Home of AC Milan, Official Thread

mshambiliaji Diego Costa
The Spaniard is unplayable at times as he has demonstrated at both Atletico Madrid and Chelsea how prolific he can be in front of goal and how much of a handful he is for defenders.

However, too often he goes looking for trouble which has led to countless altercations as he has picked up violent conduct charges and suspensions galore following incidents involving Gabriel, Mohamed Sissoko and Laurent Koscielny.

TORINO official lineup:
Padelli;
Maksimovic, Glik, Moretti; Zappacosta,
Acquah, Vives, Baselli, Bruno Peres;
Belotti, Immobile.

bench: Castellazzi, Ichazo,
Jansson, Molinaro, Gaston Silva,
Farnerud, Obi, Maxi Lopez, J.Martinez.

AC MILAN official lineup: Donnarumma;
Abate, Alex, Zapata, Antonelli; Honda,
Kucka, Bertolacci, Bonaventura; Niang,
Bacca


bench: Abbiati, Livieri,
Calabria, De Sciglio, Romagnoli, Simic,
Poli, J.Mauri, Locatelli, Boateng, Balotelli,
Menez.

Forzamillan

The Rossoneri are wearing a special shirt to celebrate Berlusconi 30 years as president. The shirts will be auctioned, funds for charity.

Goooaaaallllll Antonelli

Half time: millan 1- 0 Torino

Menez is Back

Roberto Carlos

After signing the Brazilian left-back from Palmeiras in 1995, Inter decided to sell him just a year later and there was no mystery surrounding who he blamed for his failure to settle in Serie A.

“[Roy] Hodgson’s stay at Inter destroyed me,” stated Carlos. “He played me in midfield and I had to consider that there was a chance that this would ruin my career in the national side.

It’s not that I didn’t have a good relationship with Hodgson. It is just that Hodgson doesn’t know much about football.”

Carlos went on to collect numerous trophies, titles and individual accolades with Real Madrid over the next decade and he is celebrated as one of the best left-backs in the history of the game.

watani wanajuta mpaka leo

Andrea Pirlo

Arguably, the one that hurt the most, as the Nerazzurri decided to sell to city rivals AC Milan in 2001 and Pirlo went on to enjoy a highly successful spell with the club before winning more titles with Juventus.

Having struggled to break through at Inter, it was undoubtedly one of the worst decisions by the club to let him go without allowing him an opportunity to display his full ability and he established himself as one of the greatest in his generation while being a focal point for both club and country for a number of years.

The veteran has been linked with a return to Inter in the January transfer window, but took to Twitter last month to dismiss the speculation .

watani wanajuta mpaka kesho

Clarence Seedorf

Similarly to Pirlo, the Dutchman made the direct move across Milan to join the Rossoneri in 2002 and played an integral part in one of the club’s most successful periods of their history.

Seedorf won two Serie A titles and two more Champions League trophies amongst others, and could possibly have had a key role to play in Inter’s midfield had they not opted to let him leave prematurely.

Despite a failed stint on the bench for the Rossoneri, the midfielder is still regarded as a club legend and will be looked back on as a regret for Inter for years to come.

watani wanajuta mpaka leo

Fabio Cannavaro

The Italian defender had already established himself after spells with boyhood club Napoli and more impressively with Parma as part of a backline that featured the likes of Gianluigi Buffon and Lilian Thuram.

Having made the switch to Inter in 2002, he made over 50 appearances in two seasons with the club but signed for Juventus in 2004 with Fabian Carini moving in the opposite direction. However, it’s fair to say that he wasn’t pleased with the Nerazzurri after his exit.

“I had the worst years of my career at Inter,” Cannavaro confessed. “With just 12 days to go until the start of the season, they got rid of me like that. I’m
disappointed with how I was treated.”

The rest is history as Cannavaro went on to win honours with the Bianconeri as well as lifting the World Cup in 2006 and was awarded the Ballon d’Or in that same year.

teh teh watani wanajuta

Robbie Keane

Something of a surprise signing at the time despite impressive stints with Wolverhampton Wanderers and Coventry City, the Irishman opted to move to Milan in 2000.

However, despite all the excitement surrounding his arrival, he went on to make just six appearances that season as he struggled following the sacking of Marcello Lippi, and moved to Leeds United on loan.

Keane has since played for the likes of Liverpool and LA Galaxy, but his spell with Tottenham Hotspur that saw him score over 80 goals for the club proved that he was better than what he had showed in Italy.

Inter made a mistake too

Dennis Bergkamp
The Dutchman had proven to be a special player with Ajax, and he turned down an opportunity to move to Spain as he believed that Serie A was “the biggest league at the time”.

However, his time with Inter didn’t bring the success that he had hoped for and so after just two years with the Nerazzurri, he was sold to Arsenal in 1995.

The fact that Bergkamp has a statue outside the Emirates says it all as he spent 11 years with the Gunners and was an important figure in Arsene Wenger’s success following his arrival in England.

watani wanajuta kwa kumuacha huyu nguli

Mikael Silvestre

It wasn’t a happy spell in the Frenchman’s career at Inter, as his only season with the club was plagued by issues on and off the pitch with injuries and allegations of problems with his attitude.

Despite arriving from Rennes with a big reputation, he wasn’t able to translate that onto the pitch despite a steady campaign which saw him make 18 appearances.

He seemed to put those troubles behind him after joining Manchester United in 1999 though, as he went on to feature for the Premier League giants over 200 times and won five league titles and a Champions League trophy.

Leonardo Bonucci

Whether or not Bonucci would have matured into the player that he is today if he had stayed at Inter remains a mystery, as the Italian defender undoubtedly benefitted from being sent out on loan at Bari in 2009.

His performances for the Galletti were enough to earn the interest of Juventus, and under the stewardship of Antonio Conte, he formed a formidable part of a Bianconeri backline that has gone on to dominate in Serie A over the last four years.

Still only 28 years of age, the Italian international will likely continue to prove that Inter were wrong to only allow him a handful of appearances mostly in the Coppa Italia.

ni majuto kwa Inter

Philippe Coutinho

The Brazilian is arguably a perfect example of being at the wrong club at the wrong time. Despite being sent out on loan spells with former club Vasco de Gama and Espanyol in a bid to allow him to gain confidence and form, it didn’t work out for him in Italy.

Injury problems and the pressure of being an important part of a side that was rebuilding in the aftermath of their treble-winning season in 2010 was too much for Coutinho, and he moved on to Liverpool in 2013.

That fresh start has been the ideal move to kick-start his career as the 23-year-old was able to impress under Brendan Rodgers, and will now hope to continue that trend with the guidance of Jurgen Klopp.

“I would like young players to grow and succeed here, when I seen them play for other clubs, it makes me sad,” Inter sporting director Piero Ausilio said in April.

AC Milan have reportedly begun preparing contact extensions for defenders Alex and Christian Zapata.

Milan are undefeated in their past nine Serie A matches, a run which has seen the Rossoneri turn their season around and club executives are ready to reward their performing players with extended deals.
According to Corriere dello Sport , negotiations will begin with Alex and Zapata who have solidified themselves as a dependable centre-back pairing.

The contracts of both players are set to expire at the end of the season.
Alex is currently 33-years-old and has made 18 appearances for Milan this season, scoring two goals.

Meanwhile, Colombian Zapata is likely considered a longer-term option at 29 and having made 12 appearances thus far, he’s scored once.

Menez: “It was good to score after such a difficult period out

"The only way you can build a side is by getting players who speak the same language and can play a team game," Arrigo Sacchi once said. "You can't achieve anything on your own, and if you do, it doesn't last long. I often quote what Michelangelo said: 'The spirit guides the hand.'"

It's difficult to imagine any Premier League manager using the greatest artist of the High Renaissance as an inspiration, but blowing away the conventional wisdoms of Italian football was never going to be achieved through pussy-footing around. Sacchi did not just rip up the rulebook – he had the good grace to write an updated version.

Sacchi was a visionary. His methods weren't just seen as unusual, but erring on the side of madness. One of his unorthodox training methods was 'shadow play', where his squad would play an entire training match without a ball. The goalkeeper would start with an imaginary ball, and the team play out different scenarios according to the manager's instructions.

There is a wonderful anecdote about a scout who went to spy on Milan training before an important match early in Sacchi's reign, and observed this game played without a ball. When he explained it to his manager, they both laughed at such a bizarre approach. Milan duly won the fixture and kept a clean sheet. The opposition laughed no more.

Mihajlovic: AC Milan have cleared season’s