WTF! Milan 4- Shakhtar 1, CL Recap

By: Gianfranco | October 24th, 2007

Well the two headed monster that is AC Milan has left me dumbfounded once again. This time the attacking team decided to show up hand Shakthar a 4-1 loss. Where this team was against Empoli is a mystery to me, but it looks as though the boys want to play when the Champion’s League comes around. A brace each from Gila and Seedorf helped win a crucial game for the Rossoneri who were headed straight down the toilet with their run of play of late.

I would not get all that excited yet fellow tifosi, I do not want to rain on a 3 goal win but there are some things that I want to bring out about today’s game. Two crucial stats for me to show how dominant a team is in the attacking third are shots and corners. Shakthar were able to shoot 21 times, though not all net, that is a lot of pressure for any keeper to be under (I am so glad Dida was banned today). Shakthar also managed to lead possession, which does not always equal victory, as we all know, but I am not totally satisfied with these 4 goal outburst. They just can not seems to dominate a game like they used to, it always looks as though there is a part of the game where everything teeters on the brink of disaster, and it is make me nuts. I would really prefer a team that was working smoothly all the time, instead of brief flashes of all out power. Three points are three points and I will take them, it leaves the Rossoneri top of the class:

1 AC Milan 6
2 Shakhtar Donetsk 6
3 Benfica 3
4 Celtic 3

If the Rossoneri could just harness this offensive power and use it against weaker teams’ things would be going much better. A true test comes this weekend against a strong Serie A side, Roma, if Milan can get a result the road is not so bleak, I am not promising a scudetto but at least a boost in confidence for the remainder of the year, baby steps.

Stay tuned for the Roma preview, I am sure you will find one here as well…though slightly leaning towards the wrong team.

Category: Champions League, Game Recap, Seria A

Tags: Champions League, Dida, Game Recap, Gila, Kalac, Roma, Seedof, Seria A

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• shehan |  October 24th, 2007 at 8:18 pm

  
  
  

  a breathtaking display of counterattacking football which is really unorthodox for milan.

  that was our whole game plan, and shaktar never had enough quality to react to it.

  it was some phenomenal football. we dropped our possession and slow-tempo game and just simply played some great direct football today. seedorf and kaka’ were impeccable, although kaka’ deserved a goal or 3…

  we need to maintain this form. against an open team like roma, who themselves are struggling in defense, im sure we can conjure some magic to pull of another win.

  great to see gilardino score at home, twice!

  but again, phenomenal direct football by the boys today. a virtuoso performance, even though it was very unorthodox.

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• k |  October 24th, 2007 at 8:33 pm

  
  
  

  hah WTF was honestly the first thing that came to my mind….

  honestly, gettin a result against roma is really not the true test… games like that anything can happen…

  the true test is whether we can finally break down weaker teams that come to san siro or on the road for that matter…

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• MC |  October 25th, 2007 at 12:46 am

  
  
  

  Man, so intense! Thats the milan i wanna see!! All of them, with the exeption of oddo’s mistake, played very well. Man i love giladino!

  Watch now on:
  http://www.youtube.com/v/INNSmE8F2BI

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• Fetyani |  October 25th, 2007 at 8:43 am

  
  
  

  not happy yet, ill be smiling after 4-6 weeks when i see our record filled with “W” wins.

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• Gianfranco |  October 25th, 2007 at 4:08 pm

  
  
  

  Fetyani, I prefer consistent 1 nil wins, then a few 4 goal scorchers. Its a marathon and it takes a lot of W’s to come out on top.

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• k |  October 25th, 2007 at 11:51 pm

  
  
  

  well gianfranco, i actually prefer consistent 3-0 blowouts… but i dont think either of our wishes are going to come true anytime soon..

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• Gianfranco |  October 26th, 2007 at 4:39 pm

  
  
  

  agreed, you optomistic bastard

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• Gianfranco |  October 26th, 2007 at 4:40 pm

  
  
  

  the shear thought of consistent 3-0 blowouts made me laugh out load for like ten minutes

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• Joel Robinson |  October 27th, 2007 at 12:22 am

  
  
  

  Milan-Roma match will be interesting and probably settle the dust form CL

  By the way, I’m linking your blog in my blogroll

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• Gianfranco |  October 27th, 2007 at 5:55 am

  
  
  

  Thanks Joel

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• Fetyani |  October 27th, 2007 at 7:18 am

  
  
  

  for the past couple of years i always opted for big score wins. but now looking at our situation, id take a lucky 1-0 last minute goal win.

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