Reggina 1 Milan 2Barcelona and Arsenal are probably 2 clubs in Europe that play fascinating football and win with consistency. Milan are not of that caliber in terms of flair. Sometimes getting lucky with your results also counts. Reggina are way down at the bottom of the table, and a team of Milan's stature should have swept them away. We rested some important players and other important players are injured. But with the team we had, Reggina shouldn't have had much of the ball or too many scoring opportunities. But that wasn't the case last night.
Milan have had a reputation of playing poor against the weaker sides. Last season it was the excuse of not finding enough space. This season, the management is working on a new excuse. With players of the quality of Seedorf, Kaka, Pato and Borrielo, Milan shouldn't have had much problem with space. And that too against a team not known for great defensive abilities. Yet we managed to scrape a win.
Seedorf whipped in a ball from right side of the field and Borrielo scored by losing his man, ahh what a header! This Italian is impressing me with the passing of every game, and how! Of course our leaky defense couldn't hold onto the lead and we conceded under catastrophic conditions. An ardent Milan fan would be ashamed at how weak our defense has become. And Super Pato eventually had to save the day, like he has done in the past. Kaka mesmerised the Reggina defense by having one of those amazing runs and he cut the ball in towards Pato who finished cooly. This was the 3rd goal in a week for the youngster. 3 goals in 3 games. This kid is going places and is proving me wrong and am so glad he is. He has shown great bonding or should i say partnership with Borrielo and will surely go ahead and rock the Serie A this season. Hope this is not just a flicker but a fire that will burn the defenses that Milan come against in the future. 2 thumbs up to the young mighty Brazilian. With the invaluable guidance of Pippo and Sheva, this cub would be receiving so much of experience that cannot even be imagined. And quite visibly he has started to translate the performance on the pitch, where it really matters.
Abbiati has been Milan's unsung hero this season, as he was in this game. He has shown some admirable bravery and courage in between the posts. Bonera was awful, as usual if i might put it. Kaladze has begun to show his true colors without Nesta beside him. Zambrotta could've been better and Favalli, i think Favalli still figures in the team because Ancelloti is at the helm of affairs. Which is why i want him sacked. Moving onto the midfield, Seedorf had a good game, Gattuso is consistent in putting in below average performaces, and Flamini was unusually poor, very poor. Kaka is steadily getting back to being the best he is. And Borrielo and Pato upfront were constantly troubling the hosts and did well to get their names on the scoresheets.
Monday marks the arrival of the greatest derby on the planet. And if you ask me, I regard the 'special one' as a better coach when compared to Ancelloti. The Italian has been using Favalli and Emerson so often, its not even funny. What's the point of having Antonini and Cardaccio in the squad if you are not going to be using them, and instead are using washed out 'has beens'? I don't get it. Anyways, we are 4 points below Inter right now and a win would be very useful for pride and for points. Let me warn you, we are not favorites heading into the derby.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whRJW_MRKfA
Goalscorers -
Reggina - Corradi
Milan - Borrielo, Pato
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