Too little Milan in front of one Juventus without Vlahovic and incapable of attacking up front. It’s true, on paper there could certainly have been a point with the Bianconeri in this 13th round of Serie A, but the Rossoneri didn’t even manage to worry Thiago Motta’s team this afternoon at San Siro. The defense was good, with Thiaw and Gabbia protagonists in the centre, while Leao, Reijnders and Morata disappointed. However, the entry onto the field of a Pulisic who was not at his best was very positive.
The analysis of Mister Paulo Fonseca
“The whistles at San Siro? When you don’t win and after a match like this, if I’m a fan I do the same. I understand the fans perfectly. It was a very tactical match. The team had too much respect for Juve and Juve had too much respect We know that Juve defends very well, it’s not easy to have opportunities against them and the ones we had to attack we didn’t exploit well. We could have done something more offensively, we missed the last pass and we never risked it It’s not easy against Juve, but when we have the chance we have to do better in the final decisions. If we want to score goals, we have to take more risks.”
Milan’s tops and flops according to TMW
Thiaw 6.5 – He risks making an omelette at the start of the second half, when he gives a poisonous ball to the Juventus attack after an excellent first half, but then he makes amends in a big way with a save on Cambiaso in the 50th minute which is almost worth a goal.
Reijnders 5.5 – He starts wide on the left in Fonseca’s new 4-4-2, but limits himself to his homework while it is precisely in matches like this that he and Leao should make the difference more than anyone else. His very high free kick is probably flying over the San Siro again.
Loftus-Cheek 5.5 – Little substance, no particular initiative. It is no coincidence that Fonseca replaced him in the 70th minute and above all that a half-service Pulisic did in 20 minutes what he didn’t do for more than an hour (From 70′ Pulisic 6 – The American, despite not being at his best, enters with the right approach and always gives the impression of being able to do something when he has the ball at his feet).
Leao 5.5 – Soft, slow, at times he seems listless. It only lights up in flashes like when Milan complains about the contact between the Portuguese and Savona around the 70th minute: according to Mr. Chiffi, however, there are no grounds for a penalty kick. The duel with Savona unexpectedly goes to Juve’s class of 2003.
Morata 5.5 – Too often he finds himself playing offensively, lowering his range of action to try to refine the maneuver. But if the center forward moves back to the midfield, who scores the goals?