Well, after the trashing of Chievo we have the Derby. Inter wants second place, we want second place, so we must defeat our neighbors. Sheva has a slight tendon problem, and Inzaghi has a fever, so Gila will be the lone striker upfront in the return of the Christmas Tree Formation. (4-5-1). We need to beat Inter. No excuses. Forza Milan!
I'm hoping there's no violence. Inter fans have been getting progressively worse and worse. This venue could be where some things boil over, and poor Dida was the victim of that last time. Hoping for a good match, and a victory would go a long way in holding 2nd place.
All I know is that we can't lose. We play hard for 90 minutes and we go away as winners. I believe that Kaka and Gila can produce for us. FORZA MILAN!!!
You know what...all I want is no injuries on our part. We have massive two games against Barca, and I want no one (especially our geriatric players...you know who they are) to get even a knick. Win or lose against the Catalans, I want to know what we can do when we're nearly at full strength. (I'm saddened that Deco is suspended and Messi won't recover in time, as they can use that as an excuse). Let Inter come to us since they need the win, and we finish them on the counter. My preferred backline of Serginho-Kaladze-Nesta-Stam is not possible with the Dutchman being injured, so I think Maldini or Costacurta, and probably a combination of the two, can just...and only just...do the job. Pirlo has to wake up now, though. FORZA MILAN!!! (and for a reminder to all in the States, the game is on GOL TV tomorrow Friday at noon EST, due to the rescheduling.)
3 points to get away from Inter would the perfect recipy for Barca coming home. I hope we can beat them have a confidence booster for the CL semis. FORZA MILAN!!!
Just a warning, I got 2 trojans when using PPLive. I'm about 99.9% sure it was from that program too, because I did a bootscan after I used it one time. Then I reformatted and reinstalled with just PPLive, and sure enough the same trojan.
0-0 at the half. Pretty boring so far. Milan has been dominating near the end, we just can't seem to finish off our plays. Mancini clogged up the midfield with a 4-5-1 formation, while we went with a 4-4-2 with Sheva and Gila upfront. Our lineup: Dida Cafu Nesta Kaladze Maldini Pirlo Gattuso Seedorf Kaka' Shevcenko Gilardino
Gila needs to stop flopping and diving and actually try to score a goal. It's getting frustrating watching him play.
Dida made a lot of errors. This was one of the most dullest derbies of recent years. Kaladze scored a golazzo though. Atleast we won...
Its hard not to feel sorry for Inter, soo many wicked players but they all just plain suck as a unit. I mean what was Mancini thinking having Adriano attack the Milan back-line by himself? Totally ludicrous if you ask me. Anyways this is a good moral boost for the Tuesday meet, hopefully Pirlo can find some bloody form by that time cause at the moment he's ridiculously bad.
I think we can take a lot of things out of the derby from a World Cup perspective. First, if the form of the Brazilians who are playing in Italy is any indicator, Brazil should start to worry. As Adriano again demonstrated today, he is a shadow of his former self. Now, some might argue that it was Mancin's fault as he left him isolated the entire match; however, Adriano is not the same player as years' past. Also, Dida would scare the hell out of me in goal. He was lucky not to be penalized for two goals today with some terrible attempts to come out. Also, I hope Brazil do not seriously intend to start Cafu come this summer. Perhaps it is time to move on at that role. Finally, Kaka has been largely ineffective this season and that trend continued today. However, knowing Brazil, these players will transform come World Cup time when they put on their yellow shirts. Second, we (Italy) also have to worry. Pirlo looks out of it this season and he was not too effective today. He is not even doing anything on set pieces anymore. Also, I do not want to see Gila starting for the NT. He missed a complete sitter in the first half today and was flopping around the rest of the game. I don't think it should come as any surprise that Pippo is being preferred to him. Also, Materazzi was disastrous, as always. He could have been sent off again for that ruthless shoulder tackle on Gila in the second half. On the bright side, at least we have Gattuso who has been on outstanding form, once again playing his heart out yet again for his team. Also, Nesta was superb all game long. He had Adriano in his pocket all game long which should bode well if we play Brazil this summer. For one, the intimidation factor surely will not be there.
It's always good to stick it to Inter. That said, I'm more than happy that there are no injuries going into the Barca match. I think we should be able to hold on to second place.