Preview: Post-Moris, Game 1

By: Steven | April 24th, 2009

Sunday, April 26th, 2009 15.00
Stadio San Siro, Milano

I warriors, brigate rosanero, siamo forti e vinceremo!

Preview
What’s there to say about what happened to La Bestia that hasn’t been said? Nothing. I can understand that you like to go out clubbing, and that snorting coke can give you a throbbing boner and an incredible high, but not during the season as a professional footballer. So where does this leave us? One player’s antics have brought the team from optimistic to not so optimistic in two days. Not only is the sacking of Carroz’ gonna cost us a lot of money, it also means a big hole in the central defense in case one of Bovo or Kjaer gets injured. Imagine having to play with Kjaer en Cossentino in the back. The two of them combined aren’t even half as old as Maldini is.

The game in Milano couldn’t come at a worse time. We’re still fighting for that coveted European spot (altough it’s gonna be almost impossible now that Lazio and Samp are playing the Coppa final) and Milan can smell the second place. Luckily, we do well against the big teams this season. And we got a draw in Milano two weeks ago, which is good.

Squad Status

Palermo

Beauty needs to miss The Beast from now on, so we’re gonna see a Bovo-Kjaer partnership. Simplicio returns to take back his place as the provider of fine passes, and Micco will start over Succi. Guana’s back as well, and so is the Rijeka Fatman, who will provide the rest of the team with Big Mac’s during the second half.

Probable Lineup:
Amelia; Cassani, Carrozzieri, Kjaer, Balzaretti; Tedesco, Liverani, Migliaccio; Simplicio; Cavani, Miccoli

Bilan

Gianfranco at the Milan Offside is doing one hell of a job, so go and visit him for more info on Milan. I can already tell you that they will be missing Gennaro Gattuso, Marco Borriello, Alessandro Nesta, Kakha Kaladze, Daniele Bonera, Christian Abbiati, Giuseppe Favalli and Luca Antonini.

Probable Lineup:
Dida; Zambrotta, Senderos, Maldini, Jankulovski; Beckham, Pirlo, Ambrosini; Kaka; Inzaghi, Pato

Categorical Matchup

I Heart Roma vs. Butterfingers: Palermo. Milan may have the best defensive home record, that’s got nothing to do with the Brazilian between the posts. Marco will look to impress AS Bankruptcy once more, so expect a good match.

Beheaded vs. The Wheelchair Quartet: Push. Milan want half of our defense, we wan’t none of theirs. We’re equal.

Not the same guys as last week vs. I’m so Metrosexual: Milan. We seem to be rotating a lot in midfield lately, and I don’t know if that’s a good thing. Add the gay-factor of Milan’s midfield to that, and I don’t see us winning this battle.

Guido & Fabio vs. Tap-in Time: Push. Fuck Inzaghi, and fuck the Duck. Cavani’s on fire and Micco will want to prove himself. If our defense can avoid letting Inzaghi stand next to Amelia for 90 minutes, we’re safe.

Final Analysis

I’ll ask you: why shouldn’t we be able to take at least one point back to Palermo? Milan has only lost once in their own stadium, but we’ve beaten Juve, Samp and Fiorentina on the road and stole a point against Inter. And let’s remember that we have beaten already beaten Milan this season, even if they got two imaginary penalties.

The Carrozz’-case will most definitely have it’s effect on the players, but if you’re a pro, you have to shake things like that off, and continue with the things you get paid for.

Form Guide

Palermo
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Milan
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Prediction
1-1. Cavani, last minute equalizer Inzaghi.

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