum I am supposed to be on ?

huh not all glory hunters pick madrid you know

Really, so which one should I pick ?

i think it shows which one you picked

really they say that. I had no clue!

Well, to be really picky:

*the Mafia is from Sicily
*the N'dragheta is from Calabria (southern Italy)
*the Comorra is from around Naples.

They're all separate groups but are generally referred to as 'mafia' collectively.

Lol it's ok...you wouldn't know that unless you know about Italian history.

Next time you ask someone what they are and they say Sicilian, you'll know why

Diavolino gives you the thumbs up and a cookie, for you and fishdoll for knowing and explaining that

Glad to see Rui again. Nesta is slowly getting it back and Silva is impressive. We desperately need a LB. It's not against the rules for Italian teams to field young unproven players from their youth squads... see Carletto, you got that wrong? IDIOT! I hope Pato will do more of that "beautiful run in the end" and less of that "nightmarish 85 minutes".

and out of those three i would say the 3rd is the most deadliest.

Welp, scratch one friendly off the list (thank goodness). The Real-Milan friendly is OFF. Real had to reschedule because of security stuff related to Atletico's CL game and Milan couldn't accommodate the changes due to the Serie A fixture list. So Real will be playing Rosenborg and Milan (thank goodness) doesn't have to fly to Madrid to play a silly friendly the week before the derby.

^^ Good news.

Dude, cut it out and don't go picking a fight for pretty much no reason.

Inter are better than us right now. It sucks but them's the facts.

Technically this cancellation may be good for us, but I really wanted to see that friendly. **** **** ****

i am not upset about him saying inter are better but i am upset with the way he said it he said it with no respect to the team and i am not looking for a fight

Fishdoll belatedly thanks Diavolino for the cookie!

He's got news, of a sort. It looks like Borriello will NOT be wearing the 22 jersey -- or the marketing guys really screwed up. They're selling Borriello 11 jerseys at the acmilanusa store (which is an official store linking off the website).

link

I wonder what changed his mind if he did choose not to wear the number...

Could the marketing guys have made that big of a mistake though?

edit: Diavolino says it's nothing.

well, if the marketing guys are friends with the website guys......

Borriello wore the 22 because he'd worn it during his one good season w/Genoa.

Didn't he say something about 11 being cursed ?

not in so many words...but he implied that it was.

He said that the number 22 was special to him because he wore it at Genoa and that it was his mothers birthday.

Although I think he thought that since Kaka had such good luck with that number it would rub off on him.

IINM he said it was bad luck to him.

Our final two friendlies. Huntelaar will be making an apperance in berlu cup.

Furthermore, I think we can assume that our summer signings will be probably done before the 17th. I'm guessing in the next few days they will be wrapped up.

Huntelaar will? The call up list is out?

no not for the trofeo tim:


Pirlo e Zambrotta (Italia): Svizzera-Italia (amichevole)
Di Gennaro (Italia Under 21): Russia-Italia (amichevole)
Jankulovski (Repubblica Ceca): Repubblica Ceca-Belgio (amichevole)
Huntelaar (Olanda): Olanda-Inghilterra (amichevole)
Onyewu (U.S.A.): Messico-U.S.A. (qualificazione Sudafrica 2010)


these guys are gone for international duties. They will be back for berlu cup though.

Then how do we know he's going to play?

? What do you mean?

who will they be then?

If the call up lists have not been published, how do we know he's going to be playing ANY games?

i hope we get to see him in a few friendly's before the start of the season maybe they are going to evulate is fitness from the Holland - England match and decide afterwards has he trained with the full team yet Tennie ?!

Not sure, ry. Haven't seen him mentioned by name in the daily training thingies on acmilan.com -- but they don't always mention every single player so that's hardly proof.

dam i wish i was in Italy at the mo the training sessions are normally open to the public in the summer

He said his first match will be vs juve on the 17th

Ah, found the quote on Mediaset. It's 'Credo di esordire nel 'Trofeo Berlusconi'', which is more accurately translated as 'I think I'll debut in the Berlusconi Trophy'. Even so, he's not Leonardo and there's no way of knowing when/where he'll play until the call up lists are out and the lineups are named.

Benfica's David Luiz looked solid the other day. Better than Favalli anyway. You all know I like the man but only because he is NOT a first XI player. We HAVE TO buy a left back, it's necessary!

If I knew i would tell you. Just an educated guess because serie A begins on 23rd and our last freindly is the 17th.


but im gonna say a LB/RB and a CM.

Gazzetta's print edition has done an overview of Milan's team as seen so far this summer. Here's their verdict (Fishdoll's quick translation):

DEFENSE: The CB pairing of Nesta and Silva is strong and looks good but there are problems with LB and RB. Zambrotta's not in top form, Janku doesn't convince, Antonini is pushing for his chance, and Oddo isn't being considered. Bonera's recuperation is being waited for anxiously.

MIDFIELD: Pirlo and Gattuso are the start. Pirlo's staying shouldn't be undervalued, but he needs to pass the ball more quickly. Gattuso's recovering after his injury, Ambro has a knee problem and Flamini seems very determined. Abate's fast and runs a lot but is best as a winger and not in a 4-3-1-2. And then there's Seedorf who is an alternative to Ronaldinho but who's also ready to play further back.

ATTACK: Pippo's the certainty, scoring 4 of the club's 9 goals this summer. Aside from him, there's gloom. Borriello deserves applause, runs and pushes the team on. Ronaldinho should guarantee continuity but isn't yet. Pato's going through a difficult moment, and hasn't yet learned to play with his teammates (? Fishdoll surprised but that's what Gazzetta says), and everyone's waiting for Huntelaar, the new buy who can do great things in the area and score a lot of goals.

Thanks for the translation. They seem reasonably optimistic! 2 more signings, and we've got a shot at winning something important.

Essie is stunned!

Are they only talking about this pre-season? because that'd be true to some extent. but to say he hasn't learned to play with his teammates... bah.

Pato does need to get his act together to be honest.


Prediction: ZD to bite and say I'm anti-Pato or something similar.

Joking aside, you ARE!!

You disappoint me.

I did? so sorry

Maybe he's having second thoughts about getting married, I don't know but he has been very bad in the games he's played. Who cares though, I hope he wakes up when it matters.

Regarding the entire attack in general, it mostly looks like no one really knows what he's doing except for Boriello who more or less has been in the middle holding up the ball and making runs. But Pato and Dinho look a bit confused on most occasions. I think both like playing down that left hand side, look at what Pato did against Benfica the minute he managed to really run at the defenders on that left wing.

Dinho has already said he likes playing behind the two strikers, so seems to me they should put Pato on the left, Hunt on the right and stick Dinho behind them feeding them balls.

^^
I agree but also, Pirlo should either play on the dead left side OR he should be allowed to roam free further up front where he could form a Xavi/Iniesta-like partnership with Rollfatdingdong.