AC MILAN

[DUX]

glaubst du etwa nicht, dass zambrotta championsleague spielen will?also so sicher sehe ich das nicht einen wechsel zu milan.ich glaube da werden genau solche gründe auch einiges zu bestimmen haben

[Christope Milan Fan]

Also ich finds genial!

Wenn's soweit ist, werdet ihr viel Freude mit ihm haben!

sehe ich eigentlich genauso wenn er denn endlich zur alten Form zurückfindet,wobei man auch sagen muss dass er seit jahren keine richtige sommerpause hatte,immer nationalmannschaft dann wieder barca da geht dir irgendwann die kraft aus

[MILANISTA]

glaubst du etwa nicht, dass zambrotta championsleague spielen will?also so sicher sehe ich das nicht einen wechsel zu milan.ich glaube da werden genau solche gründe auch einiges zu bestimmen haben

Zum ersten glaub ich vor allem daran, dass Zambro zurück nach Italien will und da Milan immer der Club seiner Träume war, wüsste ich keinen Grund wieso er nicht auch bei einer UEFA-Cupteilnahme zu uns stoßen sollte!

[Christope Milan Fan]

Zum ersten glaub ich vor allem daran, dass Zambro zurück nach Italien will und da Milan immer der Club seiner Träume war, wüsste ich keinen Grund wieso er nicht auch bei einer UEFA-Cupteilnahme zu uns stoßen sollte!

bei ihm kann ich es mir vorstellen,der Zambrotta ist erst 31,da ist noch Zeit um was mit Milan zu erreichen,als erstes mal den Uefa Cup zu gewinnen

[MILANISTA]

Irgendwie fänd ich mittlerweile eine UEFA-Cup Saison wirklich geil!

Man sollte diese hoffentlich einmalige Chance nutzen und sich endlich die letzte noch fehlende Trophäe des Weltußballs holen!

und wenn ich mir die Transferpläne ansehe, dann sollte das durchaus realistisch sein!

[Christope Milan Fan]

Irgendwie fänd ich mittlerweile eine UEFA-Cup Saison wirklich geil!

what?

Also ein Klub wie Milan gehört in die Champions League,und nicht in den sogenannten Looser Cup wie ich ihn auch gerne nennen,ich sehs schon kommen dass wir uns wie 2001/02 blamieren als wir gegen Dortmund untergegangen sind.Also nein danke ich will nicht in den Uefa cup,ich müsste mich natürlich damit anfreuden,aber solange man die möglichkeit hat in die champions league zu kommen sollte man kämpfen und nicht sagen,ach geil jetzt holen wir uns den uefa cup weil wir diese trophäe ja noch nicht haben ,die brauchen wir auch nicht.

[MILANISTA]

Sicher, wenn ich es mir aussuchen könnte, dann wil ich Milan natürlich auch in der CL sehen, aber mittlerweile schätze ich die Chancen auf höchstens noch 40% ein!

[Christope Milan Fan]

Carlos declarations!:

Oddo is fine, he trained with the team, he is available, but has not yet recovered to play from the beginning, as he still needs to work on the strength. However Oddo trained regularly on Wednesday. Pato can play from the beginning. However yesterday Dida injured himself and the day before that Maldini. Seedorf? He’s available. Reggina? The change of coach brought them good game ideas, confidence and results. Tomorrow it will be a delicate game, we shall find a closed door, the usual argument of the home games. After Totino, there will be no one waiting for us anymore. There are still five games and we shall play all our chances only if we win them all. It will be very difficult to obtain fifteen points, but with less than 15 points it will be almost impossible to qualify. It will be tough because there is the derby in the middle, but we must try. If Inter wants to celebrate the Scudetto against us, I say that it will not be easy. My mood? We are not doing things at hundred percent, we have found the game plan and quality back, but we lacked attention: we have suffered goals we could have avoided, which have influenced our games. Gattuso? He did not manifest to me the intention to leave, he’s an important wealth of this team, as it happened after Istanbul, it will return back to normal. However, I cannot respond to his though. I don’t know anything, as with me he did not talk about these things. If he manifested this to someone, everything will go down to the fact that the club will never sell him. I substitute him often? I exclude this reason, at most they can say that I play him too much, but I don’t think that’s the reason either.”

Das ist natürlich super dass Pato heute von Anfang an spielen kann,zusammen mit Inzaghi kann er es da richtig krachen lassen.

Gattuso scheint dann Ancelotti auch noch bestätigt zu haben dass er bei Milan bleiben will,super Ringhio

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[MILANISTA]

Bevor ich kein Interview höre in dem Rino aussagt, dass er Milan keinesfalls verlassen wird, glaub ich gar nichts!...

Ansonsten schön, dass Pato wieder fit ist!

[Christope Milan Fan]

Gattuso gehört zu Milan

das weiss er

[forza_rossoneri]

Calcio Debate: Maldini – The Best Defender Of All Time?

There is nothing that captures the attention of a football fan more than a debate over who is the best or the greatest. While many of these contests are inconclusive, and rarely produce a unanimous verdict among fans, they certainly spawn a great topic of discussion.

For fans aged one to 30, a footballing world without Paolo Maldini is almost unthinkable. Soon though this will be reality, as the 39-year-old, who is already set to retire at the end of the season, suffered a thigh injury in training last week, and there are fears he may have played his last game.

Whichever yardstick you use in measuring the greatness of Maldini, you always arrive at the same one-word conclusion – legend.

Medals And Trophies

I am not a massive fan of judging a footballer by what he has won. Many average players have won everything there is in the game, one example is Christian Karembeu, who won a World Cup and European Championship with France, as well as a Champions League with Real Madrid. Meanwhile there have been some brilliant stars who have missed out on some of the biggest honors, for instance Roberto Baggio.

Nevertheless team awards are still an important reference point, and during his illustrious career, Maldini won seven Scudetti, one Coppa Italia, five Italian Super Cups, five Champions League titles, five European Super Cups and three World Club Cups.

In terms of individual prizes, it is scandalous that Maldini never won either the European or World Footballer of the Year award. However given the politics involved in the selection process for both of these prizes, this is not a surprise.

Among the numerous records Maldini has set for Milan, he is their all time appearance holder, while he is also the oldest-ever scorer in a Champions League final.

International Pedigree

Some players have been top-class for their club, but for various reasons have never really cut it on the international stage. Two names that immediately spring to mind are Gianni Rivera and Alessandro Del Piero.

Maldini on the other hand was just as good for Italy as he was for Milan. He is the Azzurri record cap-holder, having represented them on 126 occasions. The defender played in four World Cups and three European Championships. Luck eluded him though, as he twice was a losing finalist in major finals, first at World Cup 94, to Brazil, and then even more heartbreakingly at Euro 2000 against France. Victory in both of these games would certainly have crowned the perfect career.

Perhaps it is the smaller details of Maldini’s 14 years for Italy that really makes him stand out from the rest. Maldini made his debut for the Azzurri whilst still a teenager, an extremely rare feet in Italy, where players are not usually given a chance until they are in their early-to-mid 20s.

At just 19 he was a revelation at Euro 88, and was undoubtedly the best full back in the competition. His marking display on Spain star Michel in the second group game was particularly memorable. He was named in UEFA’s team of the tournament for three European Championships, the others being 1996 and 2000.

Roberto Baggio is often credited with dragging Italy to the final of USA 94’ single-handedly. This may be a fair assessment but it is important to remember how Maldini marshalled the defence when the equally legendary Franco Baresi missed four matches due to injury.

Maldini’s career is full of anecdotes. A historic one is when he lifted the European Cup in 2003 at Old Trafford, 40 years after his father Cesare had done the same for Milan at Wembley.

Longevity

Another measuring stick for a footballer’s greatness is their longevity at the top of European and World football.

Some players over the years have been world class for a few seasons, but then for various reasons, have fallen off the radar. What really separates the all-time legends from these types of players has been the ability to maintain a level of performance not over just three to five years, but seven to ten.

Maldini takes this to another level. Since making his Milan debut in January 1985 at the age of just 16, he has been playing at the top of the European game for the best part of a quarter-of-a-century.

If this isn’t remarkable enough, then throughout this time, Maldini has almost always managed to sustain his astonishing level of performance. At the age of nearly 40 he was arguably the best player on the pitch during the first leg of Milan’s recent Champions League last 16 clash with Arsenal. In the return match at San Siro, he was one of the few Rossoneri players to come out of the defeat with any credit. After the game Gunners striker Emmanuel Adebayor labelled Maldini as still “world class”.

Maldini is quite simply in a world of his own in this respect, and there perhaps will never be another player who will be able to match his longevity at the very top. Germany’s Lotthar Matthaus is someone who comes relatively close.

Maldini has played in three great Milan teams, all in different decades - the Arrigo Sacchi side in the late 1980s, the Fabio Capello outfit in the early and mid 90s, and finally the Carlo Ancelotti squad that has been so successful in the Champions League since 2003. Sacchi's brilliant team, which inlcuded the Dutch trio of Van Basten, Rijkaard and Gullit is considered by some as the best club team there has ever been. Many more recognise the defence of Mauro Tassotti, Alessandro Costacurta, Baresi and Maldini as the greatest-ever back four.

A Champion On And Off The Field

One thing you perhaps don’t associate with Italian defenders is fair play. Italy may have always produced the best defenders in the world, but many of these often possessed a cynical edge to their game.

Undoubtedly this is a crucial aspect in the art of defending, although not all cultures, particularly in Britain and Northern Europe, appreciate it. Maldini managed to be the best at what he did without being crafty or dirty, and it is for this reason that is he is so universally loved.

It is impossible to find a person anywhere in the world who has a bad word to say about Maldini. He commands total respect wherever he goes, and he is adored even by opposition fans. When Maldini went to take a throw-in during the Champions League tie in London, you did not see any Arsenal fans waving their hands, swearing and ridiculing him. Yet a few minutes later Massimo Ambrosini went over to collect the ball, and the abuse resumed.

Despite being such a superstar Maldini always remained humble. He was the best in the world at what he did but unlike some of the flashy, over-hyped clowns of today, he did not go public proclaiming his brilliance. He was a champion both on-and-off the field.

"My father instilled in me the need to behave correctly on and off the pitch,” Maldini once said.

In a day-and-age where the one-club man is becoming all-too rare, Maldini dedicated his entire career to the red-and-black of Milan, many of these years (as with the Azzurri) as an exemplary captain.

He was quite simply the complete defender. "You could have stuck him in any position,” stated former Milan team-mate Ray Wilkins.

“As soon as I saw him I thought, my God, this boy's got everything. He was 16 years old, 6ft 1in tall, quick and strong, with two good feet. And he was in love with football, which you can still see today. He's also stayed the same thoroughly decent bloke, a gentleman as well as an outstanding player."

There have been many great defenders over the years who are rightly referred to as legends. These include the likes of Franco Baresi, Giacinto Facchetti, Gateano Scirea, Franz Beckenbauer, Paul Breitner, Nilton Santos, Djalma Santos and Bobby Moore.

Maldini’s place among these legends is without doubt - the only question is whether he is the greatest of them all.

wunderschöner artikel! Wobei ich sagen muss, dass ich diese eigentlich gar nicht sehen bzw. lesen will, da mir damit immer mehr klar gemacht wird, dass bald der tag kommt, an dem er wirklich aufhören wird...

ich bin traurig

[Christope Milan Fan]

das sind wir wohl alle wenn diese legende abtritt

er hat soviel für milan getan ,seine vater auch

hoffentlich wird sein sohn auch mal so gut

[MILANISTA]

Ricardo Kaká wurde heute übrigens 26!

Happy Birthday Ricky!

[Christope Milan Fan]

mein glückwunsch

ricardo lass es krachen

hier noch etwas über die disziplinairische Situation von Milan und Livorno:Milan will play the match against Livorno on Sunday afternoon without suspended players but with five cautioned players: Marcos Cafu, Giuseppe Favalli, Rino Gattuso, Alessandro Nesta and Massimo Oddo. Livorno also don't have any suspended players, but seven cautioned players: De Vezze, Filippini, Galante, Grandoni, Pavan, Pulzetti and Vidigal.

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[acm]

MILANO, 22 aprile 2008 - In una giornata piena di tensioni, errori arbitrali e cartellini rossi per fortuna c’è stato anche qualche momento di fair play. Spiragli di luce di una domenica grigia, rari quanto importanti per sperare di cambiare qualcosa.

INZAGHI - San Siro, Milan-Reggina: il risultato è sul 2-1 e la partita è ancora aperta. I rossoneri attaccano e Andrea Campagnolo ha il suo bel da fare, devìa un tiro da lontano, ma l’arbitro Farina non se ne accorge e sta per assegnare la rimessa dal fondo. L’atteggiamento era di chi aveva toccato la palla, ma il contatto il direttore di gara non l’aveva proprio visto. Pippo Inzaghi, rapace in area comunque, corre dal portiere a chiedere se l’ha toccata e a quel punto anche Farina, insospettito, si rivolge a Campagnolo che senza esitazione ammette la deviazione. L’arbitro ringrazia per l’onestà con una stretta di mano immortalata da fotografi e telecamere. Bravo il portiere per l’atto di lealtà in un contesto in cui in tanti cercano di bluffare alla prima occasione, e anche il direttore di gara che l’ha apprezzato e gliel’ha dimostrato. Farina è un arbitro che pretende il rispetto totale delle regole, a volte antipatico per la sua pignoleria, però è anche molto sensibile al comportamento dei giocatori e ci tiene a riconoscerlo e a sottolinearlo quando è corretto.

CURVE - Sempre a San Siro, il fair play ha albergato anche nelle curve. Milan e Reggina sono società amiche, tanto che quando i tifosi rossoneri vanno in trasferta vengono accolti all’aeroporto da quelli calabresi, così anche ieri la partita si è trasformata in una bella festa sugli spalti. I tifosi ospiti che inneggiavano al Milan, anche alla fine, nonostante la sconfitta per 5-1, e quelli rossoneri che ricambiavano i cori. Un esempio di civiltà in cui i buoni rapporti e il gusto del divertimento arrivano prima di tutto.

ZAPATA - E ancora una volta è Antonio Cassano a distinguersi nel fair play, sembra proprio che le cinque giornate di squalifica gli abbiano fatto bene come l’aria di Genova. Ieri il guardalinee ha alzato la bandierina per annullargli il gol in fuorigioco e lui come ha reagito? Niente parolacce, niente musi lunghi, niente sguardi truci: il campione barese ha sollevato il pollice alla Fonzie per confermare la decisione. E’ lui o non è lui?, si chiederebbe Ezio Greggio. E’ proprio vero che quando le cose girano per il verso giusto l’umore cambia e si diventa più disponibili. Cassano fa il bravo non soltanto con il guardalinee, ma anche con gli avversari. A un certo punto prende palla a Zapata, lo punta nell’uno contro uno, ma il colombiano riesce a rubargliela e a ripartire. E Cassano che fa? S’arrabbia? No, rientra a centrocampo e gli stringe la mano per complimentarsi. Che rimanga così, il fair play fa bene anche al talento.

http://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/Primo_Piano/...ampagnolo.shtml