July 2013. Milan 3 - 5 City. We complained. And then had the worst season for 16 years.

Write preseason off at your peril.

Don't you know Galliani talk? Whatever he says means the opposite!

He has no reason to lie in this case, Zaccardo is barely considered as part of the team.

He had offers, he declined all of them in favour of sitting his @ss on our bench.

Pippo never publicly stated that he wanted him to stay (I'm sure it's the opposite way around), and there was never even a hint of a report that Pippo wanted him to decline the offers.

This is once again a case of a terrible player we signed for free on nothing but Galliani's whim that we now can't get rid of.

Milan-City tonight. Probable line-up: Abbiati; De Sciglio, Rami, Alex, Constant; Poli, Cristante, Muntari; Saponara, Pazzini, Niang

Another beating on the way.

Yep

Yes, it would appear Pippo is doing a Seedorf and wasting MDS again on the right. Now time to complain at yet another manager wrecking the potential of Mattia.

As for the rest of the team, De Jong and Balo are still not really available for this, but let's face it - potentially SES and Mastour aside that is close to our strongest current team.

This team is a wreck and the only consolation is that Dzeko, Kolarov, Silva, Fernandinho, Toure and a host of other City stars probably aren't available re: world cup duty recovery.

They'll still smash the living f*ck out of us though.

That midfield is far from our strongest, same goes with the attack and defence imo. Pazzini, Sapo and Niang will be very far from the starting 11 imo, same goes with Cristante and Muntari. Constant and DS on the right I'm hoping is just something Pippo is using for now

And yeah, this thing with DS on the right is so annoying, especially since it means Constant starting on the left as we have zero other options there.

I do notice that Pippo is sort of taking it slow with the players who just returned from their NTs so maybe that's why we're still seeing such a mish mash of players in the starting 11s

I'm hoping Pippo will know what his first choice starting 11 is before the season starts, and it's not like with both Allegri and Seedorf where each week it's a completely new rotation of players starting so we never have any cohesiveness in the side

CITY XI: Caballero, Clichy, Kolarov, Boyata, Nastasic, Fernando, Navas, Zuculini, Sinclair, Jovetic, Iheanacho

MILAN XI: Agazzi; De Sciglio, Rami, Alex, Constant; Muntari, Poli, Cristante; Honda, Niang, El Shaarawy.

...Sulley Muntari is captain tonight!

Muntari, our captain.... Kill me now!

At least this City 11 is beatable...

At least this City 11 is beatable...

Jovetic, already a goal down to the City 3rd string

Alex lost his man, Agazzi conceded on his post.

2-0

We look fucking awful defensively. 2-0 Man City. I think he was offside on that play though.

I still fail to see how Alex should be ahead of Mexes in the pecking order

We are getting absolutely killed on that left side

3-0...

3-0

3-0

Agazzi looks ridiculous on all the goals

Comical

4...

4-0

What are they doing?

Rami and Alex look absolutely lost out there

Constant

4-0. Agazzi isn't even good enough to be 3rd keeper.

I hope Galliani is watching. #we_are_fine_as_we_are

A keeper named Willy is better than Agazzi!

How can they even consider him as 2nd choice??

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July 31, 2013: Milan - Manchester City 0-5 after 36 minutes.

July 27, 2014: Milan - Manchester City 0-4 after 26 minutes.
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At least we are consistent.

And we even prefered hm over Ochoa

Our players can't cross, can't pass, can't shoot, the most basic concepts in football.

I wonder what Galliani is thinking while he's watching this mess.

"We're fine as we are", "No one comes until no one leaves", "Our goal is the first five places"

Well now...

Il Capitano scored

Capitano?

Btw, the score is 4-1 not 5-1

The milanello update had it at 5-0 after 36 minutes, which is wrong

That was the one from 2013, no?

Anyone know if the match is cancelled?

Looks like the second half does not wanna start...

About to start.

Game was delayed due to heavy rains. Its about to resume.
Essien, Bonera & Balotelli look set to come on for the 2nd half (unsure for who at this point though)

Abate replaces Constant, Essien Poli, Bonera Alex and Balotelli comes on instead of El Shaarawy.

Abate would be an amazing RB if he knew how to cross a freaking ball.

Is Pippo really gonna keep playing Honda as RFW? What's the point? Rather don't play him at all at this rate...

Balo scores, offside.

5-1. I'm off.

Niang is such a terrible finisher

Niang is a terrible player. Agazzi and a few others also.

Guys, why do you think Pippo is basically doing the same mistakes with MDS and Honda Seedorf did before?

Good thing i went out instead of watching these friendlies. shite shite shite.