Lukaku or Zirkzee? It’s the dilemma at Milan regarding the attack. Interviewed by today’s edition of the Gazzetta dello Sport, Hernan Crespo tried to give his version of the situation: I don’t know how Fonseca intends to develop the maneuver, but I know that Lukaku is a one-man team. Zirkzee needs to communicate with his teammates, so his insertion could take longer. And then, since the center forward doesn’t play alone, you always have to see who you put next to him. If the wingers are Leao and Pulisic, then Lukaku is perfect to dive into the area on their crosses.
Zirkzee prefers to maneuver more, he talks to the mezzali, he goes forward with tight triangles because he has great technique. From what the teams coached by Fonseca have always shown, perhaps Lukaku is more suitable”.
The former Rossoneri striker then analyzed the two players starting with the Bologna striker: “Very technical and very Dutch in his interpretation of the role. He likes to play with the team, come back and talk to his teammates. He is also good at providing assists. I see him as a maneuvering center forward, who has a good physique to defend the ball and good technique to participate in the collective action. Lukaku more ‘ancient’? Yes, if the term ‘ancient’ is not used in a negative sense. The Belgian relies above all on his physique, what was once called a breakthrough center forward. He is deadly on the counterattacks, dictates the deep pass very well and, in this way, he does”.