(Milan 0 - 0 Torino : What does it mean?)

[Due to today’s result at San Siro, I’m posting a brief follow-up on yesterday’s post, as there have been some related developments.]

You may remember that yesterday, I voiced some concern regarding Gilardino being benched in favor of Fat Ronaldo, as the latter is apparently just about ready to return from an injury.

Today, Torino escaped Milan with a point by holding the Rossoneri to a scoreless draw.  This represents another disappointing result at home for Milan, and despite the over-arching Rossoneri resurgence that we’ve seen in recent weeks, a second pattern is emerging wherein Milan fires blanks at home, but destroys the competition with heavy artillery outside San Siro (or Stadio Meazza, or whatever the hell they’re calling it these days).

Unfortunately, in commenting on the result, Ancelotti singled out Gila, which does not bode well for the 11-shirt’s chances of starting when Milan visit Atalanta in about a week (which is, coincidentally, when Fat Ron is expected to return).

On the other hand, Ancelotti did mention a possible return to a two-striker system, which could mean Ronaldo and Gilardino up front, but I’m not counting chickens before they’re hatched, as the aforementioned singling out of Gila is too untimely to ignore.  We’ll just have to wait and see what Carlo decides after the break.

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