Week 8: SSC Napoli - AC Milan 22/11/2020 20:45 CET

joyrider · Nov 11, 2020

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Forza Pioli & Foza Milan

Donnaruma
Calabria - Kjaer - Gabbia - Theo
Bennacer - Kessie
Samu - Hakan - Leao
Ibrahimovic

dcfcfan1 · Nov 11, 2020

First game in a while we go in as underdogs (against inter a draw was predicted by a lot because of their injuries), interesting to see how we react

mumbojumbo · Nov 12, 2020

let's study where they failed

https://footballbh.net/2020/11/03/serie-a-2020-21-napoli-vs-sassuolo-tactical-analysis-tactics/

Hitchens · Nov 12, 2020

We will win this!

Pingu · Nov 12, 2020

Toughest game on par with the derby for us since the Juve game, on paper at least.

brk · Nov 12, 2020

We're the kind of team that Napoli will really struggle with. They can't press us since we have the best outball in football history, and Leao, Rebic, Saelemaekers can be devastating in wide open space.

joyrider · Nov 12, 2020

Leao rw
Rebic lw

Samu and Diaz for the tired winger.

bacon d'or · Nov 12, 2020

win, or else

Goodfella · Nov 12, 2020

brk said:
We're the kind of team that Napoli will really struggle with. They can't press us since we have the best outball in football history, and Leao, Rebic, Saelemaekers can be devastating in wide open space.

I'd say their Achilles heel are low block defenses. They looked pathetic against AZ.
They have a lot of counter-threats, but no Ibra type of player who can dominate in a crowded box. They have also been wasteful for a long time and Osimhen does not look like the striker who could fix or even reduce that problem one bit.

They outplayed us badly last time. Kessie-Bennacer got overrun.
The match tempo was way too fast for Ibra.
We were at the mercy of their finishing.
The question is how much of it was down to Paqueta who was shocking that night. He was all over the place, messing with our on and off ball structure, and also making uncharacteristic poor touches. Things improved considerably when Saelemaekers came on and replaced him on the right flank, but Napoli were also tired at that point. Ibra never really got into the game. The team only made a real push for an equalizer when he was taken off for Leao, who switched roles with Rebic.

dcfcfan1 · Nov 12, 2020

Id say napoli are faves for the title, so a good test. Big strong koulibali with manolas who is quick so ibra will have his hands full

Goodfella · Nov 12, 2020

dcfcfan1 said:
Id say napoli are faves for the title

I don't think they'll even make Top 3.
Not even Top 4 is a certainty. They dont have a dependable goalscorer.

However I consider them as faves going into this game.
They are the type of team we struggle against, and San Paolo is San Paolo even when it's empty.

dcfcfan1 said:
Big strong koulibali with manolas who is quick so ibra will have his hands full

Koulibaly has been a joke since Rino was appointed.
Their defense looks better without him.

rocknrolla1v1 · Nov 13, 2020

This game has 2-2 draw written all over it with a warm embrace between Pioli and Gennaro afterwards

vB9 · Nov 13, 2020

Come on, little anosmia never hurt any1, Victor, Insigne, Mertens, Ruiz, & Koulibaly to miss the game.

brk · Nov 13, 2020

Goodfella said:
I'd say their Achilles heel are low block defenses. They looked pathetic against AZ.
They have a lot of counter-threats, but no Ibra type of player who can dominate in a crowded box. They have also been wasteful for a long time and Osimhen does not look like the striker who could fix or even reduce that problem one bit.

They outplayed us badly last time. Kessie-Bennacer got overrun.
The match tempo was way too fast for Ibra.
We were at the mercy of their finishing.
The question is how much of it was down to Paqueta who was shocking that night. He was all over the place, messing with our on and off ball structure, and also making uncharacteristic poor touches. Things improved considerably when Saelemaekers came on and replaced him on the right flank, but Napoli were also tired at that point. Ibra never really got into the game. The team only made a real push for an equalizer when he was taken off for Leao, who switched roles with Rebic.

Sure they struggle against a good low block, but who doesn't? I think once we break their press, which is their biggest weapon, we will find a LOT of space since they push up really, really high and their fullbacks aren't as good as they used to be. Lozano and Insigne don't help out and they can really get stretched in transition, which is what happened with Sassuolo.

I don't know if Saelemaekers will make it to the game but if he doesn't we might as well just play Leao on the right and destroy Mario Rui.

Az. · Nov 13, 2020

rocknrolla1v1 said:
This game has 2-2 draw written all over it with a warm embrace between Pioli and Gennaro afterwards

1 - 3 and a bitter embrace from Gattuso, and a smug satisfied Pioli afterwards.

doraemon · Nov 13, 2020

Az. said:
1 - 3 and a bitter embrace from Gattuso, and a smug satisfied Pioli afterwards.

Since we made that pioli coffee cup gif, we hadn't got chance to use it :lol:

brk · Nov 13, 2020

With Osimhen injured I wouldn't be surprised if Rino goes back to a 433 and play Mertens up front alone. Maybe keep Petagna as an option later if he needs to.

Hitchens · Nov 14, 2020

Padre has Covid

joyrider · Nov 14, 2020

vB9 · Nov 14, 2020

Does this mean Mini Pioli will take charge

joyrider · Nov 14, 2020

vB9 said:
Does this mean Mini Pioli will take charge

He's on it

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brk · Nov 15, 2020

Do we have a Murelli closeup drinking an espresso? Wait, what am I saying, the Pioli one would do just fine, no one can tell the difference.

Mr. Milanista · Nov 15, 2020

Can imagine the commentator saying something among the lines of "a huge boost for the AC Milan players having Pioli back by the sidelines after getting diagnosed with corona just last week" :lol:

Sognatore · Nov 15, 2020

Okay timing for Padre, during internationals and shit

fray · Nov 15, 2020

Rebic for Leao and Romagnoli for Gabbia are the changes I'd make from the Verona game.

Rebic is key to get both Zlatan and Theo working effectively. Not that Leao has done a bad job playing with Zlatan, but Rebic just has this telepathic connection with Theo that Leao doesn't have.

Raghav · Nov 17, 2020

Time for Rebic to get his season up and running. Happy Ibra got a break aswell he really needed it.

Trillske · Nov 17, 2020

An early indication of whether the dream should be top 4 or scudetto.

brk · Nov 17, 2020

Pioli clone got covid. Who's next? Let's just let Ibra be player manager and get it over with.

Hitchens · Nov 17, 2020

Daniele Bonera is now likely to be in charge as Milan coach in the Napoli game with Pioli and his vice Murelli coronavirus positive. Bonera holds the UEFA A license
https://t.co/n1D1unTvci

Jasper · Nov 17, 2020

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