AC Milan - Serie A 2011/2012 Season

ROSSONERO_PR said:

What a Birthday Present it will be 4 ME If We WIN prInter on January 15/th

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The players mostly worked on their fitness this morning and they will resume training this afternoon.

MILANO - The first training session started at 10.00 this morning with the players on the indoor court to start with with a gentle warm-up, followed by some stretching. This part of the training session was accompanied by music.

Then the players did some light running round the pitches, with some uphill and downhill sections, for around ten minutes.

The remainder of the training session took place on the lowered pitch and lasted roughly 40 minutes. During these 40 minutes the players, divided into six groups of three, worked on their reflexes and agility.

Inzaghi, Flamini, Nesta, Mexes and El Shaarawi worked apart.
Pato, Thiago Silva, Robinho and Yepes were all absent.

The squad will resume training at 5pm.

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Double training session for the Milan squad at Milanello.the players worked on improving their speed and reflexes and also possession. Cassano and Van Bommel joined the group in the afternoon.

MILANO - The afternoon training session started at 6pm and took place on the raised pitch. The session focussed on rapid and intense movements but with the ball unlike the morning session that did not involve any ball work.

The squad started with some stretching followed by some brief games with very small goals.

The players started with a game, nine against nine, with unlimited touches to improve their speed.

Then the coach made the players stand in a circle with one in the middle. Allegri then focussed his work on tactical exercises aimed at improving possession.

At the end of the tactical workout the team went back to playing a game, 10 against 10, on half a pitch.

The goalkeepers worked on their own with their respective coaches on the lowered pitch.

Even Kingsley Boateng, the young champion with the youth team, took part in the training session with the senior squad and worked alongside him namesake Kevin Prince.

Cassano and Van Bommel, who were both on international duty in midweek, joined the squad in the afternoon and trained regularly.

Flamini worked on his own on the central pitch with a dedicated coach.

A double training session is scheduled also for tomorrow before the squad leaves for Malmoe on Sunday morning.

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KujaIX said:

Says something when our 2 most productive WBs got 2 and 1 assist respectively.

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After years of mediocrity, the summer of 2010 was a turning point for Milan. The arrivals of Ibrahimovic, Robinho, Boateng and Yepes proved enough for Milan to catch up to Inter in terms of quality. Well, the arrival of Rafa Benitez didn’t hurt either. During the winter transfer window, Cassano, Emanuelson and van Bommel were brought in to give the final push to Milan’s title ambitions. Van Bommel did more than that, quickly becoming a fixture in front of the defense and the most reliable player on the team next to Thiago Silva and Abbiati. This summer, Milan had yet another positive transfer window, so let’s take a look at what the coming season may look like.

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Seven Milan stars have been called up for international duty this week.

Aquilani and Cassano are with the Italy squad, while Pato, Robinho, Thiago Silva, Ibrahimovic and Van Bommel have joined their respective nations.

MILAN - This is what our players have lined-up for the next two weeks.

AQUILANI - CASSANO: Faroe Islands-Italy, Euro 2012, Friday September 2nd at Torshavn.
Italy-Slovenia, Euro 2012, Tuesday September 6th in Florence.

PATO - ROBINHO - THIAGO SILVA: Brazil-Ghana, friendly, Monday September 5th in London.

IBRAHIMOVIC: Hungary-Sweden, Euro 2012, Friday September 2nd in Budapest.
San Marino-Sweden, Euro 2012, Tuesday Sptember 6th in Serravalle.

VAN BOMMEL: Holland-San Marino, Euro 2012, Friday September 2nd in Eindhoven.
Finland-Holland, Euro 2012, Tuesday Sptember 6th in Helsinki.

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After Milan's Supercup triumph, a question arises: is the victory a sign of what is to come in the new season or is Gasperini's Inter simply still searching for its identity? With Juve strengthening and Napoli keeping their stars while adding the midfield motor that is Gokhan Inler, Inter is still likely to be our strongest competitor for the title. So I'll take a look at the strengths and weaknesses of each side in an attempt to compare them as scudetto contenders.

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Gatorbasu said:

Well, we don't know if we are going to start Serie A on September 9th, right? The strike is still not resolved but we are hoping that it will all resolve by then.

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Jasper said:

Team photo:

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Serie A last season was one of the closest fought and interesting campaigns in recent memory. From a position of seemingly unassailable dominance Inter were brought crashing back down through a combination of terrible luck with injuries, poor form and the ill-judged appointment of Rafael Benitez. The race for the Champions League and relegation slots ran until late in the season while the play of Napoli, Udinese and Lazio was both refreshing and entertaining.

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