And now, ladies and gentlemen... IL DERBY!! Milan vs Inter!

Yeah, it was amazing.... but till the point Inter had 11 men, Milan were having a tough time getting back as Inter were scoring more on counters... after it become 4-1 and the send off, the game turned as expected... had Matrix not been sent off, Inter would have suffered less, and probably scored a goal or two more (Mancio was about to throw in another striker!).... great game.

IMO, Kaka was the best Milan player, and Zanetti was Inter's best man.

Stankovic was awarded MOTM tho, for that wonderful goal and 2 assists...

rai Mihawk wrote:What a game!

Last 3 minutes had me hooked!!

congratulations to Internazionale .. but Milan should be proud, 3:0 down most teams would fold and collapse .. but to finish 4:3 seems respectable

Zlatan, Stankovic, Gilardino and Kaka ... goals of the game..

.. Seedorf i thought played well for Milan and Zanetti for Internazionale.

Dude, 14 points is a lot, and when you are chasing such a gap and not closing in, it can impact the psyche... I never doubted Milan's scudetto contention with a 8 point penalty (coz if a team is playing well, that is nothing), but now that the gap has widened to 14, I have my doubts... still think you guys will make the CL qualification mark tho...

Agree with you re Seedorf... he was exactly like this at Inter, way too inconsistant.... and over the years at Milan, I have seen nothing to change my opinion about him...

but Kaka, he is something else. I think Milan's biggest prob right now is the form of Pirlo, he has been pretty bad by his standards...

Forza Italia!Forza Milan! wrote:I think the season is far from over. The comforting thing is that Inter is at the top of the table and not Juventus. If there is one team who can blow this it's Inter.

As for our performance...our defence was a shambles and how Seedorf is a professional footballer is beyond me sometimes. Notwithstanding his goal, his final product today was simply atrocious.

Forza Italia!Forza Milan! wrote:I think the season is far from over. The comforting thing is that Inter is at the top of the table and not Juventus.

Enjoy while it lasts.

*evil laugh*

bluenine wrote:Dude, 14 points is a lot, and when you are chasing such a gap and not closing in, it can impact the psyche... I never doubted Milan's scudetto contention with a 8 point penalty (coz if a team is playing well, that is nothing), but now that the gap has widened to 14, I have my doubts... still think you guys will make the CL qualification mark tho...

Agree with you re Seedorf... he was exactly like this at Inter, way too inconsistant.... and over the years at Milan, I have seen nothing to change my opinion about him...

but Kaka, he is something else. I think Milan's biggest prob right now is the form of Pirlo, he has been pretty bad by his standards...

Forza Italia!Forza Milan! wrote:I think the season is far from over. The comforting thing is that Inter is at the top of the table and not Juventus. If there is one team who can blow this it's Inter.

As for our performance...our defence was a shambles and how Seedorf is a professional footballer is beyond me sometimes. Notwithstanding his goal, his final product today was simply atrocious.

I am fairly confident Milan will win the Scudetto. I am even more confident Inter will not win it.

Juve were leading us at some point last season by the same margin. We closed the gap to 3 points. Knowing Inter, I think they will collapse.

Not this time, my friend, not this time....

But dream on, never-the-less

Forza Italia!Forza Milan! wrote:

bluenine wrote:Dude, 14 points is a lot, and when you are chasing such a gap and not closing in, it can impact the psyche... I never doubted Milan's scudetto contention with a 8 point penalty (coz if a team is playing well, that is nothing), but now that the gap has widened to 14, I have my doubts... still think you guys will make the CL qualification mark tho...

Agree with you re Seedorf... he was exactly like this at Inter, way too inconsistant.... and over the years at Milan, I have seen nothing to change my opinion about him...

but Kaka, he is something else. I think Milan's biggest prob right now is the form of Pirlo, he has been pretty bad by his standards...

Forza Italia!Forza Milan! wrote:I think the season is far from over. The comforting thing is that Inter is at the top of the table and not Juventus. If there is one team who can blow this it's Inter.

As for our performance...our defence was a shambles and how Seedorf is a professional footballer is beyond me sometimes. Notwithstanding his goal, his final product today was simply atrocious.

I am fairly confident Milan will win the Scudetto. I am even more confident Inter will not win it.

Juve were leading us at some point last season by the same margin. We closed the gap to 3 points. Knowing Inter, I think they will collapse.

It would be an embarrassment if Inter didn't win it this year, given the head start they were given. I can see them blowing it though. It's a team without soul (Zanetti excluded), 50 new players every season.

Juve corrupted the refreeing system in Italy, and Inter has no soul??? Yeah, right!

Its not an embarassment if you don't win the scudetto, as long as you ve been there or thereabouts till the end. Its an extremely tough competition, with or without Juve.

Lets wait and see... so far, Inter look pretty good.

waft the hapless youth wrote:It would be an embarrassment if Inter didn't win it this year, given the head start they were given. I can see them blowing it though. It's a team without soul (Zanetti excluded), 50 new players every season.

Juve lost it's soul, but it is reborn.

Know your role, you are just keeping the top of serie A warm until we return to claim what is ours.

bluenine wrote:Not this time, my friend, not this time....

But dream on, never-the-less

Forza Italia!Forza Milan! wrote:

bluenine wrote:Dude, 14 points is a lot, and when you are chasing such a gap and not closing in, it can impact the psyche... I never doubted Milan's scudetto contention with a 8 point penalty (coz if a team is playing well, that is nothing), but now that the gap has widened to 14, I have my doubts... still think you guys will make the CL qualification mark tho...

Agree with you re Seedorf... he was exactly like this at Inter, way too inconsistant.... and over the years at Milan, I have seen nothing to change my opinion about him...

but Kaka, he is something else. I think Milan's biggest prob right now is the form of Pirlo, he has been pretty bad by his standards...

Forza Italia!Forza Milan! wrote:I think the season is far from over. The comforting thing is that Inter is at the top of the table and not Juventus. If there is one team who can blow this it's Inter.

As for our performance...our defence was a shambles and how Seedorf is a professional footballer is beyond me sometimes. Notwithstanding his goal, his final product today was simply atrocious.

I am fairly confident Milan will win the Scudetto. I am even more confident Inter will not win it.

Juve were leading us at some point last season by the same margin. We closed the gap to 3 points. Knowing Inter, I think they will collapse.

You'll see. Even today, when we were 4-1 down I had a feeling we could still get back in it...and we came very close.

We will be waiting, my friend, we will be waiting.... we are all very curious to find out how good Juve really are when they are not playing with that extra man in the park haha

waft the hapless youth wrote:Juve lost it's soul, but it is reborn.

Know your role, you are just keeping the top of serie A warm until we return to claim what is ours.

Forza Italia!Forza Milan! wrote:

bluenine wrote:Dude, 14 points is a lot, and when you are chasing such a gap and not closing in, it can impact the psyche... I never doubted Milan's scudetto contention with a 8 point penalty (coz if a team is playing well, that is nothing), but now that the gap has widened to 14, I have my doubts... still think you guys will make the CL qualification mark tho...

Agree with you re Seedorf... he was exactly like this at Inter, way too inconsistant.... and over the years at Milan, I have seen nothing to change my opinion about him...

but Kaka, he is something else. I think Milan's biggest prob right now is the form of Pirlo, he has been pretty bad by his standards...

Forza Italia!Forza Milan! wrote:I think the season is far from over. The comforting thing is that Inter is at the top of the table and not Juventus. If there is one team who can blow this it's Inter.

As for our performance...our defence was a shambles and how Seedorf is a professional footballer is beyond me sometimes. Notwithstanding his goal, his final product today was simply atrocious.

I am fairly confident Milan will win the Scudetto. I am even more confident Inter will not win it.

Juve were leading us at some point last season by the same margin. We closed the gap to 3 points. Knowing Inter, I think they will collapse.

ah man. Inter have now played away to most of the top teams aswell.
best squad best first 11 and 14 points clear of the only team who could realisticly challenge.
Milan to go on a winning streak seems unlikely right now, you can cover cracks but not that many, keeper dodgy, defence a bit of a mess, missing sheva upfront.
palermo wont last, europe and seria a to much for them. roma again just not good enough for a real title challenge. The title cannot be over already, but if inter dont win this i shall be super super shocked.

FFS why can't the EPL have derbies like that? all ours are boring as f**k.

Oh how I miss the Genova Derby

I think we will get the genoa and the turin derbies next year, if Samp and Torino saty up, that is.

italian_hammer(DEANO!) wrote:Oh how I miss the Genova Derby

bluenine wrote:I think we will get the genoa and the turin derbies next year, if Samp and Torino saty up, that is.

italian_hammer(DEANO!) wrote:Oh how I miss the Genova Derby

Cant see us going down! Our start hasnt been that bad...Draws against Inter,Milan and Udinese...Wins against Parma and Lazio! I think a good season could come out of this!

Anyone got a vid link for the highlights?

How did Vieira play?

bluenine wrote:Technically he did not take his shirt off, he just put it over his head.... so that was in the grey area open for interpretation...

yeah, its a stupid rule.

He could have gotten *two* yellows at the same time for his celebration : pulling it over his head (everyone knows that's banned) and he also had a message on the "undershirt" which is also forbidden.

Ah well, he never was the sharpest tool in the shed...

Not doubting the ref, he did whatever the rule book said. Infact I thought that the ref had an exceptionally good game, hardly any mistakes, which is remarkable when you consider the war that usually goes on in the derby...

What can I say, The Matrix will always be the matrix.

Axeslammer ! wrote:

bluenine wrote:Technically he did not take his shirt off, he just put it over his head.... so that was in the grey area open for interpretation...

yeah, its a stupid rule.

He could have gotten *two* yellows at the same time for his celebration : pulling it over his head (everyone knows that's banned) and he also had a message on the "undershirt" which is also forbidden.

Ah well, he never was the sharpest tool in the shed...

bluenine wrote:Not doubting the ref, he did whatever the rule book said. Infact I thought that the ref had an exceptionally good game, hardly any mistakes, which is remarkable when you consider the war that usually goes on in the derby...

What can I say, The Matrix will always be the matrix.

Axeslammer ! wrote:

bluenine wrote:Technically he did not take his shirt off, he just put it over his head.... so that was in the grey area open for interpretation...

yeah, its a stupid rule.

He could have gotten *two* yellows at the same time for his celebration : pulling it over his head (everyone knows that's banned) and he also had a message on the "undershirt" which is also forbidden.

Ah well, he never was the sharpest tool in the shed...

It is a stupid rule but he is more than stupid for knowing that he is going to be sent off for doing it. He's lucky that milan didn't score a couple more when Inter were down to 10 with vieria limping around.

No one ever accused The Matrix of being intelligent

110% wrote:

bluenine wrote:Not doubting the ref, he did whatever the rule book said. Infact I thought that the ref had an exceptionally good game, hardly any mistakes, which is remarkable when you consider the war that usually goes on in the derby...

What can I say, The Matrix will always be the matrix.

Axeslammer ! wrote:

bluenine wrote:Technically he did not take his shirt off, he just put it over his head.... so that was in the grey area open for interpretation...

yeah, its a stupid rule.

He could have gotten *two* yellows at the same time for his celebration : pulling it over his head (everyone knows that's banned) and he also had a message on the "undershirt" which is also forbidden.

Ah well, he never was the sharpest tool in the shed...

It is a stupid rule but he is more than stupid for knowing that he is going to be sent off for doing it. He's lucky that milan didn't score a couple more when Inter were down to 10 with vieria limping around.