2-2

What a stupid goal to concede.

We're losing balls again. FFS!!!

Yea man so early and all went to sleep mode.

Kessie should be ashamed of himself. Especially when having the gall to ask for the salary he's asking for

Yeah sorry. They were saying he was going to come off during HT

Rebic thought someone would make a run like ibra

Indeed. Pitiful performance.

Mane coming on

Giroud leao good sub, and hopefully florenzi can be more composed defensively

FFS Bennacer, where do you head it man...

Our best double pivots have been huge fail..

It was matter of time you cant keep sustaining that much of pressure

Tonali on for benneacer

Pffff

Daniel Maldini? Seriously, Pioli?

LOL

Whip more balls in might get half a chance. That corner flick was a decent opportunity

One of the worst performances I've seen from Kessie in his 4 years with us. Absolutely shameful.

Yeah.

Defence and the GK have done well, rebic and diaz also were good, leao was so so but was involved in the goals.. But we had to play without a midfield basically

I think this was the toughest game of the group...

The Porto - ATM game is still nill nill.

Extremely proud of this team, it was always an uphill battle against Liverpool. A team accustomed to these nights, Milan showed courage as the game progressed and a loss here is nothing to be ashamed of. On the contrary these games is what helps this young team grow.

Five more games to go in this group, five more games to grow.

Even if Milan do not qualify out of the group, I am sure this run will add experience to such a young and virgin group.

Proud! Forza Milan

Well, at least it wasn't embarrassing which I am sure was a worry for all Milan fans going into this group

Liverpool were always going to be the most difficult opponent for us out of all the others. I think we should have completely closed shop in the 2nd half but for some reason we still went out trying to attack...

This was the most difficult tie in the whole group. Let's all be glad that it is over with and hope we can put better showings against the other sides

Such a shame we didn't manage to get at least a point. Not that we deserved it, after the first 15 minutes I honestly thought we were gonna get trashed 7-0 or something...

Yes that was very scary

Inter lost after dominating apprently, but they habe sheriff and shaktar im their group

What is encouraging is that we grew into it.

Obviously we do have our limits and imo Liverpool are one of the best sides out there when on their game. Such a fluid team. To see this group not only holding on but also putting up a decent fight was a proud moment I have to admit. Especially when taking into account where we were just 2 years ago under Giampaolo.

I think following this game, we're going to do well against the others. This was the hardest tie for us. Going to Anfield, facing that crowd against a Liverpool side that's really starting to hit their stride again.

Now let's put this behind us. We have a huge game against Juve on the weekend, and that is what matters most.




Kessie, should take a look in the mirror. This is the type of game where you earn the 8m salary you're asking for. Not bullying mis-table Serie A sides. Him and Bennacer let the whole team down today. And I understand that it was very difficult for them. Liverpool's press was insane. But I expect more from them

It wasn't? Cos I personally thought it was. Result-wise no, but based on what went on on pitch we were disintegrated entirely.

Like I said in a previous post, Pioli has done wonders with the defensive phase of this team. The only reason we didn't concede 5 or 6 tonight was thanks to a great defensive work. But everything else, boy oh boy. It was like watching Liverpool vs Sunderland or something.

This game showed the vast, vast difference between us and the European powerhouses. Bro, we could not create sh*t! The mistakes our players made were childish. Not amateurish. Childish! If there's one thing our players need to understand after this game is that in the CL you cannot hold on to the ball while jogging like an 80-year-old. You need to think quickly and act quickly, because the pressure coming from the opposition is asphyxiating. We're such a little team from this aspect, really.

Calabria, Kessie, Bennacer, Theo, and Saelemaekers were simply horrific. Our midfield and our flanks were non-existent. I have no frigging clue how we scored those two goals but we just got lucky. Lucky that Salah didn't score the penalty as well.

I could go on and on about tonight but I would be typing an essay, so let's leave it at that.

Porto-A. Madrid ended in a draw

That's good that no other side is already 3 points ahead of us

Who do we have next? Porto or Atletico?

IMO Pioli botched this one. Milan started the game with in a wrong way. The mentality and effort simply lacked and we seemed completely unprepared for what was a typical Liverpool/Klopp game.

Secondly, his subs were horrible. Forget Maldini, perhaps he was ordered to do so (haha). But taking off Leao who was our only hope in terms of winning space and bringing the ball up front (hence helping the defense to breath) was a very stupid decision. Then moving in Giroud while Milan did not manage to get even 1 good cross in the first 60 minutes was another mistakes. Taking out Alexis and bringing the so far very unexciting Florenzi yet another.

All in all Pioli approached this game like it was a routine Serie A game against Bologna or Fiorentina. Well, he was lucky to get away with a good looking defeat because Milan was inferior, played badly and showed little to none determination or gameplan.

And yes, Bennacer and Kessie were horrible. I'm thinking that both suffer under acute "contractivitis" and we'll see more of Krunić and Tonali.

My main problem with kessie and benneacer were that they didn't improve at all as the game progressed. I mean look at Calabria I think he was very shaky at the start but at the end, we could see that how well he recovered

+1

I only disagree that Alexis was horrible.

Yes, I agree. Although he kept making mistakes, at least he started to have more initiative. Kessie and Bennacer were 0 throughout the whole match.

A. Madrid at san siro

The result is what will be remembered. And while yes, the performance was horrifying, especially those first 15 minutes, we just have to take this in stride. Flipping out over the CL is pointless when we all knew going into it that we're miles behind the likes of Liverpool, Bayern, etc Even Juve are miles behind them, let alone us.

You can't go crazy over performances like this. Not when we went into the CL with eyes wide open being in pot 4 and anticipating a potential match up against a team like Liverpool. Who btw are probably the worst opponents we could have been dealt aside from maybe Bayern and City. Last year we played Man U off the pitch with half our starting 11 missing. They finished the league in a better spot than Liverpool last season as well. So to me that says we can hold our own, but there are certain sides that are hard to live with and Liverpool are one of them.

Let's see how we do in the other ties before we throw in the towel.

And btw, we weren't lucky to score either goal. Both were well-worked goals, both of which more beautiful than any of the Liverpool goals which, for all their pressure and chances, all came from instances which we should have dealt with

So, your point is? Bro, that we're inferior to Liverpool is well-known to everyone and their grandma's. But we're AC Milan and we can't put a performance worthy of a relegation side. Don't think for a moment that Liverpool were having the game of their lives. This was a routine match for them, and yet they demolished us from any aspect except the final result.

And it's not about what's going to be remembered, it's about playing like a side that finished 2nd last year in the league and have a dignified performance. Yet we played like a relegation side. And that's what hurts the most.

I agree re Pioli. I do not understand why we tried to play our own game against Liverpool. Everyone before hand was expecting us to sit and counter. Why were we trying to play out of defence when red shirts were absolutely swarming us? Especially during those opening few minutes.

You can't play high against Liverpool and you can't dwell on the ball as we tend to do in the league. Not against a side that is specifically known for their press and quick play.

The subs for me were disappointing as well. I would have taken Leao off personally because he was a bit of a defensive liability on that wing. It was clear the mids were struggling, so I do not understand why he didn't at least put on Tonali with both Kessie and Benna to add another body in there and help them out.

The players were clearly shell shocked and that resulted in lot of mistakes. And I was as angry as you during the game. But in hind sight, yes, I do have to accept this. Why? Because the majority of the players in our starting 11 had never even played a game in the CL, and the ones who had were never key players for their sides. This was their first outing, the pressure was clearly effecting them, add to that Liverpool were good. And while it might not have been the game of their lives, they were still very good. And a very good Liverpool side will blow many a side out of the water, because they do have a style of play that is generally hard to deal with. Especially for a team like ours who is used to playing in Serie A. When we generally have a million years on the ball

And yes, we played like a relegation side at certain points. I was ready to switch off before we scored because I expected a drubbing tbh. BUT, and that's a huge one, these are the growing pains we will have to go through. I personally never held any illusions of how we'll do in this group. For me the most important thing again this season is making the CL. Because only by making CL football consistently, will we be able to compete with these teams

I disagree. We never played high for a moment because Liverpool simply didn't allow us to make 3 passes in a row, let alone play our game. They forced us to sit back and park the bus, and from then onwards it was a barrage of Liverpool attacks that we tried to fend off in the best way we possibly could.

The two goals were circumstantial. That's what I meant by lucky in my previous post. They were not the result of the game we were expressing or anything, simply because we didn't express jackshit.

Again, I'm disappointed by the way we approached this match and by the performances of nearly all our players. We could have and should have done better, but as Fillipo said we faced it like another average Serie A game. Huge mistake.

That doesn't mean we shouldn't put our maximum effort in the CL this year. It's not like we achieved CL football and then the competition can go to hell. It doesn't work like that.

Yes, making CL every year is vital and management knows it, but the team has the utmost obligation to put 110% in every CL game, especially in a group of hell like ours. Whether we make it or not is another matter, as long as the performance and effort are there. And tonight they simply weren't.

But isn't this what Isaid? That we should have approached the game differently and with a different setup to our usual one. We generally always try to play our game in the league, this was a game where we should have adapted to our opponent


I never said we should blow off the CL because we don't have a chance. We are a Pot 4 team because we did this in the EL so our co-efficient went down the drain over these last 7 years.

But I do think we should be realistic about what our chances are in it and not lose sight of our most important objective this season, which imo is still the league

Looking at the rest of the teams right now, we have a serious shot of challenging for the competition. That's is my biggest ambition right now for this team. Big CL performances will only come with experience and know how, which is something this team does not have. But as long as we keep doing well in the league, we will be able to gain that

We should still give it a shot, at least to pass the group stage. We had the most difficult match of the group, which we could have tied if we were a bit more attentive. Now we have to focus on making as many points as possible against Atletico and Porto. And they are not prohibitive opponents by any means.

Atletico are a top team on paper but this year they've been struggling big time to win. 0-0 vs Porto, two draws in the league (remember the insane 98th minute own goal of Villareal), and three minimalistic wins against low-table opponents (with another 99th minute goal against Espanyol). Not to mention they play a very defensive and low-tempo game which might suit us.

Whereas Porto are totally at our level and within our possibilities to win both times.

We must at least try.

Yes agreed totally. I want to see us give our best in the CL, if for nothing else, than for the legacy this club holds in that competition.

My point was that we must not lose sight of where we came from. Maybe I wasn't clear in my previous posts. I don't want us to half @ss the CL simply because of a defeatist attitude. But I don't want to see Milan fans lose their sh!t either over the opening game against Liverpool at Anfield either. Where aside from the opponents being a very good side, there were some clear nerves in our general play. Players I wouldn't expect to make certain mistakes were making basic errors. We just have to be patient with this side, it was the 3rd youngest side that started from matchday 1 if I am no mistaken. So these growing pains are to be expected.

We're not rocking up to these away pitches with the star studded sides of the early 2000s

Probable line-up: Maignan, Calabria, Tomori, Romagnoli, Theo, Kessie, Bennacer, Alexis, Brahim, Leao, Rebic.

Playing the latest Kessie is like shooting your own foot. Should have gone with Tonali-Bennacer. I would also have started Kjaer instead of Romagnoli.

Kjaer not going to be risked for this one. Plus Romagnoli has been good when he's played. No need to take any extra risks considering the infirmary is full

And Pioli is obviously going with experience in midfield for this.

This is Kessie's last chance for me. If he screws this up as well then he needs to be benched and played only against low table teams.

Am unlikely to watch the game today, these are too late for me. Midweek. Just hope we get a result today.

Why are our players so egoistical FFS!

NOOO REBIC!

LEAOOOOOOOOOO