Week 04: AC Milan (1) vs Bologna (0) - 20/09/2009

[Sheva0172]

Good 3 points, should have done more damage though. Have to keep the momentum going for the mid week clash.

Who are we playing midweek?

 

[Lisa]

Who are we playing midweek?

Udinese

 

[Pedro]

I agree, but you talked about pedigree, which as I understand it refers to his career-long exploits rather than just those in a Milan jersey. That's how I came up with my answer anyhow.

As for his career with Milan, Inzaghi is among the top all time goalscorers, just behind Marco Van Basten. Inzaghi is no slouch

then I used the wrong word, I added (?) for a reason

anyway, YAAAy we won

 

[zZ[-_-]Zz]

Happy for the win, but we are simply too one dimensional and predictable. A 1-0 win at home against a relegation candidate doesn't really inspire much. Good job by Storari.

 

[acerвιc wιт]

Summary:

- Abate has to be in the line up some where
- Seedorf > Ronaldinho
- Storari is Milan quality
- Pirlo is rekindling his previous good form
- Inzaghi needs to start as many matches as possible

 

[dev1L]

 

[Rygaar]

then I used the wrong word, I added (?) for a reason

anyway, YAAAy we won

Indeed!!!

I was very impressed with Abate

 

[JUANES]

Who are we playing midweek?

udinese pal...on wednesday

at their home turf

God help us all

 

[Quinni 17]

Seedorf continues to make Ronaldinho look like a jizz rag. Ancelotti was right about Dinho being on the bench.

Player ratings friends?

 

[SixOneFive]

How many chances did Pippo throw away? Seriously just give Hunter ONE whole game Leo.

 

[drucurl]

Piss off ,he wasn't bad today .

exactly what did he do well today? Usual shit free kicks? Horrible shit looping passes? Lost the ball all the time? He did put in two good crosses so i guess that gives him at least a 7 right?

 

[Tobinho]

Abate was the big positive in this game, excellent at full-back in midfield. This guy can be a great player. Another positive was that Kaladze came in so comfortably next to Nesta giving us three quality centre-backs to rotate.

 

[KujaIX]

he scored a lot for Atalanta, for Juventus also, but for AC Milan there are too many seasons he didn't score a lot

inzaghi has scored 118 goals in 251 matches for us, also notcing that he is reguklarly injured aswell


i want abate to be our RB, he has shown what he can do, also i guess he could play LB and in midfield, everyone else was good, especcialy:

storari(great saves after you have done nothing for 90 mins are what makes great keepers),
nesta, rolling back the years
seedorf, got a goal
pirlo, he played well

pato doesn't seem to have the urgency or eye for goal as last year

 

[Savo]

we played AMAZING.... besides our finishing that is.....

Absolutely great formation and player selection from Leo. Also, a great sub to bring on Oddo and move Abate into midfield to give more protection down the right side. I would have liked to see Flams in the game as well, but overall, I loved what Leo did today. If we would have scored on our multiple chances we would have won 4-0 and we SHOULD have won 4-0. We need to be more clinical in front of goal. Other than that we were great.

Big up to Abate as well, I wanted him to get a whole game... he got one, and he didn't disappoint. This guy was our best player on the night. Nothing got by him at RB and he worked for the whole game. Lovely stuff.

 

[matrossoneri]

Storari sv - Pomeriggio al lago o a San Siro, è uguale

Abate 7 - All'esordio da titolare e da terzino, fa una grande prova: è lui il futuro in quel ruolo.

Nesta 7 - Commovente una progressione box to box: Sandro immortale.

Kaladze 6 - Rientro tra i titolari indolore.

Favalli 6 - Bene il professore, anche a sinistra.

Gattuso 6 - Ritrova la grinta di un tempo, anche se il gol sbagliato chiede vendetta.

Pirlo 7 - Molti errori, ma tanti passaggi azzeccati: in netta ripresa.

Ambrosini 5 - Si conferma in un periodo di ferma negativo: Flamini meriterebbe di rilevarlo.

Seedorf 6.5 - La "fortuna" di essere il match winner maschera una prestazione decisamente negativa: è in stato di grazia.

Pato 5.5 - Qualche spunto, ma è in netta fase negativa da un po'.

Huntelaar 5 - Male alla prima in casa, così come alla prima in trasferta: l'assenza di Borriello si sente.

- Inzaghi 6 - E' il solito Pippo, ma non trova il gol del raddoppio con un pizzico di sfortuna.

- Oddo 6.5 - Il suo ingresso cambia la partita, dà vivacità in fase offensiva: un giocatore recuperato.

 

[end-er]

Summary:

- Abate has to be in the line up some where
- Seedorf > Ronaldinho
- Storari is Milan quality
- Pirlo is rekindling his previous good form
- Inzaghi needs to start as many matches as possible

Spot on.

Happy for the 3 points.

 

[Savo]

Pirlo=useless shit

... correction... drucurl=useless shit

 

[PRIYO]

Good result, Storari should show more some anger at his defense for allowing them to do long shots.

 

[goja]

Happy for the win, but we are simply too one dimensional and predictable. A 1-0 win at home against a relegation candidate doesn't really inspire much. Good job by Storari.

well winning a scudetto entitles efficiency and grinding out results. i dont think that our side is one dimensional, its just that small serie a teams park a bus in front of goal and soak up pressure, relying on counterattacks. minus the 2 catastrophic errors by their defense, they played with a solid and organised back line.
when the game was more open, such as vs. marseille (still nothing near what an encounter with a spanish side would give), we played with alot more fluidity and cohesion, and creativity. it wasnt anywhere near the milan of a few years back, but its a start in the right direction.
the importnant thing is that we have the 3 points, because at the end of the season, that is all that counts.
and congrats to seedorf, brilliant 2 matches in a row

 

[Pedro]

inzaghi has scored 118 goals in 251 matches for us, also notcing that he is reguklarly injured aswell

now you are including Champions League? In Serie A his scoring stats are for AC Milan not impressive, for CL they are though

 

[SixOneFive]

exactly what did he do well today? Usual shit free kicks? Horrible shit looping passes? Lost the ball all the time? He did put in two good crosses so i guess that gives him at least a 7 right?

The free kick just went of a Bologna players head. From the footage I've seen, I'm pretty confident that it would have been a quality fk otherwise.

 

[ahmadkanafani]

Man of the Match in my opinion was Abate, he was great. Leonardo should play Abate in Midfield.

Pirlo was boring, playing the same style all the game, long balls in the penalty box and he is very slow.

Seedorf was okay but still very slow, I guess pirlo and seedorf are getting old.

Pato is in another world, he should learn to partner with the other striker, and there is lack of accuracy in his passes

Milan defense was great

 

[Tobinho]

MilanNews ratings:

Storari sv - An afternoon at the lake or at San Siro, it's the same.

Abbot 7 - First start at full-back, a big test: he is the future in that role.

Nesta 7 - Moving a progression box to box: Sandro immortal.

Kaladze 6 - A painless return to a starting place.

Favalli 6 - The professor did well on the left.

Gattuso 6 - Showed the grit of a time, even if he missed a chance.

Pirlo 7 - Many errors, but many good moments: in a revival.

Ambrosini 5 - It is confirmed in a strong negative period, Flamini deserves to start.

Seedorf 6.5 - "Lucky" to be the match winner masking a negative performance: he is in a state of grace.

Pato 5.5 - some ideas, but is in a negative phase for a while '.

Huntelaar 5 - As poor in the first home game as he was in the first away: the absence of Borriello shows.

- Inzaghi 6 - The usual Pippo, but can not find the goal of doubling with a bit of bad luck.

- Oddo 6.5 - His input changes the game by lively in attack: a recovered player.

- Jankulovski sv

 

[Az.]

exactly what did he do well today? Usual shit free kicks? Horrible shit looping passes? Lost the ball all the time? He did put in two good crosses so i guess that gives him at least a 7 right?

U were either blinded by some hatred for Pirlo or blinded by Seedorf`s black ass .If Huntelar had half the sense Pippo has at positioning he would have scored today ,Pirlo played well today .

 

[acerвιc wιт]

Storari 8
Abate 7
Nesta 7
Kaladze 6.5
Favalli 5.5
Gattuso 6
Ambrosini 6.5
Pirlo 7
Seedorf 7.5
Pato 6
Huntelaar 5.5

Inzaghi 6
Jankulovski 6
Oddo 6

Leonardo 8

 

[KujaIX]

now you are including Champions League? In Serie A his scoring stats are for AC Milan not impressive, for CL they are though

he has scored 72 in 167 in serie A for us, highly impressive for a player who's 36, he has scored

his scoring record in serie A is very impressive, he is one of the most prolfiic goalscorers ever in serie A

 

[darkw1zard]

How many chances did Pippo throw away? Seriously just give Hunter ONE whole game Leo.

If the game draws with Hunter still on the pitch, you would also come bitching abt leo

 

[ladro]

So many chances wasted while bologna almost scored from their only opportunity. Best were abate, storari and nesta while gattuso was a lolfest yet again, if youre a pirlo fanboy you will ignore his 100 useless crosses and say he was good yet if your not biased you will know he was complete and utter garbage, seedorf was horrible for the most part but did his part with the goal, inzaghi unless his 3 feet away from the goal never scores, pato was all alone and ambrosini was mediocre with 2 decent runs and no where near flaminis level.

Also I was watching manu vs shitty at the same time and seeing our team unable to make counters, useless in set pieces, no pace, unable to jump while watching the ''english'' glory made me realize that sooner than later a match will come in CL where we gonna get ripped to shreds.

 

[Az.]

Storari 8
Abate 7
Nesta 7
Kaladze 6.5
Favalli 5.5
Gattuso 6
Ambrosini 6.5
Pirlo 7
Seedorf 7.5
Pato 6
Huntelaar 5.5

Inzaghi 6
Jankulovski 6
Oddo 6

Leonardo 8

Almost spot on except Beardfacé >Kalamity .

 

[Savo]

well winning a scudetto entitles efficiency and grinding out results. i dont think that our side is one dimensional, its just that small serie a teams park a bus in front of goal and soak up pressure, relying on counterattacks. minus the 2 catastrophic errors by their defense, they played with a solid and organised back line.
when the game was more open, such as vs. marseille (still nothing near what an encounter with a spanish side would give), we played with alot more fluidity and cohesion, and creativity. it wasnt anywhere near the milan of a few years back, but its a start in the right direction.
the importnant thing is that we have the 3 points, because at the end of the season, that is all that counts.
and congrats to seedorf, brilliant 2 matches in a row

+1. finally a comment that makes sense. too many people on here just think that since its Bologna we should win 20-0, but the small Serie A teams go into these matches hoping for 1 point. They "park the bus" as you've said and its tough to break down. But, we got our breaks when we let them come at us, soaked up the pressure and got them on the counter. This is why its tougher in Serie A... because the small teams don't try to outscore you like in Spain, they just try to fuck you over and defend with 10 players so you only get 1 point.