Author: Soccerhuz
Looking through history, AC Milan have often got it so right when it comes to central defenders. However, in recent years, they have struggled massively. Paolo Maldini, Franco Baresi, Billy Costacurta and Jaap Stam. Take your pick, pick others not on that list, the idea is normally the same – Milan are fantastic when it comes to central defenders, whether that is building or bettering them. The story has changed a little recently, though. Whilst there are a few cases of successes, the large majority of choices have been poor for the majority, or unreliable, leaving the Rossoneri in a…
Italy international Mateo Retegui is currently second behind Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah in the race for the 2024-25 European Golden Shoe after his goal in Atalanta’s emphatic 4-0 win away against Juventus on Sunday evening. The Argentine-born Italy international is now up to 22 league goals for 2024-25, which makes him the outright highest goalscorer in Serie A, comfortably in front of second-placed Moise Kean on 15 and joint-third place holders Ademola Lookman and Marcus Thuram on 13. Only one player in Europe’s top five leagues currently has more domestic goals than Retegui this season: Liverpool’s Salah with 27. Since…
Super agent Jorge Mendes is trying to broker a deal for AC Milan star Rafael Leao amid interest from Chelsea and Barcelona. Leao is one of the key figures in the AC Milan dressing room and is the club’s highest paid player in the current squad. The player, however, could be sold in the summer as his agent Jorge Mendes is keen on getting the Portuguese winger out of the Serie A club, according to Calciomercato. Despite Leao being one of the best players in the team, he has managed to start in just nine out of the 26 league…
The Boston Celtics proved themselves last season. After years of falling short, they finally clawed their way to glory, winning Banner 18. This year, there looks to be significantly more competition standing in their way. From the Cleveland Cavaliers to the Oklahoma City Thunder, everyone wants to take down the champs. And the Los Angeles Lakers want to be in that conversation, too. LA was in town on Saturday night for one of the most hyped-up regular-season matchups of the season. The Luka Doncic, LeBron James Lakers’ first time squaring off against the Celtics. The entire NBA world was watching.…
The New York Jets have their starting quarterback for the post-Aaron Rodgers era: Justin Fields. New York is signing the former Chicago Bears first-round pick to a two-year, $40 million deal with $30 million guaranteed, according to ESPN. The Pittsburgh Steelers had a 4-2 record and averaged 20.7 points per game with Fields starting in the first six weeks of the 2024 season. Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin opted to give his starting quarterback job to veteran Russell Wilson after he recovered from a preseason calf injury. Fields took much better care of the football with the Steelers than he…
Serena Williams’ former coach Rennae Stubbs felt that Al Horford “deliberately” knocked Luka Doncic in the face during the Boston Celtics’ NBA match against the Los Angeles Lakers at the TD Garden in Boston. Horford starred with 14 points as the Celtics used their home advantage to seal a 111-101 win over the Lakers. The incident occurred in the first quarter, with the Celtics trailing by two points at 21-23. Doncic was trying to make room for a three-pointer when Jaylen Brown stole the ball from the Slovenian. Brown raced down the court and laid off a neat pass for…
Christian Pulisic, since joining, has proved to be one of the best forward players in Italy, if not beyond. Closer to home though, he is undoubtedly AC Milan’s most consistent forward, and this is being proved again. In the past 18 months, there has been consistent praise about Pulisic’s resurgence in football. At Chelsea, it seemed his career was fizzling out, and barring the odd moment, he was falling further away from the exciting young talent that dominated with his last club. However, his move to Milan offered a chance at salvation, and even though he was expected to be…
Tammy Abraham reportedly wants to stay at AC Milan past this season, but the chances of this are currently unknown. However, there are others that want him. The move to Milan from Roma was scrutinised rather heavily in recent months, and Abraham’s future seemingly rests on a decision from the Rossoneri. However, that should not arrive until a new direction for the club has been found. With a new sporting director needed, it is unlikely that any signings or departures will be allowed until there is a clear idea in place for moving forward, which leaves Abraham in a bit…
AC Milan are in the market for a sporting director, and it seems there are a few names in the mix. However, Carlo Pellegatti has only looked at two with any real light. The situation this season demands another reset, if last summer’s situation can actually be deemed a ‘reset’. Looking back on it, the situation seemed more like a reshuffle, with a regular mercato, leaving the squad looking weak in comparison to January, and even other seasons. Of course, we are now seeing the fruits of this, and unfortunately, there is a lot of pressure now on the relevant…
AC Milan are looking for any signs of life in their season, and unfortunately, they have struggled until this point. Now, Sergio Conceicao is looking to provide his own ideas to resuscitate. In recent years, Milan have used two ‘systems’ and whilst there have been slight changes, they have rarely fallen too far from the tree. Of course, we’re talking about the 4-3-3 and the 4-4-2, and on occasion, we have seen the two formations blend into one another. Outside of this, there has been very little experimentation, barring situations which forced slight changes, and so Conceicao is looking to…