TEAMS NEWS: Barcelona are without Jordi Alba, Jonathan dos Santos, Ibrahim Afellay and Isaac Cuenca. Milan have to deal without Marco Amelia, Matias Silvestre, Mattia De Sciglio, Antonio Nocerino, Giampaolo Pazzini and Stephan El Shaarawy. Matchday 4 of the Champions League group stage kicks off at 20:45 CET (Italy time) at the Camp Nou.
Finished: Barcelona 3-1 Milan
FC Barcelona (4-3-3) – Gerardo Martino
Victor Valdes; Daniel Alves, Gerard Pique, Javier Mascherano, Adriano Correia; Xavi Hernandez, Sergio Bosquets, Andres Iniesta; Alexis Sanchez, Lionel Messi, Neymar Jr.
Bench: Pinto (GK), Montoya, Bartra (DEF), Fabregas, Song (MID), Tello and Pedro (FW).
AC Milan (4-4-1-1) – Massimiliano Allegri
Christian Abbiati; Ignazio Abate, Philippe Mexes, Cristian Zapata, Urby Emanuelson; Andrea Poli, Riccardo Montolivo, Nigel De Jong, Sulley Muntari; Ricardo Kaka; Robinho.
Bench: Coppola (GK), Constant, Zaccardo, Bonera (DEF), Birsa, Balotelli, Matri (FW).
Referee: Milorad Mažić (SRB).
————castilas———
abate/sygna—-rami—–mexes—-de secolio
————poli——–de jong——-pastore/mata
————————-honda——————-
——-bal 45—————–el 92————–
this team could do wonders
The interesting part is that we don’t necessarily need Mata or Pastore. Im not sure why you left Kaka out, but simply put Honda where Mata/Pastore is, and put Kaka where Honda is. We have the players minus one solid CB, we just need a new coach.
ok
Kaka was Great, he got his speed back
@philmicester..even if we got all best starting eleven from all over the world, if alegry still on the bench..hemm, winning trophy is just a dream bro
yh thats tru but i was sleepy when i made that formation cut a guy sum slack ppl lol it was rubbish 4 realz
hypocrites complaining about Neymar penalty. now you know how Ajax felt when we robbed them in the 92nd minute after a balotelli dive. they would have had 6 points now and we will have 4. And as far as away matches go, ever since Allegri took over we have won JUST 3 away games in 14 attempts. think hard about that if you expected a win here or a win at. celtic.
I don’t remember “robbing” Ajax. Didn’t they get away with a handball in the penalty area in the first half?
Bottom line is that our defense sucks and the coach and Galliani are responsible for that – Allegri because he can’t coach and Kojak for bringing the players we have. Galliani brought in Acerbi, Mesbah, Bonera, Mexes etc. All he has to do is compare those players to Maldini, Donadoni, Albertini, Baresi, Costacurta, Silva and he should figure out that he is losing it and should retire. He said Tevez was too expensive for us at 9mil and he went ahead and wasted 12 mil on Matri – WTF is he thinking?
He also said Milan would invest in youth and then sends Patenga on load and doesn’t bring up Cristante. I would much rather see Gattuso, Pirlo, Nesta, Seedorf, Inzaghi, Ambro in our team than the players we have now – they were old but had class and knew what it meant to play for Milan. It was an honor for them to play for our beloved club – almost none of the players we have now have the desire and pride to play for Milan. It’s a shame what Milan has become – I hope Barbara kicks Allegri’s and Galliani’s… Read more »
Red and blacks let’s face it. 4-3-3 those more harm than good to milan. It leaves the team stiff! No creativity, and we play too wide! Milan has a lot of players at its disposal, but the management is just wack! I still think 4-2-3-1 is the ideal formation for thie team..
Abbiati/Gabriel
Abate Rami Mexes desciglio/Constant.
Montolivo/Cristante De Jong/muntari
Honda/Poli Kaka/Birsa/Saponara. El shaarawy/Robinho.
Balotelli/Pazzini.
Coach: Di Matteo
This formation will definitely deliver when u shuffle among these players.. This should be our formation from January
Clarence Seedorf WILL succeed Massimiliano Allegri as the next coach AC Milan. La Repubblica says Seedorf, currently playing in Brazil with Botafogo, has signed a pre-contract with Milan and will take charge at the end of this season. Seedorf will gain his necessary coaching badges by April and there is a penalty clause of €1 million in compensation should either party walk away from the agreement. Milan president Silvio Berlusconi negotiated the deal himself, though it has also the support of his No2, Adriano Galliani. Massimiliano Allegri will remain in charge of Milan for the remainder of the season before… Read more »
Matri is a joke!!!
I agree…afta montolivo was given d captaincy he has been playing noting….his meant to b our own pirlo instead I c more of muntari Dan him on d pitch.No creativity 4rm him at all.We need SES and pazzini back asap
Matri played like 6 minutes and you say he’s a joke?
No one ever said Montolivo will be our next Pirlo. Pirlo is better in attack, Montolivo is better in defence. Also, in yesterdays game the space between midfielders and attackers was way too big from time to time. It’s impossible to be ‘creative’, if the only players you can give an easy pass are the defenders or another midfielder.
Make Ricky or Nigel captain of Milan.
nigel cant be captain…alot of indispline…me i think picking a young boys would be good…el 92 or MDS can do it…youth police
Milan did better than the first match to be honest; but they were undone by their off the ball movement this left Barcelona with time and space to do their thing.
The mentality of the team is quite low at the moment and I wonder why am still commenting on this team when Galliani thinks he knows it all and still kept the Inept as coach.
The sack Allegri call seems to be the stalest cry in European football.
Its obvious that the players need new motivation that Kaka alone cannot give.
allegriiiii!!!!!
1st season ..winners
2nd season ..runners up
3rd season ..3rd
4th season ..?????
bt am sure its normal for his gragh going down…he is a coach of low calibre..low profile,pipo lyk morinho would hav resigned to save there name…
if we keep him for the next 2 seasons am seeing milan relegated …
pick pipo who have enjoyed football..won trophies even as players coz they kno how it pains to lose and destroy the big teams reputation….
if i was max i can resign and go to a small club
i watched the 2nd half,here’s my take. 1. Zapata should NEVER be allowed to pass to anybody,his forward passes were 99% bad.slow passes lacking accuracy and any power on it. He seemed to be in a state of stupor. Anticipation is one of the required talents of a centreback. Zapata lacks it. Mexes made late interceptions but was positionally indisciplined. Tactical discipline was lacking in him too. 2. Montolivo had a poor game in the second half i watched. His crossfield passes led to turnovers almost every time with deadly effect for barca. The captain’s armband at milan is heavy,but… Read more »
Finally some good news..
As long as Mad Max remains coach, Milan will continue to suffer. Don’t blame Balo – or any player for that matter, Allegri is not a good coach, and it’s obvious to the players…
SACK ALLEGRI!
the team AKA the flop we saw yesterday was as crappy as it gets. as i always said this 30 player or more squad are not acmilan genetics , class , style, elegence at ALL taking out abate , de sciglio , montolivio , SES , and balo & kaka. the rest are amateurs. the barca we saw yesterday are not on track neither. or else we would have had 8 goal difference between home and away. berlusconi doesnt care anymore, he is just obssesed with the team and happy he owns it . galliani is not as magical as… Read more »
Allegri dn suffer.hw I wish he is readin dis blog he w
Will jently resign by himself
Chievo 2 – 0 Milan
This Milan is a joke,I’ve been a Milan fan whole my life,but this below average team doesn’t deserve my cheers. Wake me up when we have a new owner,coach and most importantly players.
How bad is it with De Siglio?
When is Stefan coming back and Pazzini?
De Sciglio should be back for Chievo, if not he’ll be fit after the break, the same for El Shaarawy. Pazzini is about a month away!
Stephan de vrij
Martins indi
Daley blind
Jetro willems
Jordy clasie
Leandro paredes
Bernard
Santon
Astori
Verratti
Bonaventura
Mattia destro
Cristante
fossatti
all these players have the abilities to play in milan and are not very expensive. Free players will never build a team.
milan has always produced playerz that lead the italian national team…i wonder why they cant continue with a youth policy in building the national team……
cerci,el92,balo,verrati,are italy of tomorrow …
and atleast 2 or 3 good brasilian players…i kno they want to come to milan…look at shakter …
if the big man has no money and still loves milan …he should prove to us by selling the club to billioniers who will lead the club to more success ,compete again at world level than seeing it relegated in his hands…thats not love or being a fan…
Allegri should be held responsible for everything wrong that has happened to Milan – especially this season. From the moment Allegri allowed Pirlo to leave – and till today, the jerk has no moral courage or integrity to admit he made an error! Fine, every coach have their gameplan and you require certain players that can execute your idea; but he should have recognised that Milan is way bigger than him, and that this great club is not a lab rat for him to come and experiment with. When Gasperini took charge of Inter and started his experiment, he was… Read more »
How many games in a row do we need to lose so that allegri get’s the axe? 20?
http://www.redbull.com/en/games/stories/1331619190205/reality-check-player-vs.-gamer
hachim mastour vs fan