jalether:

Whatever happened to Maldini

Nah Maldini ranks below those two although he is in top 3-5.

~Sauron~:


Without any shadow of a doubt, he is Italy's number one.

Italian journalists will disagree with you and so would the respected french football magazine.

I believe Realmadrid would defeat Ac Milan at the San Siro .

How Real Madrid can beat AC Milan at the San Siro

AC Milan (3) v Real Madrid (2)
Tuesday 03 November 2009, San Siro
UEFA Champions League
Kick-Off: 19:45 UK (20:45 CET)

Real Madrid face the daunting task of taking a -1 goal difference – and 3 away goals conceded – to the San Siro tonight as they try to get their Champions League campaign back on track sans Cristiano Ronaldo.

Having watched the first leg at the Bernabeu and how Real Madrid failed to hold on and beat a relatively old, but collectively-strong AC Milan, I thought I’d share with you my thoughts on the second leg game and how Los Blancos can win it. There are four (4) key areas where Real Madrid will need to improve – have a read and discuss (after the jump).

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1. Bench Raul, think objectively, be fair, and start with Higuain upfront
It doesn’t matter if Raul is the captain or Perez’ girlfriend, If he isn’t performing well (which is the case now), he needs to be benched. The rubbish talk of Raul being the leader who instructs and helps others on the field is just plain useless.

Start Gonzalo Higuain instead. Not because he scored two goals against Getafe, but because he has some characteristics (which Raul doesn’t have) that can exhaust Milan’s Nesta and his friends. Pace and powerful shooting are just two. Dribbling? Yes sir, he got that. The only unique thing about Raul though, is his experience and good-positioning, but for this game, Higuain is the right man.

I know you might be asking, who should be playing with Higuain in attack? That depends on how Pellegrini wants to play, but I would add Van Nistelrooy If I wanted a great finisher and someone with experience.

Benzema is a good option too, but he is under-performing. Still, I would prefer him over Raul. No, I don’t hate Raul, it is just that Benzema can do well against Milan, the captain can’t. Period.

2. A strong and EFFECTIVE midfield is the key
Alonso, Lass and Kaka. Who else do you need? That looks like FIFA 10, but for Pellegrini, it is real. The problem though is apart from Lass, Kaka and Alonso haven’t been that great, at least they haven’t been Alonso and Kaka yet. Just their shadows.

Kaka knows Milan well. OK, that’s rubbish. He needs to use what he knows on the pitch. It is undeniable that Kaka is a great player, but he needs to step up his game and this is a good chance to improve. He loves spaces, but I doubt he will get many if Milan play their game, which bring us to the next point.

3. Play your game and force Milan to adapt to it
I think Barca is more than a night club, but I do like them because they do their own thing, play their game and FORCE you to adapt to it. They are just really good at that, and that’s why they usually win.

Real needs to control the tempo of the game. Alonso has to do it. Lass will be there to help out, but it will mainly depend on Alonso. When Real plays with style, dominate and force Milan to react to it, it will be very easy for Los Blancos to win.

They sort of managed to dominate in the first half of the first leg, but they lacked effectiveness in front of goal. But with Higuain or Van Nistelrooy upfront, scoring goals shouldn’t be a hurdle If you can assist them.

4. Communication and proper organization at the back is essential
Here is the other difficult part (in addition to playing with style and dominating). Since we sold Cannavaro, we have been missing a leader in the back. Pepe isn’t one. And Ramos needs who leads him. I can only think of Casillas, but we need a defender who shouts as loud as he can, who can awake Marcelo and Ramos from their day dreams, and who can organize and lead his teammates.

There is no quick and perfect solution at the moment, but Pellegrini needs to address this issue to his defenders. We’ve conceded off set-pieces, counter-attacks and even corners in a silly way. Sevilla scored two silly goals, Pato got away with a sneaky one and who knows If we don’t figure it out tomorrow night how Pato will get way with another one.

We need to be organized and awake all the time. We also need to be strong. Ramos on the right, Pepe and Albiol in the center is fine, but I wouldn’t feel comfortable seeing Marcelo or Drenthe on the left. I would prefer to play Arbeloa out of his position and put him there. Pellegrini experimented with him against Getafe and the former Liverpool man did a good job. What do we have to lose anyway?



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Story!

God saved Ac Milan's arse, they should have been beaten sily .

Next on the line is our city rival Athletic Madrid at the Vincent Calderon Stadium .

Real M. where are your Naija fans

yousouph:

Real M. where are your Naija fans

hahah
Real is not worth to be supporting.
shit club,
Barca 4 ever

Tdoay is the the day for Real Madrid to over turn the deficit 4-0, from the first Leg, I know if there is any team in the world that can over turn a score it's definatly Real Madrid we can do it, go for it LOS BLANCOS, we can doit!!!

galatico:

Tdoay is the the day for Real Madrid to over turn the deficit 4-0, from the first Leg, I know if there is any team in the world that can over turn a score it's definatly Real Madrid we can do it, go for it LOS BLANCOS, we can doit!!!

We shall see.

haha. If una attack too much dem go just flog una with counter-attack for Bernabeau. U might just play right into their hands. . . U're not the only ones that will be highly motivated. Although the noise for that stadium no go get mate. . .confusion go catch those division 3 boys. But they will also know the world is watching so they'll play like their lives depended on it. Will be an interesting game

The key will be the first 20 mins. We need to jump on them and dominate.

Binna howfar? Long time, thread been bored with out you.

una nefa score?

Time is going ooh!

2nd half. Madrid hasn't scored against a 3rd division team, that beat them 4-0 away, at the Bernabeau. All dreams of a treble come to a quick halt.

80th minute. Still no goal. NOT 1.

u guyz still dey dream for the treble?

Real Madrid.
I laugh i bernabeau.
After all the expenses this summer.
it's sad.
You don't buy your way to success.

RM will need at least 6 months to gel.

Heck, I can't even understand why Pellegrini removed LASS. He was the best player on the pitch. Even the fans protested.
Or maybe he already knew the match was lost and decided to rest the guy for their next match?

Pellegrini is confused

One down, two to go,

~Borat~:

One down, two to go,

lmao

This is the best time for Madrid to start making overtures at Ribbery. Bayern are out of UCL and probably out of title race too so the guy would definitely want to leave in January.

Bayern are only about 6 points behind the leaders. Their title hopes are still very much alive IMO.

edoyad:

This is the best time for Madrid to start making overtures at Ribbery. Bayern are out of UCL and probably out of title race too so the guy would definitely want to leave in January.

Big names dont win tros.

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khanye:

Big names dont win tros.

@khanye what was their final score for yesterday match? i mean real mad.
hahahahhahaah
i am out of here, nonsense

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Krayola:

Bayern are only about 6 points behind the leaders. Their title hopes are still very much alive IMO.

Because the bundesliga is a shitty league.

edoyad:

This is the best time for Madrid to start making overtures at Ribbery. Bayern are out of UCL and probably out of title race too so the guy would definitely want to leave in January.

He's be cup-tied for Europe,i gues.

Ribery is Ours. . . .

@eastbay,

Man Utd is 5 points behind the league leaders so we can say their title hopes are over. If not EPL is a shitty league

The person who removed your brain and loaded saw dust into it is to blame

dayokanu:

@eastbay,

Man Utd is 5 points behind the league leaders so we can say their title hopes are over. If not EPL is a shitty league

The person who removed your brain and loaded saw dust into it is to blame it with sawdust

Dayok,
I said the bundesliga is shitty,because despite the nonsense your smelly team has been forcing down your throats,you're only 6 points behind.i didn't say they were out of the title race.
at least i have someting in my head.you have air in your small head.
and check your tenses.Ife graduates do a lot better than what you're displaying.