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Decisive Hours
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Dubai
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#1102 |
Legendary Scout
Join Date: May 2014
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#1103 |
AC Milan Icon
Join Date: Jun 2017
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He was great 10 mins.
Then switched of. ![]() Sometimes Maybe Good Sometimes Maybe Shit |
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#1104 |
AC Milan Legend
Join Date: Feb 2011
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Saw a lot of people complaining about the ref, but it's just an excuse for how bad we were. It's so difficult for some to admit we just were horrendous. I can't count the number of long balls we played towards Ibra starting from the back. Sloppy and uninspired. It's a desperate way to play when you feel you're just not able to bring your game. There was no midfield whatsoever to make the connection between attack and defence. They pressed high and with a lot of people, so we were forced to play this way. It's up to Pioli to react to this but he seemed to have no answer for it. Makes me question his capabilities as a coach. He should know Atalanta were gonna press high and force us to play like this. Samu and Leao were non-existent, but at least Samu moves his ass around. Also Rebic proved this.. did he actually touch the ball? Tonali seems more and more like a media hype than actual quality. Fails to put his stamp on any game he's in. He's always there and at the same time he's not. Very weird player. His gameplay is a mixture of bad and okay moments. Desperately need bennacer back for bigger games.
Atalanta were actually playing football, some good over the ground passes, between the lines. Good movement off-ball, things we also did for a very long time, but it faded away over the last 2-3 months, for some reason. ![]() To my favourite forum members: ![]() ![]() No matter how much you argue... they cannot be drawn apart With she sisters, you cannot have a grudge They are as sweet as chocolate and as smooth as fudge The Three Sisters are a joy that cannot be taken away Once they enter your life, they are here to stay ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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#1105 |
AC Milan Legend
Join Date: Feb 2011
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Leao seems to switch off at some point in almost every game. Next to that, he looks so uninterested. He brings this vibe where we should be grateful to field such an amazing 'star'. He's clearly thinking more about his rap career than about football. We can't rely on his two good actions every 90 minutes. Sell while you can.
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#1106 |
Revolution
Join Date: Aug 2017
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I wouldn't really blame Leao (or Ibra) for the loss. The midfield battle in the first half was completely lost, we had no one to link up play and was either long balls to Ibra which failed, or him dropping back for the ball. Leao struggled after the first 10 minutes but it happens when Theo is having a bad day behind him and nobody else is helping out either.
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#1107 | |
AC Milan Legend
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Austria
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Atalanta also improved their CB performance which really killed Ibra. We really lacked performance from the CAM, even Diaz didn't do too much in the second half. Also Kessie was unusually bad in positive play yesterday, Tonali was good but had to drop deep to get us out from the back and there was no one to further our offensive game in the mid. |
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#1108 | |
Mystery Guy
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Danmark
Fav. Players: KAKA, Maldini, Nesta, Dida, Inzaghi, Sheva, TSilva, R9, Raul, Casillas, Schmeichel, Messi
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But ibra was also bad. His hold up play wasnt good + that missed chance in the first half |
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#1109 |
suso's dog
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: Jerusalem
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#1110 | |
Revolution
Join Date: Aug 2017
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Need a big reply against Inter in Coppa even if we rotate. People forget we had Romagnoli, Bennacer, Hakan, Saele and Rebic out (for the first ~60 min). Another game with 4 starters out, two of which are KEY players for us and could change the game. My hope now is that we can go the next 19 rounds with minimal players missing, have a full squad for it and show our real strength game in game out. ![]() Arctic Stream Emperor |
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#1111 |
God Emperor of Humility
Join Date: Dec 2013
Fav. Players: People who Try Harder, semantics aficionado
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We need to open the next match thread...
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#1112 | |
Milansochist
Join Date: Mar 2013
Fav. Players: Maldini, Nesta, Gattuso, Rui Costa, Albertini, Serginho, Seedorf, Redondo, Ibrahimovic, Ronaldinho
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good answer bro
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#1113 | |
Mystery Guy
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Danmark
Fav. Players: KAKA, Maldini, Nesta, Dida, Inzaghi, Sheva, TSilva, R9, Raul, Casillas, Schmeichel, Messi
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#1114 |
#CommunismKills
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: BRASIL, PR
Fav. Players: Van Basten, Maldini, Savicevic, Baresi, Desailly, Gullit, Romario
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This game was a total disaster. We didn't had the players to play this mediocre 4-4-1-1.. the lack of tactical variation is abismal. With only 5 minutes you could see that Gasperini was opening a hole in our centerfield to Ilicic play. Pioli should had form an 4-3-2-1 bringing back Meite to fill the gap created between Kessie and Tonali and solve that.
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#1115 |
Smoker
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Malaysia
Fav. Players: Kaka, Nesta, Pirlo, Gourcuff, Oddo, Maldini
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We can’t fall back and think this defeat was from missing hakan or benny or whoever else....
We were clearly pegged back by a fitter and sharper team on the day. Tactically out-mastered and missing hakan to reason an ineffective offence is incorrect analogy. We were not cohesive especially in linking from midfield to offence that why our wide players were of zero effectiveness. Too many sideways passes in midfield and from the back without telling through balls or driving runs. This was meant to be Tonali’s purpose, but we can’t just pinpoint him for this failure. Atalanta is proving that our rigid formation can be undone by an effective free roaming player like illicic. Holding a firm line, the space afforded to him was criminal... he could have a picnic while playing if he wanted. ![]() ![]() Last edited by yonggoh; 25-01-2021 at 02:41. |
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#1116 |
AC Milan Icon
Join Date: Jan 2011
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Ilicic is carried by 9 outfielders defensively.
We have too many passengers as it is. He's like a poor man's Messi or Ibra. Same goes for Papu Gomez. He bailed out Gollini/Atalanta when Ibra beat him in the air. Hateboer should've had at least a yellow for the late, intended ass attack on Kalulu's lower back. But on the other hand I think Zapata was also hard done by. The ref seemingly bailed out Calabria when he got dispossessed by Zapata, and it looked like Kessie fouled him at the end. ![]() |
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#1117 | |
AC Milan Icon
Join Date: Jan 2011
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I think what we're seeing is just consequences of the absences. If you're forced into fielding makeshift teams every week then you're losing the cohesion, chemistry and quick passing combinations that did wonders for us. If you have Leao at LW instead of Rebic then you won't get the same intense and well-organized press. On the other hand, Leao at CF is an upgrade on Ibra in that aspect. If you suffer for long stretches in every game due to your inability to maintain possession then you'll get fatigued mentally and physically. If you don't have a bench to sustain the pressure then intensity will drop in the second half. Or, the team adapts by conserving energy in the first half. I think the team played the Juve game with more and longer intensity than any other game this season. ![]() |
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#1118 |
Mike Danton.. Deadly Prey
Join Date: Jul 2007
Fav. Players: Kaka, Maldini, Nesta, Gattuso, Pirlo, Inzaghi, Ambrosini, Sheva, Seedorf, Silva, Totti
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Some of my key points from the game:
1) Kalulu lost his man on the first goal, which unfortunately seems to happen each time he plays. He definitely has his area to improve on (marking on crosses and set pieces) but this is going to happen as he's young. I hope this doesn't drop his confidence. I don't think it will as he seems very mature and I really think he's going to be dynamite in a few years. 2) That was not a penalty by Kessie. This game is getting so weak these days it can be hard to watch. Ilicic knew exactly what he was doing and it's sad they get away with things like this. 3) Pioli starting Meite at AM was ridiculous for many reasons. First, jhe just got here and was ok in his first sub appearance at his natural position of CM, so either sub him on or play him as a CM/DM if you really want. But don't start him at a crucial position of AM against a top team like Atalanta... Meite should be a sub. Brahim should have started at AM. Bad selection Pioli. 4) It's clear that Leao and Theo don't gel on the left. Theo just doesn't seem to have the proper movement when it's not Rebic up on the left. 5) We really miss Calhanoglu and should make his re-signing paramount. Yes Bennacer would have helped but I don't think it would have changed anything that game. It was more about poor defensive marking as well as no presence at AM as we had Meite and not Calha which really really showed. ![]() My favorite goal (the 2nd one) - ![]() ![]() http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiMVT...eature=related ![]() ![]() http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8rqnwVBVQE |
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