han2503
Aug 25 2017, 03:32 PM
Around 35k season tickets have been sold so far. So hopefully we'll have a pretty big crowd for the first home game of the season.
3 points before the international break will be crucial here, especially since the other teams we're up against for 4th all started well
Fishdoll
Aug 25 2017, 03:44 PM
I'd imagine the lineup will return to something approximating the XI vs. Crotone. Romagnoli is well short of match fitness (understandably).
Jack Sparrow
Aug 25 2017, 03:57 PM
Milan lose 1-3. Locatelli Red Card. Montolivo own goal hat-trick.
han2503
Aug 25 2017, 07:25 PM
QUOTE (Fishdoll @ Aug 25 2017, 03:44 PM)
I'd imagine the lineup will return to something approximating the XI vs. Crotone. Romagnoli is well short of match fitness (understandably).
Yep
X-Offender
Aug 25 2017, 11:09 PM
Mediaset line-up: Donnarumma; Conti, Musacchio, Bonucci, Rodriguez; Kessie, Locatelli, Calhanoglu; Suso, Silva, Borini.
Fillipo Simone
Aug 26 2017, 08:34 AM
Hmh. Why not Silva and Cutrone and no Borini?
CrazyMilanFan
Aug 26 2017, 09:20 AM
QUOTE (Fillipo Simone @ Aug 26 2017, 09:34 AM)
Hmh. Why not Silva and Cutrone and no Borini?
Because neither of them play wide/wingers ?
han2503
Aug 26 2017, 01:32 PM
QUOTE (CrazyMilanFan @ Aug 26 2017, 09:20 AM)
Because neither of them play wide/wingers ?
Play with both of them and put Suso behind them
I think Silva can play a bit wider or in a deeper position. This Borini nonsense is getting ridiculous. He's not even a pure winger either. Montella needs to switch formations if we don't bring in a good winger. What's the use of playing 4-3-3 when you have 3 very good strikers just to play Borini on the wing??
d'Arc.LP
Aug 26 2017, 04:47 PM
Ry4n
Aug 26 2017, 11:07 PM
interesting line up..
Fishdoll
Aug 27 2017, 11:27 AM
Biglia and Kalinic included in the call ups for the game.
Portieri: Donnarumma A., Donnarumma G., Storari
Difensori: Abate, Antonelli, Bonucci, Calabria, Conti, Musacchio, Rodriguez, Romagnoli, Zapata
Centrocampisti: Biglia, Calhanoglu, Gabbia, Kessie, Locatelli, Montolivo.
Attaccanti: André Silva, Borini, Cutrone, Kalinic, Suso.
X-Offender
Aug 27 2017, 11:33 AM
LiveScore.com keep putting Antonion Donnarumma as GK in their Milan line-ups.
Ry4n
Aug 27 2017, 06:13 PM
QUOTE (Fishdoll @ Aug 27 2017, 03:27 PM)
Biglia and Kalinic included in the call ups for the game.
Portieri: Donnarumma A., Donnarumma G., Storari
Difensori: Abate, Antonelli, Bonucci, Calabria, Conti, Musacchio, Rodriguez, Romagnoli, Zapata
Centrocampisti: Biglia, Calhanoglu, Gabbia, Kessie, Locatelli, Montolivo.
Attaccanti: André Silva, Borini, Cutrone, Kalinic, Suso.
3-0 FT hopefully
Ry4n
Aug 27 2017, 06:14 PM
1 hour 30 mins until kick off.
William405
Aug 27 2017, 07:04 PM
Milan: G Donnarumma; Conti, Bonucci, Musacchio, R. Rodriguez; Kessié, Montolivo, Calhanoglu; Suso, Cutrone, Borini
Milan bench: A Donnarumma, Storari, Romagnoli, Abate, Zapata, Antonelli, Calabria, Biglia, Locatelli, José Mauri, Zanellato, André Silva, Kalinic
Cagliari: Cragno; Padoin, Andreolli, Pisacane, Capuano; Cigarini, Barella, Ionita; Joao Pedro, Farias; Sau
Cagliari bench: Crosta, Ceppitelli, Miangue, Romagna, Dessena, Cossu, Faragò, Deiola, Giannetti, Cop
Fishdoll
Aug 27 2017, 07:28 PM
Paolo Maldini is at the game. First time he's been at a game in quite a long while.
han2503
Aug 27 2017, 07:46 PM
Over 50k spectators are at the San Siro
han2503
Aug 27 2017, 07:59 PM
CUTRONEEEEE
The kid is magic!!
han2503
Aug 27 2017, 08:00 PM
What a play by Suso and Conti before that though, our right side is really clicking
Ry4n
Aug 27 2017, 08:07 PM
QUOTE (Fishdoll @ Aug 27 2017, 11:28 PM)
Paolo Maldini is at the game. First time he's been at a game in quite a long while.
Hope he is talking to the Club about a position....
Ry4n
Aug 27 2017, 08:08 PM
QUOTE (han2503 @ Aug 28 2017, 12:00 AM)
What a play by Suso and Conti before that though, our right side is really clicking
very nice
Ry4n
Aug 27 2017, 08:11 PM
shiiit so close to 1-1...post saved us wtf guys come on!
X-Offender
Aug 27 2017, 08:14 PM
I'm sorry to say this but Calhanoglu has been really bad so far. Nonexistent and losing every ball he gets. Couple that with Borini and our left flank is very, very poor.
han2503
Aug 27 2017, 08:16 PM
QUOTE (X-Offender @ Aug 27 2017, 08:14 PM)
I'm sorry to say this but Calhanoglu has been really bad so far. Nonexistent and losing every ball he gets. Couple that with Borini and our left flank is very, very poor.
Agreed about both
Kessie has been very quiet as well imo
Calhanoglu is being wasted there, Montells really needs to shift things around, Borini is a ghost
X-Offender
Aug 27 2017, 08:17 PM
Yeah, Kessie has been unusually poor so far as well.
han2503
Aug 27 2017, 08:17 PM
Conti has been so good though
And I really like Rodriguez's work so far as well, he switches the play so beautifully
Ry4n
Aug 27 2017, 08:18 PM
This could get tricky we need a few goals!
han2503
Aug 27 2017, 08:20 PM
We really need to get back our grip on this or we'll concede
X-Offender
Aug 27 2017, 08:24 PM
Bad, bad, bad. We're seeing last season Milan here. Cagliari controlling the game.
han2503
Aug 27 2017, 08:29 PM
Just don't understand wtf is going on, literally letting Cagliari have complete control. They need to wake the f up
X-Offender
Aug 27 2017, 08:36 PM
What a 180 degree change. I think we got too much ahead of ourselves dominating against teams like Craiova, Shkendija and a 10-man Cutrone. Really Cagliari are the first true challenge and so far we're butchering it. Lucky to be 1-0 ahead.
Unless Montella shakes the hell out of his players we won't win this.
han2503
Aug 27 2017, 08:38 PM
Montella needs to do something ASAP, the team needs to regroup and come out much better. Borini and maybe Hakan need to come off a this point, only problem is who can come in for them, our midfield and attacking options are so thin when playing this system it's ridiculous. Especially considering how much we spent this summer
Ry4n
Aug 27 2017, 08:38 PM
its these games we need to bloody win...and we havent even got the sesason started properly..not to forget we are at home with 50k support... win at all bloody costs.
d'Arc.LP
Aug 27 2017, 08:39 PM
Hmmm, agreed on Hakans and Kessies assesments. I would add Bonucci to that list too, he has not been that good either. Montolivo is at least running, even though not doing do well either. I like Donna, Conti, Rodriguez, Suso and Cutronte tonight. I hope we see Biglia in and also a 3-5-2.
William405
Aug 27 2017, 08:44 PM
I thought we started well, but then we lost control over the game.
Honestly, we seem to have lost the midfield battle. So, if I was Montella, I would try to insert Biglia and take out Borini. Then play with a 4-3-2-1 formation with Suso-Hakan behind Cutrone.
Kessie has been unusually poor, and it's a probably a big contributor to the problems we're having. Everytime he's losing the ball, it's leaving us too exposed at the back.
So yeah..in my opinion we should stack that midfield a bit, and ask Conti-Rodriguez to be a bit more conservative as well.
William405
Aug 27 2017, 08:47 PM
QUOTE (d'Arc.LP @ Aug 27 2017, 10:39 PM)
Hmmm, agreed on Hakans and Kessies assesments. I would add Bonucci to that list too, he has not been that good either. Montolivo is at least running, even though not doing do well either. I like Donna, Conti, Rodriguez, Suso and Cutronte tonight. I hope we see Biglia in and also a 3-5-2.
Yes, agreed there too. But, I really can't blame players too much on the defensive end if they're being so overexposed. But, yeah it hasn't been Bonucci's best game either.
Donnarumma is just a damn rock. Do you guys remember when he didn't want to re-sign for Milan? And some of you were saying..yeah no problem, we can get a goalkeeper that will be capable to replace him. I really can't see that. This kid is special, in addition his confidence is great too.
Cutrone..I just love this kid, he has an good eye for goal!
han2503
Aug 27 2017, 08:47 PM
On another note, Fiorentina look like they're going into total meltdown mode
han2503
Aug 27 2017, 08:48 PM
QUOTE (William405 @ Aug 27 2017, 08:44 PM)
I thought we started well, but then we lost control over the game.
Honestly, we seem to have lost the midfield battle. So, if I was Montella, I would try to insert Biglia and take out Borini. Then play with a 4-3-2-1 formation with Suso-Hakan behind Cutrone.
Kessie has been unusually poor, and it's a probably a big contributor to the problems we're having. Everytime he's losing the ball, it's leaving us too exposed at the back.
So yeah..in my opinion we should stack that midfield a bit, and ask Conti-Rodriguez to be a bit more conservative as well.
Agreed about the changes
han2503
Aug 27 2017, 08:49 PM
Romagnoli and Biglia warming up
han2503
Aug 27 2017, 08:54 PM
Montella better have knocked some sense into them
han2503
Aug 27 2017, 09:04 PM
Lol, how was that not a foul on Kessie, should have gotten a yellow as well, dangerous tackle
William405
Aug 27 2017, 09:05 PM
1-1
I blame Montella, he didn't address any problems that we had. Too passive.
han2503
Aug 27 2017, 09:06 PM
F@CK!!!!
What were they doing there FFS???!
X-Offender
Aug 27 2017, 09:06 PM
Deserved. We're nowhere on the pitch.
han2503
Aug 27 2017, 09:08 PM
QUOTE (William405 @ Aug 27 2017, 09:05 PM)
1-1
I blame Montella, he didn't address any problems that we had. Too passive.
Agreed, but why did donna give the ball to a surrounded Kessie FFS?
han2503
Aug 27 2017, 09:12 PM
Biglia for Hakan
He better take Borini off as well.
William405
Aug 27 2017, 09:18 PM
We're doing better now.
That move from Conti was sweet!
han2503
Aug 27 2017, 09:18 PM
I really do not understand Montella's thinking at times, so we seem to have switched to a 4-2-3-1 with Monto behind the strikers...
William405
Aug 27 2017, 09:19 PM
SUSOOOOOOOO MAMMA MIAAAA
han2503
Aug 27 2017, 09:19 PM
SUSOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
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