Christian Abbiati Thread

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Well, if Abbiati had his own thread at one point, I can't find it anywhere, so I'll just start a new one. This can be Stickied at any time.

To start things off, here's a recent interview (in Italian) on Goal.com.
 

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Good riddance. We have like 20 threads with his name but I guess all of them, are pre 'official' era. Don't see a need to merge all them too.
 

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ABBIATI: 'Soddisfatto della mia prestazione'
29/07/2008
MILANO - Queste le dichiarazioni rilasciate da Christian Abbiati al termine del 'Trofeo Tim': "Sono soddisfatto della mia prestazione anche se comunque un po' è stata anche fortuna. Sono contento dei complimenti che mi ha fatto il mister, ma credo che il posto da titolare si deciderà nel corso della preparazione."

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Looks like Abbiati believes that the first choice keeper will be decided in the upcoming weeks.
 

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Kaka_Milan said:
ABBIATI: 'Soddisfatto della mia prestazione'
29/07/2008
MILANO - Queste le dichiarazioni rilasciate da Christian Abbiati al termine del 'Trofeo Tim': "Sono soddisfatto della mia prestazione anche se comunque un po' è stata anche fortuna. Sono contento dei complimenti che mi ha fatto il mister, ma credo che il posto da titolare si deciderà nel corso della preparazione."

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Looks like Abbiati believes that the first choice keeper will be decided in the upcoming weeks.

He took a big step in putting Kalac into his place. His performance in that game was quite outstanding... he's alert and athletic. He's pretty mobile too... Kalac is good, but not very fast.
 

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Abbiati was musturd against Inter.
Great reactions, personally (and not just because of the performance against Inter) I don't know why we let him go in the first place :conf:
 

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Not to put too much weight in a 45-minute preseason performance but I think Abbiati was the best GK on the squad even before the TIM Cup games. If the performances in training are going anything like what we saw yesterday, I expect Abbiati to be between the posts come August 31 or soon thereafter.
 

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Calcio Debate: Who Should Be Milan’s No.1?
Milan have three experienced goalkeepers in their squad for the coming season, in the form of Zeljko Kalac, Christian Abbiati and Nelson Dida, but neither of them particularly stand out as a cut above the rest. So who deserves to be Milan’s No.1?

http://www.goal.com/en/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=794782

I didn't know in which player thread to post this in so I'll just post it in this one.
 

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i want to see how dida performs to make a fair judgement but so far i like what i see from christian, i hope he keeps his good form and gives us certainty when our defence messes up
 

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“This year Milan has a very good team and we must just prove this on the pitch. We must find the right condition to be in form as soon as possible and start the season well.”



http://www.goal.com/en/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=798598

Hope he and the rest of the team do that,hope its not just some empty words..
 

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I dont understand...which part of Kalac is better than Abbiati's ? ;)

C'mon Abbiati..im counting in u :D
 

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to be honest I was really suprised by abbiati, he's much more safer than kalac
 

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Still to early yet to make a choice.... I think the tournament in Russia would be the best stage for all of them and pass judgement then.

Abbiati did look good for the time he was in. The best in the TIM

Kalac looked horrible on those two goals. I mean the effort was just ridiculous. He didnt even look like he was really trying to stop them. Not that it would be easy but shit make it look like your putting more of an effort into it.
 

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Wasn't he the 2nd best goalie in Spain last season? If so I'd think he'd be the obvious choice for #1... don't see what all the fuss is about.
 

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MaldiniISgod said:
Wasn't he the 2nd best goalie in Spain last season?
In terms of what? Goals conceded?
 
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ANCELOTTI, Elogi per Abbiati
02.08.2008

Carlo Ancelotti non ha visto un brutto Milan nel ko 1-0 contro il Siviglia: "Nonostante il risultato sono comunque soddisfatto della prestazione della squadra - ha detto il tecnico rossonero -. La partita e' stata viziata da un episodio sfortunato di Gattuso, ma questo puo' capitare. Ho visto, comunque, una buona intensita'. Queste partite con avversari internazionali di un certo livello non sono semplici amichevoli, ma gare piu' difficili. La prestazione di Abbiati mi ha soddisfatto molto e cosi' anche l'esordio di Maldini perche' si e' mosso bene in campo".

milannews.it

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Well.. apparently, it seems like Abbiati's position as our number one is his to lose.
 
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abbiati maDE some crazy saves vs inter but dida willl start against city next week so if he has a performance to remember its a staright shot who to pick,im backing abbiati to get the call but i wish dida did

forget about useless kalac
 

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I really like Abbiati. He was our number one before he got injured against Slovan Liberec, and Dida impressed when he got the chance, the year we won against Juventus in CL.

That he is Italian is a pluss as well. I would like as many of them as possible in the lineup.
 

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SONO MOTIVATO
06/08/2008 16.44.00

Prima della seduta odierna di allenamento ha parlato il numero 12 rossonero, Christian Abbiati, a proposito della sua condizione, dei suoi obiettivi personali e dei prossimi impegni dei rossoneri.

MILANELLO - Queste le dichiarazioni rilasciate da Christian Abbiati prima della seduta odierna di allenamento:

SUGLI OBIETTIVI PERSONALI
"Tra poco meno di un mese inizierà il campionato. Per è importante iniziare bene, mi sto allenando bene e cerco di sfruttare al meglio le occasioni che mi vengono date.

Quando sono tornato al Milan ho detto che sono veramente motivato, poi certamente le prestazioni positive aiutano a tenere alto il morale, ma sono consapevole del fatto che non sarà facile conquistare un posto da titolare perchè il Milan possiede tre ottimi portieri in rosa. Per migliorare comunque c'è sempre tempo e penso che il mister guardi come lavoriamo in allenamento in questo periodo che manca all'inizio del campionato".

SULLA PARTITA NEL 'TROFEO DI MOSCA' CONTRO IL CHELSEA
"La partita contro il Chelsea è un episodio da dimenticare, una giornata negativa e ritengo cheil fatto di aver preso tre gol in venti minuti abbia condizionato la partita. Una sconfitta così in questo periodo ci può anche stare, basta superarla bene e ricomiciare da oggi da capo".

SUI PROSSIMI IMPEGNI PRE-CAMPIONATO DEL MILAN
"Il Trofeo Berlusconi sarà una partita importante perchè si incontrano due tra la più grandi squadre, secondo me le due squadre migliori d'Italia, ma prima ci aspetta l'impegno di sabato a Manchester dove cercheremo di riscattare la partita negativa contro il Chelsea."
 

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Please give Abbiati a chance, he really deserved it. Afterall he is not a second rated goalkeeper.
 

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abbiati seems to be doing well so far in the frendlies,and carletto has probably already chosen him for the starting spot..

besides playing well,he is also a few years younger than dida and kalac so if he continues his good form he can play for another few years..of course,we should still let dida and kalac go at the end of the season and buy a younger talanted gk if we are unable to get a wc one (that will probably be impossible because we have to invest in both defence and attack)..
 

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I say we should stop with that 3 keeper probing. Lets face it, abbiati did it all to earn full trust, lets back him with believe and put him to top spot. We always have dida in line if he starts to screw things up but so far he should get confidence with the team and the other way around.
 

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i think abbiati will and should start as number 1 this term
he just seems to be the most consistent

id love to see nelson dida come back and get the numer 1 again but it wont happen

p.s what numbe is abbiati this season

its not 77 again is it
 

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superpato said:
i think abbiati will and should start as number 1 this term
he just seems to be the most consistent

id love to see nelson dida come back and get the numer 1 again but it wont happen

p.s what numbe is abbiati this season

its not 77 again is it
12
 

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All I want to say on this thread is that Abbiati should 100% be our starter.
 
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