So hoped we'll get the Sunday evening fixture so I can watch the match relaxed after a good day of rest. But no, it had to be the stupid spaghetti fixture.

Anyway, if we win this one, the gap would be 9 points.

Ughhhh awful scheduling

Clashes with Rangers.

That said I get absolutely zero pleasure from Rangers these days - but sadly Milan aren't on TV.

I hate it when we're not on TV - the battle with the streams is awful.

Re: the game itself: what's the injury news?

Big big match though and it's critical to keep on winning. We'll kick ourselves if Napoli slip up and we don't take advantage.

http://youtu.be/mKtlB3u26IY

I've seen every single one of those games.

Yeah, they didn't go too far back so even somebody as young as you can recall all these games

It's not about age, it's about being there and seeing them all.

Probable line-up: Abbiati, Abate, Mexes, Zapata, De Sciglio; Flamini, Montolivo, Muntari; Boateng, Balotelli, El Shaarawy.

This seems like a good line-up to me.

I really wish De Jong weren't injured so we could drop Muntari and let Montolivo play more advanced on the side. Hopefully he'll come back strong next year.

Yeah, his injury really was a bummer.

I miss Pato but more so when we play the likes of Fiorentina, Lazio, Udinese, etc.

There's even a video of his goals vs Viola:

http://youtu.be/W51AAdkfTRw

Yeah, he loved killing Fiorentina.

If only Muntari could be linched from that midfield it would be a very good line-up

Maybe I'm just sensitive about the word because of its connotation in the US but I really think "linched" is a poor word choice, especially in reference to a black player. I would definitely prefer a more competent player though.

What Sheva used to do to Inter and Weah to Roma or Atalanta, Pato did to Fiorentina. I'm really missing the Duck on these days.

Can we not say we want to sell him either then?

And not to be such a Nazi about things, but it's "lynched".

Personally I don't think about a player's race when talking about him, he could be all the colors of the rainbow and I still wouldn't want him on the pitch for us. I used the word just to illustrate how much I don't want Muntari on that pitch for us ONCE AGAIN. It's like he's a pesky flee infestation we cannot get rid of


I definately want to say that!!

SIR, YES SIR!!!

So seems like Jovetic made a speedy recovery and will be in Fiorentina's squad for this game.

You're kidding!

http://www.football-italia.net/32748/jovet...ola-squad-milan

Hmm. Maybe he's rushed back and won't be as effective. Hopefully.

Yes, I know its is lynched I was just being consistent with his initial spelling error. Selling is completely different as it has actual application in the modern football market. Lynching has none and again has a particularly gruesome usage in in reference to even early 1900s America. I take your point that you think I'm over reacting though.

To be honest I had the same reaction when I saw Muntari and "linched" in the same sentence.

You guys are being overly sensitive about a random word I used.

This is what really irks me about "racism" in general. I made a comment about Muntari, I didn't even consider his race for a second when I posted that, like I said, I don't care if he's black, white or a primary colour FFS! I just don't think he should be starting as he's a terrible player.

People who overanalyze a simple word because it's in relation to someone who's black is what bothers me personally. Had I said that about someone who's white people wouldn't have said a word. Basically the double standards in the whole "racism" scenario is what mostly bothers me

I guess I'm eating early today xD

Fiorentina: Viviano; Roncaglia, Tomovic, Savic, Pasqual; Aquilani, Pizarro, Borja Valero; Cuadrado, Jovetic, Ljajic

Milan: Abbiati; Abate, Mexes, Zapata, De Sciglio; Flamini, Montolivo, Muntari; Boateng, Balotelli, El Shaarawy


Perfect except FOR MUNTARI OMG THE FIXATION ON HIM IS KILLING ME FROM THE INSIDE OUT

Yep, I mean can Allegri seriously not see how much he ruins everything for us in that midfield. And it's not like he's a runner either, he just jogs around. Couldn't he have injured himself for the entire season while he was playing beach footy?

Btw, look at Fiorentina's midfield and then compare it to ours.

3 very technically competent players while we're stuck with Muntari and Flamini on either side of Monto

Yea...I wish we kept Aqua so we could have a decent creator outside of Montolivo.

I don't understand why you're being defensive here. no one thought you meant anything. milanbuf pointed out something and I agreed with him.

Do you want me to apologize because my brain automatically reacted to a phrase that had "Muntari" and "lynched" in it? I apologize... won't happen again!

I didn't even know what 'lynched' meant until now.

Anyway, game about to start. It's imperative that we don't lose today. FORZA MILAN!

I'm not being defendsive and I certainly wasn't expecting an apology.

But this overly sensitivity from people because things are in relation to someone who's black while it's ok when it's directed to a person who's white is something that irritates me in general.

Why is Montolivo our captain while Abbiati plays?? I seriously dislike such annulments of prior rules.

Of course when said about a black person it's different from when it's said about a white person. whites weren't lynched as we know it. anyway... let's drop it.

To support him for this delicate game for him.

MONTO!!!

MONTOLIVOOOOOOO!!!!!

M-O-N-T-O-L-I-V-O

What a great tackle and perfect shot by Monto

Thank you Fiorentina fans for booing him. Motivated him even more.

I think the booing was expected,now they'll CRYYYYYYYY

How the **** we didn't score there?

Red card Fiorentina.
Good decision

Idk if that really deserved a red

I think it was because had he not elbowed SES, he would have been clean through

Don't know, the defender was a bit ahead. I think it's a 50-50 decision, could have been a yellow too.

Man, the Viola fans are a bunch of tw@ts.

Muntari is seriously looking a red in the face now

That's definitely how the ref saw it. I thought that the defender had it pretty well in hand and EL Sha didn't really have possession or a great angle to the ball.

Fact.

I don't think it was a red. Definitely a yellow.