Archive for January, 2011
Milan March On
Last night Milan put on a display that was worthy of a championship winning side. It was not the greatest performance and for the last thirty five minutes of the game they played with ten men, but despite not being at their best the Rossoneri still managed to score two goals to claim victory and [...]
Milan Sign Urby Emmanuelson
It is official; Milan has made their second January signing after securing the signature of Urby Emmanuelson from Ajax Amsterdam. Since the start of the January transfer window, Milan had been on the search for a left back and now the search is over. The purchase of Emmanuelson will inject some much needed quality at [...]
Milan Need to Strengthen Their Squad with Inter Continuing Resurgence
Following their victory over Cesena, it is now five wins from five matches for Inter and their new boss, Leonardo. The Nerazzurri are now equal on points with Roma in fourth place and are now just six points behind city rivals Milan, with a game still in hand. There is no doubt now, Inter are [...]
Milan Falter Again Despite Ibrahimovic Wonder Goal
For the second week in a row Milan’s title challenge has stuttered. Again, Max Allegri’s side failed to claim all three points after Lecce came back to earn a draw. Zlatan Ibrahimovic had put the Rossoneri ahead on fifty minutes with an absolute wonder strike that was deserving of a match winner. Unfortunately, Milan’s overall [...]
Milan’s Defensive Issues Exposed by Udinese
Milan’s incredible four-all draw with Udinese on Sunday afternoon came as a surprise to many, seldom is there such a score line as this especially in the Serie A. But, in retrospect, the fact that Milan were able to score four goals yet concede four goals at the same time should not be so alarming. [...]
Milan rewarded for finally showing faith in youth
On Wednesday afternoon Milan took to the field at the Sant Elia in Sardinia and to the surprise of many observers, a certain Alexander Merkel was included amongst the starting eleven. Not since Alexander Pato in 2008 have Milan fielded such a young player in the first team for a competitive match. After three years, [...]
What to make of Antonio Cassano’s arrival in Milan
Gone are the days when Milan was home to some of the football’s most liked and cherished professionals. The likes of Paolo Maldini, Kaka, Cafu, Andriy Shevchenko and Manuel Rui Costa were all highly respected and talented stars of the game when they plied their trade for the red and black of Milan. These players [...]
AC Milan: Mid Season Review
The New Year has been and gone and we are now in 2011. Last year did not end on a good note for Milan as they were humbled at home by a resurgent Roma. Nonetheless, Milan still maintained their top of the table place in the Serie A thanks to a number of great performances [...]
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