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#188061 Barclays Premier League 2014/15
Hopefully with Jores Okore recovering from his broken leg our defence will be stronger. Ciaran Clark and Nathan Baker are a pair of clowns.
#188032 Maldini - A Father & Son tale
A good month for us as we recorded five wins from six games, although our sole defeat was at the hands of arch-rivals Inter which didn't go down to well with the supporters;
Derby defeat aside I can't complain about how things are going, we eased into the last sixteen of the Champions League with two games to spare as well as being right up there with Inter in Serie A, it looks as if it could be a two horse race between us two Milan sides for the title as we are threatening to lose the chasing pack at the moment.
Two friendlies this month, one won and one lost;
A somewhat experimental line-up for this one with four débutantes in the starting eleven, our first half performance was poor, however we did rally in the second period and really deserved a draw, however the Swiss defended well to held on to win.
I went for a more experienced selection against our main rivals France, Nicola Murru was the only one of the four rookies from the Switzerland game to keep his place. I feared the worse when Bryan Christante turned the ball past his own keeper early on, however he made up for it later with a beautiful free kick to level the scores before we shifted through the gears to ultimately gain a well deserved win.
There is no more Italy duty until March now so I can dedicate all my time to Milan and trying to get my hands on some more silverware this season!
#187971 Barclays Premier League 2014/15
#187969 Itchygon
Still think itchygon sounds like a feminine hygiene product though
#187869 Maldini - A Father & Son tale
We're off to a pretty good start to the campaign, second in Serie A with just one bad result thus far as Lazio got the better of us early on, however since then we have turned on the style and produced some big results;
The league table is looking much more like we are accustomed to seeing it, with all the traditional big powers in Italian football in the top half of the table, in stark contrast to last season when Lazio were almost relegated and Juve, Napoli and Roma were bogged down in mid table, It's good to see the club where I began this adventure, Brescia, continuing to improve each year too.
A defeat to Liverpool at Anfield was a set-back, however I'm still very confident of advancing, hopefully as group winners, the return game with Liverpool will likely be crucial in that regard.
A slightly shakey start to my career with the Azzuri, the squad took a while to adapt to my tactical ideas, however there have been signs of progress as we defeated Armenia and then convincingly beat Australia in a friendly.
My first couple of squads have heavily revolved around players I have managed before throughout my career, In fact for the Egypt game, 11 of my 23 man squad currently or have previously played under me.
GK - Nicola Leili (Metalist)
RB - Christian Maldini (A.C. Milan)
LB - Endrit Kruja (A.C. Milan)
CB - Giusseppi Prestia (Fiorentina)
CB - Alessio Romagnoli (Roma)
RW - Nicolo De Marchi (A.C. Milan)
ST - Diego Peralta (Inter)
LW - Giovanni Mariottini (A.C. Milan)
CM - Marco Verretti (Real Madrid)
CM - Tiziano Tulisi (A.C. Milan)
AM - Bryan Christante (Manchester City) *Played for me at Roma
GK - Andrea Consigli (Juventus)
CB - Guisseppi Belluschi (Fiorentina)
CM - Jorginho (Liverpool)
AM - Fedrico Vannuchi (Udinese) *Played for me at Fiorentina)
LW - Luca Valzania (Fiorentina)
ST - Manolo Gabbiadini (PSG)
RB - Mattia De Sciglio (Tottenham)
CB - Ezequial Munoz (Roma)
LB - Luca Saporetta (Catania)
CM - Mario Pugliese (Arsenal)
RW - Lorenzo Insigne (Liverpool)
GK - Simone Colombi (Atalanta)
Using players I know and trust to do the job is obviously ideal but their places are not assured, the ones who I see play every game for Milan especially need to keep up their performances if they want to keep winning caps for the Azzuri.
I know your all wondering, and yes Christian turned out at right back in all four games, he genuinely is the best right back in the country, given the choice between him and the decling Mattia De Sciglio I gave Christian the nod, and he fully deserves his first four caps, only 121 to go until he catchs up his old man!
#187756 2014/15 Pre Season Thread
In other Villa news, Antonio Luna has gone to Verona on loan for the season, I really hope Lambert is planning on getting another left back as Joe Bennett and especially Enda Stevens fill me with dread.
#187747 2014/15 Pre Season Thread
The one game a year I hope for a draw! Not a classic by any stretch of the imagination, Walsall didn't embarrass themselves but Villa should have won by more really.
#187748 2014/15 Pre Season Thread
The one game a year I hope for a draw! Not a classic by any stretch of the imagination, Walsall didn't embarrass themselves but Villa should have won by more really.
#187746 2014/15 Pre Season Thread
The one game a year I hope for a draw! Not a classic by any stretch of the imagination, Walsall didn't embarrass themselves but Villa should have won by more really.
#187663 What the hell does this error mean? :(
#187633 What the hell does this error mean? :(
#187625 What the hell does this error mean? :(
#187526 Rio Ave - To The Top
#187523 Transfer Rumours 2014/15
#187471 Like a Phoenix Rising From the Ashes
#187449 Barclays Premier League 2014/15
2. Chelsea
3. Man Utd
4. Liverpool
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18. Sunderland
19. QPR
20. Burnley
#187342 Celebrity Team
My favourite quote was from Robin Hood when he plays the Sheriff of Nottingham;
Sheriff of Nottingham: Wait a minute. Robin Hood steals money from my pocket, forcing me to hurt the public, and they love him for it?
[Scribe nods]
Sheriff of Nottingham: That's it then. Cancel the kitchen scraps for lepers and orphans, no more merciful beheadings, and call off Christmas.
#187341 Maldini - A Father & Son tale
Thanks guys!
It seems trophies are like buses, wait ages for one, and then two come along at the same time....
Supercup games are often perceived as little more than glorified pre-season friendlies, however with the opponent being our most hated rival I didn't dare field a weak side, and I'm glad I didn't as all the supporters inside Stadio Olimpico were treated to an absorbing Milan derby, I feared the worse when we fell behind after just three minutes, however we responded strongly and blew Inter away in the space of twelve first half minutes to all but seal the cup before the interval.
The supercup might not be the most prestigious competition we will compete in this year, however it is a nice way to kick-off the campaign as well as upsetting our nuisance neighbours to do it!
As we have had no pressing transfer matters to attend to I took control of all the pre-season games, and finished with a 100% record;
Trips to the US and Brazil netted us a substantial amount of cash to add to our bank account which is now recovered from the £182M I splashed over the course of last summer, only a relativity modest £8.1M spent this summer on Tim Krul and a young German who I immediately loaned back to his native country to gain first team experience with 1860 Munich.
The 2022/23 season opens away at our affiliate club Chievo Verona before Lazio make the trip north from Rome to Milan the following week.
As I havn't been too busy with Milan in the last month I have used my spare time to study the squads of the other Serie A & B sides in order to expand the national pool with my first game in charge of my country rapidly approaching, a freindly with Egypt in Cairo at the beginning of September. I will likely field an experimental line-up as I assess my options ahead of my first competitive game against Serbia five days later as we begin qualification for Euro 2024. Will Christian get the call?
#187212 Are there any preferred moves that are unanimously great to have?
#187210 Maldini - A Father & Son tale
Italy underperformed at the 2022 World cup in Qatar, only making it to the second round, losing Vicenzo Montella his job.
I couldn't resist! The opportunity to manage my country to Euro 2024 in Spain is one I didn't want to pass up. I intend to continue with Milan as well, at least for now. I'm going to be a very busy man now!
I could put out the U21's and would still be expected to win this group, although I shall ensure complacency doesn't become an issue, memories of my under-23 sides Tokyo 2020 Olympics serve as a painful reminder of what comes of underestimating your opponents at International level.
#187209 Maldini - A Father & Son tale
It's been a nice peaceful summer in Northern Italy, I am happy with the squad that won the Rossonari's 22nd Serie A title last season and so large amounts of change were unnecessary with just two new players (both goalkeepers) brought in. Only two first team players have headed the other way, Brazilian forward Leo has joined Espanyol for £2.5M and Romanian keeper Laurentiu Branescu has returned to his homeland with Steuea Bucharest after finding his first team opportunities limited last season.
So let's take a look at the complete squad then shall we?
I prefer a 4-2-3-1 formation and most of my player slot into specific roles for this system;
Goalkeepers
My two new boys, Krul joins us for £5M after seventeen years with Newcastle in England where he won the 2017 FA cup as well as earning 75 caps for Holland. Now 34 Krul is at his peak and should be a worthy replacement for the recently retired Victor Valdes.
22 year old Kamps is being groomed as my long-term goalkeeper, he signs on free transfer from Schalke after deciding he saw his future beyond Gelsenkirchen.
Defenders
As his wages may suggest, Brazilian international Ricardo is the rock around which my defence is built, strong, fast and a excellent reader of the game Ricardo is one of the best defenders in the world right now. Last season his defensive partner was more often than not Austrian Aleksader Dragovic, however I am eager to give game time to youngsters Franco Campana and Dimitar Hristev also.
Christian is my first choice right back, the two star rating doesn't do him justice, he is a dependable right full back who now has 230 senior appearances to his name. When he needs a rest Hugo Mallo will normally come in, a more attack minded player than my son, although not as good defensively.
Endrit Kruja (who some of you who have been reading this career for a while may remember I brought for Roma for a considerable sum seven years ago) is my preferred left back with Spaniard Alberto Moreno providing back up.
Midfielders
Normally two of these will sit and hold whilst the wingers and advanced playmaker push up, Yannick Gerhardt and Pedrag Dragicevic are both expert readers of the game and tenatious ball winners, Italian international Tizano Tulissi will normally stay deep and try to dictate the tempo of the game,he regularly rotates with Swede Oscar Hiljemark who operates in much the same fashion.
Wingers
Giovanni Mariottini was outstanding last season, scoring twelve goals from the left wing, Nicolo De Marachi was also potent on the opposite flank as he netted ten as well as young player of the season, you may have been forgiven for expecting such returns from a pair who cost me a combined £68M last summer.
Romanian Nicusor Staniciu was nominated for World player of the year last season with his performances, an expert free kick taker who curled in ten and another three from open play in 2021/22.
Forwards
My former Fiorentina starlet Stephane Fournier lead the scoring with 16 strikes last season, hopefully he can continue to improve this time around, Lorenzo Pezzi will certainly need to, I stumped up a whopping £64M to bring him from Monaco in January, so far he has only managed two goals which is a concern although he will perhaps be more adjusted this time.
So that's my squad, I'm expected to be competing for the title again this season as well as reaching the knockout rounds of the Champions League, which I think it is more than capable of. There is also of course the matter of the Italian Supercup to attend to before the league season gets under way, my side is itching to get revenge on Inter for the Copa Italia final defeat in May.
#187021 Maldini - A Father & Son tale
Yes! After a wonderful season we in the end strolled to the Serie A crown with ten points seperating us from Inter in second, although they did throw a spanner in the works by beating us in the Copa Italia final to deny us a domestic double. Still I'm delighted to have finally got my hands on the trophy after finishing in the top four three times before.
Just two defeats all season throughout the title winning campaign (Atalanta & Inter) is better than anything I could have expected when I made the move from Ajax last summer, my team has been dominant throughout and thoroughly deserved the championship, it was a gutting moment to lose on penalties in the cup final to our fiercest rivals though, we will be able to exact some revenge when we meet again in next seasons Super cup.
Arsenal ended our Europa League ambitions, The board didn't see the Europa as important, however I would dearly have loved to have collected a European trophy, of course next year we will be returning to the Champions League instead, perhaps we can win that instead!
A well deserved award for the man I splashed £22M on last summer to bring from Fiorentina, He's paid us back with intrest and at just 22 years old he could get even better next season.
There was also an award for me!
The first of many I hope!
After such an impressive season the squad obviously doesn't need many changes aside from a new goalkeeper as Victor Valdes has decided to hang up his gloves at the age of 40, I tried to convince him to stay on as he was still a top keeper but he has now moved into my coaching team.
#186961 Barclays Premier League 2014/15
Stevens - Shite, will never be Premiership quality, I'm suprised he hasn't been sold to a lower division club or released.
Bennett - Has the odd good game and works hard but is all to often suspect when it comes to positioning and reading of the game.
Lowton - Good fullback, loves to get forward and have the odd crack at goal, might well attract bigger clubs if he has another good season.
Tonev - Drives forward with pace but offers nothing in terms of end product, loves to shoot from distance but without fail it ends up somewhere in a lower earth orbit.
#186950 Barclays Premier League 2014/15
Australian who can play anywhere across defence and midfield, very enthusiastic and hard working but lacks any real technical abitly. I doubt he will ever establish himself tbh. likely destined to move on to a Championship side eventually.
#186931 Transfer Rumours 2014/15
Why? He clearly wants another season at the top, Chelsea didn't want him so he's getting it at City instead.
#186845 Serious Error encountered after choosing a particular league
#186770 Chairman elections issue
#186731 Maldini - A Father & Son tale
My Milan career could hardly be going any better, we are still competing in all competitions, top of Serie A with just one defeat all season, (a slip up against mid-table Atalanta) a cup final place all booked and ready and into the latter stages of the Europa League. 2021/22 could be a glorious chapter in the great clubs history if we keep our cool and finish the job, and on a personal level I could finally put to rest that empty trophy cabinet that has haunted me so far in my career.
It's been an amazing season so far and we deserve to finish it in style, I feared the worse when we were held 2-2 by Icelandic minnows FH in the very first game, however my team has adapted to my tactics and gone from strength to strength since.
The title is within touching distance now, bit with Roma, Inter, Juve and Napoli still to play we cannot afford to take anything for granted yet, just take it one game at a time.
Yes, we will face hated rivals Inter in the Copa Italia final, there has been two Milan derbys in the final, We triumphed in 1977 and Inter we succesful just two years ago, I'm determined it will be us celebrating again this time.
We overcame Tottenham in the last round to set-up this tie with Valencia, I'm expecting a tough time but I do think we can beat the Spanish outfit if we are on top of our game, the Europa League would be a very nice addition to the Milan silverware haul as it's the only active trophy that they have never lifted before.
#186649 How to increase the total number of national teams
#186647 Barclays Premier League 2014/15
Such a passionate player, fearless and a born leader, I'll never forget his final game at Villa when he brought all the fans a shirt with his name on as a farewell gift out of his own pocket.