Week 05 : Milan vs SPAL - Wednesday 20/09/2017 20:45 CEST

Thenebra · Sep 20, 2017

With that logic montolivo should be shot in the head.

leaf · Sep 20, 2017

KujaIX said:
One prediction doesn't have him, one doesn't have Musacchio. Wouldn't mind one of them getting a rest.

Tbh, as long as Silva starts, I don't mind whether it's Kalinic or Suso.

Is Suso always included with the strikers with the called up players?

You should. Complementary striking talents is a good thing. Having a lineup of players that do the same thing (roughly) might cause trouble

Think of the strike pairing of the past...and it's only when the strikers were both legitimatley world class could you get away with it ...like MSN or Sheva-Crespo

Otherwise it was

ADP/iBra- Trezuget - with Trez doing the off the ball running and finishing scraps iBra or ADP did the creation.
Yorke - Cole - Cole running at defenders and Yorke attacking aerial balls.
Raul-Morientes (see above)
CR7 - Benz

And so on.

You'd notice that two very similar strikers deployed up front would hardly ever work for long...I can't for the life of me think of two ball-to-feet forwards making a name for themselves in a tandem. Neither would two poachers for that matter.....Maybe R9-Vieri but they were both multi-dimensional world class forwards who could adapt to different roles....hardly both poachers.

Think of the great poachers of the past: Inzaghi, RVN, Trez...or even lower tier poachers like Pazzo and Huntelaar. They're almost never played up front with other poachers.

Massaro94 said:
Kali should be starting all the games from here on in. He's our main CF... and when he isn't scoring he can help the team in other aspects of the game.

Silva Suso and Cutrone will get plenty of opportunities as the season progresses.

Jammin said:
SPAL was a staple piece of the 1960s Calcio scene you ignorant mongoloids.

I wish I could have a beer with you irl. You have an amazing sense of humor. (no homo obviously)

beegees · Sep 20, 2017

imo the 3-4-2-1 is a montella's solution for Suso only.
but yeah, I won't mind if Montella want to test this new formation.

Milaniscool · Sep 20, 2017

Dwayne_YB said:
No romagnoli?

MONTELLAAAAAAAA fuckkk uuuuu

milanator · Sep 20, 2017

beegees said:
imo the 3-4-2-1 is a montella's solution for Suso only.
but yeah, I won't mind if Montella want to test this new formation.

+Bonaventura. It´s a good reason as well, because they are good players.
Maybe 3-4-2-1 could offer a solution for resting Kessie too.

Nestafan · Sep 20, 2017

Locatelli get a start maybe?
Sampdoria Sunday and Europe League the following Thursday.
Rotation is required.

milanator · Sep 20, 2017

Nestafan said:
Locatelli get a start maybe?
Sampdoria Sunday and Europe League the following Thursday.
Rotation is required.

It´s obviously a loss in quality but we could try Locatelli-Mauri in a 3-4-2-1. Let them both sit back and give most of the attacking work to Hakan-Suso.

nonsonoqui · Sep 20, 2017

I predicted a 1-0 yesterday, but now I feel confident that we will win by 3 or 4 goals today.

Silva, Silva, Rodriguez, and maybe Silva again.

necromancer · Sep 20, 2017

Kalinic will def score.

taura · Sep 20, 2017

Probable XI: Donnarumma; Musacchio, Bonucci, Zapata; Abate, Kessié, Biglia, Çalhanoğlu, Rodriguez; Kalinić, André Silva. [MN]

ibelongtomilan · Sep 20, 2017

Massaro94 said:
Kali should be starting all the games from here on in. He's our main CF... and when he isn't scoring he can help the team in other aspects of the game.

Silva Suso and Cutrone will get plenty of opportunities as the season progresses.

Silva should be our main CF instead of Kalinic.
He has all the tools to become our next WC striker.

Milan10 · Sep 20, 2017

taura said:
Probable XI: Donnarumma; Musacchio, Bonucci, Zapata; Abate, Kessié, Biglia, Çalhanoğlu, Rodriguez; Kalinić, André Silva. [MN]

I like everything about that lineup other than Abate, but Montella does not have much of a choice there.

Curupira · Sep 20, 2017

Hopefully we score early and score lots

ibelongtomilan · Sep 20, 2017

taura said:
Probable XI: Donnarumma; Musacchio, Bonucci, Zapata; Abate, Kessié, Biglia, Çalhanoğlu, Rodriguez; Kalinić, André Silva. [MN]

Except Abate and Zapata it's probably our best starting XI.
Really like this line-up. We will destroy Spal.

The-Loko · Sep 20, 2017

Zapata?

Montellaaaaaaaaaaaa

taura · Sep 20, 2017

Milan10 said:
I like everything about that lineup other than Abate, but Montella does not have much of a choice there.

apparently Calabria isnt feeling well so he'll play Abate just for percaution

milanator · Sep 20, 2017

It´s probably not unlikely that Musacchio will be subbed off for Romagnoli in the second half, in EL they shared the minutes too. Could be a plan to limit them to 130-140 minutes a week.

Zapata seems to be the clear winner of the race for 4th choice CB so far.

Zeke · Sep 20, 2017

Z97 starting so you know there will not be a clean sheet!

Sage · Sep 20, 2017

Probable XI: Donnarumma; Musacchio, Bonucci, Zapata; Abate, Kessié, Biglia, Çalhanoğlu, Rodriguez; Kalinić, André Silva. [MN]

excellent

"milan should always play with two strikers"

- most successful football president of all time

AC_Wesley · Sep 20, 2017

Who founded this club? You know you are dumb if you SPAL spell wrong

Googy · Sep 20, 2017

We need to destroy SPAL today.
Zapata is a clown. but I don't mind playing him to rest Bonucci or Romagnoli.
I think Calabria should start ... just to boost his confidence with another good performance.

taura · Sep 20, 2017

#ACMilan XI: Donnarumma; Zapata, Bonucci, Romagnoli; Abate, Kessie, Biglia, Calhanoglu, Rodriguez; Kalinic, André Silva

3-5-2

bacon d'or · Sep 20, 2017

taura said:
#ACMilan XI: Donnarumma; Zapata, Bonucci, Romagnoli; Abate, Kessie, Biglia, Calhanoglu, Rodriguez; Kalinic, André Silva

3-5-2

conti

Neruda · Sep 20, 2017

zapata is more than just solid

better than romagnoli the fraud

Googy · Sep 20, 2017

Neruda said:
zapata is more than just solid

better than romagnoli the fraud

zapata is a clown.

Lets not even compare

Fusiproe12 · Sep 20, 2017

5-0 easy, Silva x3, Kalinic, Calhanoglu

Zapata >>>> Bonegnoli

Thenebra · Sep 20, 2017

Zapata > Bonucci

Hugh Janus · Sep 20, 2017

zapata > romastori

sad reality

Forza Milan USA · Sep 20, 2017

bacon d'or said:
conti

When you tear your ACL it's not a good thing. See him in 6 months.

kevin_dk · Sep 20, 2017

Inzaghi et Shevchenko up front WTF

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