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Serie A 2007/08 - Week 6
Milan vs. Catania
Sunday, September 30, 2007
14:00 (UK); 15:00 (IT)
Milan vs. Catania
Sunday, September 30, 2007
14:00 (UK); 15:00 (IT)
This one should be taken serious,..
Full Version: 30/09/07 - Serie A - AC Milan vs Atletico CataniaFC
This one should be taken serious,..
What ?! 
QUOTE (Rossoneri7 @ Sep 23 2007, 11:31 PM)
What ?!
Well, after the two draws agaainst minor teams we should take the Catania match serious,..
QUOTE (Fillipo Simone @ Sep 24 2007, 01:37 PM)
Well, after the two draws agaainst minor teams we should take the Catania match serious,..
I'd even call it a must win, if we keep drawing to teams like this, I'd rather not watch what Inter and Juve do to us this season.
My prediction: Milan 2-0 Catania: Gila and Janku with the goals.
QUOTE (kurtsimonw @ Sep 27 2007, 06:44 PM)
I'd even call it a must win, if we keep drawing to teams like this, I'd rather not watch what Inter and Juve do to us this season.
My prediction: Milan 2-0 Catania: Gila and Janku with the goals.
My prediction: Milan 2-0 Catania: Gila and Janku with the goals.
I'd be bold and stupid and say - Milan-Catania 4:0
QUOTE (Fillipo Simone @ Sep 27 2007, 08:09 PM)
I'd be bold and stupid and say - Milan-Catania 4:0
It's not that stupid. Now, if you say that Gila would score more than once...
i think 3-0 and a upturn in fortunes! 
no excuses a win and a performance are needed!!
foza milan per sempre!
no excuses a win and a performance are needed!!
foza milan per sempre!
I hope we'll use Catania's net to loose our frustration,.. 
im going to see this match so i hope we do win not draw
We're gonna break Catania, if the team play as well as they did at Barbera, we will win comfortably .. Anytime now
Ok..since ur asking for it...
Are you crazy?? Us win....if we can't beat bottom place teams like Empoli etc. we don't stand a chance. We've already lost games against a middling team...our team is totally weak. Fire Carlo...fire the management...fire...blah blah...ad infinitum....ad nauseum....
Ok so now that's outta the way....any updates on players? Injuries etc.?
Are you crazy?? Us win....if we can't beat bottom place teams like Empoli etc. we don't stand a chance. We've already lost games against a middling team...our team is totally weak. Fire Carlo...fire the management...fire...blah blah...ad infinitum....ad nauseum....
Ok so now that's outta the way....any updates on players? Injuries etc.?
Why didn't Dida play against Palermo ? Is Kalac still gonna be in goal at the San Siro ?
It's those goddamn shoulders of his....any updates on that....too early I guess...
QUOTE (Jack Sparrow @ Sep 27 2007, 09:04 PM)
It's those goddamn shoulders of his....any updates on that....too early I guess...
It wasn't even mentioned on acmilan.com prior to the Palermo match, and the papers' only description of which shoulder was hurt was the one that wasn't operated on (huh?). He took part in regular training the next day with the other goalies, so I'm hoping it was an aberration. Who knows, maybe he's been playing in pain since the start of the Serie A season.
Still, don't be surprised if he sits out Sunday in order to be rested for the CL match v. Celtic next week. And, just my luck, FSC will be airing the match as well.
Confirmed Dida wont play ... Ronaldo is closer to full fitness.
QUOTE (Rossoneri7 @ Sep 27 2007, 10:43 PM)
Confirmed Dida wont play ... Ronaldo is closer to full fitness.
Source?
QUOTE (Rossoneri7 @ Sep 28 2007, 03:43 PM)
Confirmed Dida wont play ... Ronaldo is closer to full fitness.
Though Ronaldo won't play in Catania match, I'm sure we will get three points this time (or we'd better look for another coach if Carlo failed to win us this game).
QUOTE (BMWTaylor @ Sep 28 2007, 03:56 AM)
Source?
acmilan.com (italian version) is saying that Dida didn't train today. From that one would assume he's not going to play.
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Kalac e Fiori hanno lavorato a parte con il preparatore Villiam Vecchi. Assente Dida
link
QUOTE (Rossoneri7 @ Sep 28 2007, 01:55 AM)
We're gonna break Catania, if the team play as well as they did at Barbera, we will win comfortably .. Anytime now
Seriously!! Don't know how you could be so confident. We can't score atm, and if we do we are always managing to conceede
QUOTE (han2503 @ Sep 28 2007, 06:17 PM)
Seriously!! Don't know how you could be so confident. We can't score atm, and if we do we are always managing to conceede
Our attack has not been so bad (compared to last season's)! We've scored in every game so far... remember how many 0-0 draws we had last season? It's our defensive mechanism that's not working!
QUOTE (dst @ Sep 28 2007, 09:24 AM)
Our attack has not been so bad (compared to last season's)! We've scored in every game so far... remember how many 0-0 draws we had last season? It's our defensive mechanism that's not working!
It's all because of Maldini's absence I tell you. I mean,
Odd Nesta [blank] Jankulovski
Kaladze has been very poor so far. At least one huge mistake in every game.
Bonera only played one game. His partnership with Nesta wasn't so hot last season.
I think we are lacking our leader in the heart of defense. And you were right dst, we are gonna need a big-name-leader-type replacement for him at the end of season. Or someone like Alex or Stam. Otherwise, I'm afraid Kaladze and Bonera can't cut it for us. We play with 2 complete defensive midfielders and a playmaker who plays deep. We have a strong back line in oddo, Nesta and Janku. We are just missing a certain someone. I think it's wrong of Ancelotti to want from the players to keep the ball at ALL TIMES and NEVER lose concentration. That's not realistic. Teams will attack you and you will need to cope with the pressure when they do. But these days, every team has learned that if they put pressure on us for a little while, they will get rewarded. And every team has done just that successfully so far after the Genoa game.
QUOTE (pKillerMax @ Sep 28 2007, 06:58 PM)
And every team has done just that successfully so far after the Genoa game.
It was bad our Serie A campaign began at Genoa! Their 3-4-3 allowed us to roam freely and created false impressions!
QUOTE (Tennie @ Sep 28 2007, 07:55 AM)
acmilan.com (italian version) is saying that Dida didn't train today. From that one would assume he's not going to play.
link
link
S***.
No problem, it's just because he first mentioned it yesterday and I didn't see it on the Italian version of acmilan.com at the time.
Paolo's training jersey looks awesome...
Just to be safe.... Milan 0 - 1 Catania
I just relooked at the 'today's training' article on acmilan.com's Italian page (link a couple of posts above). One thing stood out (aside from the lovely photo of Il Capitano in action): the team worked on scoring from crosses. Oddo and Pirlo provided the crosses. Hopefully the practice will pay off.
QUOTE (Tennie @ Sep 28 2007, 07:50 PM)
I just relooked at the 'today's training' article on acmilan.com's Italian page (link a couple of posts above). One thing stood out (aside from the lovely photo of Il Capitano in action): the team worked on scoring from crosses. Oddo and Pirlo provided the crosses. Hopefully the practice will pay off.
it better
And i hope we dont have gilardino starting cause i cannot stand playing with a man down. My prediction 2-1 in favor of milan.
Be optimistic! Milan 0 - 1 Catania!?!! no way in hell!
I say Milan 3 - 1 Catania.
I say Milan 3 - 1 Catania.
QUOTE (zdrossoneri @ Sep 29 2007, 08:53 AM)
Be optimistic! Milan 0 - 1 Catania!?!! no way in hell!
I say Milan 3 - 1 Catania.
I say Milan 3 - 1 Catania.
^^^
That's a reverse jinx tactic
It worked amazingly well last season in the CL, so I'm going to go for a 0-2 to Catania for this one
QUOTE (han2503 @ Sep 29 2007, 03:39 AM)
^^^
That's a reverse jinx tactic
It worked amazingly well last season in the CL, so I'm going to go for a 0-2 to Catania for this one
That's a reverse jinx tactic
It worked amazingly well last season in the CL, so I'm going to go for a 0-2 to Catania for this one
It works best when you actually believe it. Try it.
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Ancelotti wants it all
Carlo Ancelotti demands entertaining football and victories from now on as Milan take on Catania and Celtic.
The Coach is putting the Palermo upset behind him after that shock 2-1 defeat midweek.
“We have to look forward to tomorrow’s game with Catania. We must take the good elements from the Palermo match, as we played well and have to focus on that, as it is through quality football you get results.â€
Wednesday’s 2-1 defeat in Sicily saw Clarence Seedorf give them the lead and several chances wasted before Palermo overturned the result in stoppages.
The Rossoneri have picked up just three points from their last four Serie A games and must beat Catania to avoid dropping out of the Scudetto race.
“At the time I felt anger, but now the importance of the result and our desire to get back up the table are starting to weigh on us. This team is in good shape and we await the results that prove that.
“Admittedly, I thought we would have a few more points under our belts by now, especially as we played inconsistently, but never badly.â€
Nelson Dida and Ronaldo are sidelined for this tie along with long-term absentee Paolo Maldini.
“Dida’s shoulder problem can be resolved in about a week and Zeljko Kalac has always done well, even in the Champions League,†continued Ancelotti.
“Against Catania we have to play well and win – I believe the two go together. Milan have certain characteristics tied to the quality of their players. We do not know how to muscle our way to victory and a result must only be attained via good football. In the long run playing well does pay off and we must continue along that path.â€
In the last pre-Champions League Serie A match, the Coach rested Kaka, Andrea Pirlo and Gennaro Gattuso – will he be doing the same ahead of Wednesday’s trip to Glasgow?
“Pirlo is not going to be rested. I won’t rotate the squad, although there are a few players who have not fully recovered yet, but we are focusing only on Catania.â€
Milan squad: Kalac, Fiori, Offredi; Bonera, Cafu, Favalli, Jankulovski, Kaladze, Oddo, Nesta; Ambrosini, Brocchi, Emerson, Gattuso, Gourcuff, Kakà , Pirlo, Seedorf; Gilardino, Inzaghi
Carlo Ancelotti demands entertaining football and victories from now on as Milan take on Catania and Celtic.
The Coach is putting the Palermo upset behind him after that shock 2-1 defeat midweek.
“We have to look forward to tomorrow’s game with Catania. We must take the good elements from the Palermo match, as we played well and have to focus on that, as it is through quality football you get results.â€
Wednesday’s 2-1 defeat in Sicily saw Clarence Seedorf give them the lead and several chances wasted before Palermo overturned the result in stoppages.
The Rossoneri have picked up just three points from their last four Serie A games and must beat Catania to avoid dropping out of the Scudetto race.
“At the time I felt anger, but now the importance of the result and our desire to get back up the table are starting to weigh on us. This team is in good shape and we await the results that prove that.
“Admittedly, I thought we would have a few more points under our belts by now, especially as we played inconsistently, but never badly.â€
Nelson Dida and Ronaldo are sidelined for this tie along with long-term absentee Paolo Maldini.
“Dida’s shoulder problem can be resolved in about a week and Zeljko Kalac has always done well, even in the Champions League,†continued Ancelotti.
“Against Catania we have to play well and win – I believe the two go together. Milan have certain characteristics tied to the quality of their players. We do not know how to muscle our way to victory and a result must only be attained via good football. In the long run playing well does pay off and we must continue along that path.â€
In the last pre-Champions League Serie A match, the Coach rested Kaka, Andrea Pirlo and Gennaro Gattuso – will he be doing the same ahead of Wednesday’s trip to Glasgow?
“Pirlo is not going to be rested. I won’t rotate the squad, although there are a few players who have not fully recovered yet, but we are focusing only on Catania.â€
Milan squad: Kalac, Fiori, Offredi; Bonera, Cafu, Favalli, Jankulovski, Kaladze, Oddo, Nesta; Ambrosini, Brocchi, Emerson, Gattuso, Gourcuff, Kakà , Pirlo, Seedorf; Gilardino, Inzaghi
still just calling up Gilardino and Inzaghi... what in the world did Willy do wrong to not get called up!!! would be 10x more usefull than calling up Offerdi, this is retarded.
Not directly related to the game, but today's 'team training' article on acmilan.com's Italian page did reveal a couple of things.
1. The team worked on rapidity exercises.
2. Il Capitano participated in the full practice with the rest of the team! I think this is the first time he's done so since last season.
1. The team worked on rapidity exercises.
2. Il Capitano participated in the full practice with the rest of the team! I think this is the first time he's done so since last season.
Here is what I'd go for:
---------------Fiori--------------------------
--Oddo---Nesta--Bonera---Jankulovski--
---------------Pirlo--------------------------
------Gattuso------Gourcuff----------------
--------------Seedorf-----------------------
---------Kaka--------------------------------
----------------Gilardino---------------------
Ancelotti though, will opt for the usual suspects.
But if these run of bad form keeps on continuing, here is another option:
----Bonera--Nesta--Kaladze----
-----------------------------------
Oddo---------Pirlo--------Janku-
------Gattuso---------------------
---------------------Seedorf------
--------Kaka----------------------
---------------Gila-----------------
---------------Fiori--------------------------
--Oddo---Nesta--Bonera---Jankulovski--
---------------Pirlo--------------------------
------Gattuso------Gourcuff----------------
--------------Seedorf-----------------------
---------Kaka--------------------------------
----------------Gilardino---------------------
Ancelotti though, will opt for the usual suspects.
But if these run of bad form keeps on continuing, here is another option:
----Bonera--Nesta--Kaladze----
-----------------------------------
Oddo---------Pirlo--------Janku-
------Gattuso---------------------
---------------------Seedorf------
--------Kaka----------------------
---------------Gila-----------------
QUOTE (pKillerMax @ Sep 29 2007, 02:13 PM)
----Bonera--Nesta--Kaladze----
-----------------------------------
Oddo---------Pirlo--------Janku-
------Gattuso---------------------
---------------------Seedorf------
--------Kaka----------------------
---------------Gila-----------------
-----------------------------------
Oddo---------Pirlo--------Janku-
------Gattuso---------------------
---------------------Seedorf------
--------Kaka----------------------
---------------Gila-----------------
Heh, Gila in goal?
More like ..
--------Kalac
Cafu--Nesta--Kakha--Janku
Ringo--Pirlo--Emerson
---Kaka'---Seedorf
------Gila
Not much change except for Dida's injury ... Oddo might be rested for Celtic (might) ... And I do hope Gila starts scoring, although it's for a lost cause that I feel this way
--------Kalac
Cafu--Nesta--Kakha--Janku
Ringo--Pirlo--Emerson
---Kaka'---Seedorf
------Gila
Not much change except for Dida's injury ... Oddo might be rested for Celtic (might) ... And I do hope Gila starts scoring, although it's for a lost cause that I feel this way
QUOTE (Rossoneri7 @ Sep 29 2007, 03:22 PM)
Oddo might be rested for Celtic (might)
He'd better be; according to many, he looked like he was going to keel over from exhaustion v. Palermo on Wednesday.
Oddo and Pirlo need to be rested. Gourcuff needs to START!
play gourcuff u dumb b!tch
QUOTE (han2503 @ Sep 29 2007, 09:39 AM)
^^^
That's a reverse jinx tactic
It worked amazingly well last season in the CL, so I'm going to go for a 0-2 to Catania for this one
That's a reverse jinx tactic
It worked amazingly well last season in the CL, so I'm going to go for a 0-2 to Catania for this one
FORZA CATANIA !!!
I personally would go for something like this
Favalli--Nesta--Bonera--Cafu
----Puma---Pirlo---Yoann----
--------Kaka--Seedorf--------
------------Gila----------------
Our full backs need to get some rest. Yoann should DEFINATELY start, no need for 2 defensive mids against Catania. I think Emerson will be enough, give Rino some rest to get fired up for the match against Celtic
Gila should be a definate, Pippo is a 100% starter against Celtic and wouldn't want to risk him
Favalli--Nesta--Bonera--Cafu
----Puma---Pirlo---Yoann----
--------Kaka--Seedorf--------
------------Gila----------------
Our full backs need to get some rest. Yoann should DEFINATELY start, no need for 2 defensive mids against Catania. I think Emerson will be enough, give Rino some rest to get fired up for the match against Celtic
Gila should be a definate, Pippo is a 100% starter against Celtic and wouldn't want to risk him
QUOTE (han2503 @ Sep 30 2007, 08:07 AM)
Our full backs need to get some rest. Yoann should DEFINATELY start, no need for 2 defensive mids against Catania. I think Emerson will be enough, give Rino some rest to get fired up for the match against Celtic
Gila should be a definate, Pippo is a 100% starter against Celtic and wouldn't want to risk him
Gila should be a definate, Pippo is a 100% starter against Celtic and wouldn't want to risk him
Han you de man! quite sensible!
official line-up:
MILAN: Kalac; Cafu, Bonera, Kaladze, Favalli; Gattuso, Pirlo, Ambrosini; Kakà , Seedorf; Inzaghi.
CATANIA: Polito; Sardo, Stovini, Terlizzi, Vargas; Izco, Edusei, Biagianti; Martinez, Mascara; Spinesi.
MILAN: Kalac; Cafu, Bonera, Kaladze, Favalli; Gattuso, Pirlo, Ambrosini; Kakà , Seedorf; Inzaghi.
CATANIA: Polito; Sardo, Stovini, Terlizzi, Vargas; Izco, Edusei, Biagianti; Martinez, Mascara; Spinesi.
QUOTE (arivanjj @ Sep 30 2007, 12:17 PM)
official line-up:
MILAN: Kalac; Cafu, Bonera, Kaladze, Favalli; Gattuso, Pirlo, Ambrosini; Kakà , Seedorf; Inzaghi.
CATANIA: Polito; Sardo, Stovini, Terlizzi, Vargas; Izco, Edusei, Biagianti; Martinez, Mascara; Spinesi.
MILAN: Kalac; Cafu, Bonera, Kaladze, Favalli; Gattuso, Pirlo, Ambrosini; Kakà , Seedorf; Inzaghi.
CATANIA: Polito; Sardo, Stovini, Terlizzi, Vargas; Izco, Edusei, Biagianti; Martinez, Mascara; Spinesi.
And ONCE again No Yoann!!!
And risking Pippo before Celtic is not such a good idea
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Emerson in the stands
The Curva seem to be in good voice. They have a 'happy birthday' banner for Berlusconi
And Don Silvio is there to see it too.
And Don Silvio is there to see it too.
I only just noticed that Nesta isn't playing. Will be interesting to see Kala and Bonera together
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