Serie A: AC Milan vs Juventus [12/01/2007] (1 Viewer)

Lion

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Jan 24, 2007
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I'd rather Iaquinta atm. Iaquinta will be a nightmare to Nesta, Maldini and Cafu because of his pace, workrate and Strength.. Del Piero might have been impressive against Palermo, but right now Iaquinta is in the form of his life, and has been since the begining of the season and that warrants him a starting place in the team.
 

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Stu

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Jul 14, 2002
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I'd rather Iaquinta atm. Iaquinta will be a nightmare to Nesta, Maldini and Cafu because of his pace, workrate and Strength.. Del Piero might have been impressive against Palermo, but right now Iaquinta is in the form of his life, and has been since the begining of the season and that warrants him a starting place in the team.
I really don't see Iaquinta troubling Nesta. Not one bit.
 

Lion

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Jan 24, 2007
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Iaquinta deserves to start and Del Piero is probably more useful off the bench but I just get the feeling that Vincenzo isn't really the type of guy who you can count on to step up in a game like this. He'll give you 100% commitment and all the running he has in his legs but Del Piero's the man to provide that extra bit of quality we'll need to win.

So yeah. One change to the back four that kept Palermo at bay (Chiellini in for Criscito) and the same midfield that was totally dominant in that game. My only doubt is whether to start Del Piero or Iaquinta.
Disagree. Iaquinta was vital against Roma, he was vital against Viola and he was impressive againt Inter. He was also good in the Palermo match and all those were big games.
 

Stu

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Disagree. Iaquinta was vital against Roma, he was vital against Viola and he was impressive againt Inter. He was also good in the Palermo match and all those were big games.
Against Roma we played a trident so Iaquinta didn't have the responsibility he will have if he starts in a 4-4-2 against Milan. I don't really consider Fiorentina to be a big team and Iaquinta came off the bench against Inter. Who wasn't good against Palermo?
 

Alen

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Apr 2, 2007
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I really don't see Iaquinta troubling Nesta. Not one bit.
You rate the Nesta of nowdays way too high. Few pages back i gave links to all the goals Milan conceeded at home this year. Nesta was badly owned and the most guilty one for all these goals.
No doubt a great player, but not the rock he used to be.

Iaquinta, if he plays, will give more trouble to the left back (Serginho or Kaladze, since Jankulovski is injured) than to Nesta and Maldini. But even if he plays more centrally, he is able to put huge presure on Nesta-Maldini, like he did to every single defender he was against. Iaquinta maybe won't be able to beat Nesta one-on-one with the ball at his feet, but he and Trez may give Nesta nightmares if there are usefull crosses from Camo-Zebina, Nedved-Molinaro. Nesta lost far too many air duels this year and all of these resulted with a goal.

As for Del Piero or Iaquinta...my mind says Iaquinta but my heart Del Piero. Alex has always been 100% motivated against Milan and he's showing his magic in these matches. I think he can be very usefull even as a starter.
But i'd listen to my mind and my choice will be Iaquinta.
 

Lion

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a team that competes for a CL place, has good stars, and is popular in Italy is a big team.

and you make it sound like Iaquionta can't play as a forward in a 4-4-2. He is a forward, not a winger or a midfielder. He will be solid as a forward next to Trez.
 

Stu

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a team that competes for a CL place, has good stars, and is popular in Italy is a big team.

and you make it sound like Iaquionta can't play as a forward in a 4-4-2. He is a forward, not a winger or a midfielder. He will be solid as a forward next to Trez.
To me the only really huge matches in Italy are Juve-Milan, Juve-Inter and Milan-Inter. Roma are up there too I guess.

I know Iaquinta can play as a forward, that's his position. I just don't think he can cause Nesta a lot of problems. He does his best work in wide areas as we saw against Roma.
 

X Æ A-12

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Sep 4, 2006
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For a second you wanted to play Palladino instead of Nedved and Iaquita instead of Trezeguet, but you felt ashamed.

What is wrong with Zebina now?
Why would i feel ashamed? 2 foreigners in a team is perfectly acceptable. Palla getting to start is of course understandable because Nedved has had a poor season yet not starting trezeguet is absolutely ridiculous. That would be like leaving Buffon on the bench. zebina is a good backup but i prefer Criscito.
 

X Æ A-12

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Disagree. Iaquinta was vital against Roma, he was vital against Viola and he was impressive againt Inter. He was also good in the Palermo match and all those were big games.
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Iaquinta is good but he has little football ability. I like him because he is fast and a very commited player. I appreciate his spirit and he always gives his all but he has no technical ability and his passes are poor and he is not creative. Del piero may be lacking in the pace and physical sense yet he has the creativity and technical ability. I never like milan vs. juventus because as much as i dislike milan they have always had a number of players that i am fond of. Such as gattuso, pirlo, nesta, gila, and maldini. I much prefer matches agaisnt inter because i hate all their players. (except i liked grosso even when he played for them).

I am very confident about this game not only for milan's abysmal season yet also their likely lineup of players.

Dida- could be our best ally on the field. he is having a miserable season and its about to get alot worse when he meets trezegol.

Oddo- Very crappy season. He hasn't defended well probably more of a threat attacking down the flank than keeping out camo.

Nesta- The one player in their defence who i am actually nervous about. If you don't know why then you don't know shit about football.

Maldini- Still plays football very intelligently and is a rock. On the bright side he is to slow to handle iaquinta and camoranesi.

Kaladze- Strong defender yet another play who lacks technical ability and speed. Could be a problem.

Gattuso- Partnered with pirlo in the midfield is the most dangerous aspect. Milan's midfield could really be our downfall and whoever plays in the center is gonna have a rough battle agaisnt him. Can't wait to see him vs. nocerino.

Pirlo- The only milan player who i fear could singlehandedly destroy us. Gifted at everything he does i hate to admit but he alone outclasses our midfield. He is definetly the world's best all around central midfielder.

Seedorf- Milan's midfield is just full of dangerous players and seedorf will be difficult to contain.

Kaka- Well obviously he is good. I hope milan play with ronnie and gila ahead of him so he drops back into the midfield because the further up the field he is the more dangerous. I hope he will have an off day because otherwise Buffon is gonna have his hands full.

Ronnie- I don't like fat people and he is no exception. He looks like a greasy pig who would be better at making tacos and servicing fat beaner chicks then partnering an also troubled Gilardino. Yet he can still score goals and has a poacher's instinct. I think our defense can contain him though.

Gilardino- Gila has great days and he has awful days. He hasn't scored at home yet this season and i hope he keeps it that way. Doesn't look good to partner Ronaldo and probably won't be a match for chiellini and Legro, and even then he has to beat Buffon.
 

Vinman

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Jul 16, 2002
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No way. Way too offensive, Milan will be able to play their game if we give them so much space. That 4-3-3 will see us get destroyed. Kaka thrives on making rushes into space, Pirlo and Seedorf are completely ineffective if there is no space for them to pass the ball to(playmakers want to pass the ball to where players will come, not to where the players already are). Milan's offensive fullbacks won't be able to attack if the usual hardworking Nedved and Camo (assisted by Iaquinta) shut them down. We should play the same formation as we did vs palermo. Overpower them, keep the space to a minimum and make the playing field small and we'll suffocate milan. We'll wear them down with our heart and physical qualites and then we can bring DP on for the last 20 minutes to finish them off.


Compliments to Alen's research and analysis.
Geez , who the hell gave you an access to my mind ? :D
I'm signing this. Exactly my thoughts.

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you can add me to this line of thinking as well :pint:
 

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