In this post i am trying to predict the formation of Milan tonight anti-Barca,considering the reports of the newspapers,declarations of Allegri,Galliani,etc.
AC Milan have big problems with injuries, as Robinho did'nt travelled at all in Barcelona and Ibrahimovic picked up late injury yesterday. Filipo Inzaghi is not included in Champions League list and this leaves Milan coach Massimiliano Allegri with only two strikers for tonights game.
Toady it have been suggested by a lot of newspapers in Italy that Allegri will start the match with so called "Christmas Tree formation" who consists of 4 defenders 5 midfielders and 1 striker.
This formation is not unknown for Milan players and fans because with this formation Carlo Anceloti have won the Champions League in 2007.
Yesterday in the press-conference Allegri said that he will play with only one striker up front and does'nt know yet who he is.
Later today Milan vice-President Adriano Galliani have told the media that Milan will play 4-3-1-2 and for sure Cassano will play.
As you see there are a lot of contradicting reports about the formation and who will play tonight in the match at Camp Nou.
I personally think we will play with a formation that have a little from all these reports and that would be, a 4-3-2-1 (Christmas Tree) formation,with Abbiati ,Abate,Nesta,Silva and Zambrotta in defence;with Seedorf,Van Bommel and Ambrosini as cenral midfielders;with Cassano and Boateng as trequartistas (atacking midfielders) and Pato alone as striker.
That would look something like this in the picth:
So as you see in this formation we have Cassano playing but not as a striker but as an atacking midfielder alongiside Boateng.
In this formation Van Bommel and Ambrosini will have to cope with Xavi and Iniesta from Barcelona's side and Seedorf will play as hided playmaker.
Boateng will have a lot of work to do, first of he needs to tracks back way to much to balance Milan's left side consisting with Zambrotta and Seedorf who are not fast anymore.Second job for Boateng will be to pressure Barca's last duo Macherano and Busquets as much as he can. And finally the third thing he have to is atacking responsabilities such as playmaking and running in the atacking third.
Cassano will be the real trequartista of the match for Milan,as he will try feed as much as he can Pato as an alone striker.
In the right side of the midfield and the defence Ambrosini and Abate will have to keep the balance that will be left from Cassano who will not track back as much as Boateng will in the left side.
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