| LOL..I love your take on Kalac..even as an Aussie he makes me tremble with nerves...I won't complain if he plays in Dida's place, but you are spot on. It was never going to be a stroll in the park taking on Milan. We have an extremely weakened defense going into the final rounds and our makeshift defense will have to be 100% focused 110% of the match. They have a very experienced defensive line up. It won't be easy to penetrate that, however with good play from the midfield there will be opportunities to open gaps for our strikers to find and when they do, it's imperative that they capitalize and find the back of the net. Our counter attack will have to be quick, which it is. We will have to be ready to do it at every opportunity. So many times when we have been depleted and written off they have come out and shown that they are very capable of finding that inner strength and determination and I don't see this time being any different. Of course it would be better to have the 2 sides play each other with a fully fit compliment of players, however that's not the case and we have to trust SAF has made the best adjustments possible. And never underestimate the power of OT and the passion the Theatre of Dreams instills in the boys. They can only do their best. Hopefully with such a weakened line up it will be sufficient to hold on.  |