Milan has NO CHANCE vs Tottenham in CL

[The Special One]

To get things straight, im not a Bayern fan but an AFC Ajax fan. Thats the reason why I appreciate teams that are playing good technical passing games. It doesn't bother me that Arsenal got a worser defense. They play great football and they tend to have the ball in possession about 70% in a game, then the need of a superb defense gets a bit less important. They are doing great this season, and with Vermaelen coming back I can see them have a shot at the title, but even if they fail, the fans have seen numerous of fantastic games. I know this is hard for some to understand because of our (Ajax fans) point of view. We would not want to win a title with ugly but effective football. When competing in the EPL you dont have to adapt, its just in their nature to play kick and rush. The problem is when you put two guys on RObben, somewhere else on the field they will create a free man. I can tell u its not nice to defend against Ribery, Muller or so without some backup. Bayern will have the possession and will put lots of pressure on your defense, I highy doubt they can hold it. But yeah, on the other side, Bayerns defense isnt great aswell, but they will have the major of possession so thats not such of a prob. Bayern with the technical football and german mentality and super coach Van Gaal will eliminate man utd again, no doubt.

wow, I like your responses because it gives me A LOT to say...

1) Arsenal doesn't have 70% against good teams....
2) Fantastic games include: 2-3 at home to WBA, 0-1 to NCU, 2-3 Tott - quite fantastic
3) Evra will take him and if he fails, Vidic for back-up; wont happen every possession...
4) Bayern will NOT have the possession, I can guarantee that...
5) German mentality gets you 15 points or so behind 1st place...
6) I dont like Van Gaal at all...

[The Special One]

I would be worried about Spurs defense against the likes of Robinho, Ibra, Cassano, Pato and even Inzaghi

1) Robinho is not that good...
2) Ibra - ok, he will cause problems...
3) Cassano as well (problem for Spurs)
4) Pato will not play at same time as others obviously, so they will either worry about him of Ibra...
5) Inzaghi - NO

just my opinion...

[Soon2BRich]

"they tend to have the ball in possession about 70% in a game, then the need of a superb defense gets a bit less important" lol thats why arsenal havent won a major trophy in 5 years!!

[RbN]

Your trying to score easy, not much of a discussion, too bad for typing fcuking stories.

1 Arsenal plays on possession, dont deny that, its not about excact figures.
2 Thats football, sometimes you lose, but atleast their intention about football is good. Attacking passing football game, no kick and rush, crossing shit. I told you, we as Ajax fans dont really care about results as long as we play nice football.
3. You said you will put 2 man on Robben, that means there is somewhere else on the pitch a free men.
4. Bayern will have the possession. FYI last meeting, Bayern at home: Bayern 60%, Man utd 40%. Man Utd at home; Man utd 39% and Bayern 61%. http://soccernet.espn.go.com/match?id=290165&cc=5739 So please .,,,,,
5. Nice and easy one, that mentality almost got them a triple last year.
6. You prefer a gum chewer? Van Gaal did make all his teams play great passing game football.

[The Special One]

Your trying to score easy, not much of a discussion, too bad for typing fcuking stories. 1 Arsenal plays on possession, dont deny that, its not about excact figures. 2 Thats football, sometimes you lose, but atleast their intention about football is good. Attacking passing football game, no kick and rush, crossing shit. I told you, we as Ajax fans dont really care about results as long as we play nice football. 3. You said you will put 2 man on Robben, that means there is somewhere else on the pitch a free men. 4. Bayern will have the possession. FYI last meeting, Bayern at home: Bayern 60%, Man utd 40%. Man Utd at home; Man utd 39% and Bayern 61%. http://soccernet.espn.go.com/match?id=290165&cc=5739 So please .,,,,, 5. Nice and easy one, that mentality almost got them a triple last year. 6. You prefer a gum chewer? Van Gaal did make all his teams play great passing game football.

1) yes, but they still end up losing sometimes even WITH possession....
2) ok, i agree with you because I also EXPECT nice football, but dont say Arsenal doesnt 'cross shit', because they do... and MNU also plays without crossing a lot...
3) again, NOT ALL possession will have the double team, and I am not saying that WE will STOP Robben, just an attempt (I already agreed with you that he is amazing)
4) this is where you're wrong: first of all, Bayern had 60% at home because they were 1 goal down and were trying to equalize! second of all, Bayern had 61% because they had 1 MORE PLAYER IN THE GAME! not proving anything at all...
5) its not the mentality, it was simply that they WERE PLAYING WELL... strong mentality comes to play in occasional situations which often would not happen in typical league games (like the CL Final)...
6) I am not saying he didn't, I simply said that I don't like him...

[Soon2BRich]

lol did i miss something? r man united playing bayern in the champions league or something?

[The Special One]

lol did i miss something? r man united playing bayern in the champions league or something?

no lol, just an interesting discussion if they WOULD PLAY... feel free to ignore...

[RbN]

1) yes, but they still end up losing sometimes even WITH possession.... 2) ok, i agree with you because I also EXPECT nice football, but dont say Arsenal doesnt 'cross shit', because they do... and MNU also plays without crossing a lot... 3) again, NOT ALL possession will have the double team, and I am not saying that WE will STOP Robben, just an attempt (I already agreed with you that he is amazing) 4) this is where you're wrong: first of all, Bayern had 60% at home because they were 1 goal down and were trying to equalize! second of all, Bayern had 61% because they had 1 MORE PLAYER IN THE GAME! not proving anything at all... 5) its not the mentality, it was simply that they WERE PLAYING WELL... strong mentality comes to play in occasional situations which often would not happen in typical league games (like the CL Final)... 6) I am not saying he didn't, I simply said that I don't like him...

1. I told u, i prefer losing sometimes with nice football then seeing all those boring crap games and winning. Just a different point of view that we have.
2. Arsenal plays trough the ground with a passing game. Dont deny that Man utd lot of times just kick the ball forward toward Berbatov or Rooney lol, kick nd rush, awfull,.....
3. ok then.
4. Bayern had the more possession during two head to head games doesnt matter one goal behind or not. This is also a (in my opinion) wrong point of view. Even if u get one goal ahead, you should keep pushing and not lying back and hope for a counter to seal it, not saying Man utd did that...Bayern just dominated the game, with man utd countering, different way of football, not wrong, but not my cup of tea.
6. why dont you like him?

[RubberKettle]

Bayern won that tie last year in large part due to the boy Rafael being sent off.

[phenomenon]

ROBINHO wıll wanna show hıs qualıty to Englısh people

[decado]

say that again? a team that loses 0-4 against fulham will not beat milan.

then again, it is CL. they have their own laws and tottenham will probably have no chance against a dirty playing italian team, milan will try to score a quick one and then try to possess the ball all the time leaving the opponent no chance of playing their own strategy.

bayern (van gaal) and inter (mourinho) did that last CL season. and inter was the smarter one in the final. this year it will be most likely barca to play out exactly the same strategy.

[alka07]

it will be close its a 40-60 milan favoriute

[The Special One]

say that again? a team that loses 0-4 against fulham will not beat milan. then again, it is CL. they have their own laws and tottenham will probably have no chance against a dirty playing italian team, milan will try to score a quick one and then try to possess the ball all the time leaving the opponent no chance of playing their own strategy. bayern (van gaal) and inter (mourinho) did that last CL season. and inter was the smarter one in the final. this year it will be most likely barca to play out exactly the same strategy.

RED CARD for Dawson early...

who said that Milan will score first? I think that Tottenham will do exactly what you wrote, they will score first and possess the ball... but we will see

[JOHON8]

Milan is not as legendary as they used to be that's why you think they are underdgos. The reality is that this match up is a coin toss. Milan probably wins at home, Spurs probably wins at home, and in the end penalties might decide it.

[The Special One]

I dont think they are underdogs - odds are in their favour, but what you said could be...

I personally think that Tottenham will win by more at home than they will lose in Milan - and if the match goes to overtime, then Tottenham will make sure to win in their own stadium...

[RubberKettle]

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102 AC Milan Advances -136

[Wiesnak]

Milan advances imo

[Blue_Chips]

I will make a play on the total.

[Glada Tartan]

Some shot do they have...but they have a dinasaur senior citizen team with a middle age of ~49 years of age.. Spurs is younger and should win eventhough they totally lack of experience...

[vincanity15]

Spurs advance after, away defeat, home win

[JOHON8]

Some shot do they have...but they have a dinasaur senior citizen team with a middle age of ~49 years of age.. Spurs is younger and should win eventhough they totally lack of experience...

Things have changed in Milan go look at their roster on the website and you'll see.

[Glada Tartan]

yes youre right.. not a complete senior citizen team anymore

[theplagy]

As much I like spurs, gotta admit that spurs defense is very suspect and always has been.

[rthoughton]

havent the Spurs struggled? Milan seems the hotter squad. I just hit them the other day, down a man then scored 2. I disagree with this thread. Milan has a shot, baby. no doubt.

[shinobi90]

imo man u emphasizes on possession which is why it may look boring. tottenham on the other hand are too much for milan to handle , BUT if bale were to be sidelined or injured , the results might be the other way round instead

[The Special One]

imo man u emphasizes on possession which is why it may look boring. tottenham on the other hand are too much for milan to handle , BUT if bale were to be sidelined or injured , the results might be the other way round instead

- a team fired up like Tottenham to be playing in the CL for the first time will only be stopped by a true, quality team (Milan is not such a team)... Milan will approach this match-up like any other, and will soon be defeated by a Tottenham team incredibly eager to perform well... their stubborn Italian tactics will not work against a team that will put forth more than 100% on their energy capabilities - that is why they will lose...

[irishbettor92]

there is going to be 100 goals over the 2 legs

[ArminMD]

milan is playng italian football.. so they can pwn all cl teams... maybe barca is too strong for them... ))

[The Special One]

What did i tell you guys!!!!!!!!!!!!

[RbN]

Tottenham is better!! But dont ever count out Italians, they can score out of nothing and still walk away with the win..ANnoying..hope the footballing team will win (tottenham)

[latinrus]

What did i tell you guys!!!!!!!!!!!!

So far of course Tottenham looking better!

BUT u have to convert possession and good football into goals! Or the Italian mofos can score and f\*\*k u even if they play like crap!

Hope Spurs to score first!

[The Special One]

WHAT DID I FAKING SAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I knew this 2 weeks ago!!!!!!!!!

[latinrus]

WHAT DID I FAKING SAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I knew this 2 weeks ago!!!!!!!!!

great buddy!

I think the bookies made a sh*tload of money cause everybody was on Milan ML!

[blackf1re]

Just been reading through that utter rubbish RbN has been posting in here lol

[RbN]

Just been reading through that utter rubbish RbN has been posting in here lol

glad ur a fan of me