Milan Obsession

My guest again this week is Pete Acquaviva, the mastermind behind Massimiliano Allegri’s favorite blog, DAI DAI DAI. This episode features:

• In the News: bullet dodged, conviction made, and facepalm assessments

• Confederations Cup Review: we discuss the injuries to Milan players, their performances, Prandelli’s tactics, and more

• Changing Formations: we discuss the subtleties and personnel changes of the 4-3-1-2 vs. the 4-3-3

• Transfer Talk: who may exit, who may stay, and who might come into the squad this summer

Thanks so much to Pete for a fantastic podcast and we wish him a continued and speedy recovery from his injury! Follow him on Twitter @PDAcquaviva and check out his DAI DAI DAI blog at pdacquaviva.com

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My guest is the returning David Swan, writer for Football Italia and Milan and Italy fan extraordinaire. This episode features:

• In the News: Senatori edition

• Wheel of Transfers: find out how transfer rumors are made and get exclusive rumors for Milan

• Transfer Talk: we guess who’s out, who’s in and what Milan’s priorities should be this summer

• Confederations Cup: Milan have 5 starters for Italy in this competition, we give a brief overview of Italy’s chances

• Allegri: we discuss the pros and cons of the decision to keep him on

Thanks so much to David for another great podcast. Please follow him on Twitter @DavidLSwan and also go to the Football Italia website and make pity comments on his articles, maybe you can start a trend of comments made by reasonable people. [...]

This special edition podcast features Francesco Battaglia, a long-time fan of Milan’s Youth Sector, who can often be found at Centro Sportiva Vismara. He is the genius behind @MilanNext on Twitter and the Milan Next Facebook page, which offer the most complete coverage of Milan’s Youth sector online. We chat about:

• In the News: new youth coaches, technical director, and Galli’s announcement about Cristante and Petagna

• Youth Sector History: reinvesting in the youth, FFP, and more

• Why the Youth Sector? Francesco’s background with the Milan Youth Sector

• The Life of a Youth Player: the training and match commitments

• What are the odds? How likely it is a youth player to become a professional

• Dreams: Francesco shares his dreams for the Youth Sector

Thanks so much to Francesco for braving a new language and sharing his knowledge with us! And thanks for all of his work and commitment to Milan Next so the rest of us can keep up with the triumphs of [...]

Today’s episode once again features David, aka Balotelli, Milan fan and Italian national team fan as well as writer for Football Italia. We also welcome back Pete, aka El Shaarawy, the fantastic writer and analyst of DAI DAI DAI, Twitter, and most recently SportLobster fame. Elaine channels her inner Niang, because he is the best looking, of course. We discuss:

• In the News: The time-space continuum on Twitter was forever changed this week, Prandelli’s regrets, Berlusconi spouts off… again

• Match Recaps: Pescara, Roma, and Siena

• Player Season Ratings: what the experts won’t tell you

• Allegri’s Report Card: a balanced (or perhaps imbalanced) account of the maligned manager’s season

Thanks to David and Pete for the epic podcast. You can follow David on Twitter @DavidLSwan. You can also follow Pete on Twitter @PDAcquaviva, on his DAI DAI DAI blog, and on Sportlobster.

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Today’s episode features Pete, the fantastic writer and analyst of DAI DAI DAI, Twitter, and most recently SportLobster fame. We discuss:

• In the News: the impending arrival of Jherson Vergara, Pirlo’s comments about Milan in his new book, the confirmation of Allegri

• Tactics Focus: Allegri’s tactical failings

• Catania recap: lessons unlearned

• Torino recap: missing Montolivo

• A preview of what’s coming up: Pescara, Roma, and Siena

• Player Spotlight: Stephan El Shaarawy

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