Coppa Italia SF: Lazio vs Milan | 2nd Leg - 28/02/2018

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For extra-time?

Any SCORING draw will put us through on away goals. A 0-0 would force extra time and pk's

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It's concerning that we got stuck training indoors. I hope that didn't fuck us too bad for match preperations
 

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a possible schedule for May:

3 May - 2nd leg of EL semifinal
6 May - Milan - Verona
9 May - Coppa Italia final
13 May - Atalanta - Milan
16 May - Europa League final
20 May - Milan - Fiorentina
 

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a possible schedule for May:

3 May - 2nd leg of EL semifinal
6 May - Milan - Verona
9 May - Coppa Italia final
13 May - Atalanta - Milan
16 May - Europa League final
20 May - Milan - Fiorentina

Winning them ALL
 

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My point is:

it would be important to give playing time to other players because we will need rotations if we want to fight for 4th place and EL.

playing always the same starting XI until the end of the season seems very risky to me
 

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April can be another crazy month with 1 midweek League game and possibly 3 EL games
 

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My point is:

it would be important to give playing time to other players because we will need rotations if we want to fight for 4th place and EL.

playing always the same starting XI until the end of the season seems very risky to me

I think. I THINK, Gattuso might be aware of it. We did field a different set of players against Ludo at San Siro. Tomorrow, both us and Lazio are in the same boat.
Big games on the weekend and the UEL fixture.
 

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even if you added the bold part, your point is still meaningless.

you can debate if SMS did anything useful against us or not but it's still a very limited sample of games

the player has quality and he can always be a threat

Why? I commented about him being the biggest threat (with Immobile).

We played 2 games and Immobile did great, while sms was bad. ( I would say average if he wasnt 100m or 180m as some said player)...Maybe i still didnt get used to new prices but when i hear 100-180m player, that means game changer for me... which he clearly wasnt in our games vs Lazio.

I agree about limited sample, but my opinion is based on 2 game facts. Either we closed him down nicely, or he wasnt that good vs us
 

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Why? I commented about him being the biggest threat (with Immobile).

We played 2 games and Immobile did great, while sms was bad. ( I would say average if he wasnt 100m or 180m as some said player)...Maybe i still didnt get used to new prices but when i hear 100-180m player, that means game changer for me... which he clearly wasnt in our games vs Lazio.

I agree about limited sample, but my opinion is based on 2 game facts. Either we closed him down nicely, or he wasnt that good vs us


I think you can buy Lazio with 180m. Prices these days are really crazy..
 

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I think you can buy Lazio with 180m. Prices these days are really crazy..

Absolutely...The single fact that players are more expensive than decent clubs is disgusting
 

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Apparently starting XI will play with King kali instead of super papi.

Why tho? Rino knows best i guess.. if they arent tired then they arent
 

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legit I dont think Gattuso is the type to rest important players..i see him telling suso, bona, kessie, etc to dig deep and go to war for 90 mins against any and every opponent every 3 days like their life depends on it
 

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1-0 win. Chala scores FK
 

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April can be another crazy month with 1 midweek League game and possibly 3 EL games

Last 3 months are always crazy if you are competing at a high level. This is what we want :thumbsup:
 

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Was there a press conference or anything? any hints on what the line ups will be?

I feel like each department has the chance for one change.

Defence you can have abate instead of calabria.

midfield montolivo can replace either Kessie Biglia or even bonaventura

and attack borini can play instead of suso or hakan while Kalinic or Andre Silva can get
the nod instead of cutrone.

It'll be interesting to see what gattuso does. Honestly though I think the team is
motivated enough that who ever is called on will perform very well so not worried at all
 

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~13 more hours.

Can't wait :flame:
 

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Match day!!!

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It's time we stop worrying about this frequency of matches. Its leftovers from the micropenis attitude we've consciously or unconsciously aquired during the dark ages.

We need to WIN this and every other fucking important game for the rest of this season.

Personal goal: EL Champions, fourth in the league and Coppa winners. Fuck all other teams.
 

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It's time we stop worrying about this frequency of matches. Its leftovers from the micropenis attitude we've consciously or unconsciously aquired during the dark ages.

We need to WIN this and every other fucking important game for the rest of this season.

Personal goal: EL Champions, fourth in the league and Coppa winners. Fuck all other teams.

Forza!
 

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It's time we stop worrying about this frequency of matches. Its leftovers from the micropenis attitude we've consciously or unconsciously aquired during the dark ages.

We need to WIN this and every other fucking important game for the rest of this season.

Personal goal: EL Champions, fourth in the league and Coppa winners. Fuck all other teams.

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Personal preference: League 3rd > League 4th > EL trophy > Coppa trophy.

But I agree absolutely that we mustn't rest players for any of these (unless we lead Arsenal by 4-0 or something after the first leg.) Our players seem to gain energy from wins.
 

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EL > 3rd/4th serie A > Coppa
 

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As a Milan supporter I have a leaning towards rather winning the EL than anything else, it being a cup and all. Nonetheless we've had so many shitty leage seasons in a row that 3rd would taste delicious.

How 'bout both. Forza ragazzi! Romagnoli's rise to dominance, which is a much because of Bonucci as Gattuso, will be a major catalyzer for this teams success.
 

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EL would be great and it would qualify us for next CL but we must fight for 4th place also.

Coppa Italia is meh, but apparently the club wants it more than i do.
 
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