Milan kalah dari Udinese, Inter Pantas Juara

Milan kalah, Inter Berpesta....
Skuad Inter Milan langsung melakukan pesta setelah AC Milan menelan kekalahan dari Udinese. Sementara di tengah kota Milan, para fans Inter pun sudah mulai berpesta.

Tempat latihan Inter di Pinetina langsung ramai pada hari Sabtu (16/5/2009) malam wakitu setempat, setelah wasit yang memimpin laga Udinese vs Milan meniupkan peluit panjang. Para pemain, pelatih dan presiden Inter melakukan pesta kecil atas sukses mereka meraih Scudetto.

Kekalahan Milan atas Udinese memastikan I Nerazzurri merebut gelar juara tanpa perlu bermain. Mourinho pun menerima skuadnya merayakan sukses tersebut meski hari telah larut.

"Saya sedikit marah, dalam pantauan saya tim seharusnya pergi ke tempat tidur. Mereka memutuskan untuk melakukan selebrasi dan saya mengerti keinginan mereka," ujar Mourinho seperti dilansir Reuters.

Presiden Inter Massimo Moratti pun bergabung bersama para pemainnya untuk merayakan kesuksesan Inter menjadi juara Seri A empat kali berturut-turut. Para fans juga mendatangi komplek latihan tersebut.

Perayaan juga dilakukan oleh para Internisti di Piazza Duomo di tengah kota Milan. Mereka bernyanyi dan juga menggelar bendera raksasa Inter guna merayakan keberhasilan skuadnya meraih gelar Scudetto ke-17 kalinya

Meski belum bermain Inter Milan telah memastikan merebut gelar Scudetto. Hal itu menyusul kekalahan pesaingnya, AC Milan, dari Udinese dengan skor 0-2.

Kekalahan tersebut membuat Milan sudah tak mungkin mengejar poin Inter karena dengan sisa dua pertandingan saja mereka telah terpaut tujuh angka. Itu tidak termasuk jika nanti malam Nerazzurri meraih poin saat berhadapan dengan Siena di Giuseppe Meazza.

Dengan demikian pertandingan tengah malam nanti akan lebih menjadi pesta Inter untuk merayakan suksesnya menjadi juara Italia empat musim berturut-turut, atau yang ke-17 secara keseluruhan.

Bermain di kandangnya sendiri Udinese sudah menekan sejak menit-menit awal. Mereka pun memetik buahnya dengan memperoleh hadiah penalti di menit 31, menyusul pelanggaran Paolo Maldini terharap Antonio Floro Flores. Gaetano D'Agostino melakukan tugasnya sebagai eksekutor dan membuat Udinese memimpin.

Gol kedua Udinese juga terjadi karena kelengahan lini belakang Milan mengantisipasi bola sepak pojok. Cristian Zapata yang mendapatkan bola segera menuntaskannya dengan mengarahkan bola ke tiang jauh di menit ke-49.

Milan terlambat untuk bangkit. Massimo Ambrosini baru dapat mencetak gol di menit-menit akhir pertandingan dan itu tidak cukup bagi Milan menunda pesta kemenangan Inter.

Susunan Pemain:

Udinese: Handanovic; Isla, Zapata, Felipe, Pasquale; Inler, D'Agostino (Obodo 84), Asamoah; Pepe (Lukovic 87), Quagliarella, Floro Flores (Sanchez 73)

Milan: Dida; Zambrotta, Senderos, Maldini, Jankulovski; Flamini (Inzaghi 46), Pirlo, Ambrosini; Seedorf (Ronaldinho 60); Kaka, Pato (Shevchenko 73)

Milan 1 - Udinese 1 , Inter Scudetto !!!!!

It finished Udinese-Milan 2-1, in the second anticipated match of the 36th matchday of Serie A at the Stadio Friuli of Udine. After D'Agostino's penalty goal in the 31st minute of the first half, Zapata made it 2-0 in the 49th minute, and Massimo Ambrosini made it 2-1 with a header from Ambrosini.

At the Friuli stadium Milan face Udinese to gain the three points to access mathematically the next Champions League. The formation is the usual one with two strikers plus the playmaker, Dida between the posts, after missing the match against Juventus; defence with Zambrotta, Senderos, Maldini and Jankulovski; in midfield, Flamini, Pirlo, and Ambrosini; up front, supported by Seedorf, Kaká and Pato who started again after almost a month. Inzaghi started from the bench, as did Ronaldinho and Shevchenko. Captain Maldini celebrated his 900th match with Milan's shirt.

As for Udinese, coach Pasquale Marino preferred Floro Flores to Sanchez. For the rest, compared to the pre-match expectations, 10 players out of 11 were confirmed in the Bianconeri's formation with Handanovic, Isla, Zapata, Felipe (who returned after skipping the match with Lazio), Pasquale, Inler, D'Agostino, Asamoah, Pepe, Quagliarella, and Floro Flores.

In the early stages of the first half there were few chances at the Friuli. In the 16th minute chance for Milan, after a series of passes in the area, rounded off by Pato's header for Ambrosini who shot it wide. In the 19th minute a nice turn and shot by Inler, deflected for a corner by the Rossoneri's defence. In the 22nd minute there was some danger for the Milan goal, with Quagliarella's header blocked in two attempts by Dida. In the 30th minute referee Rizzoli awarded a very debatable penalty to Udinese for an alleged tug by Maldini on Floro Flores. D'Agostino took the penalty and did not miss: the ball went under the crossbar to Dida's right, and for the Udinese playmaker it was the sixth goal in the last six games. The first half ended on a slow rhythm, with an overly inert Milan unable to make themselves dangerous.

A change for Milan at the start of the second half: Inzaghi in for Flamini, Seedorf retreats in midfield, Kaká moves behind the strikers in the playmaker's position.

But immediately at the start of the second half (4') came the cold shower for the Rossoneri thanks to Zapata's readiness, as he poked the ball in from close range after a corner kick move and an involuntary assist by Maldini. Just before, a dubious episode in the Friulani's area: Pato played it in for Ambrosini who fell, but Rizzoli said play on. Before that, Pepe hit a free kick that went inches wide.

In the 15th minute Inzaghi scored but it was clearly offside and then came a second change for Milan: Seedorf out, Ronaldinho in to compose a highly offensive 4-2-3-1, with Kaká on the right, Pato on the left, and the Gaucho in the center behind Superpippo. In the 20th minute a nice run by D'Agostino, who won the ball in midfield and made a run towards Dida's goal: the Brazilian blocked it, not without problems.

In the 28th minute third and last change for Milan, with Shevchenko taking the place of Pato, and the first for Udinese: Floro Flores out, Sanchez in. The final part of the match was exciting: the Rossoneri pushed, in injury time Inzaghi came very close to scoring, then Ambrosini scored with a splendid header on an assist by Kaká, and a few seconds later Quagliarella also hit the post. It finished 2-1 for Udinese and Milan's positive run, that started on 8 March, came to an end.

UDINESE-MILAN: OFFICIAL FORMATIONS
5/16/2009

Udinese: Handanovic; Isla, Zapata, Felipe, Pasquale; Inler, D'Agostino, Asamoah; Pepe, Quagliarella, Floro Flores.

Milan: Dida; Zambrotta, Senderos, Maldini, Jankulovski; Flamini, Pirlo, Ambrosini; Seedorf; Kakà, Pato.

Udinese AC Milan - Preview

AC Milan visit Udinese tomorrow at the end of another week of rumour and counter-rumour surrounding the future of coach Carlo Ancelotti.

Ancelotti is reported to be on his way to Chelsea at the end of the season with his position at the San Siro seemingly undermined by a midweek outburst from club owner Silvio Berlusconi, in which he reportedly blamed the former Italy defender for the club's failure to win the Scudetto.

Berlusconi, who is also the Italian prime minister, has since denied making the remarks but there is no doubt Ancelotti's long association with the Rossoneri is in danger of ending in acrimony.

Milan vice-president Adriano Galliani has attempted to quell the unrest by denying rumours Ancelotti and Berlusconi will meet over the weekend.

"Carlo Ancelotti is calm and doing well, there's no problem,'' he told www.acmilan.com.

"I reiterate that there won't be any meetings between him and president Berlusconi who at the moment is exclusively fulfilling his role of prime minister.''

Unlike Berlusconi, who questioned Ancelotti's tactics and team selections, Galliani believes injuries are the reason why Milan did not present more of a challenge to an Inter Milan side on the cusp of clinching a fourth successive Serie A crown.

"I continue to believe that Milan's squad is absolutely competitive,'' he added.

"The numerous injuries stopped us this year. For example (Alessandro) Nesta and (Kakha) Kaladze never played a minute together this year.

"Those were the only problems this season and there are no tactical divisions in Milan's management.

"Clearly there can be differing ideas in a group of people, but it's absolutely normal.''

Despite the off-field issues, the second-placed Rossoneri are already guaranteed of a place in next season's Champions League although a win tomorrow will see them definitely enter the tournament at the group stage.

The visitors will be missing two key players, however, with Giuseppe Favalli, who was sent-off in last weekend's draw with Juventus, and England midfielder David Beckham suspended.

Eighth-placed Udinese have revenge on their minds as they go about chasing the three points that will maintain their push for a Europa League spot.

The north-east club were hammered 5-1 at the San Siro in December, a memory defender Cristian Zapata is desperate to erase with a win tomorrow.

Zapata told the club's official website, www.udinese.it: "The five-goal defeat from the first game still hurts.

"On Saturday we must play a great game and try to win. Everything depends on us, we must believe and remain concentrated for all three games between now and the end of the season.

"We must give our best until the end. If we continue like this everything is possible, we must play every game to our best.''

Mana Golmu Pato ?

Sudah 2 bulan pato tanpa gol.. Apa karena Inzaghi lebih sering diturunkan? bisa jadi..

Performa Alexandre Pato sepanjang musim ini tak bisa dibilang buruk karena dia sudah mencetak 14 gol. Tapi "Si Bebek" kini mulai penasaran karena sudah dua bulan tak bikin gol.

Terakhir kali Pato merayakan gol atas namanya sendiri adalah saat dia AC Milan memetik kemenangan 5-1 ketika menghadapi Siena dalam laga yang dihelat 15 Maret lalu, di mana dia menyumbang dua gol. Namun setelah itu namanya menghilang dari daftar pencetak gol Rossoneri, yang belakangan lebih sering diisi Filippo Inzaghi.

Sebagai konsekuensinya, Pato jarang bermain penuh selama 90 menit untuk Milan, dan bahkan mulai sering jadi cadangan. Kondisi tersebut disadari betul oleh striker berkebangsaan Brasil itu, hal mana membuat dia bertekad menyudahi puasa golnya saat Diavolo Rosso menghadapi Udinese akhir pekan ini.

"Benar sekali kalau saya belum mencetak gol sudah cukup lama, tapi dalam kondisi apapun saya menikmati seluruh waktu saya di sini, dan saya selalu memberikan segalanya buat tim ini. Saya akan melakukan yang terbaik untuk mengubah kondisi tersebut saat menghadapi Udinese," janji Pato seperti diberitakan Goal.

Soal keputusan Ancelotti yang mulai jarang memainkannya dalam starting eleven, Pato mengaku bisa menerima hal tersebut karena itu merupakan akibat yang harus diterima menyusul menurunnya produktivitas.

"Pelatih memutuskan tidak memainkan saya di beberapa pertandingan belakangan ini, dan itu adalah sesuatu yang harus saya hormati. Saya masih menghormatinya, karena dia memberi pengaruh besar dalam perjalanan karir saya. Saya harap kami bisa memberi kemenangan buatnya, karena dia memang layak mendapatkannya," pungkas Pato.

Meskipun menang menghadapi Udinese, peluang Milan meraih scudetto akan praktis habis jika 24 jam setelahnya Inter Milan juga bisa meraih hasil maksimal saat menjamu Siena. Yang bisa diraih Rossoneri kini hanya mempertahankan posisi dua dari kajaran Juventus yang saat ini tertinggal empat poin di belakangnya.

Milan Lab - Hi Tech For Success..

MilanLab is the High Tech Scientific Research Centre set up by A.C. Milan with strong motivation, operating since July 2002, and is based inside the Milanello Sporting Centre. The purpose is to optimise the psycho-physical management of the athletes by entrusting this task to MilanLab, which represents the ideal combination of science, technology, IT, cybernetics and psychology..

Objectives

MilanLab contributes strongly to optimising the team's results. The objectives of the studies and the research are to enable athletes to achieve the most optimum performance possible, to reduce the risks of injury and to act in the decision making to support the technical staff and club hierarchy in the management of human resources.
The health of the players: the better the more valuable

The primary object of MilanLab is the protection of each player. Psycho-physical well-being of players is a more valuable asset than that of a football team as a whole, in that those who take the pitch are more important from a sporting point of view than from an economic point of view.

The systematic approach: the organisation as the sum of its components

MilanLab takes its work forward through the development of the concept of the 'systematic vision' of a football team. Whatever the organisation, be it a company or a football team, it can be considered an 'entity' composed of various sub-systems which work in conjunction to determine the overall result of the primary system. The overall productivity of the system is provided from the input of each single sub-system that comprises it: to maximise results as a whole it is necessary therefore to optimise the productivity of every related sub-system, collecting the greatest amount of information from all the areas involved in the process.
The functional levels

At the base of Milanlab there is a dominating vision of understanding health as a total state of physical, mental and social well-being that is dependent on the balancing of three principal functional levels: (neuro)structural, biochemical and mental that together all represent the area of participation.
(Neuro)structural area: is based on the chiropractor approach that emphasizes the intrinsic ability of the body to recover without drugs or surgical intervention.
Biochemical area: the body is considered to be a physio-chemical-biological entity, with focus on the bio-chemical changes occurring in the body during exercise.
Mental area: the study and monitoring of the psychological state of the athlete taking advantage of the Mind Room, a glassed-in facility that helps players relax and relieve stress. The mental training lasts 20 minutes and takes place after every training session. The programme enables up to eight players at a time to make use of comfortable ergonomic seats to view relaxing images while psychologists monitor their mental state via miniature electrodes fitted to the players' head which send out a signal from the scalp to a computer. Head psychologist of the Mind Room is Doctor Bruno Demichelis, the Milan psychologist who uses the facility to improve the recovery rate of the players between matches and to provide scope for them to overcome negative stress.
Artificial intelligence in the service of sport

MilanLab takes advantage of the latest advanced and sophisticated software technologies available in order to collect and to process information. The system of artificial intelligence collects and processes the information, a self-taught mechanism with the ability 'to learn' through the process of memorised data which can determine which factors will cause a player to suffer an injury. The psycho-physical information regarding every player is gathered through a sophisticated system of wiring connected to the Unysis output point and supported by hardware installation supplied by AMD. At this point, a sophisticated software programme developed by Computer Associates performs neural analysis and uses artificial intelligence to transform vast amounts of numeric medical statistics into meaningful predictions through the PAS technology (Predictive Analysis Server), a system that works to predict the possible risks to the players.

Research partnership

MilanLab is a multi-disciplinary research and development project which looks to the future, taking advantage of data gained from past experience. Within this, Milanlab has developed research partnerships with the most prestigious international research centres: SENSEable City Lab of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Boston (USA); The Department of Bioengineering of the University of Louvain-la-Neuve (Belgium) and the Centre of Research in Epistemology Knowledge and Application (CRESA) of the University Vita-Salute San Raffaele.

RINO GATTUSO IS BACK

Rino gattuso, pemain kesayangan saya telah kembali...
Beliau telah kembali merumput. Debutnya pasca menepi selama lima bulan akibat cedera, berakhir dengan kemenangan. Namun 'Sang Badak' mengaku dirinya baru bisa memberi kontribusi kecil bagi tim.

Gattuso tampil selama 45 menit ketika memperkuat Milan di ajang turnamen persahabatan Piala Taci Oil melawan Albania, Rabu (13/5/2009) dinihari WIB di Tirana, Albania. Dalam laga itu, Milan menang dengan agregat 7-8 melalui adu penalti, setelah di waktu normal kedua tim bermain imbang 3-3.

"Malam ini saya merasa sedikit emosional karena kembali ke lapangan setelah lima bulan istirahat, maka Anda akan merasa takut akan cedera lagi. Namun setelah beberapa menit saya memperoleh kembali kepercayaan diri dan semua berjalan dengan baik," tukas Gattuso yang dalam laga itu sempat menjadi kapten tim, seperti dikutip dari situs resmi Milan.

Meski telah kembali merumput, namun 'Si Badak' belum mau bicara banyak soal kesiapannya turun di kompetisi. "Saya pikir saya belum siap untuk main 90 menit. Liga adalah hal yang berbeda. Saya merasa belum nyetel lagi dengan ritme permainan," tambah pemain yang absen sejak Desember 2008 akibat cedera lutut itu.

Eks pemain Salernitana ini juga tidak khawatir bila nantinya harus kembali bersaing untuk memperebutkan posisi di tim inti Milan. "Dalam lima bulan ini saya tidak memikirkan tentang posisi di lapangan sebab penyembuhan cedera lutut menjadi fokus utama dan itu membuat saya tidak sempat berpikir soal posisi. Banyak pemain lain yang bermain lebih baik daripada saya, dan mereka berhak untuk posisi itu."

"Saat ini, saya hanya bisa memberikan kontribusi kecil pada tim dan bila saya diberi kesempatan bermain, maka saya akan tampil maksimal," pungkasnya.

Milan kini berada di posisi kedua klasemen sementara Seri A, dengan poin 71 atau tertinggal tujuh poin dari pemuncak klasemen sementara Inter Milan. Di tiga laga tersisa, Milan harus menghadapi Udinese, AS Roma, dan Fiorentina.

History of AC Milan Jersey - red-black stripes shirts

Milanisti Basic Knowledge : History of AC Milan Jersey

The history of the red-black stripes shirts is one of the less known by the fans. The man responsible for the look of the AC Milan shirt was Herbert Kilpin, one of the Englishman who established AC Milan. Kilpin inspired himself from the English sides shirts, who most of them had at that time a shirt with stripes and a badge with a cross on a background. That's why the Milan badge represents a red cross on a white background.

The twenty years fascist rule imposed Milan to wear a white shirt with two vertical stripes, one black and one red, running down in the center of it. In 1942 the club changed the shirt again, now numbering five vertical red and black stripes.

Kilpin' s original shirt reappeared in two occasions. In 1962 when it was worn with a black collar and in 1978 with a v-neck.

In 1981 Milan was the first team who printed their player names on the back of the shirts. In the same season the club introduced on the shirt a devil image on the right breast. Later on was first introduced a sponsor name on the shirt.

The goalkeeper shirt was usually black, to intimidate the "enemies", but in 1999 a yellow shirt was worn to remember about the winning of the tenth title.

In the centenarial year, 1999, the shirt of Kilpin was re-introduced, with the star on the chest (one star is awarded when the team wins its tenth title and so on) and on each part that covers the arms they stitched a centenarial badge. This shirt was availble only for only one year (16/12/1999 - 16/12/2000).