According to Tuttosport, Bonera will replace Rami, Van Ginkel might start in midfield, and Torres and Bonaventura will play alongside Menez in attack.

Tuttosport? Hardly the most reliable of sources. let's just wait and see what mediaset and gazzetta say

If Pippo plays Bonera again, I don't know what to say...

@Milanello: Menez has a minor thigh problem and he could skip the match vs. Empoli (as a precautionary measure). He will be examined later today.

I'd be just as p!ssed off don't get me wrong, but Tuttosport are a ridiculous paper, I'm not going to start yelling bloody murder until it's necessary

Also, Menez being out would be a huge blow.

Well, here's Mediaset's line-up. Enjoy!

Abbiati; Abate, Bonera, Zapata, De Sciglio; Poli, De Jong, Van Ginkel; Honda, Torres, Bonaventura.

At least no Muntari.

Bonera...

I'd probably take Muntari over him

Although the midfield does look good without him.

Is something wrong with SES? Can't imagine Pippo dropping him if he's fit

I think SES will be dropped simply because he was a ghost against Juve.

SES has been incredibly bright this pre-season early season but yes, he was fucking garbage V Juve. His touch was atrocious and he spent most of his time in our half. Offered zero going forward and gave away the ball repeatedly.

I can't even use the injury excuse as we've been using it for 2 years now.

When he's fit, and on form he's excellent. But when he's like he was on Saturday he's a waste of a jersey.

As for Bonera back in, I think we're going to just have to accept he's Milan's Lee McCulloch.

Was the forum offline the past 24 hours or was it just me?

Yes it was, I was starting to get worried!

Sorry guys - my bad!

I think Bonera is a decent player on his day - but those days are few and far between. He was appalling against Parma, and unless Zap/Rami are carrying niggles from the Juve game, surely they're the better option?

Looking forward to seeing Van Ginkel play, and I really hope Torres proves me wrong

As I think a clean sheet with this Milan is unlikely, I'm going for a 1-2 win.

Nah man, on the contrary, thanks for fixing it.

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Bonera and Muntari starting. Pippo, Y U do dis???

Good to see you! I thought you abandoned us! We will never reach the holy land without you..

Bonera means I'm already suspicious about how well we will do today...

That's one ugly line-up. It's gonna be a very tough season if Pippo will continue to play with the two clowns so often.

Nice coverage by Muntari. 0-1

I ve had enough with this defence the last 3 years.....................

Ahahaha, Bonera and Muntari failing miserably at their marking. 1-0. Thank you, Pippo.

Sunday league defending.

Do we hav a defence line today?

Much worse.

Bonera is a joke. Please remind me whenever I'll feel the urge to defend him again. Complete and utter fail.

they are playing so well. n we get pressed every time we are in possession

It's what happens when you have such a flat midfield. Only Van Ginkel can offer some quality, but he's too green. De Jong and Muntari are simply there to win balls, and Muntari fails miserable at his job. No wonder we're such a mess. Pippo gets nothing. Stability my @ss!

f@ck you Bonera and f@ck you Inzaghi. Yeah you Inzaghi. You are acting like a total jack@ss!

true, Muntari.. wat spell does he have on all the coaches to make them play him

Why the hell is Zapata going up forward? Leaving the slow Bonera even more vulnerable. Good God, what a pairing

He lets them ride on his Lamborghini.

We make Juve look like Barça, and Empoli look like Juve.

Van ginkel injured.. great

so close. almost the third goal for them

Should have been 3-0...

It's Sassuolo all over again. Pippo has only himself to blame.

Holy ****. torres scores

Torres!!!

3 assists in 4 games for Abate.

Muntari nearly being sent off.

Bonera handled the ball ... that could have been given as a penalty

Zapata and Bonera are like a comic act repeating one gag after another. Just plainly terrible!!

Muntari has to go off, one way or the other.

And finally...what's going on with this team? Even newlings like van Ginkel acting like they're in a slumber party.

Muntari and Bonera unsurprisingly very poor in the first half. The change of formation right after Van Ginkel's injury was effective.

It's what I've been advocating all this time. With a more offensive mid we were more dangerous upfront, midfield didn't seem completely detached from attack and Empoli inadvertently became more cautious enabling us to press them more in their own half.

Agree. I think 4-2-3-1 is the way to go considering how lousy our midfield is. At least the double pivot can focus on helping our abysmal defence whereas the front four can focus on attacking.

Yes, I agree. Honda in the hole, SES and Menez on the wings, De Jong and Poli in the double pivot. It'd be the most appropriate solution.

That's what I would do too. But so far I've not seen Menez on the right and Honda in the middle. I hope Inzaghi knows that 4-3-3 leaves us terribly exposed in the middle. We need to get the ball to our offensive players but if we can't even build from the back through our midfielders, then that's why partly why SES (in the previous game) and Torres (before the formation change) were ghosts in the game.

Muntari Out, Poli In. Let's see how this goes.

I really want either a slow mo gif or a still of the exact right moment when Bonera handled the ball in the penalty area. He looks hilarious doing it..

I haven't seen such bad defending even under Allegri...