Analysis Milan - Lazio

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Analysis Milan - Lazio

2/14/03 11:13


Milan plunged into a “mini-crisis” lately when they lost two out of
the last three league games. They lost to Udinese 1-0 and to Perugia by
the same score line. Both were away games. The losses meant that they
lost the Serie A leadership to their fierce city rivals Internazionale,
who is ahead by three points.

Lazio is also a team in crisis, but of a different kind. Financial troubles
have led to a fire-sale of key players such as Juan Pablo Sorin to
Barcelona. Failure to pay their players have also led to court action
taken by Jaap Stam against the club. Stam recently won his legal battle
with Lazio over unpaid money owed to the player, which could force the
towering defender to leave the club. Such internal strife is likely to
cause discord on the pitch too.

Milan’s Brazilian left midfielder Serginho is out for an ankle injury
and may not be back until they face Lokomotiv Moscow on February 17 for
a Champions League clash. Danish midfielder Thomas Helveg is also doubtful
after opting out of the national friendly against Cairo midweek.

Lazio’s best defender, Sinisa Mihajlovic is still recovering from a
thigh problem but may grace the bench this match.


Alessandro Nesta, signed from Lazio in he summer, should be a key figure
in the contest. The Italian international has topped the Opta defenders
Index for the past three weeks due to his colossal performances at the
back, where he has amassed more than a century of clearances and made 18
blocks – more than any of his colleagues.

As a unit, Milan boast the join-tightest rearguard in Serie A having
leaked an average of just 0.7 goals per game. Goalkeeper Nelson de Jesus
Dida has played a pivotal role in this achievement, getting his body
behind 82% of the shots levelled at his goal this term – a divisional
high – and will offer a solid last lie of defence against Lazio.

Roberto Mancini will be pinning his hopes on Claudio Lopez to carry the
Rome outfit’s main threat. Since opening his 2002-03 account against
the Milanese club in the third game of the season, the former Valencia
hitman has taken his tally to 10 and tested the opposition custodian
with half of his efforts.

However, Lopez is not the only dangerman. Fellow countryman Diego Simeone
has scored in his last two outings and is currently ranked as Serie A’s
most effective midfielder. The Argentinian provides the cut and thrust
from the middle of the park and his performance will be integral to
Lazio’s fortunes on the day.

Despite Lazio’s good performance this season, its financial troubles
are likely to sap the motivation of their players. Lazio managed to win
only three out of the last ten games. They have not won for the last
three games. Although they hold the best away record in Serie A; unbeaten
in ten games, they are likely to lose it at the San Siro.

Milan has the better attack and defence. They also retains possession
better, stringing a staggering 527 passes per game compared to 423 by
Lazio. With their array of stars and an understanding beginning to grow
among the players, Milan is surely too strong to beat especially in the
San Siro. Milan should win AC Milan’s probable XI, substitutes in
brackets (4-3-1-2):

Goalkeepers: Nelson Dida, (Christian Abbiati).
Defenders: Alessandro Nesta, Paolo Maldini, Jose Vitor Roque Junior,
Kakha Kaladze, (Jose Antonio Chamot), (Dario Simic), (Alessandro Costacurta).
Midfielders: Rui Costa, Massimo Ambrosini, Clarence Seedorf, (Ivan Gennaro
Gattuso).
Attacking Midfielders: ,Vitor Borba Rivaldo, (Andrea Pirlo).
Strikers: Filippo Inzaghi, Andrei Shevchenko, (Jon Dahl Tomasson).

Lazio’s probable XI, substitutes in brackets (5-2-1-2):

Goalkeepers: Angelo Peruzzi, (Luca Marchegiani).
Defenders: Aparecido Caesar, Giuseppe Favalli, Jaap Stam, Massimo Oddo,
Paolo Negro, (Sinisa Mihajlovic), (Fernando Couto), (Giuseppe Pancaro).
Midfielders: Diego Simeone, Stefano Fiore, (Fabio Liverani), (Giuliano
Giannichedda).
Attacking Midfielders: Dejan Stankovic, (Nikola Lazetic)
Strikers: Enrico Chiesa, Claudio Lopez, (Bernardo Corradi), (Simone Inzaghi).


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作者: Cavenaghi (跟熱狗一起過元宵) 看板: SSLazio
標題: Re: Analysis Milan - Lazio 
時間: Sat Feb 15 03:24:17 2003

: Lazio’s probable XI, substitutes in brackets (5-2-1-2):
:
: Goalkeepers: Angelo Peruzzi, (Luca Marchegiani).
: Defenders: Aparecido Caesar, Giuseppe Favalli, Jaap Stam, Massimo Oddo,
: Paolo Negro, (Sinisa Mihajlovic), (Fernando Couto), (Giuseppe Pancaro).
: Midfielders: Diego Simeone, Stefano Fiore, (Fabio Liverani), (Giuliano
: Giannichedda).
: Attacking Midfielders: Dejan Stankovic, (Nikola Lazetic)
: Strikers: Enrico Chiesa, Claudio Lopez, (Bernardo Corradi), (Simone Inzaghi).

以拉齊奧最近的爛成績來看，我們沒有理由贏得這場比賽，
最近的新聞大多是負面的，錢的問題仍然沒有解決，
有球員說要把拉齊奧告到破產，除此之外就是那一堆的轉會傳聞，
唯一的好消息大概只有俱樂部希望能夠簽下西蒙尼培養他作為教練。

上面這套陣容之前都是用來打４４２的，
也許打５３２防守要穩固些，但是奧多和斯塔姆的適應問題仍然存在，
西蒙尼，費奧雷，斯坦科維奇的中場理當是沒有問題，
尤其是加上左路塞薩爾的進攻，基本上是能排的出來的最好陣容，
但是，科拉迪出問題了嘛？！用基耶薩是丟人現眼啊，
況且科拉迪和虫哥之間的默契比較好，（當然虫哥和小英的默契也是不錯。）
總之對後防沒有意見（庫托沒上場嘛），中場不錯，前鋒應該讓科拉迪上場才是。
整體說來這套陣容還是可以的，重點在於球員的心理素質，
之前發過錢後大家那股氣就沒了，主場打雷吉納都贏不了，唉～～



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作者: Cavenaghi (跟熱狗一起過元宵) 看板: SSLazio
標題: Focus on San Siro clash 
時間: Sun Feb 16 00:32:21 2003

2/14/03 22:18

BACKGROUND

Two teams in rather poor from meet at the San Siro in the late Sunday fixture
in the hope of ending what has been a miserable second half of the season for
them. Milan ended the first half of the season with a record-breaking 39
points, but have failed to retain top spot and have slipped to third after
poor 1-0 defeats at Udinese and Perugia. Lazio were one of the surprises of
the season, blowing away opposition away from home and are still very much
in the title chase. But, Mancini's side has also found it hard to break down
the opposition lately.

The problem seems to be in the ability of teams to build a wall of men to
prevent both, Milan and Lazio, from playing their free-flowing brand of
football. That is why this fixture seems to be so interesting. Both teams
will for once be released from this curse and be free to attack each other
as they please in what promises to be a feast of a match-up.


TEAM NEWS

Ancelotti is missing his captain Maldini in defence and will replace him with
another veteran, Alessandro Costacurta. Dida, Rivaldo and Roque Jr. have just
returned from Brazil and while the goalie should be back to first team action,
the latter couple will have to be content with the bench. Ancelotti's biggest
dilemma is the midfield where he is desperate to play Serginho. But Il
Concorde is not fully fit and might not be the ideal choice for a three-man
midfield. However, his assistant Tassotti has stated that should Serginho be
fit on Saturday, Milan could play a 4-4-2 formation with Serginho on the left.

Roberto Mancini will be without Simone Inzaghi, who has a broken wrist and
Fernando Couto who is suspended. However, the team welcomes back Serb stopper
Mihajlovic and he may get the nod ahead of Giuseppe Favalli. Midweek Azzurri
hero Bernardo Corradi will join Claudio Lopez in attack, which means that
Enrico Chiesa (who was so impressive against Roma in the Coppa) will be
benched. Another Azzurri hero, Fiore, who returned to the NT fold after
several months out, will lead the midfield quartet.


FORM GUIDE

Milan last six (all comps): WWLWDL

Milan have ended a long stay at the top of the table by kicking off the
second half the season by collecting only 3 points from three games. They
have been slow and predictable and they have not been able to dominate
opposition like before. It is indeed a bad period for the rossoneri.

Lazio last six (all comps): WDLDLD
Lazio themselves have let their fantastic season-opening form become a
disaster as they have now won in five games now. The poor defeat at the
hands of Reggina and the hard-earned draw at Torino show that they are
lacking the form they possessed earlier this season and will have to struggle
to get three points at the San Siro.


PROBABLE LINEUPS

Milan (4-3-1-2): Dida; Simic, Nesta, Costacurta, Kaladze; Gattuso, Pirlo,
Seedorf; Rui Costa; Shevchenko, Inzaghi

Lazio (4-4-2): Peruzzi; Pancaro, Negro, Stam, Favalli; Fiore, Giannichedda,
Stankovic, Cesar; Corradi, Lopez

(和昨天的不一樣，讓詹尼凱達上場是為了穩固後防吧)

PLAYERS TO WATCH

Alessandro Nesta (Milan): The former biancocelesti skipper has stated that
it does not matter to him who he plays, whether Lazio or Roma…all that
matters now is Milan. He says he remembers the hurt he felt when he was
booed in the return leg of this match and promises a performance noteworthy
of remembrance. I doubt anyone will expect anything less from this Azzurri
wall.

Stefano Fiore (Lazio): Milan's defence has been fine form even though the
results have gone against the rossoneri. If anyone has the ability to open
up this defence, it will have to be this man. Fiore is finally showing the
same form that earned him a place in Italy's EURO 2000 side. His passing
and finishing coupled with his off-the-ball movement will cause the rossoneri
midfield a good number of problems.

(基本上是同意的，幾個有可能進球的人，一個小花，一個西蒙尼，不過這個板本的預
測沒把他排上先發， 虫哥近況不佳，還有一個科拉迪應該也是值得信任的，他需要更
進一步的証明自己的實力，這場比賽是最好的機會。)

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