Case Study: AC Milan 0-2 Internazionale 21/9/2019

September 25, 2019September 25, 2019 by Joshua Askew

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Although the only club left in Serie A with a 100% record, Internazionale went into the Derby della Madonnina on the back of a poor draw against Slavia Prague in mid-week. AC Milan had a full week's rest due to their exclusion from European competition but have looked iffy so…

Goal Analysis: Robbie Fowler – Liverpool Legends 3-2 AC Milan Legends 23/3/2019

March 28, 2019March 28, 2019 by Joshua Askew

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Still got it. Sami Hyypia strides forward on the ball and passes out to Glen Johnson on the right, continuing forward to drag Massimo Ambrosini into the backline. Hyppia passes out to Johnson Andrea Pirlo steps in front of Robbie Fowler to block the pass into his feet, but Dirk…

Case Study: AC Milan 2-1 Lazio 28/1/2017

January 29, 2018 by Joshua Askew

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Despite their new ownership spending significant amounts in the summer, AC Milan have once again struggled this season and have turned to another one of their former players to guide them after sacking Vincenzo Montella. Clarence Seedorf, Filippo Inzaghi and Cristian Brocchi have all been given opportunities as head coach…

Retrospective: Lazio 4-4 AC Milan 1999

October 6, 2017 by Joshua Askew

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Italian football has a reputation for being defensive born from its more methodical style of play and the country's general ability in defending, having a particular respect for the art in much the same way the Spanish put passing on a pedestal, yet if there was ever a time the…

Retrospective: Milan 0-1 Juventus 2005

October 13, 2015July 9, 2017 by Joshua Askew

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It may have taken the extreme depths and European embarrassments we are currently seeing for everyone to catch on to the fact that the Premier League is pretty terrible at the moment, although it's lacked real quality since 2011, but there's little greater evidence of quite how far it's fallen…

Then Carragher took Mario and had him flogged

October 10, 2014July 9, 2017 by Joshua Askew

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It took Jesus Christ 33 years to be crucified, so, at age 24, Mario Balotelli looks a decent bet to beat his time. It was always inevitable that at some point the Italian was going to face belligerent criticism, but the special blend of the English media's unique brand of…

Case Study: AC Milan 1-1 Barcelona 22/10/2013

October 24, 2013September 14, 2017 by Joshua Askew

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Considering the European pedigree of the two sides, the match was perhaps not as big a deal as it should have been. The draws have seen them paired together frequently in recent years, making it less of a special occasion than the Real Madrid-Juventus match-up the following evening, and, with…

Case Study: AC Milan 1-2 Napoli 22/9/2013

September 26, 2013September 14, 2017 by Joshua Askew

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Rafa Benitez's place as the Milanese bogeyman didn't look under much threat as Napoli flew out of the blocks to unsettle Massimiliano Allegri's men in their first proper domestic test of the season, fresh from a promising Champions League victory over Borussia Dortmund mid-week. The Neapolitans lined up in Benitez's…

5 great goals by poachers

May 28, 2013September 14, 2017 by Joshua Askew

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1) Filippo Inzaghi vs Barcelona 2) Gary Lineker vs Manchester United 3) Ruud van Nistelrooy vs Fulham 4) Andy Cole vs Liverpool 5) Ian Rush vs Manchester United

5 great saves

January 31, 2013September 14, 2017 by Joshua Askew

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1) David Seaman vs Sheffield United 2) Jerzy Dudek vs AC Milan 3) Gregory Coupet vs Barcelona 4) Fabien Barthez vs Liverpool 5) Iker Casillas vs Valencia

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