CL Round of 16: AC Milan (2) vs Manchester United (3) - 16/02/10

[Pedro]

if pato will play against man utd.

-----------dida--------------
abate--nesta--silva--zambro
----becks---------seedrof---
-----------pirlo--------------
manc------pato----ronaldinho

Why no Ambrosini?

 

[acmf2002]

Why no Ambrosini?

forgot

 

[Sidd]

I just realized Mancini cant play in the CL. Sum1 FedEx Pato some kryptonite!

 

[anilak]

if pato will play against man utd.

-----------dida--------------
abate--nesta--silva--zambro
----becks---------seedrof---
-----------pirlo--------------
manc------pato----ronaldinho

He's ineligible for CL games.

 

[hdcantona]

no he isn't?

 

[Beemer]

He's ineligible for CL games.

No, he's not. What made you think that?

 

[KujaIX]

i think he means mancini. pato was bolded in the first post before he quoted it.

 

[Sheva0172]

Abbiati
Zambrotta Nesta Silva Antonini
Seedorf Pirlo Ambro
---------------- Dinho
Pato Borri​

Zambrotta because (except Antonini's poor clearence few games ago) i believe Antoni has been more solid then Abate was. Besides that Antoni was better attacking then Abate.

Seedorf <> Becks because Seedorf is the best CL player we have. He's great in the big matches, he was great against Man Utd 2 years ago and he was great in the machtes against Madrid. He's the master in keeping the ball in intense matches like these.

I want Pato closer to Borriello because Borriello shouldn't be isolated against Vidic & Ferdinand (if both are available) and because Pato is at his best as a second striker.

 

[akewander]

new injury setback for owen hargreaves http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/04022010/58/champions-league-new-injury-blow-hargreaves.html

 

[Pedro]

Abbiati
Zambrotta Nesta Silva Antonini
Seedorf Pirlo Ambro
---------------- Dinho
Pato Borri​

Zambrotta because (except Antonini's poor clearence few games ago) i believe Antoni has been more solid then Abate was. Besides that Antoni was better attacking then Abate.

Seedorf <> Becks because Seedorf is the best CL player we have. He's great in the big matches, he was great against Man Utd 2 years ago and he was great in the machtes against Madrid. He's the master in keeping the ball in intense matches like these.

I want Pato closer to Borriello because Borriello shouldn't be isolated against Vidic & Ferdinand (if both are available) and because Pato is at his best as a second striker.

Good line-up. I also prefer Antonini and Zambrotta over Abate, at least for now. Pato indeed should go in scoring position often, but still has to be on the right wing also. It really is a combination between yours and the 4-3-3 with Pato as right sided forward. Since Ronaldinho is left winger, and Pato is not really a crosser, I would switch Antonini with Zambrotta, since Antonini is a better crosser nowadays. I also would switch Pirlo with Seedorf, since Seedorf should play AMC so he can click well with Ronaldinho.

Borriello is of course a mobile CF, so he creates space for Pato rather than walking in his foot steps.

For those who doesn't want to read:

Ronaldinho - Borriello <- Pato
Seedorf
Ambrosini - Pirlo
Zambrotta - Thiago Silva - Nesta - Antonini​

(I've got faith in both Dida and Abbiati)

 

[Ali Daei]

new injury setback for owen hargreaves http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/04022010/58/champions-league-new-injury-blow-hargreaves.html

Wow that sucks. He was the only united player I liked.

 

[Ragazza]

Abbiati
Zambrotta Nesta Silva Antonini
Seedorf Pirlo Ambro
---------------- Dinho
Pato Borri​

yes...against manchester united this is the starting formation i would like to see

and i agree about seedorf...he annoys the heck out of me sometimes...but the man has experience and a level head. we're gonna need both those qualities playing against man u

 

[kakajd]

Good line-up. I also prefer Antonini and Zambrotta over Abate, at least for now. Pato indeed should go in scoring position often, but still has to be on the right wing also. It really is a combination between yours and the 4-3-3 with Pato as right sided forward. Since Ronaldinho is left winger, and Pato is not really a crosser, I would switch Antonini with Zambrotta, since Antonini is a better crosser nowadays. I also would switch Pirlo with Seedorf, since Seedorf should play AMC so he can click well with Ronaldinho.

Borriello is of course a mobile CF, so he creates space for Pato rather than walking in his foot steps.

For those who doesn't want to read:

Ronaldinho - Borriello <- Pato
Seedorf
Ambrosini - Pirlo
Zambrotta - Thiago Silva - Nesta - Antonini​

(I've got faith in both Dida and Abbiati)

best team we could play, strong bench aswell, flams, becks, hunt, pippo, and if you count abate and jan as decent full backs then we look quite good.

 

[SpartanMilan]

I remembered recently that Silva did a great job against Rooney when Brazil played England, Ik that Rooney is in great form, but Silva and Nesta should be able to close him down

 

[Esoteric]

"Looking forward" for starting with Borrielo and then having to sub him at half-time because "he is not on his day". Seriously. All his CL matches sucked. He scored one impressing goal after a defensive mistake but other than that he can't keep up with the EPL defense and non-serie A style of play.He gets tired easily and even says so himself. Inzaghi and Huntelaar should start this one and the one who does should start both of our next two Serie A matches to get them in form.

 

[Ragazza]

I remembered recently that Silva did a great job against Rooney when Brazil played England,

that is good to hear i think leonardo needs to make sure one (or both) of nesta and silva are following rooney on the field at all times during the game

 

[Mr. Anonymous]

Any predictions on the score leg?

 

[anilak]

Any predictions on the score leg?

1-1 San Siro and we win 3-2 in OT .

 

[Dutchie-Milan]

Start Inzaghi for this one,he is the KING in Europe,plus we have no other option.Borriello=no big game player,he fails to score against good defence....so...and Huntelaar i like,but he hasnt the trust to play in such a big game.

Pippo is the best option,when he is on the field for 90 minutes he will certainly score a goal,he has allot of experience and he is HUNGRY for goals,especially in CL because he wants to stay ahead of Raul in the alltime scoring charts.

Dida
Zambrotta-Nesta-Silva-Antonini
Ambrosini-Pirlo
Seedorf
Pato-Inzaghi-Ronaldinho

The best and only formation we can use against United,its all in there,the best players play.

 

[anilak]

Pippo is a big game player, but I'd still start with Borri and then bring Pippo as super sub after 60 minutes cos againt Ferdinand and Vidic, Borri can atleast be a bit physical and create some space for Pato, Dinho. Else defence of Zambrotta Nesta Silva Antonini looks good. Mid of Pirlo Dorf Ambro also looks like our best one possible.

 

[Esoteric]

Pippo is a big game player, but I'd still start with Borri and then bring Pippo as super sub after 60 minutes cos againt Ferdinand and Vidic, Borri can atleast be a bit physical and create some space for Pato, Dinho. Else defence of Zambrotta Nesta Silva Antonini looks good. Mid of Pirlo Dorf Ambro also looks like our best one possible.

This game is nothing like in Serie A Boriello will have to finish the goals himself in most occasions and not just reach the ball turn around and pass it. This doesn't work in CL and this is why we sucked in CL this year and barely made it. Inzaghi is the man but Leonardo needs to give him some playing time if he wanted that which he won't do because he thinks keeping the same formation is the way to go. If Pato doesn't play most likely Leonardo will play Beckham up front so we can laugh at him once again.

 

[Wild]

Do u ppl actually think Pippo can handle ManU's CDs alone ?
Pippo didnt do good since long time rather if its SerieA or CL so dont know how it might work now vs a team with good/strong CDs.

 

[DSM]

This game is nothing like in Serie A Boriello will have to finish the goals himself in most occasions and not just reach the ball turn around and pass it. This doesn't work in CL and this is why we sucked in CL this year and barely made it. Inzaghi is the man but Leonardo needs to give him some playing time if he wanted that which he won't do because he thinks keeping the same formation is the way to go. If Pato doesn't play most likely Leonardo will play Beckham up front so we can laugh at him once again.

Milan got the better of Madrid with Borriello playing & with him playing very well & he was man of the match against Marseilles.

Milan will massively miss Oddo in these two games because he did very well against Madrid & for me has played well before his injury.

The problem with Antonini is alack of strength & this is where Abate will be afar better option.

 

[Esoteric]

Milan got the better of Madrid with Borriello playing & with him playing very well & he was man of the match against Marseilles.

Milan will massively miss Oddo in these two games because he did very well against Madrid & for me has played well before his injury.

The problem with Antonini is alack of strength & this is where Abate will be afar better option.

He was man of the match against Marseille ? Seriously ? Other than that mistake which led to the goal ( nice goal I know), he was out of the place. He even said himself he got tired. His game against Zurich also and against Real he wasn't good it was our midfield and Pato that helped us ... Borriello actually sucked big time. He couldn't score even though our midfield was dominating in second match. Borriello counts on having three other players helping him out. A truly reliable striker ( which Inzaghi and Huntelaar are) will snatch goals easily. And yes I think Inzaghi would be great against Manchester United. He can score goals and get plenty of chances even if he was on his own.

 

[Forza AC Milan]

Guys

the truth is both Pippo and Bori suck and we will stand little chance with regards to Man U with any of them.. If Leo wants to beat ManU we need to play a diamond mid with Dinho and Pato upfront.

Bori can push around Siena defenders but against top notch defense he is useless. Chiellini, Lucio, Samuel its the same story and he will be lucky to get 2 shots all game against Rio-Vidic. Both struggle against pacey strikers, esp Vidic. They mark target men well including Drogba. Borri will be chump change to them

This formation will beat Man



Oddo--Nesta--Silva---Zambro

-------- Ambro

-------Flams Pirlo

------ Slowdorf

---------Dinho (Roving)
---- Pato(Roving)

 

[Forza AC Milan]

Leo's 3 forward formation has been found out and good teams will isolate Dinho on the left

Play him and Pato in front of the box, let him who wants to foul them there and keep them roving around

Rio-Vidic struggle against a player like Torres. Pato if fit would give them Nightmares. Bori on the other hand will be a walk in the park

 

[Congo Powers]

^noob

 

[Revolution]

Leo's 3 forward formation has been found out and good teams will isolate Dinho on the left

Play him and Pato in front of the box, let him who wants to foul them there and keep them roving around

Rio-Vidic struggle against a player like Torres. Pato if fit would give them Nightmares. Bori on the other hand will be a walk in the park

Nah they'd just foul Pato, refs never call fouls on Pato.... ever

 

[manutd fan]

Leo's 3 forward formation has been found out and good teams will isolate Dinho on the left

Play him and Pato in front of the box, let him who wants to foul them there and keep them roving around

Rio-Vidic struggle against a player like Torres. Pato if fit would give them Nightmares. Bori on the other hand will be a walk in the park

Not really. A fully fit Rio has Torres in his pocket. Milan will need to try and get Pato one on one with Vidic, he can't handle fast players and it remains to be seen whether or not Rio still has the ability to cover for him like he did pre-injury.

 

[genc]

Not really. A fully fit Rio has Torres in his pocket.

in ur wildest dreams !