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Ray wrote:
06-10-24 14:00
I don't want to be too negative though as there is so much to like about this team. I guess that's what happens when you have a lot of young players who play with immaturity from time to time. But they give you that energy and enthusiasm.

We'll be fine.
Yeah definitely easier to watch us now. Hopefully our approach fairs well in the CL where i expect there will be more open games and less playing against a parked bus.
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05-10-24 06:54
Anyone who uses nepotism to sack staff is extremely toxic. Regardless of where his son ends up i'll never have respect for him knowing he only got there by force and fear. At first i thought Ibra's self portrayal of being a deity was just an act and then a persona pushed for marketing, but now i think he actually believes the marketing and thinks he is an actual god. He believes his own hype. A club of Milan's stature shouldn't have him near the club because he's an extreme narcissist and truth be told he's really stupid too despite thinking he's the most intelligent being to ever live. I think the Milan hierarchy believe his own hype and are just assuming he knows what he's talking about.
I agree with everything you said. I don't like his presence or his influence. I don't like it at all.

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I can't believe yesterday's game wasn't won, there was a lot of chances, Vlahovic's sitter in particular, but Koopmeiners is also getting in good positions and failing to finish at the moment.

Douglas Luiz is on the bench for a reason and that reason is that he isn't as good as the other options at the moment. McKennie, who the club has spent 2 years trying to get rid of has even got ahead of him. I hope he'll improve as he has shown the odd flash of ability but his application on the pitch is way below that of a 50m player currently.

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Ray wrote:
06-10-24 14:00
I don't want to be too negative though as there is so much to like about this team. I guess that's what happens when you have a lot of young players who play with immaturity from time to time. But they give you that energy and enthusiasm.

We'll be fine.
I agree Ray, I'm enjoying the games more this season. I know there'll be teething problems as it is a big change in approach for the players, but I'm enjoying the journey so far.

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I haven't seen any of our games yet and at this point I'm too scared too.😭
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Dels wrote:
07-10-24 19:47
I haven't seen any of our games yet and at this point I'm too scared too.😭
The OneFootball app was pretty good when i tried it, worth checking out for one game anyway. I don't know how much the season pass is though.
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I was annoyed with Douglas Luiz but its early days yet, could be all different in a few months. The media kind of exaggerate everything too, they're getting on Koopmeiners back too just because he hasn't scored, and he is a bit slower than others to settle maybe but we're comparing with others that have settled surprisingly quick like Conceicao, Gonzalez and Kalulu, and there's Fagioli who is starting to play to his potential. There's so many others playing well too that we can afford to carry and wait for one or two. We're short on striker options and that's Guintoli's fault, but he's done really well on all other transfers and salaries in fairness.

Last season it seemed kind of a chore just the thought of having to watch our games, and there was once or twice where i went and did something else instead. I kind of look forward to our games now, and we seem to be getting a bit better every week.
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At least you guys get a coach, new players, and have a plan. Unlike Roma who fire DDR after 4 games of the "project" and hire Juric..... :angryhandswaving:

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Why does the Pogba termination need negotiating. As well as doping being an obvious breach of contract, going against medical advice two years ago should've got him the boot anyway. How fucking useless do you have to be for the club to be legally allowed to fire you?

And then the unauthorized PR stunt where he wants to convey how noble he is, he won't get half of 10m salary anywhere else that's the only reason he's desperately trying to stay at the club. He's all about the money, pretending its otherwise. Obviously thinks the fanbase were only born yesterday. Isn't he fucking great!

What's the fucking negotiation for? Ban him from the club for life.
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I don't even know why we re-signed him. Such a waste.
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I'll admit that I supported his return but it's been a disaster, even before his ban. He won't play for the club again, at this stage it's just the legal side that needs sorting.

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I was happy enough with him returning as he was gifted in his first stint and should've been trying to emulate Zidane and Platini but he's a joke, more interested in likes to his social media posts. He completely lost focus at some point after his first stint with us. It's a shame given his talent. Contrast that with CR's career who fulfilled his potential to the max by staying focused, has proper professionals managing other aspects and distractions, and medical advice.
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Agree, he's surrounded himself with the wrong people. There's been a lot of players that have paid the price for that over the years.

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Good to see Motta's comments that Douglas Luiz's attitude has improved. I guess we'll see. I don't mind someone playing bad, it's a bad attitude that grates on me. Maybe Luiz's mind wasn't in the game up to now but hopefully he'll get in the game now. The Lazio game will be telling.
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Good substitutions by Motta, attack them down to ten men.
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That was a hard watch at times, but the getting a win was important with Inter away next week. It was achieved with a lot of attacking options missing too.

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Maximum points is a must when playing ten men for so long. I don't know why is took so much effort as our attacks were varied and sometimes unpredictable and the Lazio keeper isn't great. Vlahovic gets better chances when he comes out a bit but he should be scoring more of the hatcher goals. Anyway, got the win so good stuff.
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We rode our luck there at times. Probably need Locatelli on to help out defensively because we're doing nothing offensively anyway.
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The team's looked hesitant, and wants too many touches whenever a promising attack has started. I'd be surprised if Motta didn't change something.

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Totally controlled it with his arm on their disallowed goal, correct decision.
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