AC Milan 0 - 2 Chelsea

[ZAPHOD2319 3,873]

PRE/POST-MATCH DISCUSSION,

LIVE CHAT AND ANALYSIS

Tuesday 11th October 2022
      Champions League
        San Siro
     20:00 UK

[NikkiCFC 7,580]

Can we win in Italy for a change? Lazio around 20 years ago is only game I can think of. 

[milka 3,308]

Chelsea in Italy : 
2021 - Juventus L (3:0)

2017  -Roma L (3:0)

2012 - Juventus L (3:0)

2012 - Napoli L (3:1)

2010 - Inter L (2:1)

2008 - Roma L (3:1)

 

 

[Pizy 17,860]

Kante re-injured before even getting back on the pitch. 😔

Could’ve been extremely useful in a match where Milan will be desperate to make amends for the horror show last week. A fully refreshed Kante would’ve been a great weapon that Milan wouldn’t have expected.

[bigbluewillie 1,805]

52 minutes ago, Pizy said:

Kante re-injured before even getting back on the pitch. 😔

Could’ve been extremely useful in a match where Milan will be desperate to make amends for the horror show last week. A fully refreshed Kante would’ve been a great weapon that Milan wouldn’t have expected.

Yeah just heard about Kante.

I watched Milan v Juve last Friday, they were a different entity as against us, methinks we've got a battle on our hands.

I think i'll settle for a draw now

[nyikolajevics 2,422]

3 minutes ago, bigbluewillie said:

Yeah just heard about Kante.

I watched Milan v Juve last Friday, they were a different entity as against us, methinks we've got a battle on our hands.

I think i'll settle for a draw now

 

Why settle with draw? 

We defeated them very comfortably last time, we have no reason to shit our pants in Italy.. Theo is back so they will be more dangerous on the left wing but he also tend to neglect his defensive duites.. His side of the pitch will be key. Should be very careful when defending but ruthless with counter attacks. 

[bigbluewillie 1,805]

Last time all they were concerned about was their forthcoming game aganist Juve.

This time it will be about revenge for the thrashing, it aint gunna be easy.

[Strike 6,961]

Theo Hernandez coming back changes things. It creates that triangle on the left with Leao and Tonali and Milan like to attack by overloading that side.

[OhForAGreavsie 5,775]

10 hours ago, bigbluewillie said:

Last time all they were concerned about was their forthcoming game aganist Juve.

This time it will be about revenge for the thrashing, it aint gunna be easy.

Listening to Fikayo's press conference it certainly sounded that way. He made it seem that they feel they let themselves down at The Bridge, that they are angry, and that they are very motivated.

[Pizy 17,860]

They showed in the first 10-15 minutes of last weeks match that they’re capable of keeping the ball well and making us uncomfortable before we woke up and dominated the rest of the game. So if we have an equally poor start again but Milan are much more assertive then we could find ourselves in trouble.

Curious to see Potter’s XI. Gallagher was a beast against Wolves and Mount finally woke up and had a typical Mount game. Having both of them starting today and being aggressive in and out of possession could be useful in a match like this. But would he leave out one of Sterling or Auba for a game this huge? Not sure.

[ZAPHOD2319 3,873]

Sterling and Auba will start. If he plays a back four it would allow Mount to start. 

[ZAPHOD2319 3,873]

I changed the Next Match for Milan. Because I am posting in EST it does not update the countdown time. Usually James updates that widget as he is in the UK. I wanted the other information displayed for today but my time zone messes up the countdown timer since James updated the website software.

[Fulham Broadway 16,392]

Hell of a cauldron to visit -80 000 in there tonight

[milka 3,308]

[ZAPHOD2319 3,873]

Kai sits. I am liking the way Potter operates.

[Alabama 1,992]

Jorginho....

[Pizy 17,860]

6 minutes ago, Alabama said:

Jorginho....

Biggest worry. Guess the thinking is that Potter wants his most experienced, most comfortable receivers of the ball in midfield. Which may be the right call if Milan are so poor that we just boss possession the whole time. But if they come out like I expect them to (trying to prove a point) I think it’s super risky.

Hope we try to have a go right from kickoff and aren’t intimidated by the atmosphere into sitting deep and inviting loads of pressure.

[LAM09 6,547]

That midfield pairing is my only concern. I'm guessing Potter doesn't want to play RLC too much for obvious reasons, as he certainly deserved to start tonight.