AC Milan: Rebuilding The Rossoneri

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2014-15 UEFA Europa League
Round Of 32 Draw
19-26 February 2015

FSV Mainz vs. Liverpool
Aalborg BK vs. Borussia Monchengladbach
AS Monaco vs. Lokomotiv Moscow
CSKA Moscow vs. Trabzonspor
FC Rostov vs. Everton
FC Shakhtar Donetsk vs. Rio Ave FC
Internazionale vs. Paris Saint Germain
LOSC Lille vs. Fiorentina
Olympique Lyon vs. Hull City
PAOK vs. Atlético Madrid
PSV vs. Besiktas JK
Red Bull Salzburg vs. Saint Etienne
Real Sociedad vs. Torino
Tottenham Hotspur vs. Sevilla
Standard Liege vs. Dinamo Moscow
Villarreal vs. Arsenal

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2014-15 Serie A
Match Day #16
21 December 2014
Stadio Olimpico, Rome

AS Roma 1-1 AC Milan

Scoring Summary
14' Mattia Destro - ASR
48' Stephan El Shaarawy - ACM

Roma Held At Home By Surging Milan


Milan GK Diego Lopez makes one of several spectacular saves

A man of the match performance by in form GK Diego Lopez helped visiting AC Milan escape the clutches of a desperate Roma club who were forced to settle for a 1-1 draw in a match in which they clearly had the better chances.
For Milan, the draw extends their unbeaten run to three games as they head into the winter break in third position with a record of 9-4-3.

Box Score

Dec 21, 2014 - AC Milan vs AS Roma
TEAM	1	2	SCORE
AC Milan (9-4-3)	0	1	1
AS Roma (7-3-5)	1	0	1

Team Stats Comparison
AC Milan		AS Roma
50%	Possession	50%
9	Shots	11
3	Shots on Target	7
14	Tackles	13
3	Fouls	5
1	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
1	Corner Kicks	4
33%	Shot Accuracy	63%
77%	Passing Percentage	77%

Extended Match Highlights

Results From Around The Grounds In Serie A

21 December 2014
Atalanta 0-3 Palermo
Cagliari 1-1 Juventus
Fiorentina 3-1 Empoli
Hellas Verona 2-0 Chievo Verona
Internazionale 0-1 Lazio
Napoli 2-1 Parma
AS Roma 1-1 AC Milan
Sampdoria 1-0 Udinese
Sassuolo 0-2 Cesena
Torino 1-2 Genoa

28 December 2014
Napoli 4-1 Empoli
AS Roma 2-0 Sassuolo

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2014-15 Serie A
League Table
1 January 2015

2014-15 Serie A Table: 1 January 2015
TEAM	GP	W	D	L	PTS
1. Juventus	16	14	2	0	44
2. Lazio	16	9	5	2	32
3. AC Milan	16	9	4	3	31
4. Palermo	16	9	3	4	30
5. AS Roma	16	8	3	5	27
6. Fiorentina	16	8	3	5	27
7. Udinese	16	8	2	6	26
8. Parma	16	8	2	6	26
9. Hellas Verona	16	7	4	5	25
10. Cesena	16	6	4	6	22
11. Napoli	16	5	6	5	21
12. Torino	16	4	6	6	18
13. Sampdoria	16	4	5	7	17
14. Atalanta	16	4	4	8	16
15. Internazionale	16	3	6	7	15
16. Sassuolo	16	4	3	9	15
17. Chievo Verona	16	3	5	8	14
18. Genoa	16	3	5	8	14
19. Empoli	16	2	4	10	10
20. Cagliari	16	1	6	9	9

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2014-15 Serie A
Match Day #17
6 January 2015
San Siro, Milan

AC Milan 1-1 Sassuolo

Scoring Summary
54' Francesco Magnanelli - SAS
64' Jérémy Ménez - ACM

Consigli Stars As Sassuolo Hold Milan At Home


Jeremy Menez prepares to level the match

A sterling performance by GK Andrea Consigli combined with a second half Francesco Magnanelli goal against the run of play put Sassuolo in position to pull off the huge upset of Milan, but a Jérémy Ménez goal, his 8th of the campaign, proved enough to restore order as both sides were forced to settle for a 1-1 draw here at the San Siro.

Box Score

Jan 6, 2015 - Sassuolo vs AC Milan
TEAM	1	2	SCORE
Sassuolo (5-5-7)	0	1	1
AC Milan (9-5-3)	0	1	1

Team Stats Comparison
Sassuolo		AC Milan
52%	Possession	48%
13	Shots	13
3	Shots on Target	6
16	Tackles	19
2	Fouls	4
1	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
2	Corner Kicks	4
23%	Shot Accuracy	46%
90%	Passing Percentage	82%

Extended Match Highlights

Results From Around The Grounds In Serie A

6 January 2015
Cesena 1-2 Napoli
Chievo Verona 2-1 Torino
Empoli 1-1 Hellas Verona
Genoa 1-0 Atalanta
Juventus 1-1 Internazionale
Lazio 1-2 Sampdoria
AC Milan 1-1 Sassuolo
Palermo 0-2 Cagliari
Parma 0-1 Fiorentina
Udinese 2-1 AS Roma

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2014-15 Serie A
Match Day #18
10 January 2015
Stadio Olimpico di Torino, Torino

Torino 2-2 AC Milan

Scoring Summary
51' Marcelo Larrondo - Tor
56' Andrea Poli - ACM
61' Stephan El Shaarawy - ACM
88' Barreto - Tor

Torino Fight Back To Take A Point From Milan


CB Adil Rami reacts to Barreto's late equalizer

Seemingly headed for a third straight defeat, struggling Torino were saved by a fantastic 88th minute goal from Paulo Barreto who's one touch shot dashed the hopes of Pippo Inzaghi's Milan side who were forced to settle for a third straight draw in a 2-2 stalemate here in Torino.

Box Score

Jan 10, 2015 - AC Milan vs Torino
TEAM	1	2	SCORE
AC Milan (9-6-3)	0	2	2
Torino (4-7-7)	0	2	2

Team Stats Comparison
AC Milan		Torino
48%	Possession	52%
10	Shots	11
3	Shots on Target	4
18	Tackles	21
3	Fouls	4
2	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
5	Corner Kicks	7
30%	Shot Accuracy	36%
71%	Passing Percentage	77%

Extended Match Highlights

Results From Around The Grounds In Serie A

10 January 2015
Hellas Verona 1-1 Parma
Internazionale 2-0 Genoa
AS Roma 0-1 Lazio
Torino 2-2 AC Milan

11 January 2015
Cagliari 1-0 Cesena
Fiorentina 3-0 Palermo
Napoli 0-1 Juventus
Sassuolo 2-0 Udinese

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14 January 2015


Big Names Already On The Move As Winter Transfer Period Commences



Sergio Aguero is off to Real Madrid in a £52 million pound move

With just two weeks remaining in the winter transfer period, big names are starting to fly, but none bigger than striker Sergio Aguero, who was allowed to leave Manchester City in a £52 million pound move to Real Madrid. Other business concluded thus far:

- Box to box machine Sami Khedira has agreed to join Manchester City in the summer, spurning both Real Madrid and AC Milan in the process.

- 26 year old CB Andrea Ranocchia will be swapping shirts in the summer but not home stadiums, making the shock move from Inter to AC Milan it has been confirmed.

- FC Porto have sold right back Danilo to Napoli in a £9 million pound move.

- Saint Etienne have sold 27 year old striker Mevlut Erdinc to Stoke City for £6.5 million pounds

- Hellas Verona have sold GK Rafael to Levante for a reported £2.4 million pounds.

-Paris Saint Germain have given in and sold promising young midfielder Adrien Rabiot to AC Milan for the cut rate price of just £2.9 million pounds.

- Crystal Palace have sold striker Marouane Chamakh to Spanish side Almeria for £2.8 million pounds

- Stoke City have sold defender Marc Wilson to Burnley for a reported £1.7 million pounds

- Finally, in a press conference earlier today, AC Milan chairman Silvio Berlusconi announced that because of FFP regulations and impending squad limits, the Rossoneri will be unable to conduct any more incoming transfer business without first cutting the wage bill and selling off those excess to requirements.

[KG]

Nice pickups!

Rabiot came cheap

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Quote: Originally Posted by KG

Nice pickups! Rabiot came cheap

I had told you before I would go over the club and my plans going forward, so here we go.

First off, we have 29 players in the squad(30 Maximum)
27 of our own players and three loanees(Torres, van Ginkel, and Armero)
Besides that we have 11! Players out on loan and Ranocchia and Rabiot coming in meaning we're 10 over the max for 2015-16

Of the 27 players in the first team, 5 players(Essien, Abbiati, Bonera, Pazzini, and Mexes) are out of contract at season's end. All 5 are transfer listed and combined they earn nearly 300,000 pounds per week! Needless to say they'll all be allowed to walk, cutting the first team down to 35. Of the 11 players loaned out, only one(Didac) is out of contract and he'll walk, that's 4. All of the other 10 will need to be loaned out or released if I hope to sign anyone come summer.

If I'm able to move someone in the next two weeks, I have two transfers agreed upon and ready to go:

- a season long loan of Suso with a buyout price of 7.5 million pounds

-An outright purchase of Porto CM Ruben Neves for I believe 3.5?

My hope is that it works out and I can bring them both in, if not my plan is set back another year. You see originally I wanted to reinforce the back line and strengthen midfield during this window. Then strengthen the attack in the summer. If all fails and no one goes, I'll look for another player or two out of contract and go for them.