28 Sep 2010: Ajax - AC Milan

[Kowalczyk]

And then after Twente away yet another interesting little fixture...

Welcome home, Clarence. Welcome back, Zlatan...

Kick-off time 20:45 CET.

K.

[Purple Cow's Ghost]

Milan have 'issues' at the moment. Coach Massimiliano Allegri has a very distinctive playing system with three up front, and the Milanese players are struggling to come to terms with it.

Likewise, at his previous club Cagliari, he lost the first five games straight. Untypically, the Cagliari board failed to sack him (they normally sack three coaches before breakfast on an average day) and let him have his head. Whereupon he took the Sardinians to their best ever Serie A finish two season in a row.

So he's a good coach but it typically takes a while before his players settle into his system, so this may not be a bad time to play Milan.

(...and yes I know I said that about the Real Madrid game as well, but I think that we lost that game by less than eight goals shows that I was correct in my assertion.)

[ajaxcolombia]

Wait, you guys are completely sure this game is the 28th of spetember? That's a Tuesday, right?? OH JEEZ, I GET TO WATCH IT!!!! woohooo!!!

[paladinby]

Time to win, no more excuses. Adapt your mentality and win, here's the quote:

Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win.
Sun-tzu
Chinese general & military strategist (~400 BC)

We've lost the game in Madrid even before it started, we looked scared and unorganized. Now change the mentality and play the way we played against Twente in first half.

We can do it, YES!

PS. Milan will play typical italian counterattack style, and will be happy with the draw, imho.

[Philippe]

I think Berlusconi's side will try to make the show. I put my money on Ajax. Why not 2-1 ?

[Orange14]

If we come out and play as we did the first half this past Sunday we can be competitive; if we come out and play as we did in Madrid a fortnight ago, forget it! I hope for the former and it's up to Jol to get the players ready for this one.

[aveslacker]

I think Berlusconi's side will try to make the show. I put my money on Ajax. Why not 2-1 ?

The punters seem to agree. Ajax is currently at +135 to win. The draw is +200 and Milan is +210.

We can do this!

[BTV802]

How am I supposed to work when this game is on? Very excited. Hope the guys can make a good impression at home.

[Amol]

This is a very beatable Milan team as long as we're not going to

1. be star struck
2. start hoofing long balls all the time
3. play a very high line on defense and let their midfielders lob balls over Vertonghen/Alderweireld for Robinho and Zlatan to run on to.

[Amol]

Lineups -

AJAX

---------------------------------Steks-----------------------------------

------V D Wiel ------Alderweireld--------Vertonghen------Anita------------

------------------De Zeeuw----------------Enoh--------------------------

--------------------------------De Jong-----------------------------------
---------Suarez--------------------------------------------Urby-----------
-----------------------------El Hamdaioui----------------------------------


AC Milan

Abbiati
Antonini,Nesta,T Silva,Zambrotta
Gattuso,Pirlo,Flamini,Seedorf
Robinho,Ibrahimovich


Looks like they've definitely come here for a draw and maybe win on a cheeky counter-attack.

[BTV802]

Would love to see us find some good possession today like we did against Twente on the weekend. Enoh will be the key to disrupting their counter attacks and regaining possession.

[Amol]

We need to press them when they have possesion.

Haven't watched a lot Milan this year, so don't the kind of form which Pirlo is in right now. But, he used to be their ball distributor and sits pretty deep. So, De Jong would probably have to take him out. Enoh should be on Seedorf.

Since they aren't playing Pato(injury) and Ronaldinho(form), their attacks would be coming through the center a lot. That will ideally free up VD Wiel or Anita to join in attack.

Come on boys - we REALLY NEED this win.

[Ajaxfanuk]

I am fearful of a Robinho Zlatan duo up front, thats some quality there. Rest of the team is ok, we just have to be very smart

[paladinby]

We need to do the job in the first half, we may lack fitness considering the amount of games in short period of time.

GO AJAX GO!!!

[Amol]

Anyone have a working non sopcast/tvu/veetle stream yet?

[Orange14]

Anyone have a working non sopcast/tvu/veetle stream yet?

Check here: http://www.myp2p.eu/broadcast.php?match ... art=sports I'm on SopCast and it looks good.

[Amol]

Found one which works. Used rojadirect as myp2p is blocked at work :)

[Orange14]

OUTSTANDING. El Hamdaoui from Suarez; 1-0

[Van basten]

Gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaal!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[BTV802]

God damn Suarez & El Ham made that look easy.

[Ajaxfanuk]

Shit a brick!

[Azeri]

Great!!!
Oh God... boys, just don't loose your heads pls

[Ajaxfanuk]

Robinho fucks up a one on one....christ

[Orange14]

Really dodged a bullet as Robinho screwed up big time.

[Ajaxfanuk]

Anita showed massive commitment then, keep fighting boys!