Semi final - Manchester United vs AC Milan

Brian2468 wrote:If Neville is not back how do you think O'Shea would deal with Kaka....
Or will Fergie try out Evra again in that position.

Batman wrote:21/04/07 - Man Utd v Boro (PREM.) 17:15
22/04/07 - Milan v Cagliari (S.A) 14:00

24/04/07 - Man Utd v Milan (U.C.L.) 19:45

28/04/07 - Everton v Man Utd (PREM.) 12:45
29/04/07 - Torino vs Milan (S.A) 14:00

02/05/07 - Milan v Man Utd (U.C.L.) 19:45

05/05/07 - Man City v Man Utd (PREM.) 12:45
06/05/07 - Milan vs Fiorentina (S.A) 14:00


Man Utd can't afford to rest any players in the league but what about Milan? At the moment Milan are 1 point off 4th place with a game in hand.

Do Milan fans know if the Milan v Cagliari game will be moved back to Saturday?

zen and the art of wrote:

Forza Italia!Forza Milan! wrote:

zen and the art of wrote:If at any point Ferguson thinks "Carrick and Scholes would be good here" he should immediately put on the first half of Istanbul and watch Kaká when he has free reign to do as he pleases.

Hey man...what do you think of this tie? Do you fancy Milan's chances?

Depends on how Gilardino/Inzaghi (who ever is likely to play upfront) does in the next few weeks. But yeah, I think you can beat them. I certainly do not get why everyone's jumping on this "United have too much pace they'll blow Milan away" arguement. They've got no more pace than they had two years ago (unless Saha returns).

I still think the key to the game is that Milan have a top class destroyer in Gattuso (and a couple of decent ones in Ambrosini and Brocchi) whereas United don't have a single destroyer fullstop. Maybe Darren Fletcher, it's still not 'his game' as such. Though he's done a job there.

My opinion on the match is simply that I feel Gattuso can give Ronaldo a far tougher time in a personal battle than O'Shea/Smith/Fletcher can Kaká.

Parks lives wrote:Still remember Downing ripping him apart last season.

Forza Italia!Forza Milan! wrote:

Batman wrote:21/04/07 - Man Utd v Boro (PREM.) 17:15
22/04/07 - Milan v Cagliari (S.A) 14:00

24/04/07 - Man Utd v Milan (U.C.L.) 19:45

28/04/07 - Everton v Man Utd (PREM.) 12:45
29/04/07 - Torino vs Milan (S.A) 14:00

02/05/07 - Milan v Man Utd (U.C.L.) 19:45

05/05/07 - Man City v Man Utd (PREM.) 12:45
06/05/07 - Milan vs Fiorentina (S.A) 14:00


Man Utd can't afford to rest any players in the league but what about Milan? At the moment Milan are 1 point off 4th place with a game in hand.

Do Milan fans know if the Milan v Cagliari game will be moved back to Saturday?

It will be moved back. It always is in a situation like this.

Parks lives wrote:I thought Forza said you are playing the same day. Saturday the 21st, 3 days before the Tuesday game.

Batman wrote:21/04/07 - Man Utd v Boro (PREM.) 17:15
22/04/07 - Milan v Cagliari (S.A) 14:00

24/04/07 - Man Utd v Milan (U.C.L.) 19:45

28/04/07 - Everton v Man Utd (PREM.) 12:45
29/04/07 - Torino vs Milan (S.A) 14:00

02/05/07 - Milan v Man Utd (U.C.L.) 19:45

05/05/07 - Man City v Man Utd (PREM.) 12:45
06/05/07 - Milan vs Fiorentina (S.A) 14:00

Kaká wrote:Dida is out (most likely).

BoBo Vieri wrote:

Kaká wrote:Dida is out (most likely).

good for Milan?

any chance Storari will play?

Kaká wrote:

BoBo Vieri wrote:

Kaká wrote:Dida is out (most likely).

good for Milan?

any chance Storari will play?

I would say Kalac will.

Tweedle wrote:Kalac is a terrble keeper, Utd have a great chance if Dida is injured.

Utd in comparison won't be too frech but the Newcastle-Chelsea result should have given them a timely morale boost.

bluenine wrote:Milan news:

Dida - injury doubt
Inzaghi - injury doubt

Gila, Kaka, Maldini, Nesta, Oddo - rested in the weekend
Pirlo, Gattuso, Seedorf, Ambrosini, Jankulovski - were substituted, so only played between 30-60 minutes.

Well done Ancellotti. All XI Milan players would be relatively fresh.

supermadrid(zizou legend) wrote:

bluenine wrote:Milan news:

Dida - injury doubt
Inzaghi - injury doubt

Gila, Kaka, Maldini, Nesta, Oddo - rested in the weekend
Pirlo, Gattuso, Seedorf, Ambrosini, Jankulovski - were substituted, so only played between 30-60 minutes.

Well done Ancellotti. All XI Milan players would be relatively fresh.

who knows how much it will help since they didnt rest their players before bayern and it stil didnt look like being run over, so im not sure it is as important as we might think.

Rez wrote:We have no defenders, Kaka versus Fletcher/Brown/Oshea doesnt bare thinking about, the only consolation is that Gilardino will be playing and not Ronaldo. If only we had Vidic, Ferdinand, Evra, Neville and Saha.

Milan should progress now, hopefuly next season we can get to the final as we probably wont lose half our first team in the last 6 weeks of the season.

shazlx wrote:

Rez wrote:We have no defenders, Kaka versus Fletcher/Brown/Oshea doesnt bare thinking about, the only consolation is that Gilardino will be playing and not Ronaldo. If only we had Vidic, Ferdinand, Evra, Neville and Saha.

Milan should progress now, hopefuly next season we can get to the final as we probably wont lose half our first team in the last 6 weeks of the season.

On his day, he can still be an effective target man for Kaka.

Rez wrote:

shazlx wrote:

Rez wrote:We have no defenders, Kaka versus Fletcher/Brown/Oshea doesnt bare thinking about, the only consolation is that Gilardino will be playing and not Ronaldo. If only we had Vidic, Ferdinand, Evra, Neville and Saha.

Milan should progress now, hopefuly next season we can get to the final as we probably wont lose half our first team in the last 6 weeks of the season.

On his day, he can still be an effective target man for Kaka.

He hasnt had his day since he left Parma, he is still yet to score in the CL. Saying that he will score a hat trick past the hapless Brown/Oshea and make me eat my words. I guess if Smith can score in a big CL game anything is possible.

If Ferdinand and Vidic were playing, I would guarantee that Gilardino wouldnt score.

Rez wrote:

shazlx wrote:

Rez wrote:We have no defenders, Kaka versus Fletcher/Brown/Oshea doesnt bare thinking about, the only consolation is that Gilardino will be playing and not Ronaldo. If only we had Vidic, Ferdinand, Evra, Neville and Saha.

Milan should progress now, hopefuly next season we can get to the final as we probably wont lose half our first team in the last 6 weeks of the season.

On his day, he can still be an effective target man for Kaka.

He hasnt had his day since he left Parma, he is still yet to score in the CL. Saying that he will score a hat trick past the hapless Brown/Oshea and make me eat my words. I guess if Smith can score in a big CL game anything is possible.

If Ferdinand and Vidic were playing, I would guarantee that Gilardino wouldnt score.