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By all means mock the standard of player. But surely it is better to sign a player for nothing than to pay for him if you are getting the same standard of player? Milan have at least now started to move away from overpaying for mediocre players.

What's wrong with signing free-agents?

Strong, controlled performance from Juve. Was never going to be an open, exciting game - unless one (or both) of the teams or coaches got things badly wrong. Milan had no interest in doing anything but waiting for counter-attacking chances; Juve weren't going to take risks to force things...

More versatility to change shape during the game. With Pereyra and Caceres in my team, you could easily drop back to 3-5-2 if things aren't working. While you could argue the team I suggested would be better with Evra and Coman in those spots, it would mean Juve would have to make...

I'm not expecting them to do much this season. I never saw any potential for anything good to happen under Seedorf because his tactics didn't suit the players and Milan had given him a horribly unbalanced squad. This squad is still mediocre, but I can see how they can do okay with it.

Why would attacking suggest guts? It could just as easily suggest stupidity. Milan are a team who want to play on the counter-attack. Juve should spend the first hour of the game (at least) trying to win the game while risking as little as possible.

Anyway, I see both teams playing a cautious game where they will be very reluctant to commit men ahead of the ball and risk conceding counter-attacks. I suspect both teams would accept a draw and not play the game if you offered them that option. On that basis, I don't evisage many (perhaps...

This is the first game where I might have looked at playing with a back four. I still see the issue of it being hard to get the balance of a team right when you are playing against a 4-3-3 with a back three/five. There isn't even the argument of needing the extra defender to cover for...