Champions League 10-11

[Ataraxia]

Galliani seems to want Balotelli and Kaka.........do you really trust him?

Galliani can't doubted. His deals are always perfect. as for Balotelli and Kaka, sometimes it's more of the fans and the pressure than him. However, if Balotelli does move to Milan it would be because Milan need some financial flexibility to improve some positions and that would entail Pato leaving and getting a cheaper replacement, who Balotelli fits well.

My personal opinion, I don't like Balotelli as a character. I like players that are driven by passion. But clubs sometimes tend to take their chances especially seeing as the prospect of having such a talented future Italian striker potentially leading the team is so tempting.

[Aryagorn]

Maybe he is getting crap spat on him because he worked his magic again.............being invisible.

nuff said

What!? It was such a bus parking from the Spurs, it won't be easy for any striker in the world...especially when there's not much creativity in the mid field and the one who's supposed to provide the linkup between the mid field and strike force went AWOL! Still Ibra did well in winning so many long balls and setting up few fine chances!! True it was not a great performance or one fitting to his claims that he's the best player in the world but still he's definitely not been a huge let down tonight

[Azzido Da Bass]

Seedorf & Pato were both good, i really hope milan don't sell Pato would be a huge mistake

[Beast]

I thought he will cost Milan 28 million euros in the summer?

Transforming Milan (who finished well in the league last season) to title challengers this season was not going to be difficult seeing that apart from Inter, Milan have no realistic challengers.

Milan should dump him at Barca in the summer, and use that 28m euros to buy a striker who isn't a bottler or a choke artist.

Robinho is another one that is all brilliant in serie a but all shit elsewhere. Sorry but that is a fact.

Milan are flattered by being top in Serie A, because the perception is that because of this you are a very good team. When in reality Milan are a very average team. Character and bottle. The old Milan sides possessed these traits in abundance.

But now you have a nancy boy in Robinho who has no character when the going gets tough, and you have Ibra who chokes when you need him the most.

GOD knows why you want Balotelli Sergio? fuck me do you want to complete the set of characterless players in the team.

I want players in that Milan team that show courage, character, good mentality and don't bottle it when things get hard.

It seems Milan are MUCH further away from being a top side like they were 5-6 years ago then we first thought - which is a shame.

Agree

Ed, but if Milan can't spend huge amount of money on midfielders, using Ibra as the main main will always be necessary.
Anyway will suck that Milan will probably never ever get revenge over Tottenham.

Well i will be shooting my team in the foot but these days depending on one player don't get you far.. sure you might win a title or two but won't go much
It's one of our biggest weakness this season compared to last season when it was divided between Higuain and CR though the supporting cast was is better this season and so is the manager
reason is you mark your main man and the team stop functioning .. something that used to happen to Barca prior to Pep now there are several players who act when needed like Xavi,Pedro , Villa
another example was Inter with and without Ibra.. but it's your team choice and your decision i'm just giving a personal opinion here

I thought he will cost Milan 28 million euros in the summer?

Transforming Milan (who finished well in the league last season) to title challengers this season was not going to be difficult seeing that apart from Inter, Milan have no realistic challengers.

Milan should dump him at Barca in the summer, and use that 28m euros to buy a striker who isn't a bottler or a choke artist.

Robinho is another one that is all brilliant in serie a but all shit elsewhere. Sorry but that is a fact.

Milan are flattered by being top in Serie A, because the perception is that because of this you are a very good team. When in reality Milan are a very average team. Character and bottle. The old Milan sides possessed these traits in abundance.

But now you have a nancy boy in Robinho who has no character when the going gets tough, and you have Ibra who chokes when you need him the most.

GOD knows why you want Balotelli Sergio? fuck me do you want to complete the set of characterless players in the team.

I want players in that Milan team that show courage, character, good mentality and don't bottle it when things get hard.

It seems Milan are MUCH further away from being a top side like they were 5-6 years ago then we first thought - which is a shame.

Agree

Ed, but if Milan can't spend huge amount of money on midfielders, using Ibra as the main main will always be necessary.
Anyway will suck that Milan will probably never ever get revenge over Tottenham.

Well i will be shooting my team in the foot but these days depending on one player don't get you far.. sure you might win a title or two but won't go much
It's one of our biggest weakness this season compared to last season when it was divided between Higuain and CR though the supporting cast was is better this season and so is the manager
reason is you mark your main man and the team stop functioning .. something that used to happen to Barca prior to Pep now there are several players who act when needed like Xavi,Pedro , Villa
another example was Inter with and without Ibra.. but it's your team choice and your decision i'm just giving a personal opinion here

[Ataraxia]

well but the difference is Inter got 50 million and Etoo for Ibra, reinforced their midfield which lacked creativity with one of the best in the world in that regard, for a cheap price just because of a transfer fail that gave them so many options. When your midfield is weak though, it has been proven Ibra can be crucial in the league, he provides an alternative. If a team can get the option that Inter got, thought, I say take it, which is what Mourinho was clearly shrewd at. Mourinho himself gives most credit to Ibra for winning the leagues , and yet when he became under pressure to move Inter to the next level and saw the transfer offer from Barcelona, he accepted because he knew what it could mean to the team even if it meant letting his favourite player go.

[dalitis8]

AC Milan were quite good tonight, but Spurs parked the bus and helf firm. A bit shame for the Italians really (I did not see very much of the 1st leg, but on tonight's account I think that the best team lost)

Ibra, no matter how much some try to excuse him in here, failed yet again at the highest level. Yes he did 2 good moves, but overall he could not really help Milan, he was more of a liability. Seedorf (37?) was the best player in White Hart Lane tonight.

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So, we have Barcelona, Tottenham, Schalke, Shaktar through.

And, surely Chelski as well. In all probability, Bayern, Madrid and United to follow.

[Fourteen]

The Barcelona, Tottenham, Shakthar and Schalke half sounds super weak on paper, apart from Barca of course, but I suppose with the likely additions of Chelsea, Man Utd, Madrid and Bayern/Inter it balances it back out again.

[dalitis8]

I want Schalke for the next round. Probably the weakest team of the final 8.

Valencia should have buried them, but Aduriz was as wasteful as we were last night. But Valencia paid for it.

[Myrmecophile]

Schalke in the quarters, Shakhtar in the semis, Madrid in the final.

...would be ideal

Let's hope we get that far.

[dalitis8]

How about Spurs in the QFs, Chelsea in the semis and Man Utd. in the final?

[Myrmecophile]

Hey, I'd take any combination of teams/results that means Barcelona win the trophy

[dalitis8]

I honestly believe that Schalke are the best possible draw at the moment.

[Metaphysical]

Zlatan, you twat.

his lateral movement is non-existent which is a problem against a parked bus, he needs to be fully involved in the game and he just wasn't given any service. so in typical Zlatan fashion he wandered around looking kinda bored. I also hate the way he either takes 1/2 touches, or dwells on the ball for 10 seconds deciding what to do. there's no middle ground with him. it's either instantaneous or hugely labored.

but really I have nothing but contempt for him since he slagged Pep off. so fuck him. he ain't shit on the big stage without The Philosopher pulling his strings, it seems.

Seedorf was so boss. T-Silly and Nesta were great too (although Nesta showed his age on occasion). that triangle dominated the game and gave Milan a great base from which to attack Spurs. sadly further forward only Pato and occasionally Robinho were active enough to carry on the good work. I really think if they had dropped Zlatan and gone with Pato, Robinho and Strasser/Prince they'd have had more success. the interchanging movement would catch players like Dawson out as they'd be stuck without someone to mark. Sergio is right that Robinho's movements were almost useless as the Spurs CB's didn't move, but they didn't move coz Zlatan was always stood there!

I think next season Milan should rotate Zlatan to the bench for CL games, and go with a lineup of Pato-Cassano-Robinho. they should also invest in some better FB's (WIDTH!) and of course a creative CM/AM and a replacement for Nesta (how did they miss out on Bonucci AND Ranocchia?!)

but ultimately, big congrats to Spurs for reaching the QF's in their first CL season. that said their newbie status was obvious when, as soon as Milan started passing the ball around, they shat their pants and parked the bus. they completely lost their bottle and have Sandro, as well as Milan's dodgy approach play, to thank for qualification.

Schalke started the season horribly, hence the league position. however they're a great cup team (knocked Bayern out to reach the German Cup Final) and David Navarro did injure Aduriz in the warmup, so in that sense it's not a massive shame to lose to them. sad to see Guiata fuck up tho. had high hopes for him. ah well.

[dalitis8]

Disappointing game tonight between Spurs and AC, I expected much more, especially from Spurs. AC Milan I think deserved something more from this tie. Their biggest weakness was Ibra me thinks, due to his inertia.

Valencia were a bit unlucky tonight. The keeper should have kept that free-kick out and Aduriz shoulda scored.

[yusuf]

i would not want shaktar...we would win but traveling to shaktar will be like hell.....i say we go for shalke who are clearly the weakest teams along with spurs...i really want spurs