MvG is injured.

So I expect Poli to get a start. I think Menez should be rested on the bench and SeS given the start. Also worried if we're not overworking De Jong. Essien should be back but that's cold comfort.

One positive is Torres getting fit and hopefully the return of Lopez. That means I won't have to worry about Abbiati's goal kicks accurately picking an opposing team player to launch an attack. Sometimes I think Abbiati is more a deep lying playmaker for the opposition than our goalkeeper.

Very curious about the formation and men Pippo will play. I don't think Lopez has recovered yet but could be wrong, and I would never bench Menez when we only have the Serie A to play. After this game he'll have a whole week to rest.

My personal picks would be, as I mentioned in the Empoli topic, either a 4-2-3-1 or 3-4-1-2.



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Still undecided about the CBs (except for Boner-head)...

I don't think we'll start with the Guive formation. As said, I don't like the Menez position from your first formation.

The first one, definitely, I don't like a 3-man backline personally speaking, and the reason for that is because so many factors have to be right for it to work properly, a 3-man backline for us would create even more confusion and panic in an already unstable defence.

And anyway, with the first formation we could sort of switch to that by having De Jong drop back in between the 2 CBs while the FBs push up and even Poli pushes up, just like what we did in the second half vs Empoli, at certain points Poli was the one very high up and connecting the passes around the box, while Bonaventura dropped a little back and De Jong was level with the CBs.

Btw, I also really liked Jack yesterday, but atm there's so much attacking talent who are all doing so well that I really don't know how we can fit them all in, if only we had an iota of that at the centre of defence...

As long as we don't play that flat 3-man midfield, we'll survive this one.

And Bonera. Don't forget Mr. Catastrophe.

Bonera & Muntari will continue to start.

In that case I demand Zaccardo, Essien and Niang start too. If we're going to burn to death, might as well explode rather than roast.

Yep, I have a hunch about that too. And that we will play 4-3-3 again. Pretty much same as previous games.

I can see Bonera playing again (apparently he's very good friends with Pippo), but Muntari I doubt it.

Agreed on that, the fact that Pippo gave him the hook at HT speaks for itself, the Bonera issue is getting ridiculous, this guy must have some serious dirt on the higher ups. There's just no explanation as to why each coach keeps insisting on him. And with Pippo, good friends or not, he's single handedly responsible for us conceding 4 goals in the last 2 games he played in

With Bonera I think it's that coaches view him as an experienced CB, a senator and one of the last survivors of the Ancelotti golden years. However, both Allegri and Seedorf dropped him when they realized what a fucktard he is. Given time, I think Pippo wil drop him too, unless his attachment to an old friend will overweight the technical choice.

I explained to Han some time ago regarding a Rangers player called Lee McCulloch. If I say Bonera is Milan's Lee McCulloch I'll leave it to him to explain the rest

The 35+ year old striker that plays in defence right?

Say what?

You heard right. Not only that he's totally washed up. Fans are sick of his uselessness, but his being friends with manager Ally McCoist is why he starts every match.

Sound familiar?

Yeah, it does.

But a striker as defender?

Yup. Absolutely ridiculous. And to make matters worse McCoist partners him with the most out of form defender we have, and puts puts our joint best defender at RB and the other on the bench.

Basically it's like McCulloch just HAS to play no matter what, and he's totally washed up so McCoist thinks the best solution is put him in defence.

All he does is run around with his arm in the air appealing offside.

To make matters worse, he's the captain.

Really hope they are not wrong.

For some reason all of this made me lol hard, especially the arm waving part


Hopefully Honda isn't out wide, but I imagine the 3 behind Torres will be very dynamic and switching positions, which could also explain why it's Jack and not SES.

Mastour is injured?

Nah, Pippo just likes playing Honda on the wing, like Seedorf. And he's definitely playing Bona instead of SES to give more cover to the midfield. Think it more of a 4-4-1-1 than a pure 4-2-3-1.



Yes.

Is that a predicted team? Interesting to see Pippo change to the Seedorf formation if it is.

Yeah, every source is reporting the 4-2-3-1. One reason is because with Monto and MvG out injured, and with Muntari sucking balls we have very few options for a midfield three.

I still see Bonera and Muntari starting...

Don't even say that!!

http://www.football-italia.net/56488/inzag...milan-scapegoat

Apparently Rami might start instead of Alex and Essien instead of Poli.

I'd rather have Alex and Poli out there, but well..

We'll see.

x-off did you get that info off mediaset?

Milan: Abbiati ; Abate, Rami, Zapata, De Sciglio; De Jong, Poli; Honda, Menez, Bonaventura; Torres

X-Off must be wetting himself now.

Hahaha, why?

Honda in midfield?

Or did Inzaghi change formations?

He's actually using him as winger...

Ahhh.

Anyone got stream? Thought my TV will have a live transmission, but they're showing Inter and handball

http://www.wiziwig.tv/broadcast.php?matchi...amp;part=sports

Great line up.

Abbiati...

But how was he allowed to walk straight through our defence FFS?? Where were Rami and Zapata?

That was stupid from Abbiati

No matter how we start we always seem to concede

Just ridiculous defending

Hope Lopez will be back soon.

We're doing it again. And this time, without Bonera and Muntari to blame.

"Thankfully" there's Abbiati to make up for them...

Looks like Rami and Zapata are also a nightmare together.

All this while Mexes is on the bench and won't be played for most likely petulant reasons

To be fair, it was mostly Abbiati's mistake, how he could push that soft shot onto an oncoming player is beyond me.

This is why he's no longer good enough

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RAMI!!!

RAMIIIIIIIIIII!!!!!