Group of Death?…maybe. But it’s just what this Milan needs. Throw in that there’s two oil-rich clubs in the group and it means getting out the group would be that much sweeter! Now, I’m on the record…some record, somewhere…saying that I don’t ever want the Group of Death. Like Ever. No one gets a trophy […]
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Finally some BIG matchups this week. Without further adieu, let’s WHIP IT AROUND!!! v SASSUOLO V VERONA Sassuolo’s offense is starting off this year just like last year. SLOOOOW. Last year in their first 5 games they scored just 3 goals. This year they have 0 in their first 2. It took a couple months
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Milan is off to a hot start, getting 6 out of 6 possible points and lead the very early table on goal differential. There have already been some surprises for the teams expected to compete for the top 4 this season and while Milan has had some surprises of their own, they aren’t of the
Alright! We don’t have to wait until Monday to get another glimpse at all the shiny new toys. Looking forward to seeing more of what this new Milan has to offer as well as looking for improvements from a still-gelling team. Let’s do this! LAST FIVE MILAN: W TORINO: D FORMATIONS MILAN (4-3-3): Maignan; Hernandez,
Rough opener last week from the prognostication viewpoint. Could have been worse but certainly could have been better. Let’s see what we’ve learned about everyone. v FROSINONE V ATALANTA Frosinone is bad. Real bad. Other than ALMOST holding on for a half against the defending champs and getting a consolation own goal there wasn’t much
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The 2023-24 season finally started for Milan and they came out guns-a-blazin’! I’ll talk about a few things I noticed, mostly good but a few things that need pointing out. But first, player ratings…let’s go! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jq3v9q59Elw Player Ratings Goal Keeping MAIGNAN 8 Was very busy with Bologna getting 17 shots off during the game and netting
The last game of the opening round of the Serie A season and we FINALLY get to see all the shiny new toys in action! In what has been a wild round so far, I’m sure there will be a surprise or two today as well. So, strap in and get ready for kickoff to
Some REALLY mediocre matchups to start the league campaign off. Yuck. It’s a new season though! Everyone is in first! Everyone has hope! No one has been mathematically eliminated! LET’S GO!!!! v EMPOLI V HELLAS So history tells us a few things about this matchup. Empoli is always a good first half team. They usually
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Here we are…finally! The Milan 2023-24 Season Preview. After all the talk, grandstanding, rage, joy, and everything in-between, we finally get to see what it all means on the pitch. In the previous post we got to hear from other Calcio fans in our Behind Enemy Lines: Serie A Top 7 Preview, but now we
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Back again for 2023-24! Behind Enemy Lines was a fun preview we started last year and we thought we’d do it again this year. In these, we reach out to friends of the FDL 1899 – all dirty, filthy, disgusting, deadbeat fans of other top 7 contenders (I kid, I kid) – and ask them
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