Feyenoord vs. AC Milan - Wednesday, February 12th, 2025 - 21:00 (CET) - Champions League, First Play-off Round, First Leg

[MilanCuleObserver]

Easy comeback on San Siro

 

[Myalon]

Usually I defend Leao but there no. He played it too personal in this match to make his CR7 playing only to score. While he is above all the percussion his strong point.

The 2nd action C Pire He has a boulevard in front of him he can make the pass 50 times but not Mr. wants to be the star of the match. He deserves the bench on the return. That he goes back to earth a little.

The coach is we talking about it? No games and I still hear rumors of tensions with the players. It does not breathe joy in this team ...

With this workforce we must be one of the best European teams the coach has no excuse ...

 

[Samaldinho]

Joao Felix is not the answer if you expect him to be your maestro. We are worse if we continue to play through him.

He's wasteful and tries to do too much, isn't direct and his final product has never been good enough. He'll show flashes where you think he can be the answer but he's just not good enough. His former clubs and national team have all realized this and now we will.

The sooner we realize that he's just a spot starter/sub the better off we'll be.

Welcome, welcome.

 

[Rickaka]

Good news is, this Feyenoord is really inconsistent and are unlikely to be as solid as today next week

also Walker made Paixao look like Messi but he’s not that

 

[Milaniscool]

I'm holding our my opinions until this tie is over. Still....Milan had top 8 for the taking and shouldn't even be playing in this round. They'll have had to go from hell and back just to get to the round of 16.

 

[sheva]

Leao to DESTROY them in the return leg
This is just halftime
Yes. He failed.
I believe in him though

I believe I can fly
I believe I can touch the sky
I think about it every night and day
Spread my wings and fly away

This is what the ball tells himself every time time Leao tries to shoot it

 

[IL Maestro]

4-2-4 never works, never did and never will.
Leao and Pulisic and Joao Felix and Gimenez are attackers, you can ask any of them to play as a midfielder and he might even try but it won't work
You can't turn Pulisic or Leao into Cuadrado or Manzukic or Beckham or Giggs etc....
The curse of 4-4-2 or 4-2-3-1 is the problem, Pioli understood and made the right side defend more and gave Leao his freedom as an attacker
also Pioli understood that a DM has to think first and cover and delay the opponent rather than try to win the ball, so he first used Krunic then Adli then Tijjani
that is the only things he is better than the next two coaches
The full backs are attacked all the time and criticized quite often, despite the fact that most of the goals conceded came from the middle as Fofana is a CM not a DM
All the players who left Milan were made to leave, anyone joined earlier than Mike is going to leave
Calabria, Theo (They accepted Como's Offer and he rejected it), Leao (getting into problems with Fonseca then Sergio) and Ismael Ben Nasser
Milan is playing with only two lines, Defence and Attack
there is no midfield, look back at the two goals Parma scored or even the Calgiari goal or the Super Cup goals two of the three goals came because of the midfield
Eden Hazard after joining Real Madrid he suffered a drop, but look at the rest of the team
they were doing well, that makes it Hazard's fault that his suffered
now look at Milan's team, everybody is suffering, they can't all be that bad at the same time
unless you play 3 midfielders like most of the teams or use Jimenez and Yunis Mousa instead of Leao and Pulisic you are going to keep on suffering
it is like Pato, Ibra, Ronaldino and Robinho, the team couldn't handle all 4 at the same time
and they pushed Ronaldino out, now they are going to do the same with Leao
if the problem is Leao, how was Milan against Empoli without him? and Feyenoord after he was subbed off?

 

[leaf]

4-2-4 never works, never did and never will.
Leao and Pulisic and Joao Felix and Gimenez are attackers, you can ask any of them to play as a midfielder and he might even try but it won't work
You can't turn Pulisic or Leao into Cuadrado or Manzukic or Beckham or Giggs etc....
The curse of 4-4-2 or 4-2-3-1 is the problem, Pioli understood and made the right side defend more and gave Leao his freedom as an attacker
also Pioli understood that a DM has to think first and cover and delay the opponent rather than try to win the ball, so he first used Krunic then Adli then Tijjani
that is the only things he is better than the next two coaches
The full backs are attacked all the time and criticized quite often, despite the fact that most of the goals conceded came from the middle as Fofana is a CM not a DM
All the players who left Milan were made to leave, anyone joined earlier than Mike is going to leave
Calabria, Theo (They accepted Como's Offer and he rejected it), Leao (getting into problems with Fonseca then Sergio) and Ismael Ben Nasser
Milan is playing with only two lines, Defence and Attack
there is no midfield, look back at the two goals Parma scored or even the Calgiari goal or the Super Cup goals two of the three goals came because of the midfield
Eden Hazard after joining Real Madrid he suffered a drop, but look at the rest of the team
they were doing well, that makes it Hazard's fault that his suffered
now look at Milan's team, everybody is suffering, they can't all be that bad at the same time
unless you play 3 midfielders like most of the teams or use Jimenez and Yunis Mousa instead of Leao and Pulisic you are going to keep on suffering
it is like Pato, Ibra, Ronaldino and Robinho, the team couldn't handle all 4 at the same time
and they pushed Ronaldino out, now they are going to do the same with Leao
if the problem is Leao, how was Milan against Empoli without him? and Feyenoord after he was subbed off?

Yeah I can’t see the end of these ridiculous 2 man midfield formations soon enough

 

[MRAMG7]

Watched this game very passively... 3/4-0 at San Siro all good. We can say all we want about Musah, but his constant movement around the pitch and his dribbling do open up space we're more dynamic with him than the statue of Fofana

 

[IL Maestro]

Yeah I can’t see the end of these ridiculous 2 man midfield formations soon enough

It has been traumatizing to watch. I feel sorry for the players living it.

 

[IL Maestro]

Milan are having two major problems
first one is technical or tactical i don't know the word in English
it is the modern football, high pressure all the time even with players who can't help with that

Giroud is too heavy to be useful in that type, he might try to run but can't be quick enough
Leao and CDK are not that tough either, especially Leao who is the main focus to get the ball forward so he usually runs a lot and tries to carry the ball and dribble past 2-3 players everytime

also in order for the high pressure to work, you need your opponents to be scared of you
you brought Ibra and kept talking about how he is going to save Milan and at the same time Corona which made you play without pressure in empty stadiums
Milan played better away than at home, not that big of a difference at first but it was there

your opponents feared you so their players made mistakes and it worked, also your players with less pressure and more confidence played better
then after that, you played in CL and faced opponents who don't fear you
forget about Liverpool game and Athletico Madrid

the two games against Porto showed your weakness, any team could lose but Milan looked really bad in those games
between those two games, Milan lost 1-3 against Sassoulo then 1-2 against Fiorentina in two successive games
coaches in Italy started noticing your weakness and using it against you

game after game and month after month, the second problem started showing or coming back
it is the mental problem

a team like Salerintana is quite weak for a team that stayed 3 seasons in Serie A
head to head 6 games in the league, I won't say you should win all of them even though it is possible
but at least 4-5 games

however what happened was that Milan only won twice, the first and the third
and drew 4 times, most of those Milan had the lead but kept giving a lot of space for them to come back
1-1 once, 2-2 twice and 3-3 once
the 2-2 game Milan got the lead 5-7 minutes in with Messias's goal then it changed to 1-2 before equalizing at the end
1-1 Milan got the lead probably Giroud then high pressure resulted in a stupid equalizer for them

Udinese last 11 games Milan won 5 and drew 3 successive games 1-1 and lost 3
the 5 wins, 4 of those were only by a goal and sometimes a great come back

now if those teams are doing this against Milan, what would you expect Fiorentina, Torino etc.. are going to do?
the players started losing confidence and feeling inferior, the losing mentality started showing

they are doing badly because of the modern football that doesn't work, it didn't work in Manchester United either and they are suffering the same problem
so you can keep blaming any individual you hate but many of those who left Milan started breathing again
Hakan in Inter, Kalulu in Juve and Adli and Alexis and Pobega etc...

the problem is in Milan and they need help, not to lose the lead against Cagliari because Fofana is used as a DM while he is clearly a CM or because they leave too much space for the opponent to come back easily

which made them go all defensive against Girona as they were scared which was what Sergio said after the game
otherwise, you are going to bring new players and a game after another they are going to be so weak mentally and lose all the confidence they had before joining Milan.

 

[doraemon]

Easy comeback on San Siro

I read the word easy before....

 

[Jivara]

Milan are having two major problems
first one is technical or tactical i don't know the word in English
it is the modern football, high pressure all the time even with players who can't help with that
Giroud is too heavy to be useful in that type, he might try to run but can't be quick enough
Leao and CDK are not that tough either, especially Leao who is the main focus to get the ball forward so he usually runs a lot and tries to carry the ball and dribble past 2-3 players everytime
also in order for the high pressure to work, you need your opponents to be scared of you
you brought Ibra and kept talking about how he is going to save Milan and at the same time Corona which made you play without pressure in empty stadiums
Milan played better away than at home, not that big of a difference at first but it was there
your opponents feared you so their players made mistakes and it worked, also your players with less pressure and more confidence played better
then after that, you played in CL and faced opponents who don't fear you
forget about Liverpool game and Athletico Madrid
the two games against Porto showed your weakness, any team could lose but Milan looked really bad in those games
between those two games, Milan lost 1-3 against Sassoulo then 1-2 against Fiorentina in two successive games
coaches in Italy started noticing your weakness and using it against you
game after game and month after month, the second problem started showing or coming back
it is the mental problem
a team like Salerintana is quite weak for a team that stayed 3 seasons in Serie A
head to head 6 games in the league, I won't say you should win all of them even though it is possible
but at least 4-5 games
however what happened was that Milan only won twice, the first and the third
and drew 4 times, most of those Milan had the lead but kept giving a lot of space for them to come back
1-1 once, 2-2 twice and 3-3 once
the 2-2 game Milan got the lead 5-7 minutes in with Messias's goal then it changed to 1-2 before equalizing at the end
1-1 Milan got the lead probably Giroud then high pressure resulted in a stupid equalizer for them
Udinese last 11 games Milan won 5 and drew 3 successive games 1-1 and lost 3
the 5 wins, 4 of those were only by a goal and sometimes a great come back
now if those teams are doing this against Milan, what would you expect Fiorentina, Torino etc.. are going to do?
the players started losing confidence and feeling inferior, the losing mentality started showing
they are doing badly because of the modern football that doesn't work, it didn't work in Manchester United either and they are suffering the same problem
so you can keep blaming any individual you hate but many of those who left Milan started breathing again
Hakan in Inter, Kalulu in Juve and Adli and Alexis and Pobega etc...
the problem is in Milan and they need help, not to lose the lead against Cagliari because Fofana is used as a DM while he is clearly a CM or because they leave too much space for the opponent to come back easily
which made them go all defensive against Girona as they were scared which was what Sergio said after the game
otherwise, you are going to bring new players and a game after another they are going to be so weak mentally and lose all the confidence they had before joining Milan.

Press ENTER from time to time

 

[sabeni]

Done watching first half, its was not that bad, only missing leao goals situation vs girona, i think 424 will work next week, we uave musah too for rotation, hope gimenez motivated on san siro

 

[ACMILANMKD]

How many times this season we see Mike concede a clumsy goal at the near post?

 

[forward]

1 step forward, 2 steps back.

I guess the biggest thing that pisses me off about Milan, is how average teams pull off high pressing / aggressive play style much better than us.
There was a rumour that Sergio complained to assistant coach that our players are losing all duels.
We probably haven't lost all duels, but we surely lost most of them.

Also, this yolo attacking line-up (Leao, Felix, Pulisic, Gimenez) will not work against physical teams.
And it makes the team unbalanced like fuck.
We don't have the midfield that can control the ball and carry it forward.

Fuck. We had a total of 2 midfielders who were ready for this match.

In return leg we need to go back to the 4-4-2.
Also, if Ibra was watching the game, he needs to start looking for midfield options in the summer starting from right fucking now.

 

[Raghav]

It was a mistake to get Felix because we only had 1 spot available to add on CL roster as Walker and Gimenez had already arrived. That spot should’ve gone to a midfielder but I guess we got screwed by Isma wanting to leave on deadline day.

Seriously fuck you midget - I supported him throughout and we have had to endure his midget pussy ass injuries for too long and then this bastard fucks us over last second - fucking little bitch .

 

[leaf]

It has been traumatizing to watch. I feel sorry for the players living it.

Carlo/ Pep often plays the 4231 and even they get run over every so often...and the level of talent at Madrid/City is much higher than what we have. I hate this formation with my whole soul. It's ill fitting to Leao and Christian.

 

[actrader10]

Felix has complicated the game. We are an counter attacking team. He needa to play a lot deeper so he can spare the passes around.

 

[Australiano1980]

I don't like this 4-2-3-1, i think the middle is too loose, Fofana will be overtasked. I'm worried, hope everything to go ok, they aren't a dumb side, they can play really well, cause us big troubles.

Good lucky to us rossoneri fellas.

Wasn't looking good that line-up at that moment.

 

[WILL2K]

Just slot in Musah in the midfield next week and we should be fine. We can easily score 3-4 goals at San Siro. One of Pulisic, Leao and Felix should be a sub then.

And hopefully, it won't rain there in Milan next week.

 

[Australiano1980]

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fecking dickhead, furlani... calling "my predecessor"... Leo's predecessor 1st!

Manage to take us back to Champions League using Borrielo, Huntelaar and Pato on the attack. Than he signed with Inter.

 

[Australiano1980]

Just slot in Musah in the midfield next week and we should be fine. We can easily score 3-4 goals at San Siro. One of Pulisic, Leao and Felix should be a sub then.

And hopefully, it won't rain there in Milan next week.

Totally agree Will.

 

[Deep Fried Pizza & Chips]

H

Chuck looked better than Leao tonight. No doubt people aren't ready for that conversation.

He lost a couple of balls and allowed people in the space behind and around him so easily.

This isn't a pro Leao or anti ChuK reply. ChuK being better than Leao is a double negative surely lol.

The issue is, as has been all season... Muh squad construction. We simply don't have wingers to bring on that can either maintain a level of quality, or mix things up enough to affect the game.

Deers and Fofana looked absolutely gassed half an hour in last night. Same situation.

Add to that and Santi didn't want to actually take a shot at his old club. He literally passed at every opportunity to have a shot.

 

[kevin_dk]

It was a mistake to get Felix because we only had 1 spot available to add on CL roster as Walker and Gimenez had already arrived. That spot should’ve gone to a midfielder but I guess we got screwed by Isma wanting to leave on deadline day.

Seriously fuck you midget - I supported him throughout and we have had to endure his midget pussy ass injuries for too long and then this bastard fucks us over last second - fucking little bitch .

Bennacer threw us under the bus for real

 

[vB9]

Manage to take us back to Champions League using Borrielo, Huntelaar and Pato on the attack. Than he signed with Inter.

lol! guy did get slapped by

 

[tonyb]

Good news is, this Feyenoord is really inconsistent and are unlikely to be as solid as today next week

also Walker made Paixao look like Messi but he’s not that

Solid? They were solid?
They were there to be beat. Very open. Bad defensively, in my eyes.

 

[Soldier_of_god]

H

He lost a couple of balls and allowed people in the space behind and around him so easily.

This isn't a pro Leao or anti ChuK reply. ChuK being better than Leao is a double negative surely lol.

The issue is, as has been all season... Muh squad construction. We simply don't have wingers to bring on that can either maintain a level of quality, or mix things up enough to affect the game.

Deers and Fofana looked absolutely gassed half an hour in last night. Same situation.

Add to that and Santi didn't want to actually take a shot at his old club. He literally passed at every opportunity to have a shot.

New play unlocked
Shanti santi

 

[Ashish]

Seriously fuck you midget - I supported him throughout and we have had to endure his midget pussy ass injuries for too long and then this bastard fucks us over last second - fucking little bitch .

 

[CanUNoTouch]

It was a mistake to get Felix because we only had 1 spot available to add on CL roster as Walker and Gimenez had already arrived. That spot should’ve gone to a midfielder but I guess we got screwed by Isma wanting to leave on deadline day.

Seriously fuck you midget - I supported him throughout and we have had to endure his midget pussy ass injuries for too long and then this bastard fucks us over last second - fucking little bitch .

If you want a chance at the likes of Antonio Silva you have to take on the likes of Felix. It's the cost of doing business with Mendes.