ESPN Soccernet - Correspondents - AC MILAN - Farewell, Champions League

Posted by Matteo Bonetti on 03/10/2010

The most important game of the year produced the most disheartening result. A 4-0 loss to Manchester United highlighted our main weakness. While we came away unlucky in the first leg, today's game was a cruel reminder of the Rossoneri's lack of depth. While Inter seems to have 2-3 quality players at every position, Milan take a significant nosedive in quality when one of the usual starters goes down with injury.

Being realistic. Did we ever truly think Milan were going to win the Champions League? It's nice to dream, but this vision will remain in fantasy land for at least another season. Simply put: too many holes in this squad, not enough depth, and too many aging players on their last foot. A team too reliant on a handful of players, that opted to pick up Real Madrid's waste instead of investing the money from Kaka on a world class talent. By saving around $5 million, they went from Luis Fabiano to Huntelaar. That's the equivalent of spending $5 less for a big whopper instead of opting for the filet mignon.

Not only am I humiliated by Milan's lackadaisical display, but also that of the Serie A as a whole. If no Italian teams go through this round, Germany will pass Italy in the FIFA rankings. What does this mean? Well, the Serie A would only be able to send its top three teams to the CL, and Germany would send four. Meaning we would have teams like Roma, Juve or Fiorentina replaced by Bundesliga sides with names I cannot even pronounce. The scariest thought is supporting Inter against Chelsea. Rooting for our most hated rivals (since they hold the key to keeping the Serie A prospering) would be the soccer equivalent to adultery.

So what went wrong? Lets start off by counting the injuries. Our best lineup is: Abbiati, Zambrotta, Silva, Nesta, Antonini, Ambrosini, Pirlo, Flamini, Pato, Borriello, Ronaldinho. It seems that when one of these players goes down, the entire team is rattled. Milan need a semi-overhaul in the summer if they want to be serious Champions League contenders. At this rate, we cannot expect much more than a quarter final finish.

Player/Coach Ratings:

Leonardo Nascimiento de Araujo, a.k.a Leonardo - 1.0 : I'm going to put this statement in bold so it sounds more threatening. WHY on earth do you decide to put Ambrosini as a center back, a position he has never played before, in the most important game of the season. Right after this move, Manchester scores a goal. How can you make the team so unbalanced? What were you expecting? I'm still speechless from this error. It was really the turning point of the game.

C. Abbiati - 4.0 : Suffered from the Dida plague today. Looked uncomfortable at the back, and had a hard time keeping his goal kicks on the field.

I. Abate - 5.0 : His defensive weaknesses exposed yet again. Even an obese 50 year old Maradona could probably dribble past him at this point. Wasn't allowed room to exploit the Manchester defense with his searing pace, and his crosses were off target for the most part.

M. Jankulovski - 0.0 : Milan's wing back without wings.. I would give a negative score but zero should suffice. Here's what I do not comprehend. Just a few weeks ago Milan were desperate to offload him to Inter, (and it would have happened had he not rejected the offer) and now he is the starting left back in the most important game of the season. With all the experience he has, you'd think he would be tactically sound. Quite the opposite: a poor defender, gave away possession too often, and lacks the speed to beat his man on the wing. His crosses have also taken on the Massimo Oddo flight path: meaning they sail onto unsuspecting fans, nearly decapitating them. Oh, but other than that he was great!

A. Nesta knee swelling - 10.0 : The second Nesta is out of the game, the backline becomes a shadow of its former self. Thiago Silva all of the sudden becomes hesitant, and opposing goals start pouring in. What a horrible time to lose a world class defender.

Milan are just not the same without Nesta ©Getty Images

D. Bonera - 4.5 : Was at fault for the first goal. Mediocre effort, although he was matched up against arguably the toughest striker in the world to defend.

T.Silva - 5.5 : When Nesta isn't paired up with him at the back, he becomes a shell of his former self. Usually a stellar center back, he made a few mistakes today. On the other hand, he showed us glimpses of his creativeness, vision, and attacking ability. Lobbed a wonderful ball to a wide open Huntelaar who clumsily butchered an attempted shot.

A. Pirlo - 8.0 : When he is on his game, he is the finest play-maker in the world. Today, he teased us with defense splitting passes that were perfected to the millimeter. Held possession wonderfully, and orchestrated plenty of attacks.

Ronaldinho - 7.5 : Almost scored a header in the initial minutes. Paired with Pirlo, they put on a scintillating display of creativeness that was countered by the ineptitude of the two strikers.

M. Borriello - 5.0 : One of my favorite players, but I'm starting to notice a rather unsavory pattern. It pains me to say this, but it is becoming apparent that he shines only against mediocre competition. When the defenses become world class, he often disappears. In his defense, he is aggressive, (the anti-Huntelaar) runs around the pitch like a madman, constantly presses opponents, creates space for other players, and if given a half chance he can score spectacular volleys with his left foot. The question remains if he can be the starting striker for a team with Champions League trophy aspirations.

K.J. Huntelaar - 4.0 : Squandered opportunities. Made a mess of a beautiful lob from Silva that he should have volleyed in the back of the net. Missed a wide open header in front of goal. He simply looks out of his element. He might score goals against the likes of Catania and Udinese, but becomes a lumbering cadaver when faced against tougher opposition. His nonchalant efforts make me even more frustrated watching him, as he seemed to cringe at the physicality received from Vidic and Ferdinand. He shies away from contact and seems to just stroll around the field. To this day, I'm still not sure what type of attacker he is. He is not a target man and doesn't possess any discernible athletic or physical characteristics. One moment of brilliance is overshadowed by 50 moments of incompetence. Bring on Edin Dzeko.

M. Ambrosini - 6.5 : You cannot really fault our Captain Courageous for letting Manchester score. Leonardo had a moment of psychosis and decided to put perennial midfielder in a center back role. And naturally, a disaster occurred shortly after. His passing was not as sharp as were accustomed to seeing, but his constant hustle around the pitch is enough to win the respect of any fan.

M. Flamini - 5.5 : Disastrous mistakes in the beginning were countered by a valiant effort in the second half. Seems to play much better as a fullback. Ran around like a madman, had a few key defensive stops, but also suffered from mental lapses where he gave away possession too easily.

Rooney was a monster in this series, having scored four goals in two games against us. He seemed to single-handedly carry his team and is an absolute nightmare for opposing defenses. Just ask Daniele Bonera and Thiago Silva.

As my Champions League dreams have been crushed, we can only hope for a scudetto in the Serie A to quell some of the emotional pain associated with such a humiliating defeat.

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Comments

Posted by Raul on 03/11/2010

Borriello and Huntelaar both sucked tonight!

Posted by bram on 03/11/2010

this is the learning year. for leonardo, it is. galliani must learn that pep guardiola came from being head coach of the youth team, while leonardo was a scout.

i personally believe we'd only going to shoot 2nd serie a this year. inter is much too deep to be defeated, though they seemed out of their shape lately. we might only be able to dream if inter goes far in the champions league

-BRAM-

as for the game itself, i only watched the 1st half, then go back to sleep, since the game was started at 2.30 AM Indonesian time

Posted by hari narayanan, chennai , india on 03/11/2010

the overhaul wont cum. galliani n co will give sum kinda excuse again. as for edin dzeko i hope we can get him. but milan wont spend that much money on him...sure of that. the team has gone from bein a world beater to a mediocre team. we have becum a laughin stock. esp here in india were the premier league is most popular. jus hope tat decent investment goes into the team and we get the emergin talents and not the discards.

Posted by vperezpriego on 03/11/2010

I am deeply dissapointed of my team because it seems to fall down on key moments..as bram says we seem to aim for 2nd place only or even 3rd if Roma continues making a good tournament, i dont know what happens with Milan when they have a good chance and they waste it...it was good to lose today, it will make Leonardo and all the team to meditate and work on the lacks of the team...maybe it was humiliating but we will arise i know.

Posted by D on 03/11/2010

This game was a joke. Agree completely with your rating of Leonardo - kept thinking through the whole match how much he was out coached. He's just not that good with tactics. Also agree on Boriello - bring on Dzeko.
Respectfully disagree on some other points though:
Fabiano would have been a mistake. I'll take JKH with 6 goals in limited appearances at 23 yrs old and $5M less over 29 yr old Fabiano and his 9 goals any day of the week.
Wouldn't give Pirlo anything higher than a 6. Park really limited him.
Disagree on the Serie A representation as an overarching critique. I believe all Serie A fans should be extremely proud of Fiorentina and their performance.
I like what Galliani is doing grabbing a bunch of younger players - should bode well for the team in 3 - 5 years.
Think we need to sell both Boriello and JKH to bring in Dzeko. I'd even sell Ronnie and replace him with a younger midfielder/winger (Inler or even Hernanes anyone?).
As far as the defence: Bring on Bonucci!

Posted by Matteo Bonetti on 03/11/2010

Thank god you are not the Milan manager! Joking, but wanting to sell Ronaldinho should be considered a form of blasphemy. Why Bonucci? So he could wither away on our bench. If there's any position where we do not need reinforcements it's central defender. Anyone remember Onyewu? And the point I made with JKH and Borriello is that they score fine in the Serie A, but once they're matched up with significantly tougher opposition, their games are easily neutralized. Also, to say Leonardo is not good at tactics is too general and also very inaccurate. Not only did he devise the best formation for the players he had at his disposal, but should be looked at as a central figure for the rebirth of Ronaldinho.

And being a fan of Italian soccer in general, I am proud of Fiorentina, and they should have passed that round. Unfortunately they were robbed in the first leg.

Posted by D on 03/11/2010

Matteo -
Ronaldinho is a world class talent - no denying that. I love seeing him orchestrate the attack. It's frustrating to watch him give up though when he loses possession or doesn't get a call his way. Why not cash in now when the value is likely at its peak - think Kaka but utilizing the money rec'd in return better.
I'll give Leo all the credit in the world for Ronaldinho's re-emergence, but when it comes to scheming a tactical arrangement to not only take advantage of your players offensive skills, but gameplan the entire contest .. Leo doesn't have it yet. I hope he continues to develop and figure it out, but look at Prandelli and his approach to Bayern as a comparison, or better yet how Ferguson (not a fan of btw) schemed to sick Park all over Pirlo. Don't think any of us can say with any degree of confidence yet that Leo has these skills yet.

Posted by D on 03/11/2010

continued ...
as for the defense, don't see how Bonucci would sit on the bench. Do we all agree Silva isn't at his best when Nesta's out? Can we also agree Nesta's good health isn't the most assured thing? The toll of Serie A plus european competition appears to be too much for him anymore.
Bonera? He's not the answer in the middle and plays better on the wing.
Onyewu? Is he still hanging out in LA or is he back to training yet? He's got potential but he's struggled. It was not a smooth transition for him to the italian game before the injury.
Even Lippi broke out of his usual stubborn self to call up Bonucci and go with some new faces. Why not go after a very young emerging central defender with great size and a tremendous upside that we could probably get for a reasonable price instead of overpaying for an aging defender like Mexes or Vidic? U've got Favalli all over again.
Dzeko...when u think what he could do in a game like the other night it makes sense to get him.

Posted by Matteo Bonetti on 03/11/2010

Comparing Leonardo to other coaches who have 10-20 years more experience isn't fair. I'd say he has had a successful rookie season thus far. And although Pirlo was tightly marked, he still produced a number of perfect lobs that penetrated the MU defense.

As for OUR defense. I think we can both agree that Milan's lavish spending days are over. So why reinforce our strongest position by adding Bonucci when there are so many other holes? Assuming either Thiago Silva or Nesta goes down, we have Bonera (who was just called up to the Italian National Team). What Milan really needs is an elite fullback and striker. Abate is a work in progress. I'm a big Antonini fan, and he should remain as the starting left back. Zambrotta has had a serious decline with age, and Oddo cannot be considered anything more than mediocre.

Posted by acmilandrew on 03/11/2010

When we continue to be sentimental in all our decisions we'll continue to fail.All those OAP's in the team will get their customary one year extension instead of cutting them loose.Dont know where you got your ratings for Dinho and Pirlo but certainly not from this match.They were each as bad as the other.The fact that we gave up after the Rooney opener is most galling.If Galliani doesnt feel its time to break up this team then we should get used to failure from now on.

Posted by Pagliuca on 03/11/2010

I have to agree on nunmerous points:
a-Leondardo: agan right idea but his inexperience in a high competition like this brought his downfall on this occacsion. Had this been Spaletti, Mancini, or Capello would this have happened? Milan is a type of team you don't experiment with unless you know what you're doing from the locker room and field perspective.
b-Depth: Inter has it say what you want. We don't! Maybe 3 years ago we had depth but now it's a different story.
c-Squad: Good players but I think physcologically the two blown chances just ripped them. Unlike Milan to give up but it happend. Also, Bonera injury prone and not playing hurt him. Zambro should have been given the chance against Roma, and then "maybe" to have started against Manchester. Considering Janko? Roni-no one to play with. Ambro-face it he can't do it all himself. Flamini-I think can be Gattusso's replacement, and on these nights why not Gattusso?
d-Front office: Either open the wallet or sell. That simple!

Posted by Anonymous on 03/11/2010

yes. i agree with matteo on the central defence part. the team has too many holes that buyin another centre bak wud be bad. as for buyin dzeko...i dunno if we shd sell huntelaar. boriello would be useless on the bench. dzeko will hold up play and we cant play these 2 together. plus inzhagi is old n we cant depend on him anymore. so i say we go with dzeko, huntelaar n pato. and try mouldin zigoni n adiyah. and surely one full back should be bought. we shd have got that ali chissokho guy but galliani chose to let it slip. suicidal. antonini must be given a chance as hes rapidly improving. and a promising yound midfielder who can be tutored by pirlo or seedorf will give us some depth. eventually wel have to replace them and now is the right time, wen this defeat is still burnin hot inside our camp. alas, berlusconi lives in denial. hope he opens his eye soon and faces reality.

Posted by michael on 03/12/2010

Matteo...
Brilliant article. Another thing Galliani must remember is after Guardiola came in for Barcelona, they made an investment in Dani Alves, Pique etc. I still believe that the biggest problem in the squad is our midfield. It is far too slow and we cannot play a wide attacking formation with so little pace. Depth is something many of the Serie A sides with the exception of Inter lack.

Bonucci is a remarkable talent and he has to be snapped up before another big club does. He has the composure and class of Nesta and may even be starter over Thiago. Even if he sits on the bench the number of games in which we have a defender injured is large enough that he will play more than half the season. Bonucci is comfortable on the wings of defence as well.

Hernanes is the type of player we need at Milan. The Milan youth should be given more chances in the Serie A however I don't see any with the exception of De Vito being any use to Milan.

Also call Adiyiah up instead of Inzaghi

Posted by Matteo Bonetti on 03/12/2010

Michael:

Now that Nesta is out indefinitely with a knee injury, Bonucci seems like a wise investment. His partner Ranocchia in central defense is also a very good prospect. One or the other should be snapped up this summer (depending on the severity of Nesta's injury.)

Posted by D on 03/12/2010

Posted by Rizzardo on 03/12/2010

Good article. I was also confused by the half time move. I understand being down 1-0 so you have to move to a more offensive mode, but the problem as I see it was at the onset of the game.
As hard working as Ambro and Flamini played overall (before Ambro got moved to the back)- I didn't understand why Leonardo started two defensive mids rather than featuring a midfield with Seedorf and/or Beckham to put the focus on scoring early. You start the game needing a 2-0 win and you put Flamini and Ambrosini in as 2/3rds of your midfield?? Milan had chances, many falling to Flamini's tireless efforts. But he, like Gattuso, is not of the attacking mindset. Seedorf and Beckham made a huge difference in the 2nd half as far as attacking chances, but then one counterattack exposed the weakened defense.
I'd have rather seen a starting XI of (given the injuries):
Abiati
Abate, Silva, Flamini or Favali, Janku
Pirlo, Ambro, Seedorf
Ronnie, Borriello, Huntelaar

but we need more depth!

Posted by gentile on 03/13/2010

Dear Matteo,

The worse part of all this is what you've stated above, and that is the impact on how "Italian" soccer is rated and the ramifications to our CL slots.

As a Bari born Juve supporter (now living in the US) it also sickens me to know that I now need to support Inter as "our" last hope in the CL.

That "our" is the fundamental problem right there - while we continue to dilute and suppress young home grown Italian talent by buying foreigners to feature in Serie A's starting 11, the English recruit our top coaches then have the audacity to call "english" football the best in the world.

The "6 + 5" rule is now all quiet - Italian soccer must get back to its roots otherwise we'll simply be making other countries better and a select few clubs and FOREIGN coaches richer.

Its a disgrace that Inter calls itself an Italian club given the lack of Italians it starts week to week. Unfortunately its about $ vs protecting what was once a valued tradition but at what cost?

Posted by Rodger on 03/13/2010

What are you talking about, central defence is Milan's weakest position. It is Nesta, Silva and nobody. Why else would Nesta going down be such a huge loss, any other position there is at least a glimmer of hope in the replacement being up to the task. Bonera got called up, big deal he's awful, and Lippi doesn't have a clue anyway. Plus he was hurt in the first half which is why Seedorf came in and Ambro was forced into playing CD as Milan had no other options. 38 year old Favalli, or Gattuso prehaps, may have to team with Silva against Chievo. As for Onyewu, have you seen him play? He makes Kaladze look like Baresi.

Posted by Jason on 03/13/2010

Time for an American to save us? I didn't think Oguchi would get playing time with Nesta's form, but I put Guch over Kahka and Bonera's current form. Matteo, what do you think our chances are of getting Dzeko or Hernanes? Or even bringing back Paloschi?

Posted by marco on 03/13/2010

nice article matteo...
i totally agree with u,nice 2 read article that wrote by fans like u..seems milan need a bit of revolution by time b4 start of next season..4 me,now milan just need 2 hold on n try 2 cope with injuries problem coz inter already lose to catania last nite..surely the scudetto is up 2 grab..what am i really worried bout now is nesta's injuries..he's the key of milan 2 win scudetto this season...dinho done his job at forward,pirlo also the same...but defenders side really makes me worried...
4 next season,milan really needs a bit of good signing..bring dzeko..milan need striker like him due 2 the way of milan playing..at my sight,milan now just depends on their XI only..but when there's a injuries,the formation become miserable..take defeat by MANU as a lesson..love 2 see gourcuff wearing milan's jersey again...FORZA MILAN...

Posted by Matteo Bonetti on 03/13/2010

Rodger:

Nesta going down would be a huge loss for any club. World class defenders are irreplaceable. When you dub a player like Bonera to be "awful" could you please provide explanations that warrant such a hasty title? He is more than a serviceable backup and a solid, versatile defender overall. As for Onyewu, I've seen him play plenty of times. While he did not impress me at all in the 2006 World Cup, he made a name for himself in the Confederations Cup this past year holding his own against sides like Italy and Brazil. You are quick to pass judgment even though he hasn't even had a chance to prove his worth yet.

Posted by Matteo Bonetti on 03/13/2010

Jason:

Dzeko has continued to express his desire to play for Milan, but Wolfsburg were unwilling to let him go. If Milan decide to raise their offer this summer, then we'll see if Wolfsburg bite. As Madrid proved, no player is untouchable. So I found it humorous when Wolfsburg gave him that label. As for Hernanes.. I'm more of a believer in acquiring home grown talent before plucking International players. Why not acquire someone like Luca Cigarini to be a Vice-Pirlo?

Posted by Milan 1963 on 03/14/2010

I understand the frustration and anger in all comments, yes it is humiliating to loose 4 nil against a team we have regularly beaten in recent past. Let's look at the "bright" side if there is one, after this underperformance, I really hope that our dear owners are going to look seriously in what the team is missing. And I say yes bring on Dzeko, bring on young italian players and god knows there are many good ones around and let the "cariatidi" (Favalli, Oddo, Jankulowski, Dida, SuperPippo, Zambro, Gattuso......) go and take a well deserved and long overdue retirement.
Too bad Favalli didn't play, I would have loved to read your comments on the joke it would have produced.

Posted by Matteo Bonetti on 03/14/2010

Milan 1963:

I'd say Jankulovski gave me enough material to work with. Even more so than the bearded backup.

Posted by Italia on 03/14/2010

Jankulovski was absolutely horrendous in the game. J.S.Park's goal was completely his fault for letting space down his wing and making a slow reaction. Not to mention Marek's lackadaisical approch to defending. He waited for the opposition to make a move and when they did, he was cought off guard and failed to react to prevent the danger.

Matteo Bonetti

A little generous on the Pirlo rating. He did provide that precise free-kick cross for Ronaldinho in the opening stages and some other significant passes, but other than that he somewhat struggled to get more balls forward as Park did well to confine him.

Also, incorrect rating on Silva. I personally thought Silva had a largely dismal game as he failed to prevent the headers my Manchester United and was slow in his reactions as Centre-Back. He too played a dispirited game and left spaces in the defence along with Bonera for United to exploit.

Abbiati was faulty also as Rooney's first header highlighted his bad positioning

Posted by Wess on 03/14/2010

Hi all,

First, 10x for this article. I would like to share my views on the game. Two players where not at their best since the beggining, Ambro & Bonera. I knew b4 the game that our full-backs would struggle. They did what the could (which I know was enuff). But Ambro & Bonera's position was more influencial (So it matters whether they play good or bad). As for the so called Hunter, He is good but he really needs to build on his confidence.

Posted by Anonymous on 03/14/2010

Leo should of stuck with the 4-3-3 with
Abiatti
Abate - Silva - Kaladze - Zambro,
Ambro - Pirlo - Seedorf,
Boriello - Inzaghi - Ronni
I know you will critisize my choice, but here are the reasons of the selection. Kaladze maybe poor, but he is a defender who can push the ball faster to midfiled/attack (i.e. he can build up play from the back) Zambro Im sure wud of struggled against Valencia, but he is much better than Janku & he is more dangerous going forward. Putting Seedorf nxt to Ronnie, if you notice both of them have this sense of understanding & especially Seedorf & when we put him on the left it would have cased Flecther to drift to right to help Gary.N, Ambro on the right side would have helped Abate to close Nani, Thus Scholes or Evra would need to come to that side to help, Which im sure Boriello would of caused problems for them. As for Pirlo he would have been a decoy for Kaladze or Silva to push forward & supply Ronnie/Inzag

Posted by Raghav on 03/14/2010

Bonera is the Gilardino of defense - not good enough for a big club like Milan - and that is an insult to Gilardino. PLEASE get rid of this guy

Posted by punditguy on 03/15/2010

MATTEO BONETTI;

And you still think we dont need Dzeko?!?!?!? No offense but if you dont, somethings wrong with you. Borriello is just another Gilardino! We NEED Dzeko more than he needs us!

Other players i would also love to see: De Silvestri, Krasic, Hernanes, Astori,Giuseppe Rossi.

That would be a classic Milan side which can compete on all fronts!

Posted by Anonymous on 03/15/2010

I think that we shouldn't really criticise Pirlo that much. For me, he was rated exactly by his worth. We must not forget that he's old, so its no wonder Park made it difficult for him to be at his best. About the summer transfers, i believe that we should think about replacements first. After all, neither Pirlo, Nesta, Abbiatti, Dida, Jankulovski, Gattusso, are all old, and might soon start losing form. Don't you think we need to insure ourselves against those things, especially now that Nesta seems to be getting more injury prone? I say we go for a new defender, while trying to keep and improve the young strikers we already have, like Adiyiah

Posted by Zgoggles on 03/16/2010

Very well said, its going to be like adultry cheering for the last Italian side in the champs league.
That said, i think it very important for the league that Inter does well, just a shame it couldnt be AC.

Posted by Matteo Bonetti on 03/16/2010

punditguy:

Read in the my article the phrase: "bring on Edin Dzeko."

Posted by Lato on 03/17/2010

No hard feelings.We will get there soonest.Milan remains my team any day and for life.No matter what we see today and how we played,we remain Euro Champions.

Posted by Kaka (yes its me) on 03/17/2010

But why wouldn't you want me back? :(

Posted by Lorenzo on 03/19/2010

if milan sign mario yepes on free transfer i will be convinced that galliani silvio and co no longer love the team like they use to. they no longer care about the fans and i will stop following the team i have supported for as long as i remember until il cavalliere crepa. this teams needs more then just dzeko, it needs 2 midfielders, a centreback a couple wing backs a goalkeeper a winger.... we will never get better then what chelsea offered for pirlo or then what man city offered for gattuso. players past their prime. at least gattusso is getting paid less now though...i guess.

Posted by FaRa on 03/19/2010

Mr. Bonetti:
I agree with your point on bringing in Dzeko and personally am a big fan as we both come from the same region. However, wouldnt that 30-40million euros be more useful for a fullback and some midfield reinforcement so we can claim we have a counter attack ? The 3 man attacking formation with borriello or Huntelaar would be much more of a threat if you add a krasic and a criscito or hernanes/rafinha. It seems as if the Prime minister has lost the will to spend, we will have to be smart with every penny in the future

Posted by faizal on 03/19/2010

Milan NEED midfielder player like AARON LENNON!!!

Posted by Basheer on 03/19/2010

Lets hope on d scudetto this season & believe in faith that AC Milan can still top d league b4 d end of d season, this will be a compensation for d humiliating defeat @ old trafford, i think i will put d blame on Leonardo, why did he left Seedorf on bench in d first half of d game, Seedorf & Inzaghi should have start up d game, they've got experience in playing game like this, they've also been to old trafford so many times and i really believed they are still very fit to start d game this sad day but i think Leo can learn from his mistakes. I think we should also reshuffled some members of d team, In d likes of Kahka Kaladze, Guiseppe Favalli, Ambrozzini e.t.c. I think i will reserve my coments here, We need a positive change soonest & Almighty God will prevailed. I can't proud of my team again....

Posted by FTB on 03/20/2010

Yeah.

Right.

If Flamini were playing, you'd be facing Bayern Muenchen in the next round now.

ROFL

Posted by punditguy on 03/20/2010

MATTEO BONETTI;

Who would you like to see in Milan from nest season? Realistically...

Posted by Milanluvr on 03/22/2010

Man Inzaghi is getting old!When is he going 2 retire. He plays good but, honestly he shud quit becuz even though he was old ppl still fault him like crazy!!!!

Posted by kush on 03/24/2010

milan's cheap summer transfer targets: balotelli[b4 he becomes too expensiv], joe cole[creative attacking m/fielder who can defend& take pressure of ronnie], kwadwo asamoah[to understudy pirlo], armand traore

Posted by Devon De Millan on 03/24/2010

Leonardo could v done far better than what we saw with the caliber of players he had..........I am still sad and i don't know when i will over come this shameful defeat....I wouldn't take it kindly at all next year.........We WANT MORE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE TROPHIES...........long live AC MILAN..

Posted by ARNAB MANDAL on 03/25/2010

Every thing has gone.we will surely grab a big zero.The loss in the hand of Parma has demolished our slim hope.I think Milan president is busy to decorate his home instead of Milan.We cannot expect more in next season.Milan must need two strikers-Dzeko and Podoloski,and a midfielder like Lennon. other wise no chance at all.

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