Archive for September, 2009
Milan v Bologna Preview: Can Milan now turn it on in Serie A?
In the match against Marseille, Milan once again showed their European pedigree as they put in an impressive performance and claimed all three points at the Stade Velodrome. The team had none other to thank than legendary striker Pippo Inzaghi as the 36 year old once again outlined his phenomenal goal scoring ability bagging both [...]
Milan still carry the Italian flag in UCL
There is no doubt that Italian teams in recent times have really struggled in Europe. That is, with the exception of Milan. Despite all the troubles with the side, despite the significant strengthening of both Inter and Juventus over the European summer, it was Milan who once again carried the flag for Italian football in [...]
Marseille 1 Milan 2: SuperPippo does it yet again
In a rain drenched evening in Marseille, Milan once again showed their European pedigree by claiming a vital win to start their 2009-10 Champions League campaign. And once again it was SuperPippo who proved the difference for Milan with the ever-green veteran striker claiming a brace. Leo’s decision to bench Ronaldinho with Seedorf playing in [...]
Marseille v Milan Preview: Back to where we belong
Milan will take on Marseille in a few hours to kick off their 2009-10 Champions League campaign. Milan are the bookies’ favourite but not by much and this is not a surprise for a few reasons. One is that Milan do not have a good record on the road in Europe. In their last ten [...]
Livorno 0 Milan 0: Hopeless
In a game of two halves a less than impressive Milan limped home with a point. Leonardo does not seem to have it right yet, however, considering the players at his disposal can we really blame Leo? Milan looked slow and sluggish tonight and even though the team’s performance improved in the second half, Milan [...]
Livorno v Milan Preview: Time for the Hunter
Leo and the team have had plenty to think about following the disaster of two weeks ago. Tomorrow night Milan have a chance to redeem themselves and get back on track when they take on Livorno. With all due respect, Livorno really should not trouble Milan all too much even considering our team’s current struggles. [...]
Move Pirlo up and Dinho out
Italy have practically qualified for the World Cup following their more than fortunate win away to Georgia (thanks to our very own Kaladze) and their impressive win against Bulgaria. In the first match the Azzurri were poor lacking any creativity whatsoever. That was until Lippi pushed Pirlo up into the trequartista role. With Pirlo playing [...]
News wrap + the question of foreign ownership
Good news. Milan are considering offloading Borriello in the January transfer window in order to raise funds to try and get Luis Fabiano, again. It is terrific how the board are apparently keen to sell Borriello. In my view he is completely out of his depth playing for Milan and with him the team would [...]
Milan Legends: Andriy Shevchenko
In the first edition of ‘Milan Legends’, we take a look back at one of Milan’s greatest ever players, Andriy Shevchenko. With his move back to Kyiv signalling the end of a glorious career, it is timely to recount Shevchenko’s glory days in Milan. The Ukranian helped Milan to numerous titles as well as writing himself into the record books as he became the second all-time highest goalscorer at the club.
Time for a tactical change
Well, it is time to realise that what we have is what we have. Leo is going to have to make do with current crop of players at his disposal. Following the thrashing by Inter last weekend it is clear that Milan are in need of a tactical change. Given his limited options I believe Leo should not try and pick a team that suits his system. Rather he should choose his best players and accomodate for them.
So the first thing to do would be to make sure that Huntelaar starts.
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