AC Milan at Home - Match Thread

Hatch99

For anyone going...

The crucial second leg of our Champions League, Round of 16 clash with AC Milan is coming up on Wednesday March 9 – and we want to make it a Lilywhite night at the Lane.

Our famous all-Lilywhite strip has been synonymous with the Club’s greatest European nights, and we hope this will be no different.

Wear your white shirts and turn the Lane white to inspire the lads to victory.

If you were at the Lane for our first ever Champions League home fixture against Young Boys back in August and still have your flag from that night, bring it along again too.

The fantastic atmosphere you always create at the Lane has spurred on many a win and we look forward to seeing you there on the night.

Big Pussy Bonpensiero

Hatch99 wrote: »

For anyone going...

The crucial second leg of our Champions League, Round of 16 clash with AC Milan is coming up on Wednesday March 9 – and we want to make it a Lilywhite night at the Lane.

Our famous all-Lilywhite strip has been synonymous with the Club’s greatest European nights, and we hope this will be no different.

Wear your white shirts and turn the Lane white to inspire the lads to victory.

If you were at the Lane for our first ever Champions League home fixture against Young Boys back in August and still have your flag from that night, bring it along again too.

The fantastic atmosphere you always create at the Lane has spurred on many a win and we look forward to seeing you there on the night.

Not going but can't wait to see what it looks like on the tellybox. Unfortunately I'll be in the middle of exams but I wouldn't miss this for the world! Hopefully we'll match the intensity levels of the Inter match, although I fear we make take this game for granted. It's still wide open IMO and we should tear into them from the start. It'd be shame to go out at this stage of the competition considering our performances up until now. I'll probably be a bag of nerves all night!

COYS

salthillman

THFC wrote: »

Not going but can't wait to see what it looks like on the tellybox. Unfortunately I'll be in the middle of exams but I wouldn't miss this for the world! Hopefully we'll match the intensity levels of the Inter match, although I fear we make take this game for granted. It's still wide open IMO and we should tear into them from the start. It'd be shame to go out at this stage of the competition considering our performances up until now. I'll probably be a bag of nerves all night!

COYS

Agreed. A lot of people seem to think we have this match wrapped up, but I think Milan will be really up for the second leg. We must attack from the start and not let them get a foothold. Hopefully Pirlo will remain sidelined.

terrymccarthy05

We are going to have a big night for Spurs fans, who are not going over for the match, at Tom Mayes in Dublin, were the Dublin Supporters Club meet.
Everybody is welcome. The atmosphere should be fantastic

ziedth

I swear as hard as it would be I'd take it as a success if we lost the next round 6-0 on aggregate as long as we knocked these dirty feckers out. I'll be a nervous wreck on the night.

Hatch99

The cnut just put them one up against the Old Lady..

Hatch99

All very quiet lads, biggest game in a long time..COYS

DamienKilmurray

It`s a massive game alright. Looking forward to it but nervous at the same time! It`ll be a tough game but I think we will go through. If we can play like we did against Inter Milan at the lane we will beat them. My feeling is a draw result tomorrow night that will see us through. COYS I missed out on tickets for the game but I`m still travelling over tomorrow with my cousin and we`ll watch it in a pub. Any suggestions on which pub near the ground would be the best place to watch the game?

roosh

The tie is far from over, and if any team have the capacity to throw it away, we do. Milan are not a great team, but they have experience.

We do, however, seem to be a much better side in the CL, better organised, more disciplined and more up for it, so we definitely have the ability to see them off. Far from wrapped up though.


Just another thing for anyone else who's going, there seems to be a fans innitiative to try and get a ticker tape reception planned as well.

Basically, bring a newspaper or some other kind of paper, tear it up, and throw it when the teams enter.

roosh

DamienKilmurray wrote: »

Any suggestions on which pub near the ground would be the best place to watch the game?

just asked that question on a spurs forum and someone reckons the Bill Nick should be a good place to watch it.

Someone else reckons the Coach and Horses, which is diagonally opposite the Bricklayers. Its also got "a heated outside bit" apparently. There's no need to show anything to get in there.

I know the Bricklayers Arms is usually very good pre- and post-match, but you might have to show a membership card to get in. It empties out during the game though.

I think the same goes for the Bell & Hare.

There should be bodies in the other two though, apparently.

roosh

The Gilpin Bell is another pub someone said would be a good bet

DamienKilmurray

mangaroosh wrote: »

just asked that question on a spurs forum and someone reckons the Bill Nick should be a good place to watch it.

Someone else reckons the Coach and Horses, which is diagonally opposite the Bricklayers. Its also got "a heated outside bit" apparently. There's no need to show anything to get in there.

I know the Bricklayers Arms is usually very good pre- and post-match, but you might have to show a membership card to get in. It empties out during the game though.

I think the same goes for the Bell & Hare.

There should be bodies in the other two though, apparently.

Thanks for that Mangaroosh. We`re both members, so the membership card to get in is no problem. There will probably be a good atmosphere in most of the pubs anyway.

Deisler

Im heading over to the game tomorrow. Anyone going for a prematch pint?

everdead.ie

Nervous about this match now

tippspur

The pressure is building,come on Spurs make it a night to remember please.

Mr. Guappa

Hopefully we attack them from the start, we don't defend well enough to sit back for 90 minutes. Good news on the injury front; Charlie, VDV and Bale are all available. Possible line-up:

Gomes
Corluka, Dawson, Gallas, BAE
Lennon, Sandro, Modric, Bale
VDV, Crouch.

Bench (from): Cudicini, Bassong, Palacios, Pienaar, Kranjcar, Pavlyuchenko, Defoe, (Hutton, Jenas)

We could play Jenas or Palacios alongside Sandro and push Modric into VDV or Bale's position depending on the fitness of those 2.

spursman11

hope we go through tomorrow night,we need make noise at the lane unheard of before,going forward we are great but not defending a 1 nil lead ,not so sure c'mon the spurs,
one of our group had to cry off with his uncle dying yesterday,really felt for him,bringing my 12 year old .a mad spurs fan ,was over the moon when I told him tonight,cant wait,
c'mon the spurs!!:):):)

DamienKilmurray

everdead.ie wrote: »

Nervous about this match now

I`m nervous too, but confident also that we will progress to the next round. It won`t be easy by any means, but I think we`ll do it. I hope the referee has a good game also, and doesn`t fall for any of the crap that Milan may provide for him. I just checked it out and he`s from Belgium, not the strongest of domestic leagues.

Pepe LeFrits

Gooner in peace - just noticed Flamini has defended his tackle on Corluka... unbelievable, he could so easily have shattered the guy's leg. Can't believe I liked him once. I actually hope your lot properly humiliate Milan tomorrow!

Kold

Pepe LeFrits wrote: »

Gooner in peace - just noticed Flamini has defended his tackle on Corluka... unbelievable, he could so easily have shattered the guy's leg. Can't believe I liked him once. I actually hope your lot properly humiliate Milan tomorrow!

Felt bad for you lot tonight, I was actually screaming at Bendtner to score after that bullsh*t red for RVP.

Now I must shower.

everdead.ie

Here are a few stats I saw

Spurs retained the ball, on average, for 57 per cent of each match – the highest of any Premier League side in the competition – and fourth overall, behind Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Spartak Moscow.

Aaron Lennon, Gareth Bale, Luka Modric and Rafael van der Vaart have only appeared, at the same time, once during Spurs' European campaign, the quartet has contributed eight assists and seven goals thus far

Thought the ball retention was very unlike us

Also Peter Crouch has scored seven goals in the champions League including qualifiers Milan have also scored seven goals.

Drummerboy2

I think Palacios should play, just to be on the safe side. Sandro has done well but I'd go for experience in this one.

WHL

I think that i would go with Sandro. He has been playing really well and has South American experience.

Time to head to the airport. Here we go ............

philon

Right....time to head to the Airport.

To all, going, watching, listening, reading....Enjoy the game.
Hopefully this will be another Glory Glory Night


COYS

ziedth

Getting butterflies now, I'll be a wreck come 8

2nd Row Donkey

If this game was 2-3 weeks ago I'd be relaxed but after the displays by our defense in the last two league games I just don't know how its going to go.

I'll be on the couch looking at the TV with one eye closed, peeping through my hands or over the top of a blanket as if I was watching a scary horror movie.

Hopefully it wont be a horror scene!

Our history of self destructing when in a promising position is legendary. Its only 12 months ago that we all though we were a shoe-in for an FA cup final game only to get undone by Portsmouth!

God, I'm a negative bugger

COYS!

keane=cock

COME ON YOU SPURS....

COME ON YOU SPURS...

COME ON YOU SPURS....


oh my nerves are a wreck already...

condor26

I'm working in Rome for this month, lots of uppity Milan fans here, and more sullen Roma fans after last nite:)
Will be headed to town to watch it, can't wait!! I would go with Sandro in the middle too, hoping for a Modric masterclass.

ziedth

Jesus i'd do anything to win this and get Barca in the next round.

T-b0n3

ziedth wrote: »

Jesus i'd do anything to win this and get Barca in the next round.

I'd really prefer to avoid them till the final! Would not be too confident playing against them to be honest.

How is the draw done for the next round anyway? I assume we can be drawn against anyone inc English teams yea?

indough

yeah id prefer to get them in the final, we could possibly have a chance against them if they have an off day but there's no way we'd beat them over 2 legs

ruiseal

indough wrote: »

yeah id prefer to get them in the final, we could possibly have a chance against them if they have an off day but there's no way we'd beat them over 2 legs

Isn't the final at Wembley? You'd have to fancy our chances against any team there!

2nd Row Donkey

FFS lads .. all the this talk of a CL final - you'll jinx the whole thing I tell ya's!!


*crosses fingers while holding a 4 leafed clover and touching wood*

Robxxx7

One game at a time ....... :rolleyes:

Kiith

2-0 to Spurs tonight, 3-0 overall. That's all i'll say, and now i'm off to hide somewhere until kickoff.

2nd Row Donkey

I've been to the bog 3 times in the last hour*

I'll be watching it from the throne if this trend continues!

ziedth

T-b0n3 wrote: »

I'd really prefer to avoid them till the final! Would not be too confident playing against them to be honest.

How is the draw done for the next round anyway? I assume we can be drawn against anyone inc English teams yea?

I've wanted to play them since last May. Of course ya a part of me now wants as easy a course as we can get but I must admit I wanna play the best. Having said that get through the next 90 min first.

Undercover

If we were to get past Milan tonight I'd say bring them on. Firmly of the opinion that if you're in a competition you shouldn't be looking to avoid anyone. Big one tonight though, be worried with that Boateng lad if he plays...

everdead.ie

Boateng starts for Milan

Abbiati; Abate, Nesta, Thiago Silva, Jankulovski; Boateng, Flamini, Seedorf; Pato, Ibrahimovic, Robinho.

2nd Row Donkey

it would be just like Boateng to score , the cnut

2nd Row Donkey

Bloody hell


This CL plays funny games with the mind eh?

any other type of game and nobody would be worried about KP Boateng and now all of a sudden we're all worried.

ziedth

Looking good so far,

Good luck everybody.

ziedth

:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:

Gallas saves the day.

2nd Row Donkey

Jesus H


Poor Gomes

I actually feel sorry for him now, he's fragile.

2nd Row Donkey

Milan coming into it now.

We're lying too deep.

need to pressurise them up the field more but Crouch can't do that on his own.

fabvinny

under huge pressure here!! pieenar is pants!! sandro is getting stuck in,but now on a yellow.bring bale on!!! we need to attack!!!
attack!! attack!!attack!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

T-b0n3

fabvinny wrote: »

under huge pressure here!! pieenar is pants!! sandro is getting stuck in,but now on a yellow.bring bale on!!! we need to attack!!!
attack!! attack!!attack!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm sure we'll see Bale soon and Sandro hasn't been booked yet I don't think. Still to see the first card afaik.

Hes been playing very well actually, really happy with him. The prince going down very easy too.

ziedth

Crouch, what the hell? :mad:

Glebee

I have a bad feeling about this.

ziedth

Think we need Bale big time.

condor26

Come on the Bale!