Maldini's
injury to his thigh muscle is more serious than was thought.
The Milan captain will miss a number of games, including
Italy's friendly in Japan, and should be able to start
playing after around 40 days of therapy.
29/10/2001
Sheva leaves hospital
Andriy
Shevchenko has left the "Fatebenefratelli" hospital
in Milano after yesterday's surgery on his nose. The Ukranian
broke his nose in the match against Bologna when he tried
to score from a header in the second half. In the meantime
he will be out of action for 7 to 10 days when he was
due to play the all important decider between Ukraine
and Germany on November 10th. It is doubtful whether he
can be at fully fit by that date. The only certainty is
that he will surely be back on the pitch after 15 days.
On the other injury front Maldini and Rui Costa will undergo
tests tomorrow to evaluate the entity of their muscle
injuries.
Milan
scout Bostian
Young
19 year old defender Cesar Bostian is being scouted by
Milan and Ajax scouts and has left a good impression,
getting rave reviews. Milan are trying to conclude the
deal for the central Dinamo Zagreb defender before Ajax
can get their hands on him. Other sources claim that Milan
will lure the player and then pass him over to Perugia
on loan for Trianios Dellas, who is certainly more experienced.
Milan
stop at 55
Milan
had repeatedly scored at home at the San Siro for an incredible
55 consecutive games. The record run has now finally been
halted by Bologna yesterday. The last match when Milan
had failed to score dates back to Milan - Napoli of the
1997/98 league, on the 26th April, 1998, when Milan were
held to a 0-0 draw.
28/10/2001
Disappointing home draw
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MILAN
(4-3-1-2): Abbiati; Contra, Laursen, Costacurta, Maldini;
Gattuso (46 Donati), Kaladze, Serginho; Rui Costa (46
Umit); Inzaghi, Shevchenko (53 Simone)
Yellow
cards: Gamberini, Gattuso, Serginho, Fresi, Kaladze, Costacurta,
Bellucci, Umit.
Red cards: Guidolin 37th min.
Milan
played a disappointing scoreless draw at the San Siro
against a dangerous Bologna who achieved the scope of
their visit to Milano. The worst part is that Milan lost
Shevchenko (broken nose), Rui Costa (muscle injury) and
Maldini (possible hamstring) in the process. Terim fielded
the winning derby team against Bologna but failed to bag
the points. Milan had a couple of good chances early but
they were never clear easy chances. With Milan devoid
of good ideas Terim replaced Gattuso, who was fouling
a lot, with Donati, and Rui Costa with Umit Davala to
increase intensity on the right wing.
Bologna
have the best defence of the serie A and Milan have the
best attack but today the Bologna defence was unsurmountable.
With the midfield packed with yellow shirts Milan found
it difficult to penetrate into the area. In the first
half a fantastic counterattack nearly put Bologna ahead
but Zauli's shot was just over.
In
second half a dangerous header by Shevchenko saw Pagliuca
save but Sheva broke his nose in trying to score and had
to be substituted by Simone. Moments later Inzaghi scored
but the goal was disallowed for offside.
In
the end possession was 29 minutes for Milan and only 19
for Bologna, such was the sterile domination of Milan
today. In my opinion Milan need to buy a player with the
characteristics of Oliver Bierhoff. In certain days like
this, one would think that this is the only way to get
past a stubborn defence.
27/10/2001
Milan after Gargo
Milan
are after Udinese central defender Mohammed Gargo. The
player has been indicated by Terim as a good addition
to remedy the defensive problems. Roma are also after
the player who is expected to cost between 15 to 20 billion
Italian lire.
25/10/2001
Coppa Italia draws
First
leg - 11 November
Return leg - 28 November
Piacenza-Roma
Como-Brescia
Udinese-Inter
Messina-Parma
Lazio-Siena Milan-Perugia
Bologna-Atalanta
Juventus- Sampdoria
Rumours....yes
again !!!
A
number of transfer rumours are circulating as is now the
norm. In a bid to strengthen the defense apart from Kuffour
a number of new names have emerged. One of them is that
of Khaled Badra, the Tunisian player currently with Genoa.
In midfield Dalla Bona is again in the news with Basseggio
of Anderlecht also in the fray.
After
hitting Inter for SIX last year in the derby, Milan this
time scored another FOUR with Shevchenko scoring his number
NINE goal in SEVEN matches in the derby. I shall start
with the line-up as usual. Terim fielded a new Milan Costacurta
in a right full back role Serginho as left full back (this
is what he said !!!) and with Laursen and Maldini in the
centre. In midfield Kaladze, Albertini, Gattuso and Rui
Costa with Inzaghi and Shevchenko up front.
With
the fans sporting a giant tennis racket with SIX balls,
just to remind the Inter fans about last year, the match
started off well for Milan with a Shevchenko free kick
just missing the post. But it was Inter who took the lead.
A Guglielminpietro cross from the left found Kallon on
the right side of the post. The player just touched the
ball on for Ventola with Abbiati slipping and the ball
finished into the net. Milan were shocked after controlling
the match till that moment and Inter had a couple of opportunities
to finish the game. Milan were not idle and shots from
Shevchenko, Kaladze, Inzaghi and Rui Costa gave Toldo
a few problems.
The
second half saw Terim produce a surprise move. Contra
came in for Albertini. The team shifted to a back three
with five players in midfield and two up front. The team
started moving a lot better and soon enough Milan nearly
equalised from a long range effort. In the 13th min of
the second half Shevchenko equalised. A perfect Rui Costa
cross found Shevchenko unmarked and the Ukranian headed
home from close range. Three minutes later Milan took
the lead. Contra picked the ball in midfield, ran a few
metres and with a tremendous left foot effort found the
corner on the net to beat Toldo. Inter were shell shocked
and Milan took command of the proceedings. In teh 20th
min, only after 4 mins from the 2-1 lead, Contra crossed
a perfect ball for Inzaghi who headed past the outstretched
Toldo. With the goal Inzaghi was immediately substituted
with Donati. With a 3-1 lead under his belt Terim wanted
to control the game in midfield. And so they did. Inter
were seeing less and less of the ball with Milan in complete
command. In the 77th minute Shevchenko got his second
of the match. A Serginho run saw the Brazilian cross for
the onrushing Sheva to tap the ball in from close range
to beat Toldo the fourth time. Rui Costa was substituted
by Brocchi and Milan locked up the midfield completely.
Kallon's goal in the 91st minute was just an episode in
a second half which was 100% dominated by Milan.
At
the end of the match Cosmin Contra was handed the Man
of the Match trophy by journalist David Messina. Milan
now lie second to Chievo Verona.
20/10/2001Albertini
will play
Albertini's
injury is less serious than was currently thought. He
will play in the derby tomorrow.
Kutuzov
in Napoli's future
Rumour
has it that Vitali Kutuzov will move to Napoli in January
in a loan deal. The player needs playing experience in
Italian football and Milan seem to have agreed to hand
him over to Napoli for this task.
19/10/2001
Albertini's injury
During
yesterday's match against CSKA Sofia Demetrio Albertini
suffered a muscle injury which might keep him out of the
derby next Sunday. Further tests are to be made today
to ascertain the entity of the injury.
Milan
maintained the tempo in the UEFA Cup and beat CSKA Sofia
without much hassle. In fact, at times, Milan seemed more
concentrated on the derby due next Sunday. Some substitutions
would certainly embrace this theory. Terim inserted Costacurta
in lieu of Laursen. Kaladze was fielded in midfield with
Brocchi on the left.
Inzaghi
missed an easy chance after 4 minutes whilst a Shevchenko
free kick just missed the post minutes later. Milan went
ahead from a Rui Costa shot, deflected by a Bulgarian
defender, probably Petrov. The match continued with Milan
dominating the proceedings quite easily.
The
second half saw Milan lose Albertini who had to be substituted
by Gattuso. Serginho came in for Inzaghi and Serginho
soon got Sheva on the scoresheet. A brilliant run on the
left saw him beat three defenders before looking up and
crossing a delightful ball for Shevchenko to head home.
The match slowed down even further and with CSKA hardly
even trying to get back into the game, Milan settled down
and even slowed the pace of their game. CSKA still were
not dangerous and the game ended after a number of substitutions
which saw Pirlo come in for Rui Costa and three substitutions
from the Bulgarian side.
The
second leg will be played in two weeks time.
Milan
sign Gillet
MILAN
have secured the services of Belgian goalkeeper Jean Francois
Gillet from Serie B side Bari, although he will not join
the club until the start of next season.
Gillet
has been earning rave reviews for his performances for
Monza and then Bari before he was then banned after testing
positive for nandrolone last season, but he is now back
to his best.
The
Belgian Under-21 international had been a target of Milan
during his time at Standard Liege. Gillet will replace
Rossi who will be retiring at the end of the season.
17/10/2001
Probable line-ups
These
are the probable line-ups for the UEFA cup clash between
Milan and CSKA Sofia which is to be played tomorrow at
the San Siro.
Milan
are taking a look at the possibility of investing in Marat
Izmailov of Lokomotiv Moscow. The midfielder made a very
good impression against Roma in the Champions League.
Shevchenko's friend Rezo Choconelidze had already scouted
the player for Milan in the recent past.
Other
news...
Milan,
Juventus and Roma are interested in the Greek central
defender Dellas of Perugia. The player has made a good
impression in the recent Perugia outings.
16/10/2001
Galliani with Terim
Adriano
Galliani has made it clear in a press conference today
that Milan's management is behind Terim all the way. Galliani
was forced to make this statement since all the newspapers
in Italy are stating that Ancellotti is about to take
over as manager at Milan. Even captain Paolo Maldini made
a declaration stating that Milan's recent lacklustre performances
were mainly due to physical tiredness rather than bad
choices by the manager.
Coloccini
unhappy
From
Spain Coloccini said that Milan have treated him badly.
He said that Milan keep looking for defenders even though
he is on their books. He said that he feels treated like
a third division player but then also hinted that Real
Madrid have asked about the possibility of luring him
to Madrid. Colocini has been linked with a possible exchange
deal for Mantorras of Benfica.
Milan target
Pierini and Gatti
Milan
have targeted Pierini again for a January transfer to
try to sort out the problems in defence. He is still Terim's
favourite for the central defender role. Milan are also
looking at the possibility of luring to Milan Perugia's
classy little midfielder Fabio Gatti. Gatti is making
an incredible impact at Perugia in lieu of Liverani and
has also gained a position with Italy's U 21 outfit under
Claudio Gentile. Milan see the player as Albertini's natural
substitute apart from being an incredible investment for
the future.
Venezia:
Rossi; Conteh, Bilica, Bjorklund, Bettarini; Valtolina
(61' De Franceschi), Andersson, Bressan (72' Rukavina);
Maniero, Magallanes (49' Di Napoli).
Manager:
Buso
Referee:
Gesari di Genova
Yellow cards: G. Rossi, Maniero, Inzaghi, Helveg
Milan
failed to bag all three points against the bottom club
Venezia. Milan lacked ideas and movement throughout the
match and even managed to be whistled at by their fans
at the end. terim fielded Roque Junior and Laursen at
the centre of defence with maldini moved back to the left.
Contra was on the right. In midfield the usual Albertini,
Gattuso helped Serginho and Rui Costa. In attack Shevchenko
and Inzaghi.
Venezia
played with all their players at the back relying only
on counterattacks to create the few chances that were
available in this drab match. The area was so crwoded
that Milan only managed two shots at goal. One was incredibly
saved by Rossi off a point blank Inzaghi header and the
other was the goal. Shevshcneko picked up a ball from
a corner, controlled the ball impeccably and smacked the
ball into the net with his right foot. Earlier Abbiati
had saved the day when he made a great save off Bressan
who was one on one against him.
The
second half started with more of the same but with Venezia
looking more determined than ever. Milan failed to close
up the match with another goal and just kept moving back
defending the result until the inevitable happened. The
equaliser came when De Franceshi, who had just come in,
managed to cross the ball. Roque Junior and especially
Maldini failed to block Maniero who easily headed the
ball into the net with Abbiati stranded.
Milan
tried to get the game back on track but Venezia again
moved back defending it's fort. Rossi had to make a couple
of saves but nothing serious was thrown at him. Milan's
problem lie in the fact that the team is not moving in
harmony. The attackers wait to much for the ball and do
not create space. This leaves Rui Costa with just the
option of giving the ball to the strikers who are alwyas
with their backs to the goalposts.
Two
important points were thrown away today. Let's hope we
can recover from this period, but it looks to me that
Milan were playing better with a clear 4-4-2 !!!
13/10/2001
Transfer rumours galore
As
usual transfer rumours are rife around the Milan camp.
In the past few days a number of players have been so
called "Milan bound". Mantorras could be heading
for Milan with Coloccini and Kutozov as exchange material.
Milan also seem to have a grasp on both Hakan Sas and
Umit Karan of Galatasaray. There are also some defenders
on the list such as Bayer Leverkusen's Lucio and Bellini
of Atalanta.
8/10/2001
Sheva sponsors Vorobei
Shevchenko
had words of praise for his companion in the Ukraine side
Vorobei. The striker has made a good impression with the
national side and according to Sheva, is ready for a Serie
A club.
Latest
transfer talk includes rumours that Dalla Bona might finally
arrive in January with Baiocco. Regarding the Perugia
player Milan have to fight off competition from Juventus.
6/10/2001
Offer for Mantorras ???
It
seems Milan are very very keen to obtain the services
of Benfica striker Mantorras. Reportedly, Milan have offered
Kutuzov and Coloccini for the striker. Galliani's intention
is to lure him to the club in January 2002.
5/10/2001
Costacurta to stay
Rumours
that Costacurta was in New York to sign a deal with the
Metrostars were also unfounded. It seems that he was there
only on holiday and seeing some old friends. The player
also said that he will be trying to stay with Milan even
next year.
4/10/2001Shevchenko
denies rumours
Andriy
Shevchenko has categorically denied rumours that he is
unhappy at Milan. Certain rumours emerged from the "usual"
Spanish newspaper which seems intent to try to lure him
to Real Madrid and always carefully "implies"
certain things that Sheva says and interprests them to
suit the purpose. Shevchanko stated that he is very happy
at Milan and will stay with the club as long as he possibly
can.
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