Author: Soccerhuz
Sergio Conceicao was called in for a crisis meeting with the Milan directors on Sunday morning following the team’s disappointing 2-1 defeat by Torino on Saturday, but the board still have confidence in the Portuguese tactician according to the latest updates. Christian Pulisic has described the last few days as a ‘really tough week’ for the Rossoneri. They were eliminated from the Champions League by a depleted Feyenoord side on Tuesday, and then suffered a disappointing loss away to Torino in Serie A, which means they have now won just once in their last four matches. A victory for Juventus…
“I see improvements in terms of the team’s play.” This is how ‘Billy’ Costacurta, former Rossoneri defender, spoke about Torino-Milan 2-1, focusing in particular on ‘his’ Rossoneri. Here is the opinion of the Sky Sport pundit: “But I also see things at the back that confirm there is a lot of confusion. These are individual mistakes that are becoming the norm,” as relayed via Pianeta Milan. Costacurta then continues, trying to find some positives, even though the race for fourth place is tough: “I believe this is a team that is growing, so I think they will fight until the…
Theo Hernandez’s tenure at AC Milan is seemingly coming to an end and according to a report, the Rossoneri have identified two key candidates to replace him. It has been a very tough season for the French left-back, failing to perform at the standard Milan fans had become used to. The red card against Feyenoord was very symbolic for the campaign as a whole and since then, rumours of an imminent exit have only grown stronger. According to Niccolo Ceccarini in his latest mercato editorial for TMW, Hernandez is likely to be put up for sale in the summer. The…
Christian Pulisic missed a penalty for AC Milan in their 2-1 defeat against Torino last night. Today, the American published a message on social media for the fans, effectively apologising for not converting the chance. It was in the 31st minute that the referee pointed to the spot, following a handball on a Torino defender, and Pulisic stepped up to find the equaliser for Milan. However, his strike was denied by the goalkeeper Vanja Milinkovic-Savic, who made a good stop. It’s a miss that proved costly for Milan as they had to wait deep into the second half for an…
Joao Felix is already coming under increasing fire for his performances at AC Milan. The Rossoneri are full-on in crisis mode. Any optimism that the appointment of Sergio Conceicao entailed has dissipated after Milan crashed out of the Champions League against Feyenoord midweek. Things took a turn for the worse on Saturday when a lacklustre Milan were defeated 2-1 by Torino in a game that saw Christian Pulisic miss a crucial penalty. The usually reliable Mike Maignan was guilty of an embarrassing blunder as he rifled the ball against his own defender, Malick Thiaw, to give Torino a 1-0 lead…
Rafael Leao got his 45 minutes against Torino last night, subbed off at half-time, and questions have been asked about his relationship with Sergio Conceicao. According to a report, it’s currently ‘not at its best’. The Portuguese winger played from start in yesterday’s game but didn’t have much success in the 1v1s, with the only real contribution being the penalty won. Of course, that was more clumsiness from the defender than anything. In other words, albeit surprising, it wasn’t strange that he was brought off. Today’s edition of Gazzetta dello Sport (see photo below) discussed the early substitution, highlighting how…
Despite the Celtics’ continued success in recent years, one question has always left the hoop community scratching their heads—who is the team’s leader between Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum? Well, both superstars were drafted around the same time and have been co-faces of the franchise ever since. But Brown cleared people’s doubt during the recent All-Star Weekend. “I’m the longest-tenured Celtic. I’ve been here the longest, so even though we don’t necessarily have it written down, the team moves to the things me and Jayson do,” Brown said. He then boldly claimed, “I feel like my team relies on me…
New York and Boston go head to head today. The Boston Celtics and the New York Knicks will play inside TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts, this evening, Sunday, Feb. 23. The defending NBA champions have the second seed in the Eastern Conference, only topped by the Cleveland Cavaliers. The New York Knicks trail behind the Celtics. The Celtics and Knicks have faced off twice before in this season, with Boston winning both contests, one earlier this month and the other win occurring in October. The Knicks-Celtics rivalry will be televised once again today.
On paper, Malick Thiaw was one of the culprits in AC Milan’s 2-1 defeat to Torino as he scored an own-goal. Those of us who watched the game know that it was mainly Mike Maignan’s fault, but the centre-back still equalled a rather bizarre record as a result. It was in the fifth minute that a ball over the top was chased down by Thiaw and the Torino’s Antonio Sanabria. The defender managed to get ahead of the striker and held him off for Maignan to collect the ball. Instead of sending it out for a throw-in, or even taking…
The journalist Andrea Longoni has delivered a clear verdict on AC Milan’s defeat against Torino, which has made the remainder of the season very difficult. In the summer, as he states, the Rossoneri will need to clean up completely. Yesterday’s game was a chance for Milan to clinch some very important points, especially in light of Lazio and Bologna dropping points, but instead they lost. Individual mistakes were behind the misstep, once again, and where to go from here is a tough question to answer. Longoni shared his thoughts on the disappointing defeat in his weekly column for MilanNews, highlighting…