Luck is a 'BIGG' factor!!

After AC Milan got their second defeat in as many matches I expected a lot of excuses. Excuses they were. Its better if they get their their minds on something that is more worth.

Official Notes on the Milan site:

  >> "The Rossoneri are still bottom and unlucky with their shots". 


  >>   "The Rossoneri were incredibly unlucky as they tried to force an equaliser near the end, as they came close to equalising through Pato, who came in for Flamini in the second half" 


Pato on Milan's loss :

Personally I tried to do my best and during the goal scoring opportunity I had, Rubinho was very lucky.”
We did not play badly, but unfortunately we lost.



Can't you people give me a smarter excuse than this. Move over luck and fortune man. Rossoneri have been unlucky since the last season. I don't know when the luck's gona shine on us. And Mr. Pato?? He's was tired of saying how unlucky he was so he just started blaming poor Rubinho's good luck. Seriously if he can't score from that position then he better stop partying around. I've seen him spill dolly's and it can't be luck everytime

Bonera :
"Milan is always used to win".. 


Well it was, sometime back. Right now I am getting used to seeing Milan lose to not so good outfits.

Marco Borrielo:
"We did our best"

Pato again:( M sick of his comments, he better start scoring)
"The entire team did its best"


Are you shittin me?? Was this the Best?? Now whats Zurich gona do to us??

Is it over for Carlo??

I hope I had not seen Milan against Genoa. What a mess of a team has Carlo made out there?? The Rossoneri have lost 2-0 against G(GIANTS). Not a glimpse of the Champions league winners could be seen. Now Mr Galliani, don't say we were freaking unlucky coz we just didn't play football. We don't need Ronaldinho when he's gona be playing just one half. We need a good CB not Favalli. I think Carlo will play Favalli even if he's injured. Sheva has not created any sort of impact so far and seems unlikely that he'll even score this season, barring deflections though! And Pato?? I think he needs to take up Olympics as a career because thats all he can do, run!! He missed a sitter today and it could have been 2-1 for Milan had borro scored just moments later. Kaka??.. When you see him diving on field, you know something is not right. He's just not CR!! Maldini??.. I have no idea what he was doing on field. He should have retired at the end of last season coz we could see even Adebayor fooling him around. Frankly, he would not fit in more than half of Serie A teams. Feel sorry for the players coz there's nothing much they can do if the manager does not know how to do his job. Wanna know why we are calling for Carlo's head??.. Well its gona be a long night>>

1. Played Favalli. FAVALLIIIIII?????
2. Took off R80 after the half n got in Seedorf?? You need goals and you take out your best attacking option for an old hog??
3. Why cant he play 3 strikers when 2 are not working( Kaka didn't look like a striker)?? Why cant it be a 3-4-3?? You need goals and thats what you need to do.. ATTACK
4. When we were starting to play, he took off Flamini n got in Pato. Why Flamini?? Ambro played the full game?? It should have been Pato for Ambro
5. Or better, he could have been dynamic. taking that freak Favalli off for a 3-4-3 would not have been a bad idea
6. Please start with Marco. He looked the best attacker on field today. Atleast he tried.
7. Since you bought in Senderos, now take some load off Paolo's shoulders.
8. He always blames it on luck.
9. Played FAVALLI for 90 mins.
10. Bump++ Played FAVALLI for 90 mins.

Go Carlo go.. We've had enough of your shit.
Forza Rijkard!!
or even Donadoni???????

Sandro not in for Uefa Cup

Milan have left out their best defender out of the 25 man squad for the Uefa Cup. Sandro Nesta, who has been out of the Rossoneri team in their recent campaigns due to injuries, is battling with a back problem and has missed the pre-season games and the first one against Bologna. Ancellotti has chosen 10 defenders for the Uefa Cup including veteran Paolo Maldini.
Watching Milan's first game against Bologna, which we lost 1-2, I am not sure our defence looks ready to take on the big guns and even put up a challenge. But I still feel that this is the right move as we have to make sure that our best defender stays fit for the Scudetto. I guess thats our priority this season and besides that Sandro won't be able to cope up with the all the pressure as he is still recovering. So is it a bye bye to European Cup for this season?? Not sure about that. I think the inclusion of Maldini indicates something. The plan might be to use Sandro in the league when he gets fit and Paolo's services will be required mainly for the Cup, plus he can always fill in the League too and provide some order and experience.We surely are making some tough moves. Lets see if its worth it. Milan begin their Uefa challenge on the 18th sept against Zurich
 FORZA ROSSONERI!!

San Siro Form(??).. A Disaster

5 Great transfers, best club in the transfer window, loads of promises and attacking play expectations!! Now who would have thought that these things would not make any difference to Milan's  terrible form at the Giuseppi Meazza. The Rossoneri began their Scudetto challenge by losing their first match to the newly promoted Bologna with a scoreline of 1-2. Bologna gained the lead in the 11th minute but Milan equalized at the stroke of half time through an Ambrosini header assisted by R80. We did have a lot of shots on goal and many on target, but were unable to add to Ambro's effort. And then a late strike by Bologna sealed the game.
It would be unfair to say that we did not see any changes in the Milan strategy and gameplay from last season. Ronnie played a perfect game, showed glimpses of his great talent that won him footballer of the year and we hope this is just the start of his new life. With the score at 1-1, Carlo made a surprise move, a kind which we don't normally associate with Milan. He took off Jankluvoski and brought in the Hero of Milan, Andriy Shevchenco. So Milan's attacking intentions were clear. But intentions don't make a difference, do they?? Sheva was not much effective in his comeback game.
This might take some time for the new guys to settle in the team and gel with one another so I am not reading much into this defeat. But the central defence still worries me. If Bologna can break up this defence so easily, what are the likes of Inter, Juve and Roma gonna do to us?? Hoping to see Kaka soon, possibly against Genoa. Last but not the least, Abbiati. I feel sorry for this guy. He played some great pre-season friendlies and didn't do much wrong against Bologna either. Thats the way it is now FRANK!!
Next Match>> Milan Vs Genoa at Stadium Luigi Ferraris on the 14th September, 2008

Champion returns home

Where did Berlusconi get this one out from?? I was going through soccernet pages just before buzzing off to sleep and saw a small article in the left bottom of the screen saying "Sheva returns to Milan". I quickly shuffled across my bookmarks towards the AC Milan home page and then what I saw was unbelievable. Yes its true. The true champion of Milan is returning back to his REAL HOME. Welcome back Andriy!! After failing for 2 years at the Stamford Bridge he has rectified that mistake and realized what his true home really is. And Chelsea too, having realized that there is no need for him in Big Phil's plans have agreed to send Sheva back to Milan.
Just when you thought that we have made enough transfers for this season, Berlusconi has again managed to surprise one but all. What a move this could turn out to be. This was a fantasy and we will be seeing Pato run with Sheva with Pippo and Borrielo as the Reinforcements. I can't imagine watching Kaka giving throughs to the Champ with some Samba magic of Dinho. Milan have undoubtedly made the best transfers this season. Can't wait for the serie A to start now. Forza Rossoneri!!

Family Affair

Milan are well renowned as a family club, but Steve Wilson thinks their latest nepotistic signing has taken things too far
How far should you go to keep your employees happy? For Milan the answer appears to be to throw money at the friends and families of their superstars in order to keep them with a smile on their faces. The Rossoneri have recently offered a contract to Chedric Seedorf - the younger brother of midfielder Clarence. But is this really the way to run a successful club? For me this tendency is starting to become something of a joke.

The best punch line has already been written though by the Diavoli, and once again it involved Seedorf. Back in 2004 his close friend Harvey Esajas was offered a contract by the San Siro side while on a visit to the Dutchman, at the time he had been out of the game for three years and was working in a Spanish circus. With the signing of Kaka's brother Digão last term as well it has become something of a bizarre and all too regular trend at the club.

In 2007 the fear was that Real Madrid would tempt away Kaka, so the arrival of his sibling was a way to keep him sweet. This year the arrival of Ronaldinho reportedly put Seedorf in a spin, so again the resolution appears to have been to do the pouting primadonna a nepotistic favour. Shouldn't the honour of playing for Milan be enough for these men without having to get little treats to keep them happy? And how much self-respect can Seedorf Jnr have?

The 25-year-old has been through the youth systems at Ajax, Real Madrid and Inter - notice the common link between that trio - and his previous spell in Italy saw him at Legnano, where the chairman is his big bro's former Milan teammate Marco Simone. You can count the number of games he has played professionally on a polydactyl's hand. There can be absolutely no question at all that he wouldn't be in the Milan squad based on his own merit.

Most likely he will follow in the footsteps of Esajas and Digão and will make a cameo appearance when Milan enter the Coppa Italia in November. But what does that say to the real Primavera players who have worked hard to get within touching distance of the first XI? When pulling out of the Dutch Euro 2008 squad Seedorf spoke of wanting to protect his integrity. Where are those oh-so-important principles now as he makes a mockery again of the institution that pays his wages?

The Brazzilian Dream..R10(R11??) is ours!

A dream called, Ka-Pa-Ro! has come true. We have finally had the 'Best Transfer' of the season come our way. Hats off to Barca. The way they handled Ronaldinho is to be admired. You can have many offers for a player like R10, 2 time World player of the year, but at the end what matters is where he wants to go and not the biggest offers. No prizes for guessing he chose AC milan over Manchester City:-).. They should try for R7 instead, but they'll have to tackle Madris this time..Lolz!! Dinho is a Rossoneri and the fact that he was received by more than 4000 fans at the airport and a press confrence with 40000 people waiting to catch a glimpse prooves the excitement of Milan fans. The Ka-Pa-Ro mania is gonna take the Serie A by a storm and to Mr.Seedorf- Drop all your issues->Give No.10 to the man of the moment->And make this formation possible-:

Dida(GK)

Zambrotta(RB) Nesta(CB) Kaladhze(CB) Jankluvoski(LB)

Flamini(RDM) Gattuso(LDM)

Pirlo(CM)

Kaka(RF) Ronaldinho(LF)

Pato(ST)

Hope to see this after the first 7 or 8 games though.. Cheers!!

From The Memories

He's no longer the team manager, but Ramaccioni remains a historical reference point for the club. The accompanying manager of the home games, at Milan since 1982, talks about himself and his Rossoneri world.

MILAN - Forty-six years in the football world, forty-four years on the bench, twenty-six at Milan. We will no longer call him team manager, but we will continue saying his name and associate it with the Rossoneri colors and the club he has collaborated with since 1982. Silvano Ramaccioni is a member of the family and he will remain in the family in the role of accompanying manager of the home games. His passion is the same as on the first day, the enthusiasm is the same as always. Of who feels a total love of football, which is perfectly perceptible when reading his words during an interview given today, Sunday 13 July, to 'Corriere della Sera'.

'To tell the truth I am covering a role I had already covered in the year of Zaccheroni's scudetto. Sundays without football would be very sad for me. I'm proud of my career: in 46 years of work, I have spent 44 on the bench. I'm sure no one has seen as many games as I have.'

Silvano Ramaccioni, 'Rama' for his friends at Milanello, remembers his arrival at Milan in 1982:

'I came to Milan in May, the team was already relegated. I came in as sporting director. We won the Serie B league but those were tough years, the club was close to failing. Until Silvio Berlusconi came.
I was at the end of my contract. If the new management wanted to send me away they could have. But Berlusconi told me: "Everyone talks well about you. If you want to you can stay." And he came up with the idea of the team manager.

Ramaccioni also answered some trivia questions. Here are the questions and answers:

Which coach are you particularly close to?
'I had a particular feeling with Fabio Capello also in our free time since we hunted together and we traveled around the world.'

The craziest character who passed through Milanello?
'Three names for three eras: Filippo Galli, Di Canio who was very witty and currently Oddo.'

The biggest troublemaker?
'Contra was pretty extravagant, as was Davids.'

The most religious?
'Albertini. Each Saturday before a home game at Milanello we celebrated the Mass. Now we are just 3 or 4, but in the 90s there were 12-15. Baresi, Tassotti, Sacchi, Capello would all come. Taribo West prayed in the dressing rooms, and Chamot gave Bibles to team mates and journalists.'

How many times did you have to calm things down from the bench?
'I cannot count how many times I had to pull Sacchi's coat to make him sit down to prevent him getting a red card.'

Do you have any regrets?
'I'm sad that in football there is too much emphasis on foreign players. This way it will be tougher to find new talents in our youth squads.'

The Window and GOAL.COM

Everyone wants to leave. Everyone wants to go everywhere. Every Club wants everyone. Perhaps I used up too many of E,V,R and Y's but this Goal.com is making me sick. All of the transfer rumors that they post are insane. The Web-Manager ..eerrrr.. The Editor should give it a little thought before going wild with his fantasies. Its as if u deliberately think of the wildest transfers and post them on your site to even make the club scouts wonder. Chelsea wants everyone. They want Kaka?? To play with Ballack,Lampard,Deco and Essien?? They "Desperately want Eto'o?? When they have the likes of Drogba and Sheva?? Well if u beleive them, then probably by the end of the transfer window every club will sue Chelsea. Of approaching and signing up all the stars and depriving them of quality. What is Chelsea?.. Bill gates or what??.. And then the whole saga of Arsenal vs AC Milan. They posted articles in such a lude manner that a simple approach and signing by Milan looked like they snatched Flamini out of the Gunners claws. And now they are after Hleb. A/C Goal.com He wants to Leave Arsenal for the San Siro. Inter denies having approached Hleb and then Wenger goes nuts. He wants to sue them. Well he wants to sue the whole of Italy. For: 1. Beating France to win the World Cup. 2. Saying bad things About Zizzou's Sister and Mother. 3. For signing Flamini(AC Milan). 4. For approaching Hleb. 5. Adebayor.. do we need to mention?? Now for Mr. Wenger- READ THIS AND SUE ME:)

World Champions Ruined!!

With one win in 4 matches no team can hope to continue running in the European championships. It was no different for Italy. "we did lose to Spain but with heads held high" was what Donadoni had to say after Italy crashed out of the Euro losing 4-2 on penalties. To me the Italians didn't do anything for keeping their heads in the sky. No forward could score in any of the 4 matches. In all we scored 3 goals of which one was a header by the veteran defender Panucci, one a spot kick and the other a lucky deflection on a De-Rossi free kick.The biggest disappointment for the Azzuri was the much hyped Luca Toni. It was not as if the midfield was not creative enough or they didn't create enough chances. Toni just failed to convert them into goals. He wasted all the potentially goal scoring balls and i guess concentrated more on diving. Cassano did run well but enough chances didn't come his way. The Italian defense did pretty well barring the first game against the Orange. Cheillini stood out from the rest of the back line. Saint Buffon was miserly as usual. Pirlo was magical. I must say the rest of the team looked a bit tired and out of sorts. Donadoni??.. well, just the fact that he changed the team and his formations in every match baffled me. If the coach cant find the right team combination before a match in a big tournament like this then you don't have much time to try them out on the feild , do you?? He wasn't sure in his mind and that showed. We need Lippi back. Donadoni needs some time before he can make out the right tactics. Let the time be given. He's a creep and freaks me out with his plans. Though i may be violating the ethics of the blogosphere but this is one disappointed Azzuri fan. Italy's next match is a friendly against Austria in Nice, France, on August 20. Hope to see Sandro,Totti,Pippo and sir Lippi!!.. Cheers

Zambo is ours!!

After a whole lotta speculation, the deal is through. Barca full back Gianluca Zambrotta finaly belongs to Milan. Dare I say we desperately needed a fast and strong right back, more so , after the dissapointing season of Oddo. Reinforcements have finally arrived. But at the same time I cant evade this thought- why does Ancelotti get what he wants 2 years late. Be it emerson n now Zambro. He should have been there but perhaps Oddo didn't let the need felt. With this signing and that of Empoli left back Luca Antonini, the Rossoneri have more or less sealed the full back positions. But I hope we are not satisfied with this. Although Maldini has resigned on the golden paper he will more or less be a mentor for the central defence and we still need a word class center back to accompany Sandro Nesta. On the attack?? I feel with Borriello and Pato we have 2 good support strikers but here also we still need a world class goal scorer. A good playmaker, someone like a Pirlo will, though needed, be a great luxury and seems unlikely going by the previous transfer windows. It seems Milan are not paying attention to the crucial Goalie spot either. Milan should not be satisfied and go on to sign atleast 3 more if not 4, thats if we are going to settle for Dida this season, which we should not be. Dream on!!

Milan looking for Lloris!!

Accept it or Deny, one of the main reason for Milan's recent slump was Dida. His blunders ensured that the Rossoneri kept giving easy goals to the oppositions. All challenges that milan posed were nullified by the errors that the tall Brazilian kept committing. In the first half of the season,Milan lost from the situations they should have won.
Dida had to sit out. He was replaced by Kalac, who was no better. He didn't commit blunders, but he wasn't spectacular either. If the Diavolo have to consider any thoughts of challenging for the Scudetto they need to ensure that they have a young and spectacular goalie who can win matches on his own. French side 'Nice' has one and Milan have their eyes on him. Lloris is the name and after watching him, i think he will perfectly gel with the Rossoneri. He's tall, fast on his feet and anticipates well. With his good positioning a keeper like him will be an asset to Milan . He's young too and since we are out of UCL next season he will also get time to adjust. With Flamini signing for the Rossoneri , Lloris already has a friend in his French counterpart.
He seems to be a guy who knows where his head is and where his hands can reach so i hope he'll be DA GOALIE for the next 15 years:-).. He just has to endure the possible pressure of being a Milan player and he'll to really well. Here's a good compilation of him :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBGezxHGsEQ

Forza Milan!!!!

Now what???.. I say Forza Azzuri

AC Milan was a big disappointment this season but that does not stop me from cheering for Italy in Euro 2008. Final matches start from 7th june with the host Switzerland playing Czech Republic. The Azzuri play their first match on 9th june against Marco Van Basten's Netherlands in the second match of the group of death.
I have to say, the inclusion of Cassano in the Azzuri squad comes as a shock to me. Roberto Donadoni has managed to surprise one but all by not selecting Pippo, who was in rocking form for Milan in the last few matches of the Serie A. Cassano, for me has an attitude problem and he needs to mend his ways to be able to start for Italy. No prizes for guessing the inclusion of Luca Toni in the squad as he will again be leading the attack after his amazing form in the Bundesliga for German giants Bayern Munich.
Apart from the retired Nesta and Totti many of the 2006 FIFA World Cup winning party remain. Defence is looking in perfect shape except for Cannavaro, who has had a poor season with Madrid and his form remains to be seen. Materazzi,Chiellini,Panucci,Grosso have all had successful campaigns. I dont need to mention Mr.Buffon. Midfeild will be creative as usual with Pirlo,Perrotta and Camoranesi and that mafia on feild Mr. Rino. With good backups in Ambrosini, whose played his best season for Milan, and the ever unpredictable De Rossi, it has been made sure that there so no lack of creative play. With great finishers like the legendary Del Piero I dont think we have any reason to be disappointed with the current World Champions. I dont have much expectations with Donadoni though and his tactics will always be questioned.
Forza Azzuri!!

Shattered & bruised Rossoneri!!

What went wrong with the European Champions this season??.. Their priorities were no different. They have always considered the UEFA champions league more important than the Scudetto. The name might suggest that its a small sheild but i'v never been an advocate of this policy. Wining in your own league should always be the priority. Recent poor performances of AC Milan in the serie A has ensured that AC Milan dont get the well deserved respect. My folks don't differ either. Milan won the Club world Championship this season and are now the most successful club in the world with 18 international titles,1 more than Argentinian giants Boca Juniors. Still people say they play defensive football and lack in attack. On the other hand, Manchester United, a club with just 5 international titles, & for that matter,10 league titles as compared to Milan's 17, are crowned with the tag of (without doubt) the most entertaining football club.
Milan won the UCL last season with most of their players in good form. This encouraged Ancelotti and Galliani not to bring in some new players and continue with the winning combination. This is where Milan made a big mistake. They should have realized that most of their champion players were aging and they won't be in prime form forever. Inefficiency of Seedorf and poor form of Pirlo was one of the main reasons for the lack of creativity in the midfeild. To add to this Kaka, the unstoppable guy, was injured in the initial stages and could not recover. Another star to miss out due to injury was Ronaldo. The poor run of Gilardino meant that Milan lacked the fire power upfront. The result was inevitable. Milan were not even close to winning the scudetto, instead they lost out on next years CL spot by finishing 5th to Voila. Pato the young Brazilian did add some fuel to the Rossoneri but it was all to much for the 18 year old to carry the burden in his first season.
Eyebrows have been raised on the heroes of last year's win but its true that theres NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN. We have to rebuild the side and come down all guns blazing in the next season. We have to accept the results this season, with heads held high and come back with a bang.
FORZA ROSSONERI!!