What formation would ManU & Milan play

Give your opinions on the formation that Man U & Milan are likely to field in their upcoming CL tie:

Here is mine for Man U-

-------------------------------Van der Sar-----------------------------


--Brown-----------------------Ferdinand---------------------Heinze--


---------------Carrick-------------------------Fletcher-----------------


Ronaldo------------------------Scholes-------------------------Giggs-


-------------------Rooney------------------Saha/Solsjkaer-----------

Man United -

--------------- Van Der Sar
O'Shea ---- Ferdinand -- Brown --- Heinze
------------- Fletcher --- Carrick
---- Ronaldo ------ Scholes ------ Giggs
--------------------- Rooney


Milan -

------------------- Pirlo
Seedorf ---- Inzaghi -- Kaka ---- Oddo
-------------- Maldini --- Dida
---- Nesta ------- Kaladze ------ Gilardino
-------------------- Gattuso

When are Saha and Neville back?

Saha is a mystery, he's been due to come be on the bench for the last 3 games.

Neville is due to come back this weekend.

For Milan -

-----------------------------Dida------------------------------

Oddo----------Nesta-----------------Maldini-------Jankuloski

------------------Gattuso-------------Ambrosini-------------

Pirlo----------------------------------------------------Seedorf

------------------------------Kaka------------------------------

--------------------------Gilardino/Inzaghi--------------------

Dida is injured.

Dark Savant wrote:Dida is injured.

That should be good news for Man U then

IMO the formation that Ancelotti should adopt should be keeping in mind Milan's lack of speed in the defence & Man U's pace in the front b'coz of Rooney & Ronaldo

Why Giggs or Saha if he plays could be the key as I can see Milan really trying to prevent Rooney and Ronaldo playing. Giggs will get maybe more space and must use it well.

TarunDang wrote:Give your opinions on the formation that Man U & Milan are likely to field in their upcoming CL tie:

Here is mine for Man U-

-------------------------------Van der Sar-----------------------------


--Brown-----------------------Ferdinand---------------------Heinze--


---------------Carrick-------------------------Fletcher-----------------


Ronaldo------------------------Scholes-------------------------Giggs-


-------------------Rooney------------------Saha/Solsjkaer-----------

That would be a disaster. We will definitely play 4 at the back and one up front if Saha isnt fit. So:

-------------------------------Van der Sar-----------------------------


--Neville------------- Brown -------- Ferdinand------------ ----Heinze-


---------------Carrick-------------------------Fletcher-----------------


Ronaldo------------------------Scholes-------------------------Giggs-


--------------------------------Rooney-------------------------------

Rez wrote:

TarunDang wrote:Give your opinions on the formation that Man U & Milan are likely to field in their upcoming CL tie:

Here is mine for Man U-

-------------------------------Van der Sar-----------------------------


--Brown-----------------------Ferdinand---------------------Heinze--


---------------Carrick-------------------------Fletcher-----------------


Ronaldo------------------------Scholes-------------------------Giggs-


-------------------Rooney------------------Saha/Solsjkaer-----------

That would be a disaster. We will definitely play 4 at the back and one up front if Saha isnt fit. So:



-------------------------------Van der Sar-----------------------------


--Neville------------- Brown -------- Ferdinand------------ ----Heinze-


---------------Carrick-------------------------Fletcher-----------------


Ronaldo------------------------Scholes-------------------------Giggs-


--------------------------------Rooney-------------------------------

I kind of thought of 4 at the back, but then with Carrick & Fletcher providing defensive cover I went for a more attacking formation with a 2nd striker given Milan's defensive problems & an opportunity to score early. I would also opt for this 5 man midfield because most of Milan's attack actually develops or is executed by it's illustrious midfielders & their lone striker upfront is heavily dependent on them

Agree with Rez, it would be disasterous to play 3 at back. I don't think SAF would even consider it.

Re Milan's formation, I think Tarun got it spot on. Except that Dida may not be available. So it will be Kalac (Tho it should be Storari if Ancellotti has any sense).

Rez wrote:

TarunDang wrote:Give your opinions on the formation that Man U & Milan are likely to field in their upcoming CL tie:

Here is mine for Man U-

-------------------------------Van der Sar-----------------------------
--Brown-----------------------Ferdinand---------------------Heinze--
---------------Carrick-------------------------Fletcher-----------------
Ronaldo------------------------Scholes-------------------------Giggs-
-------------------Rooney------------------Saha/Solsjkaer-----------

That would be a disaster. We will definitely play 4 at the back and one up front if Saha isnt fit. So:

-------------------------------Van der Sar-----------------------------
--Neville------------- Brown -------- Ferdinand------------ ----Heinze-
---------------Carrick-------------------------Fletcher-----------------
Ronaldo------------------------Scholes-------------------------Giggs-
--------------------------------Rooney-------------------------------

TarunDang wrote:

Dark Savant wrote:Dida is injured.

That should be good news for Man U then

good news for Milan more like.

TarunDang wrote:IMO the formation that Ancelotti should adopt should be keeping in mind Milan's lack of speed in the defence & Man U's pace in the front b'coz of Rooney & Ronaldo

Kalac
Oddo Nesta Maldini Jankulovski
Gattuso Pirlo Ambrosini
Kaka Seedorf
Gilardino

I think Ambrosini and Gattuso will be important at cutting out any possible counter attacks. Nesta, Janku and Oddo are hardly slow btw, and Milan dealt with Uniteds pace 2 years ago. I dont think Ronaldo or Rooney have got faster since them.

Not faster, more intelligent maybe.

You think Gilardino will get the nod over Inzaghi?

I would assume Carlo will play Inzaghi, one of the best goalscorers in the CL, and well Gila is just poor

Parks lives wrote:Not faster, more intelligent maybe.

You think Gilardino will get the nod over Inzaghi?

Yep, Gila will start for sure and Inzaghi will be the super sub.

I suppose you're quite happy about that ?

Both seem like they can be poor one game and superb another, so not going to write either off.

BoBo Vieri wrote:

Parks lives wrote:Not faster, more intelligent maybe.

You think Gilardino will get the nod over Inzaghi?

Yep, Gila will start for sure and Inzaghi will be the super sub.

I suppose you're quite happy about that ?

Gilardino is awful and I wont change my mind if he scores a hat trick past us, I bet Milan wish they could play Ronaldo. I am not too worried about Inzaghi either, he will probably spend half the game offside and the other half diving. The problem is Pirlo passing it around our team, Gattuso nullyfying Ronaldo, Seedorf scoring a screamer and Kaka, just being Kaka.

Ronaldo and Rooney are much better than they were 2 years ago and I asssume the Milan defence was better 2 years ago than it is now. That suggests Rooney and Ronaldo will be more succesful this time round. The question is will Scholes and Carrick be ablre to give them the ball to cause havoc.

Rez wrote:

BoBo Vieri wrote:

Parks lives wrote:Not faster, more intelligent maybe.

You think Gilardino will get the nod over Inzaghi?

Yep, Gila will start for sure and Inzaghi will be the super sub.

I suppose you're quite happy about that ?

Gilardino is awful and I wont change my mind if he scores a hat trick past us, I bet Milan wish they could play Ronaldo. I am not too worried about Inzaghi either, he will probably spend half the game offside and the other half diving. The problem is Pirlo passing it around our team, Gattuso nullyfying Ronaldo, Seedorf scoring a screamer and Kaka, just being Kaka.



Ronaldo and Rooney are much better than they were 2 years ago and I asssume the Milan defence was better 2 years ago than it is now. That suggests Rooney and Ronaldo will be more succesful this time round. The question is will Scholes and Carrick be ablre to give them the ball to cause havoc.

Gila has 10 goals in Serie A this season, which isnt awful. He hasnt been in the best of form, but i think calling him awful is a bit OTT. Remember Crespo was in pretty poor form 2 years ago, yet he still went and scored 2 against you. Apart from the goal against Bayern, Inzaghi doesnt look sharp enough at the moment.

Ronaldo definately is, but is Rooney "much" better? Surprisngly enough i rate this Milan defence better than the other one, and added to the fact that they have Gattuso AND Ambrosini this time around, it will be very hard to break them down. Oddo and Cafu i'd say are pretty equal. Nesta-Maldini partnership is better than Nesta-Stam. Nesta and Maldini seem to understand eachother much better. Jankulovski has been great this season, much better than Kaladze or Maldini at LB, who offered little going forward.

BoBo Vieri wrote:

Rez wrote:

BoBo Vieri wrote:

Parks lives wrote:Not faster, more intelligent maybe.

You think Gilardino will get the nod over Inzaghi?

Yep, Gila will start for sure and Inzaghi will be the super sub.

I suppose you're quite happy about that ?

Gilardino is awful and I wont change my mind if he scores a hat trick past us, I bet Milan wish they could play Ronaldo. I am not too worried about Inzaghi either, he will probably spend half the game offside and the other half diving. The problem is Pirlo passing it around our team, Gattuso nullyfying Ronaldo, Seedorf scoring a screamer and Kaka, just being Kaka.



Ronaldo and Rooney are much better than they were 2 years ago and I asssume the Milan defence was better 2 years ago than it is now. That suggests Rooney and Ronaldo will be more succesful this time round. The question is will Scholes and Carrick be ablre to give them the ball to cause havoc.

Gila has 10 goals in Serie A this season, which isnt awful. He hasnt been in the best of form, but i think calling him awful is a bit OTT. Remember Crespo was in pretty poor form 2 years ago, yet he still went and scored 2 against you. Apart from the goal against Bayern, Inzaghi doesnt look sharp enough at the moment.

Ronaldo definately is, but is Rooney "much" better? Surprisngly enough i rate this Milan defence better than the other one, and added to the fact that they have Gattuso AND Ambrosini this time around, it will be very hard to break them down. Oddo and Cafu i'd say are pretty equal. Nesta-Maldini partnership is better than Nesta-Stam. Nesta and Maldini seem to understand eachother much better. Jankulovski has been great this season, much better than Kaladze or Maldini at LB, who offered little going forward.

Ok awful is OTT, but he seems to have gone backwards since his great Parma days, were I thought he would be the next Veiri. When I watch him now, I never expect him to score, when he gets a chance.

Rooney is not scoring the goals he used to, but his game has improved, he is having a bad season, but has scored 20 goals this season and has around 14 assists.

You have a point about the Milan defence, maybe I was hoping it would be worse, to make me feel better.

Should be a good game and may the best side from Manchester win.

Inzaghi sure does not look sharp at present but IMO he sure has a better finishing than Gila & that just might make the difference. Ancelotti might be better off startin with Inzaghi & then bringing Gila as a sub

Even during his best Parma days, to me Gila never looked like the next Vieri.... more like the next Inzaghi or the next Vialli. And I still think Gila has enough talent to become that, even in his poor seasons he is getting some goals.

But I agree with Tarun, Milan would do better to start Inzaghi over Gila... with inzaghi, the defences always worry about the offside trap, he keeps then on their toes even tho he wastes quite a few chances....

Rez wrote:
Ok awful is OTT, but he seems to have gone backwards since his great Parma days, were I thought he would be the next Veiri. When I watch him now, I never expect him to score, when he gets a chance.

Rooney is not scoring the goals he used to, but his game has improved, he is having a bad season, but has scored 20 goals this season and has around 14 assists.

You have a point about the Milan defence, maybe I was hoping it would be worse, to make me feel better.

Should be a good game and may the best side from Manchester win.

With Saha and Park out for the first leg our formation is basically a straight choice now


---------------- Van Der Sar
O'Shea ---- Ferdinand -- Brown --- Heinze
-------------- Fletcher --- Carrick
--- Ronaldo ------ Scholes ------- Giggs
-------------------- Rooney

Or

---------------- Van Der Sar
O'Shea ---- Ferdinand -- Brown --- Heinze
-------------- Scholes --- Carrick
--- Ronaldo ------ Giggs ------- Rooney
-------------------- Smith

You've gotta play Smith IMO, looking at how he's done so far.

He on his own still isn't that great a player but the amount of effort he puts in allows the three behind him to raise their game that extra 10% IMO.

Also, Rooney on his own up front verses Milan will be a disaster.

I'm feeling quietly confident for UTd though, even with the defensive problems.

Is Ferdinand definatle back?

Rio should be back this weekend to face Boro.

Tweedle wrote:You've gotta play Smith IMO, looking at how he's done so far.

He on his own still isn't that great a player but the amount of effort he puts in allows the three behind him to raise their game that extra 10% IMO.

Also, Rooney on his own up front verses Milan will be a disaster.

I'm feeling quietly confident for UTd though, even with the defensive problems.

Is Ferdinand definatle back?

For some reason I am not that confident that we will win, as in the back of my head is the San Siro in which the whole team played the worst game of their lives. If we do well in the first leg, I will change my opinion. Milan are also playing really well at the moment, I am very Ronaldo will not be playing.

However I can just see Scholes and Carrick chasing after the ball, which would lead to Rooney getting frustrated and shouting at the ref, Ronaldo trying to win the game by himself and pissing of the rest of the team.

Milans strikers arent all that and their defence is good, but not imperios like Chelseas, its just the tight midfield, which worries me. I guess its similar to Liverpools and we have done alright against them this season.

Rai Krol 14 wrote:Rio should be back this weekend to face Boro.

& O'Shea, both should be starting at the weekend. Not sure when Neville is back though.

Parks lives wrote:

Rai Krol 14 wrote:Rio should be back this weekend to face Boro.

& O'Shea, both should be starting at the weekend. Not sure when Neville is back though.

He is expected to return 9th May ..

Park could also be back this weekend

Nah, Park has to wait another week for the results on his knee.