Couldnt agree more with the Pulisic assessment. The issue in my eye is when he plays in the central areas. His job there is to facilitate rather than attack and thats tough for any player who wants to score. Theo is also taking half the corner kicks which isnt helping. That is one aspect, the other is that he was making a ton of through runs this whole season and never getting service. Its infuriating to watch. This team needs to trust him by giving him some service.
So much to agree. Pulisic literally receives the lowest support from his teammates. So many times he goes unnoticed even after screening for the ball & it's costing Milan. Most of Pulisic goals are more of self created ones with individual brilliance and team point of view it's big red flag. Wish he had atleast 50-60% support which Leo has.
If he was level headed he’d say Theo is horrible at defense! Lao either does something great or loses the ball no in between with it being mostly losing the ball! Pulisic is the most important and opens up play for all other teammates! Pulisic gets no service his teammates are horrible passers and not smart
Pulisic’s last goal in the league was against Fiorentina, which I’m pretty sure is also the last time he’s been played as a winger before being moved to the 10. If it’s not the whole reason, being moved centrally has at least played a part in the downturn.
@@justinbryan4111 that's cool but we're talking specifically about his club form in the league. Plus what I said wasn't even really a diss to Pulisic. In the league, there's been a clear drop in production since he was moved to the 10.
When Pulisic isn’t in the game we had no attack! Pulisic in the middle is the only way reinders can get forward and Pulisic connects the defense with the strikers! He’s the most important player for Milan period!
@@moongirl22 No one is saying that he isn't important. Saying his goal scoring in the leagues is down since being moved centrally is not saying that he's unimportant
Theo has been the team leader in goal contributions this year--when you factor in opponents' goals. He's extremely effective as an additional striker--a 12th player, if you will--for the other team. In fact, I'm confident that if Theo were a couple of inches taller, he would have headed that ball directly in for the goal as opposed to only assisting De Ketelaere's goal.
Did anyone else notice that 2 months ago is when the PK situation happened? Not trying to read too much into it, but I wonder if that impacted Pulisic's confidence or his service he has been getting from his teammates recently. Puli did have hot/cold streaks last year, so it does just seem like a similar trend this time. But then again, he is still showing up in the champions league - so it's not like he hasn't scored in any competition in two months at least. He will bounce back. Great video Kush! 🔴⚫
Most of Pulisic goals came from his individual brilliance. Puli receives the lowest supply from team mates. He ll be ignored so many times even when he is screaming for ball at clear goal chance creating area. Penalty incident clearly shows the players difference and lack of hold of manager.
That made no sense to me especially after Pulisic left injured should have brought Chukwueze on the right and either move Musah to middle or just take him off as well
Because Pulisic played hybrid role were he also was in CM like positions. I think he doesn't trust chuk with that and his horrible weak foot isn't helping.
Pulisic should not be playing in CONCACAF unless it is a World Cup game or a World Cup qualifier (which doesn’t even apply for 2026). His ability to re-write the book on American players in Europe opens up so many chances for other US players. That is how he can best help the USMNT. CP came back from the last game against Panama with a knock. And now he is injured and will miss weeks. Coincidence? Hardly.
I think it is a little harsh to criticize Pulisic. I know he got off to great start with the goals but at the end of the day he’s not a number 9. He’s still involved in a lot of what we do and he still brings the same energy and effort on defense. But to your point I think he feels like he has to do more scoring and that may be why he didn’t lay the ball off to Reinders last game and took the shot.
Truth be told, that decision to replace Loftus cheek for Pulisic was very very wrong. What happened to other attackers. It's not always about players, we played the same thing against Juventus, I knew it's all about draw. That right wing paralyzed and Leao wasn't playing well, obviously the sub will come late as there's no player he would want to remove cos of set up. Everything looks good until loftus cheek came in
Milan has a catch 22 with Pulisic unfortunately. We need him as the settling force in the 10 role connecting the attack to the midfield, as we saw with RLC there is no replacement for that. Unfortunately he is also better (numbers wise) as a winger.. Pulisic is a player that thrives in space when he can cut in and play direct.. much harder to do that when in the heart of the opposition defense
the reason Milan played badly towards the end of the first half and the entire second half, was because pulisic was substituted because of his injury for RLC period. this management should allow this coach choose the players he wants in the coming transfer window. we need better players.
Spot on again, the only thing that might wake up the management is missing on the CL and honestly that’s what is going to happen. Not sure why he keeps playing Royal at RB this is terrible he is useless attacking and mediocre at defending, please start Calabria and bring up Jimenez to be a sub.
Exactly Kush. Fans shouldn't scapegoat the coach. I still remember Cardinale when he first became the owner of Milan saying "I will honor the club's rich history" and the first thing he did was fire Maldini. I was like "this guy doesn't care. He just wants to make profits".
Theo is accused of assaulting two girls in a private room. Not the coach, not the renewal. The problem is that happened on the 27/01 with Calabria and giroud. This is the advantage of being milanista in Milan. At the Moment is the most talked topic in italy
@ there are a lot of proofs with videos, people who were involved etc…. Everyone is talking about it in italy. I’m (and a lot of supporters if not everybody) so angry at him honestly bcs he is the captain and a top piece in our team + representing Ac Milan, he can’t do some stuff off the pitch. The guy is an alcoholic and uses the baloon drug (bcs doesn’t get out on the doping test)
@ the paparazzi that made the scoop is very popular by showing how the football stars live off the pitch. He is the one that took Adriano in court back in time, he is the first to give names of footballers that gamble etc… Adriano Galliani used to buy his scoops so he doesn’t give a bad image about the club and was protecting the players (30k-40k for scoop).
I respect you Kush. I disagree with your assessment on the Coach. Ultimate accountability lies with the Management for a Team’s results, and this lies with Fonseca especially contrasting the results of the team compared to last season. Further, some teams have progressed from last season (even marginally) whilst Milan has taken significant steps back. I feel us Milan fans are lashing out not to demand immediate wins, but to stop this hemorrhage before Milan descends into a mid-table club and have the same fate as Roma (no offense). The club is a Champion. It plays to win and compete for the top, not to win Top 4 (if you can even call it that”win”). I am contemplating going on strike and not spending an incremental Euro for the sake of this management, my pride and love for this team cannot stand to see this continue. Forza Milan.
I'm confused, Pulisic has a "downturn in form" because he "hasn't scored a goal in Serie A in 2 months"... and all of the goals and assists in the league, champions league, and international duty during the same 2 month period just don't count? Weird take. The offense literally couldn't create anything today once Pulisic left the pitch and it isn't a coincidence.
I think Pulisic's goals dropped after the penalty kick controversy a few months back. 75 YO American, not a soccer maven, got interested in European football mainly because of Pulisic and I'm bored with American football and basketball. I'm strongly suspicious that much of Pulisic's problems are connected with antiamerican sentiment from some players. At Chelsea, it seemed to be the management, as well. If so, Fonseca has a serious balancing act to perform. It will be interesting to see what happens in the transfer window.
Pulisic plays 5 roles and if fonseca wants him as a 10 is bcs the team needs balance with musah. If he plays super offensive he puts chuku as a rw. Pulisic fans are hilarious 😂😂😂
That is a rough knock to the calf. I believe he has had that injury since the 2 leg with Jamica. He was getting hacked in the calves continuously during that match.
This management has no idea about football and the one person that could shape Milan was rudely sacked I said it before and I will still say it again the management is the problem
Totally agree, I think this is why Theo and Rafa are having problems this season. The old management nurtured them and appreciated them, the current management is trying to divide (hopefully not intentionally) the fan base into saying it's either Fonseca's fault or the players fault.
@@ernestoesquivel3777So what you’re saying is that management needs to coddle two grown men? Theo is 27 and Leao is 25, they don’t need to be coddled. They’re both grown men who are dads.
@@anthonylafleur6549 your perspective of the situation is certainly different from what the norm is in the industry. I mean all sports organizations do it, NFL players get coddled and protected, college players, and fútbol players are no different. You really think Messi is being treated like another cog in the corporate wheel at Miami? Do you read biographies of coaches and former futbol players? I mean many management orgs, in your words, "coddle" their players because they are splashing big cash on them. It's an investment that needs constant attention. Heck even in business it's expected to treat higher ups with more privileges than your lower ranked employees. At the end of the day, these players are also people who want to feel heard, valued, and appreciated especially if they came to the club with the vision and philosophy of Maldini. But now this new management has destroyed all of that so now they are frustrated because the new philosophy is not working, and trying to go back to the old ways seems to get you punished or pushed out of the club.
Kush, all I asked from this team is to show some consistency when it comes to performances and results and they can’t seem to do that right now hahahaha.
We lost this match once RLC came on the pitch. With him, Musah, and Fofana, we were WAY too defensive in the midfield. We stopped attacking, stopped trying to score, stopped trying to win. Im not a Fonseca hater, but he got that sub all wrong. SHould have been Chucky imo.
These stretch of games has to be all wins no questions asked. If not Milan can almost kiss top 4 away for this season and that’s a tough pill to swallow & I bet the manager gets the sack for that
Christian is best as a winger. I understand why people thought he'd be best playing midfield, but it's clear when he's most productive in serie A or USMNT he's in the wing position. Then the opponent worries about his passes, and once he does and rushes the goal he gets more opportunities to score. We've seen what works and what doesn't.
Yes he has always been best as a winger that is allowed to cut in and play inside thr box not an out and out winger that plays the boundary and attack the byline or cross it not that he can't be good doing that as well
I feel like Fonseca is actually do his job good by built the fundamental play for this team, But it looks like the learning curve to find the best fit system for this team still long way to go. Looking at this team progress from week by week shown that the progress actually there, but not yet for the result. We will find some struggle this season and might only finished at 6-7 place on the table. But I have some confident that we will manage to find some "click" play before season ends. They lack of consistency is our issue. Last season with Pioli we have a solid point in league, but I think the way with poor game play, we have a lot of times where we get 3 points by displaying poor performance and get good results by scoring from screamic, late goals, moving just by fighting spirit, etc, without actually playing good performance. What Fonseca build so Far for me looks like he built the base playing system for this team and manage to find what is the best game play we should use. He even give some player new task week to week. Like we seen different Rafael Leao task, continously looking for balancing right flank, find the best model for Pulisic, and the game play itself. But we should realize that the result is not there. might come soon? maybe. yes, or not. But the progress is there, still long way to go
Very good analysis 👏 In my opinion, we should give the coach until the end of the year, i want to see a pattern building of building lower and mid table teams, and at least a draw woth big teams then we would know there is something happening, then decide at the end of the season, but if he starts to dqnce again then fire him and start with a new coach in january, at this point our only choice is sarri.
Pulisic went off injured I wonder if this is something that’s bothering him for a while. There were reports that he missed some training after the last international break I believe.
I think Thiaw could have done better on the first goal, once Pulisic got hurt didnt give a shit about watching the game anymore cause they can't win real games without him
Rewatch the Real Madrid game. Theo was not dialed in at all during that game. As I have written about elsewhere, Ancelotti made a tactical error by allowing his right-side offensive players to do what they like to do, which is to immediately cut inward from the right side. Everyone did that, including Mbappe, when he roamed to that side. All of this allowed Theo to just sort of hang out (as he always does) because the guy with the ball would soon cut in and be someone else's responsibility. And then, with the defense packed in and little vertical space, Real Madrid constantly ran into traffic. Ancelotti should have targeted Theo and instructed his right-side players to go around the outside of Theo before cutting in or delivering the ball. Because Ancelotti did not, Theo couldn't be blamed for much. Well actually, remember very late in the game, both Militao and Diaz nearly scored when Theo let them go by unmarked.
How often do we lose chance of counter attacking because RLC carries the ball for too long and then gets fouled instead of passing? I would say about 100% of the time. Emerson Royal is getting spun left, right and center, firstly you have to put Musah ih play just to help him and after Musah went out Fofana was trying to help him, just take someone from Primavera because they can't possibly be any worse. Fonseca has been here long enough to establish defensive shape but he hasn't done it, constantly changing your center back pairing also doesn't help. I don't even blame Emerson for being this shit, he should have never been bought even for 3mil let alone 18mil, Tottenham fans were celebrating when they heard that some idiots are interested in him, he is legit serie b mid-table level player.
For at least 3 years, Milan Defense has been struggling with set-piece despite having tall players like Thiaw, Leao, and now Tammy and Alvaro. There’s lack of situational awareness in the team. Also, our weakest point this season is Theo’s defense and the team inconsistency in addition to poor games load management.
We're so much less dynamic and aggressive when Pulisic sits. Rafa should have gone to the center and Okafor and Chucky should have come on to try and maintain the dynamism.
As far as Pulisic, yes, he needs to score, but I always say if he is contributing in other ways & helps the team to win, then I'm ok with that. I do not think forcing shots instead of passing to an open player with a better shot is team ball. Team defense on the set pieces needs better prep.
I think we would be in top 4 with Pioli now, especially with additions like Morata and Fofana giving him tools to improve the press back to a level were it was earlier in his era. There is not guarantee obviously, but it is one thing if you question Pioli´s ability to go to win the scudetto regularly and another to get top 4 with this team which he has proven repeatedly. Hell even top 5 would probably be fine depending on if Serie gets another CL spot.
I hope that this start to the season has given Ibra, Furlani, and Moncada a wake up call to realize that there needs to be investments made in January.
Disagree, You are just saying thnigs. He is the best player in the league in tight spaces. He weaves and moves and facilitates in tight spaces very well. I prefer him central.
Yeah, I think you’re being a bit harsh, on Pulisic as he has scored multiple goals in the champions league and for the USA World Cup qualifiers. But yes, of course, it would be nice to score in Series A too.
At this point we should move Pulisic out to the right wing again and go to a 4-3-3 more solid defensively and let’s leao and Pulisic work out side and make their goals
Pulisic hurt is a problem.. chuck is so one footed that it’s embarrassing, we need a true number 9 at transfer and hopefully CP will be back by then. Meanwhile, I hope leao, TR, & Musah continue their good form. Side note: I still think Musah should get a run at RB, he has the skill, pace, and aggression to play the role.
I hate to say this, but I think CP’s issue is the positioning. I think CP was stronger on the R flank. I was trying to give him some time to acclimate to the #10 position, but he just hasn’t been performing the same as he was before! He goes through cycles like Leao does (where he vacillates between going on hot streaks and then seems to cool off). Hopefully, if/when he comes back from his injury he’ll have a fire under him again! I’m just hoping the injury isn’t too bad. But I agree with you, Milan needs CP to show up in Serie A, not just in the Champion’s League!
Level Headed Kush >> Also, the thing that frustrates me the most is the fact we have all of this talk about spending smart, stretching the dollar, wanting to win but yet if you put the two sides of Ac Milan vs Atalanta, which overall squad are you taking? We might have a couple more players who have world class potential, but we have no depth. Atalanta is a squad built to win, built for the coach, and we are sitting here with players who don't fit our system and don't raise the level of quality. I've been level about the management, I believe they have made some phenomenal purchases, but when you look at the overall squad building and choices on some players, times like these really magnify how big of mistakes they have made. Still no backup LB for Theo, 15 million spent on a downgrade at RB, no midfield depth, mediocre coach. This is a crucial January, they either show they want us to be a winning team, or they continue to push a fake narrative.
It’s going to have to be a wake up call for Ibra, Furlani and Moncada to invest in the January mercato because if the team doesn’t make Champions League then their jobs as well as Fonseca’s job will be on the line.
I agree kush, maybe missing champions league is the only thing that wakes ownership up. I don't trust ownership and the management team have been an utter failure. I started out thinkng this ownership was being austere with the finances and sporting side in order to build a foundation for an ambitious project that is due. Right now I have the feeling that gerry is regreting the exposure to this circus called italian calcio and italian beaurocracy. I am in your position kush, don't know if Gerry wants to build up milan or flip the asset( if he can, he still owes elliott money)
It was a rough knock to his calf, it didn't seem like it was due to over work. If there's deep bruising its important to not force it bc its right in the soft spot in the calf muscle. Our problem as a team is that we're always dependent on one player being unplayable thenwhen they cool off we drop points if someone else doesn't step up. We're a poorly built team, so we need to stop putting all the pressure on any single player whether it be leao, puli, or tiji. Management needs to be reshuffled, demoted, fired, etc. I don't blame Fonseca.
Well, Fonseca has ideas but cant execute. Is it the players? We suck overall . We got humiliated for sure AND CDK laughed in our faces. Our bench did not add anything to our cause and we gor dominated. We keep getting scoree upon on set pieces.
I'm not happy with how this season is progressing but I'm not in full outrage mode either. #1 Milan need a quality striker between Morata and Camarda. Abraham isn't it and they should go all in for Jonathan David. I'd make a go for him in January and try to convince him to sign before he becomes a free agent in the summer. It likely won't work but he's been my top target for this team for 2 years now. #2 Try to get Diaz back from Madrid. He's not playing every game, in the prime of his career and he knows he's succeed on this team before. That puts Pulisic back on the right side of attack fixing that issues as well. #3 You've got to fix the defense. I like Thiaw and Tomori but unless Thiaw becomes the top CB that Milan hoped he could be when they signed him or Tomori reverts back to the defender he was in our Scudetto season one needs to be replaced. I like them both better than Pavlovic but he isn't going anywhere since they just brought him in. #4 Right back. Royal hasn't been good to say the least. Give Jimenez and Terracciano a shot at the spot. I don't know why Milan is afraid to give younger players the opportunity. Unfortunately I think Theo is uninspired and needs a spark. Having a team that he believes can win titles and make an impact in the UCL I think would turn his game around.
Fonseca OUT!!! He should be responsible for the poor performance on the left flank. We have some of the best left-side players in Europe, yet we keep focusing on the right side. It was the same against Liverpool and again against Fiorentina, which is simply baffling.
I think you are referring to Theo as "some of the best left-side players," and that is incorrect. Fonseca is not the #1 problem; he's the 2nd biggest problem in that he enables Theo by giving Theo the captain's armband and a ton of playing time. It seems to me that someone above Fonseca is commanding Fonseca to do this, when it is extremely clear and simple that Theo is the #1 player culprit (not Emerson, who is the #2 player culprit). In other words, the team may be able to win games with Emerson but will have an even lower probability of winning whenever Theo is on the field. He is useless, because he is not needed at all for offense (not on this team and not even on the French national team) and he refuses to put any amount of effort at all on defense. He is a randomly roaming player on the left who's net effect is reducing his team's left-side defense by one player, which equates to purposefully sabotaging your own team every single game he's on the field. If Fonseca is fired, do you think the next coach will dare bench Theo? And benching Theo they MUST do, if they want a chance to win consistently. But they will not do, not Fonseca or his replacement. The analysis is really that simple.
A midfielder to replace Attacker, why Fonseca? Samuel Chukwueze should I come in instead of LC. An we should Have shifted to 433 that way Mussa would have remained on the rigth to help E Royale.
I don't know about a Red Box for Reijnders. Milan was mostly defensive and it seems like Reijnders wasn't venturing past half way line too often. Seems like a direction from coach. Milan looked OK with a draw and feels like that's what the directive from Fonseca was.
Wow, I agree with every assessment that Kush made. Fonseca is not the #1 problem; he's the 2nd biggest problem in that he enables Theo by giving Theo the captain's armband and a ton of playing time. It seems to me that someone above Fonseca is commanding Fonseca to do this, when it is extremely clear and simple that Theo is the #1 player culprit (not Emerson, who is the #2 player culprit). In other words, the team may be able to win games with Emerson but will have an even lower probability of winning whenever Theo is on the field. He is useless, because he is not needed at all for offense (not on this team and not even on the French national team) and he refuses to put any amount of effort at all on defense. He is a randomly roaming player on the left who's net effect is reducing his team's left-side defense by one player, which equates to purposefully sabotaging your own team every single game he's on the field (AC Milan needs someone playing defense on the left, but France national team has enough quality to compensate). If Fonseca is fired, do you think the next coach will dare bench Theo? And benching Theo they MUST do, if they want a chance to win consistently. But they will not do, not Fonseca or his replacement. To save the season, they must bench or trade Theo, which of course won't happen. The analysis is really that simple.
Nobody can make Gerry Cardinale sell the club. That's the problem. Guy said winning too much is boring.. Bruh, try actually WINNING a TROPHY before you talk.
I find your take on Pulisic typical of you.....I read another take that as soon as he was injured and taken off....Milan's offense stagnated. So which is it?
Upper management is a huge problem. Milan needs someone like Maldini who can guide the players, work alongside with the coach. Ibra is too egoistic and moves around like a boss rather than focusing to get the best out of the players. Moncada, furlani are more like scouts. I think the proposal to let Maldini work as a advisor rather than technical director could have been a perfect one. I don't think he walked out because of demoting him but because the management were against investing heavily.
Or Gerry can just hire a sporting director who knows how to build a team. During the Berlusconi era, we didn’t rely on ex players to come back in an executive role to help build the squad. We had guys like Galliani and Braida who knew how to build a team. Enough bringing ex players back.
So with Christian he is playing more of the central roll so he is Felicity it setting people up and u can see when he is not on the pitch the team looks loss I know he has not scored in league games since October 6. But he has had assists and has scored in the champions games so it’s not like he is not still on form
The numbers don't lie, extreme problems need extreme solutions. We need an almost complete turnover on the management side, a heavy turnover on the players side to raise funds and because of lack of quality or attitude. Finally, Fonseca has to go and be replaced with a quality manager. What fonseca did in this match was utterly disgraceful, he showed his cowardice and mediocrity as a coach. Milan's strategy on the second half was so blatant that it was almost palpable. The team came out the second half to circulate the ball without purpose, clearly looking not to attack and get the draw. That does not happen organically, those were orders from fonseca. What did we get for it? another fucking loss.
I think you are over-tasking Pulicic. Some other players need to step-up when the lead player drops in form. The coach has acknowledged that serie A is different and he seemed not prepared for that. Milan should not be a place for learning. Milan needs results.
If people are considering Pulisic an elite class or even by some world class standard, you have to hold him in that expectation if people can't take criticism when he drops form then he isn't one, Mbappe for example
This is honestly nothing compared to what I've seen from other fan bases, idk why people act like these American fans are spamming these comment sections ripping Kush every time he criticizes Pulisic.
Kush, you lost me when you said that E.Royal played his best game. This player is so bad that we need to play another player (Musah) to back him up. Thats madness
Loving the ”lets not blame the coach”.comments. Are you kidding me? Let’s talk about Fonseca’s late substitutions. Match after match, he waits until the final minutes of the game. How is it beneficial for us from a tactical perspective? Either during the match or for our players’ physical condition?
There is no mystery to Pulisic's downturn in form or Theo's or anyone else's. Fonseca needs to realize that these guys cannot play every game when they line up twice a week and expect a constant high level of play. Rest them every once in a while. It will work!!! Find some better backups if you need to. Pulisic could only have scored that goal if he had taken the shot first touch to the far(left) post. Once he took a controlling touch, he lost his angle to the goalkeeper.
@@mattsmith1126 Pulisic is still playing well, but there is a difference between Pulisic when he is rested and focused and turning in performances that are 8 or 9 out of 10 vs Pulisic looking a little tired and worn and turning in 6s and 7s. His performances are still positive, but you know they aren't his best.
0:40 The team was playing for a draw and wasn't playing for a win. That's what happened. It was clear to me.. I saw it, Mike making time with a 1-1 score
Clearly the team isnt being prepared properly mentally.... Against inter and real Madrid.. We can clearly see players pulling out 100% but alot of other games few players are ready to play 100% .. Something isnt adding up ... The team is hot and cold to often now
Europa League next season for Milan only way i see them qualifying for CL is by winning it.I dont see Juve,Inter or Napoli falling from top 4.They should pray on some Atalanta downfall.
When it comes to Pulisic, I think keeping him at right wing will bring the best out of him because he’ll have the freedom to operate in space out wide. Or play Pulisic as a 10 and play Chukuweze on the right.
Maybe it is just the bitter me, but if we miss the Champions next year, they will just simply sell one or two of our better players to balance the things. Then they will come up with something that “always winning would be borring” such a disgrace would it be.
We have no midfield besides Rejinders, we look like we are everywhere and absolutely no where. Our players suffer with understanding their specific areas of the pitch, where they own. They are terrible at switching defensively, this was so disappointing. We need Liberali, we need a player to hold the ball! As soon as man to man pressure comes on any of these players they cut towards our defense and play the ball back! Emerson Royal finds himself in midfield wayyyy too much, we need Fofana and Rejinders to get the ball and move it forward, they need to possess the ball and take foul if they need to but hold the damn ball. We have absolutely no buildup play because we are missing a midfielder. Musah! Is absolute garbage, caused a goal. He was erratic, poor, a fish out of water, he either needs to get better or get out. These other errors throughout, have been created by just basics, basics, basics!
“He’s not a starter why did we sign him…. He can start but he can’t contribute…. He is contributing but not consistently… he’s contributing consistently but not in big games…. He’s contributing consistently and in big games but not in the serie A recently” least we know you don’t skip leg day. Takes a lot to keep moving the goal post. Props 🦵. Maybe Milan should pay him as much as Leo, now that you have the same expectations of him that you do Leo.
I’m sorry but I have to disagree, we need a proper sporting director who knows how to build a team. During the Berlusconi era, we didn’t rely on former players to comeback in an executive role. We had guys like Gallani and Braida who knew what it takes to build a strong team capable of winning trophies. Maldini did a lot of good things for the club as our technical director but he came into this position with inexperience in an executive role and made his fair share of bad signings, that’s why he needed Ricky Massara as his sidekick to guide him.
Blaming Pulisic for not playing well in the CAM position is horrendous, play him in the RW and play tiji in CAM. We are playing our player our players out of position. Pulisic who loves to play on the wing in cam and a b2b low physicality in cdm. Play someone else in cdm who actually plays cdm in cdm
Pass him the ball instead of blaming the position. He is too good at centre too but individual brilliance can’t bring goals every day. And it’s clear manager fault
Our coach should not get a red box, he should get a get out card cos what exactly were we playing in this match. He has been consistently playing conservative against top opposition. Every time we play a top side, it always seems like we play for a draw. Also what was the delay with the subs? Aside the forced sub, his first sub was in the 76th/77th minute. I just angrily stopped watching before the second goal.
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Couldnt agree more with the Pulisic assessment. The issue in my eye is when he plays in the central areas. His job there is to facilitate rather than attack and thats tough for any player who wants to score. Theo is also taking half the corner kicks which isnt helping. That is one aspect, the other is that he was making a ton of through runs this whole season and never getting service. Its infuriating to watch. This team needs to trust him by giving him some service.
Disagree. Like him better in the center.
So much to agree. Pulisic literally receives the lowest support from his teammates. So many times he goes unnoticed even after screening for the ball & it's costing Milan. Most of Pulisic goals are more of self created ones with individual brilliance and team point of view it's big red flag.
Wish he had atleast 50-60% support which Leo has.
@@mattsmith1126You are simply wrong.
@@mattsmith1126he’s better when he starts on the right but is allowed to drift centrally sometimes.
Watch how shitty our attack is without Pulisic
Love how you included the Milanista Report. Amazing for spreading the love and showcasing our community.
We are so lucky to have your channel! Always great level headed analysis. You make it easier to be a milan fan
If he was level headed he’d say Theo is horrible at defense! Lao either does something great or loses the ball no in between with it being mostly losing the ball! Pulisic is the most important and opens up play for all other teammates! Pulisic gets no service his teammates are horrible passers and not smart
Good point on our CB pairing and I appreciate the plug.
Pulisic’s last goal in the league was against Fiorentina, which I’m pretty sure is also the last time he’s been played as a winger before being moved to the 10. If it’s not the whole reason, being moved centrally has at least played a part in the downturn.
Except for the fact he's played centrally for the US and had goals and assists over the break but yeah sure man
Real downturn when he's been given time to rest and still has been putting in assists and would be assists and goal creations in the minutes he's had
@@justinbryan4111 that's cool but we're talking specifically about his club form in the league. Plus what I said wasn't even really a diss to Pulisic. In the league, there's been a clear drop in production since he was moved to the 10.
When Pulisic isn’t in the game we had no attack! Pulisic in the middle is the only way reinders can get forward and Pulisic connects the defense with the strikers! He’s the most important player for Milan period!
@@moongirl22 No one is saying that he isn't important. Saying his goal scoring in the leagues is down since being moved centrally is not saying that he's unimportant
Theo has been the team leader in goal contributions this year--when you factor in opponents' goals. He's extremely effective as an additional striker--a 12th player, if you will--for the other team. In fact, I'm confident that if Theo were a couple of inches taller, he would have headed that ball directly in for the goal as opposed to only assisting De Ketelaere's goal.
Did anyone else notice that 2 months ago is when the PK situation happened? Not trying to read too much into it, but I wonder if that impacted Pulisic's confidence or his service he has been getting from his teammates recently.
Puli did have hot/cold streaks last year, so it does just seem like a similar trend this time. But then again, he is still showing up in the champions league - so it's not like he hasn't scored in any competition in two months at least. He will bounce back. Great video Kush! 🔴⚫
Most of Pulisic goals came from his individual brilliance. Puli receives the lowest supply from team mates. He ll be ignored so many times even when he is screaming for ball at clear goal chance creating area.
Penalty incident clearly shows the players difference and lack of hold of manager.
why is fonseca always eager to play loftus cheek
I just don't understand he could have just played chukwu
That made no sense to me especially after Pulisic left injured should have brought Chukwueze on the right and either move Musah to middle or just take him off as well
Because Pulisic played hybrid role were he also was in CM like positions. I think he doesn't trust chuk with that and his horrible weak foot isn't helping.
Pulisic should not be playing in CONCACAF unless it is a World Cup game or a World Cup qualifier (which doesn’t even apply for 2026). His ability to re-write the book on American players in Europe opens up so many chances for other US players. That is how he can best help the USMNT.
CP came back from the last game against Panama with a knock. And now he is injured and will miss weeks. Coincidence? Hardly.
I think it is a little harsh to criticize Pulisic. I know he got off to great start with the goals but at the end of the day he’s not a number 9. He’s still involved in a lot of what we do and he still brings the same energy and effort on defense. But to your point I think he feels like he has to do more scoring and that may be why he didn’t lay the ball off to Reinders last game and took the shot.
I still can't believe the management didn't go for a top tier manager...how conte wasn't hired...
Pulisic needs to play rw that's where he has been contributing
Yep, as soon as he started playing him in the center, his goal contributions have dropped
Yes he's more effective there
Play tiji at the 10 and musah with fofana
Truth be told, that decision to replace Loftus cheek for Pulisic was very very wrong. What happened to other attackers. It's not always about players, we played the same thing against Juventus, I knew it's all about draw. That right wing paralyzed and Leao wasn't playing well, obviously the sub will come late as there's no player he would want to remove cos of set up. Everything looks good until loftus cheek came in
Milan has a catch 22 with Pulisic unfortunately. We need him as the settling force in the 10 role connecting the attack to the midfield, as we saw with RLC there is no replacement for that. Unfortunately he is also better (numbers wise) as a winger.. Pulisic is a player that thrives in space when he can cut in and play direct.. much harder to do that when in the heart of the opposition defense
the reason Milan played badly towards the end of the first half and the entire second half, was because pulisic was substituted because of his injury for RLC period. this management should allow this coach choose the players he wants in the coming transfer window. we need better players.
Spot on again, the only thing that might wake up the management is missing on the CL and honestly that’s what is going to happen. Not sure why he keeps playing Royal at RB this is terrible he is useless attacking and mediocre at defending, please start Calabria and bring up Jimenez to be a sub.
Loftis is our problem
I think when we have to have LEAO at st and puli at lw since he played there at Chelsea, chukar at rw and anyone can play at cam
Exactly Kush. Fans shouldn't scapegoat the coach. I still remember Cardinale when he first became the owner of Milan saying "I will honor the club's rich history" and the first thing he did was fire Maldini. I was like "this guy doesn't care. He just wants to make profits".
Theo is accused of assaulting two girls in a private room. Not the coach, not the renewal. The problem is that happened on the 27/01 with Calabria and giroud. This is the advantage of being milanista in Milan. At the Moment is the most talked topic in italy
I heard about the video through Andrea Longoni, don’t know if the reports are true or not but it’s something to keep an eye on.
@ there are a lot of proofs with videos, people who were involved etc…. Everyone is talking about it in italy. I’m (and a lot of supporters if not everybody) so angry at him honestly bcs he is the captain and a top piece in our team + representing Ac Milan, he can’t do some stuff off the pitch. The guy is an alcoholic and uses the baloon drug (bcs doesn’t get out on the doping test)
@ the paparazzi that made the scoop is very popular by showing how the football stars live off the pitch. He is the one that took Adriano in court back in time, he is the first to give names of footballers that gamble etc… Adriano Galliani used to buy his scoops so he doesn’t give a bad image about the club and was protecting the players (30k-40k for scoop).
Not counting Fiorentina, since 10/6, CP has scored 2 goals and 3 assists in 10 games including Atalanta on Friday.
I said it before, beating empoli and sassuolo is nothing,give me consistent wins
Wow what great in-depth analysis
I respect you Kush.
I disagree with your assessment on the Coach. Ultimate accountability lies with the Management for a Team’s results, and this lies with Fonseca especially contrasting the results of the team compared to last season.
Further, some teams have progressed from last season (even marginally) whilst Milan has taken significant steps back. I feel us Milan fans are lashing out not to demand immediate wins, but to stop this hemorrhage before Milan descends into a mid-table club and have the same fate as Roma (no offense).
The club is a Champion. It plays to win and compete for the top, not to win Top 4 (if you can even call it that”win”). I am contemplating going on strike and not spending an incremental Euro for the sake of this management, my pride and love for this team cannot stand to see this continue.
Forza Milan.
I'm confused, Pulisic has a "downturn in form" because he "hasn't scored a goal in Serie A in 2 months"... and all of the goals and assists in the league, champions league, and international duty during the same 2 month period just don't count?
Weird take. The offense literally couldn't create anything today once Pulisic left the pitch and it isn't a coincidence.
I agree!
Can't lie Milan created nothing before that , and after the Atalanta goal
I think Pulisic's goals dropped after the penalty kick controversy a few months back. 75 YO American, not a soccer maven, got interested in European football mainly because of Pulisic and I'm bored with American football and basketball. I'm strongly suspicious that much of Pulisic's problems are connected with antiamerican sentiment from some players. At Chelsea, it seemed to be the management, as well. If so, Fonseca has a serious balancing act to perform. It will be interesting to see what happens in the transfer window.
Pulisic plays 5 roles and if fonseca wants him as a 10 is bcs the team needs balance with musah. If he plays super offensive he puts chuku as a rw. Pulisic fans are hilarious 😂😂😂
That is a rough knock to the calf. I believe he has had that injury since the 2 leg with Jamica. He was getting hacked in the calves continuously during that match.
This management has no idea about football and the one person that could shape Milan was rudely sacked I said it before and I will still say it again the management is the problem
Totally agree, I think this is why Theo and Rafa are having problems this season. The old management nurtured them and appreciated them, the current management is trying to divide (hopefully not intentionally) the fan base into saying it's either Fonseca's fault or the players fault.
@@ernestoesquivel3777So what you’re saying is that management needs to coddle two grown men? Theo is 27 and Leao is 25, they don’t need to be coddled. They’re both grown men who are dads.
@@anthonylafleur6549 your perspective of the situation is certainly different from what the norm is in the industry. I mean all sports organizations do it, NFL players get coddled and protected, college players, and fútbol players are no different. You really think Messi is being treated like another cog in the corporate wheel at Miami? Do you read biographies of coaches and former futbol players? I mean many management orgs, in your words, "coddle" their players because they are splashing big cash on them. It's an investment that needs constant attention.
Heck even in business it's expected to treat higher ups with more privileges than your lower ranked employees. At the end of the day, these players are also people who want to feel heard, valued, and appreciated especially if they came to the club with the vision and philosophy of Maldini. But now this new management has destroyed all of that so now they are frustrated because the new philosophy is not working, and trying to go back to the old ways seems to get you punished or pushed out of the club.
Years of blind faith in Leao and bad management is destroying this club
Kush, all I asked from this team is to show some consistency when it comes to performances and results and they can’t seem to do that right now hahahaha.
We lost this match once RLC came on the pitch. With him, Musah, and Fofana, we were WAY too defensive in the midfield. We stopped attacking, stopped trying to score, stopped trying to win. Im not a Fonseca hater, but he got that sub all wrong. SHould have been Chucky imo.
I guess we just need to think of this season as a rebuild year. We might make it to top 4. We'll see.
Crvena Zvezda, Genoa, Verona, Roma, Como, Cagliari, there are no more excuses, they have to win everything
These stretch of games has to be all wins no questions asked. If not Milan can almost kiss top 4 away for this season and that’s a tough pill to swallow & I bet the manager gets the sack for that
Theo could be in very serious troubles if what is being revealed recently is true.
Christian is best as a winger. I understand why people thought he'd be best playing midfield, but it's clear when he's most productive in serie A or USMNT he's in the wing position. Then the opponent worries about his passes, and once he does and rushes the goal he gets more opportunities to score. We've seen what works and what doesn't.
Yes he has always been best as a winger that is allowed to cut in and play inside thr box not an out and out winger that plays the boundary and attack the byline or cross it not that he can't be good doing that as well
Bingo!
I feel like Fonseca is actually do his job good by built the fundamental play for this team, But it looks like the learning curve to find the best fit system for this team still long way to go. Looking at this team progress from week by week shown that the progress actually there, but not yet for the result. We will find some struggle this season and might only finished at 6-7 place on the table. But I have some confident that we will manage to find some "click" play before season ends. They lack of consistency is our issue. Last season with Pioli we have a solid point in league, but I think the way with poor game play, we have a lot of times where we get 3 points by displaying poor performance and get good results by scoring from screamic, late goals, moving just by fighting spirit, etc, without actually playing good performance.
What Fonseca build so Far for me looks like he built the base playing system for this team and manage to find what is the best game play we should use. He even give some player new task week to week. Like we seen different Rafael Leao task, continously looking for balancing right flank, find the best model for Pulisic, and the game play itself. But we should realize that the result is not there. might come soon? maybe. yes, or not. But the progress is there, still long way to go
Omg keep Rafael,Mike,theo,pulisic get rid of the rest the ac milan team no where near ac milan level
Very good analysis 👏
In my opinion, we should give the coach until the end of the year, i want to see a pattern building of building lower and mid table teams, and at least a draw woth big teams then we would know there is something happening, then decide at the end of the season, but if he starts to dqnce again then fire him and start with a new coach in january, at this point our only choice is sarri.
Pulisic went off injured I wonder if this is something that’s bothering him for a while. There were reports that he missed some training after the last international break I believe.
I think Thiaw could have done better on the first goal, once Pulisic got hurt didnt give a shit about watching the game anymore cause they can't win real games without him
They say pros make the hard look easy but our players make the easy look hard
Pul is a winger and that is where he is at his best and that is where he needs to be.
Rewatch the Real Madrid game. Theo was not dialed in at all during that game. As I have written about elsewhere, Ancelotti made a tactical error by allowing his right-side offensive players to do what they like to do, which is to immediately cut inward from the right side. Everyone did that, including Mbappe, when he roamed to that side. All of this allowed Theo to just sort of hang out (as he always does) because the guy with the ball would soon cut in and be someone else's responsibility. And then, with the defense packed in and little vertical space, Real Madrid constantly ran into traffic. Ancelotti should have targeted Theo and instructed his right-side players to go around the outside of Theo before cutting in or delivering the ball. Because Ancelotti did not, Theo couldn't be blamed for much. Well actually, remember very late in the game, both Militao and Diaz nearly scored when Theo let them go by unmarked.
How often do we lose chance of counter attacking because RLC carries the ball for too long and then gets fouled instead of passing? I would say about 100% of the time.
Emerson Royal is getting spun left, right and center, firstly you have to put Musah ih play just to help him and after Musah went out Fofana was trying to help him, just take someone from Primavera because they can't possibly be any worse.
Fonseca has been here long enough to establish defensive shape but he hasn't done it, constantly changing your center back pairing also doesn't help.
I don't even blame Emerson for being this shit, he should have never been bought even for 3mil let alone 18mil, Tottenham fans were celebrating when they heard that some idiots are interested in him, he is legit serie b mid-table level player.
For at least 3 years, Milan Defense has been struggling with set-piece despite having tall players like Thiaw, Leao, and now Tammy and Alvaro. There’s lack of situational awareness in the team. Also, our weakest point this season is Theo’s defense and the team inconsistency in addition to poor games load management.
We're so much less dynamic and aggressive when Pulisic sits. Rafa should have gone to the center and Okafor and Chucky should have come on to try and maintain the dynamism.
Theo isnt captain material🤷🏽♂️
As far as Pulisic, yes, he needs to score, but I always say if he is contributing in other ways & helps the team to win, then I'm ok with that. I do not think forcing shots instead of passing to an open player with a better shot is team ball. Team defense on the set pieces needs better prep.
I think we would be in top 4 with Pioli now, especially with additions like Morata and Fofana giving him tools to improve the press back to a level were it was earlier in his era. There is not guarantee obviously, but it is one thing if you question Pioli´s ability to go to win the scudetto regularly and another to get top 4 with this team which he has proven repeatedly. Hell even top 5 would probably be fine depending on if Serie gets another CL spot.
Theo needs the same treatment Leao had. No way he should be the captain of the team unless he has the leadership mentality and consistency.
I hope that this start to the season has given Ibra, Furlani, and Moncada a wake up call to realize that there needs to be investments made in January.
Puli will score/assist more from the wing. He likes to run at players. He’s not always great in tight spaces.
Disagree, You are just saying thnigs. He is the best player in the league in tight spaces. He weaves and moves and facilitates in tight spaces very well. I prefer him central.
Pulisic doesn't run at players since his Chelsea days, he is much more safe now with his choices
Yeah, I think you’re being a bit harsh, on Pulisic as he has scored multiple goals in the champions league and for the USA World Cup qualifiers. But yes, of course, it would be nice to score in Series A too.
Fonseca is a terrible coach
I just want pioli back
@ we can do better than Pioli and Fonseca
@ probably
Spot on one step forward three steps back, we are Olivia Rodrigo FC😭
At this point we should move Pulisic out to the right wing again and go to a 4-3-3 more solid defensively and let’s leao and Pulisic work out side and make their goals
Pulisic hurt is a problem.. chuck is so one footed that it’s embarrassing, we need a true number 9 at transfer and hopefully CP will be back by then. Meanwhile, I hope leao, TR, & Musah continue their good form. Side note: I still think Musah should get a run at RB, he has the skill, pace, and aggression to play the role.
I hate to say this, but I think CP’s issue is the positioning. I think CP was stronger on the R flank. I was trying to give him some time to acclimate to the #10 position, but he just hasn’t been performing the same as he was before!
He goes through cycles like Leao does (where he vacillates between going on hot streaks and then seems to cool off). Hopefully, if/when he comes back from his injury he’ll have a fire under him again! I’m just hoping the injury isn’t too bad.
But I agree with you, Milan needs CP to show up in Serie A, not just in the Champion’s League!
Level Headed Kush >>
Also, the thing that frustrates me the most is the fact we have all of this talk about spending smart, stretching the dollar, wanting to win but yet if you put the two sides of Ac Milan vs Atalanta, which overall squad are you taking? We might have a couple more players who have world class potential, but we have no depth. Atalanta is a squad built to win, built for the coach, and we are sitting here with players who don't fit our system and don't raise the level of quality.
I've been level about the management, I believe they have made some phenomenal purchases, but when you look at the overall squad building and choices on some players, times like these really magnify how big of mistakes they have made. Still no backup LB for Theo, 15 million spent on a downgrade at RB, no midfield depth, mediocre coach. This is a crucial January, they either show they want us to be a winning team, or they continue to push a fake narrative.
It’s going to have to be a wake up call for Ibra, Furlani and Moncada to invest in the January mercato because if the team doesn’t make Champions League then their jobs as well as Fonseca’s job will be on the line.
Milan is somewhat of an average team. A few good players, the rest are not of the caliber needed. Lets be honest.
I agree kush, maybe missing champions league is the only thing that wakes ownership up. I don't trust ownership and the management team have been an utter failure. I started out thinkng this ownership was being austere with the finances and sporting side in order to build a foundation for an ambitious project that is due. Right now I have the feeling that gerry is regreting the exposure to this circus called italian calcio and italian beaurocracy. I am in your position kush, don't know if Gerry wants to build up milan or flip the asset( if he can, he still owes elliott money)
It was a rough knock to his calf, it didn't seem like it was due to over work. If there's deep bruising its important to not force it bc its right in the soft spot in the calf muscle. Our problem as a team is that we're always dependent on one player being unplayable thenwhen they cool off we drop points if someone else doesn't step up. We're a poorly built team, so we need to stop putting all the pressure on any single player whether it be leao, puli, or tiji. Management needs to be reshuffled, demoted, fired, etc. I don't blame Fonseca.
All I can say is that “The fish smells from the head”
Well, Fonseca has ideas but cant execute. Is it the players? We suck overall . We got humiliated for sure AND CDK laughed in our faces. Our bench did not add anything to our cause and we gor dominated. We keep getting scoree upon on set pieces.
I'm not happy with how this season is progressing but I'm not in full outrage mode either.
#1 Milan need a quality striker between Morata and Camarda. Abraham isn't it and they should go all in for Jonathan David. I'd make a go for him in January and try to convince him to sign before he becomes a free agent in the summer. It likely won't work but he's been my top target for this team for 2 years now.
#2 Try to get Diaz back from Madrid. He's not playing every game, in the prime of his career and he knows he's succeed on this team before. That puts Pulisic back on the right side of attack fixing that issues as well.
#3 You've got to fix the defense. I like Thiaw and Tomori but unless Thiaw becomes the top CB that Milan hoped he could be when they signed him or Tomori reverts back to the defender he was in our Scudetto season one needs to be replaced. I like them both better than Pavlovic but he isn't going anywhere since they just brought him in.
#4 Right back. Royal hasn't been good to say the least. Give Jimenez and Terracciano a shot at the spot. I don't know why Milan is afraid to give younger players the opportunity.
Unfortunately I think Theo is uninspired and needs a spark. Having a team that he believes can win titles and make an impact in the UCL I think would turn his game around.
Mediocre management, coach and mentality! Deserve exactly what we get. Mid table finish! Plain and simple get used to it!
Any team that gives up a lot of set piece goals is not going far in any competition.
Fonseca OUT!!! He should be responsible for the poor performance on the left flank. We have some of the best left-side players in Europe, yet we keep focusing on the right side. It was the same against Liverpool and again against Fiorentina, which is simply baffling.
I think you are referring to Theo as "some of the best left-side players," and that is incorrect. Fonseca is not the #1 problem; he's the 2nd biggest problem in that he enables Theo by giving Theo the captain's armband and a ton of playing time. It seems to me that someone above Fonseca is commanding Fonseca to do this, when it is extremely clear and simple that Theo is the #1 player culprit (not Emerson, who is the #2 player culprit). In other words, the team may be able to win games with Emerson but will have an even lower probability of winning whenever Theo is on the field. He is useless, because he is not needed at all for offense (not on this team and not even on the French national team) and he refuses to put any amount of effort at all on defense. He is a randomly roaming player on the left who's net effect is reducing his team's left-side defense by one player, which equates to purposefully sabotaging your own team every single game he's on the field. If Fonseca is fired, do you think the next coach will dare bench Theo? And benching Theo they MUST do, if they want a chance to win consistently. But they will not do, not Fonseca or his replacement. The analysis is really that simple.
Where is the consistency from Milan? Argh
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A midfielder to replace Attacker, why Fonseca?
Samuel Chukwueze should I come in instead of LC. An we should Have shifted to 433 that way Mussa would have remained on the rigth to help E Royale.
I don't know about a Red Box for Reijnders. Milan was mostly defensive and it seems like Reijnders wasn't venturing past half way line too often. Seems like a direction from coach. Milan looked OK with a draw and feels like that's what the directive from Fonseca was.
Let Fonseca cook.
Wow, I agree with every assessment that Kush made. Fonseca is not the #1 problem; he's the 2nd biggest problem in that he enables Theo by giving Theo the captain's armband and a ton of playing time. It seems to me that someone above Fonseca is commanding Fonseca to do this, when it is extremely clear and simple that Theo is the #1 player culprit (not Emerson, who is the #2 player culprit). In other words, the team may be able to win games with Emerson but will have an even lower probability of winning whenever Theo is on the field. He is useless, because he is not needed at all for offense (not on this team and not even on the French national team) and he refuses to put any amount of effort at all on defense. He is a randomly roaming player on the left who's net effect is reducing his team's left-side defense by one player, which equates to purposefully sabotaging your own team every single game he's on the field (AC Milan needs someone playing defense on the left, but France national team has enough quality to compensate). If Fonseca is fired, do you think the next coach will dare bench Theo? And benching Theo they MUST do, if they want a chance to win consistently. But they will not do, not Fonseca or his replacement. To save the season, they must bench or trade Theo, which of course won't happen. The analysis is really that simple.
At their 125th Anniversary,Milan shouldn't be playing like this
Nobody can make Gerry Cardinale sell the club.
That's the problem.
Guy said winning too much is boring..
Bruh, try actually WINNING a TROPHY before you talk.
I find your take on Pulisic typical of you.....I read another take that as soon as he was injured and taken off....Milan's offense stagnated. So which is it?
Upper management is a huge problem. Milan needs someone like Maldini who can guide the players, work alongside with the coach. Ibra is too egoistic and moves around like a boss rather than focusing to get the best out of the players. Moncada, furlani are more like scouts. I think the proposal to let Maldini work as a advisor rather than technical director could have been a perfect one. I don't think he walked out because of demoting him but because the management were against investing heavily.
Or Gerry can just hire a sporting director who knows how to build a team. During the Berlusconi era, we didn’t rely on ex players to come back in an executive role to help build the squad. We had guys like Galliani and Braida who knew how to build a team. Enough bringing ex players back.
So with Christian he is playing more of the central roll so he is Felicity it setting people up and u can see when he is not on the pitch the team looks loss I know he has not scored in league games since October 6. But he has had assists and has scored in the champions games so it’s not like he is not still on form
The numbers don't lie, extreme problems need extreme solutions. We need an almost complete turnover on the management side, a heavy turnover on the players side to raise funds and because of lack of quality or attitude. Finally, Fonseca has to go and be replaced with a quality manager. What fonseca did in this match was utterly disgraceful, he showed his cowardice and mediocrity as a coach. Milan's strategy on the second half was so blatant that it was almost palpable. The team came out the second half to circulate the ball without purpose, clearly looking not to attack and get the draw. That does not happen organically, those were orders from fonseca. What did we get for it? another fucking loss.
I think you are over-tasking Pulicic. Some other players need to step-up when the lead player drops in form. The coach has acknowledged that serie A is different and he seemed not prepared for that. Milan should not be a place for learning. Milan needs results.
If people are considering Pulisic an elite class or even by some world class standard, you have to hold him in that expectation if people can't take criticism when he drops form then he isn't one, Mbappe for example
This is honestly nothing compared to what I've seen from other fan bases, idk why people act like these American fans are spamming these comment sections ripping Kush every time he criticizes Pulisic.
Yea but rafa in that category too and all he gets is love lol
@@ZtheNo he doesn't, he was getting called out for his poor start of the season he has 6 G/A in his last 7 games
Kush, you lost me when you said that E.Royal played his best game. This player is so bad that we need to play another player (Musah) to back him up. Thats madness
Loving the ”lets not blame the coach”.comments. Are you kidding me?
Let’s talk about Fonseca’s late substitutions. Match after match, he waits until the final minutes of the game. How is it beneficial for us from a tactical perspective? Either during the match or for our players’ physical condition?
There is no mystery to Pulisic's downturn in form or Theo's or anyone else's. Fonseca needs to realize that these guys cannot play every game when they line up twice a week and expect a constant high level of play. Rest them every once in a while. It will work!!! Find some better backups if you need to.
Pulisic could only have scored that goal if he had taken the shot first touch to the far(left) post. Once he took a controlling touch, he lost his angle to the goalkeeper.
Pulisic didn't have a downturn in forum. There were two international breaks in the last two months so he just played less games.
@@mattsmith1126 Pulisic is still playing well, but there is a difference between Pulisic when he is rested and focused and turning in performances that are 8 or 9 out of 10 vs Pulisic looking a little tired and worn and turning in 6s and 7s. His performances are still positive, but you know they aren't his best.
#FonsecaOut
#AllegriIn
0:40 The team was playing for a draw and wasn't playing for a win. That's what happened. It was clear to me.. I saw it, Mike making time with a 1-1 score
Conceding two set piece goals is frustrating 🤦🏻♂️
Clearly the team isnt being prepared properly mentally.... Against inter and real Madrid.. We can clearly see players pulling out 100% but alot of other games few players are ready to play 100% .. Something isnt adding up ... The team is hot and cold to often now
Europa League next season for Milan only way i see them qualifying for CL is by winning it.I dont see Juve,Inter or Napoli falling from top 4.They should pray on some Atalanta downfall.
From the Coaches that are available right now, who is the Coach that fits for Milan at this point in your opinion?
When it comes to Pulisic, I think keeping him at right wing will bring the best out of him because he’ll have the freedom to operate in space out wide. Or play Pulisic as a 10 and play Chukuweze on the right.
Maybe it is just the bitter me, but if we miss the Champions next year, they will just simply sell one or two of our better players to balance the things. Then they will come up with something that “always winning would be borring” such a disgrace would it be.
Bro…I just can’t anymore
Big club - Snall team, thats what it is, mid table team
We have no midfield besides Rejinders, we look like we are everywhere and absolutely no where. Our players suffer with understanding their specific areas of the pitch, where they own. They are terrible at switching defensively, this was so disappointing. We need Liberali, we need a player to hold the ball! As soon as man to man pressure comes on any of these players they cut towards our defense and play the ball back! Emerson Royal finds himself in midfield wayyyy too much, we need Fofana and Rejinders to get the ball and move it forward, they need to possess the ball and take foul if they need to but hold the damn ball. We have absolutely no buildup play because we are missing a midfielder.
Musah! Is absolute garbage, caused a goal. He was erratic, poor, a fish out of water, he either needs to get better or get out. These other errors throughout, have been created by just basics, basics, basics!
“He’s not a starter why did we sign him…. He can start but he can’t contribute…. He is contributing but not consistently… he’s contributing consistently but not in big games…. He’s contributing consistently and in big games but not in the serie A recently” least we know you don’t skip leg day. Takes a lot to keep moving the goal post. Props 🦵. Maybe Milan should pay him as much as Leo, now that you have the same expectations of him that you do Leo.
Bro was wrong with AC Milan is karma ... until they bring maldinj back this players won't sit up
I’m sorry but I have to disagree, we need a proper sporting director who knows how to build a team. During the Berlusconi era, we didn’t rely on former players to comeback in an executive role. We had guys like Gallani and Braida who knew what it takes to build a strong team capable of winning trophies. Maldini did a lot of good things for the club as our technical director but he came into this position with inexperience in an executive role and made his fair share of bad signings, that’s why he needed Ricky Massara as his sidekick to guide him.
Blaming Pulisic for not playing well in the CAM position is horrendous, play him in the RW and play tiji in CAM. We are playing our player our players out of position. Pulisic who loves to play on the wing in cam and a b2b low physicality in cdm. Play someone else in cdm who actually plays cdm in cdm
Pass him the ball instead of blaming the position. He is too good at centre too but individual brilliance can’t bring goals every day. And it’s clear manager fault
Our coach should not get a red box, he should get a get out card cos what exactly were we playing in this match. He has been consistently playing conservative against top opposition. Every time we play a top side, it always seems like we play for a draw.
Also what was the delay with the subs? Aside the forced sub, his first sub was in the 76th/77th minute. I just angrily stopped watching before the second goal.