Author: Soccerhuz
Midfielder Davide Frattesi looked lost in the centre of the pitch in yesterday’s Serie A clash between Fiorentina and Inter Milan. As TuttoMercatoWeb note, the Italian international came in for harsh criticism in the player ratings for the match. Particularly because of his culpability in Fiorentina’s opening goal. Midfielder Davide Frattesi got what was a relatively rare start for him at the Stadio Artemio Franchi yesterday. The 25-year-old had been at the centre of transfer rumours all throughout the January window. The reason for this is that Frattesi reportedly wants more playing time. He feels that he has not been…
Simone Inzaghi feels that against Fiorentina, Inter Milan were “bad in the first half, and worse in the second.” The Nerazzurri coach didn’t mince words with his comments in a press conference after the match, as reported by FCInterNews. Inter did not just lose to Fiorentina yesterday. The Nerazzurri put in perhaps the single worst display that they have done since Simone Inzaghi took over as coach. And it was the first time that Inter have lost by a three-goal margin in six years. Clearly, there were very few aspects of Inter’s performance that were up to par, or even…
Defender Stefan de Vrij was the only Inter Milan player to emerge with any credit as the “Titanic” sank against Fiorentina yesterday. This is the view in today’s print edition of Tuttosport, via FCInterNews. The Dutchman is the one player to receive a passing grade after a disastrous performance and result from the Nerazzurri. As a whole, there were very few positives to take from Inter’s Serie A loss to Fiorentina yesterday. The Nerazzurri didn’t just fail to catch up to Napoli in the table with their game in hand. They suffered an outright humiliation. Inter lost by a three-goal…
AC Milan had a very busy January window with five players arriving, but they are already planning ahead for the summer with Samuele Ricci the main target. According to Calciomercato.com, Ricci is the name at the top of the list for Milan in view of next season. CEO Giorgio Furlani had even made a concrete attempt in the last days of the winter transfer window too. He tried to land the Italian on loan with an obligation to buy that would kick in if certain objectives were met, but in the end the Granata decided to postpone his farewell until…
Midfielder Hakan Calhanoglu was once again a shadow of his usual self in yesterday’s Serie A clash between Fiorentina and Inter Milan. This is the view across the player ratings for the match across Italian media, via TuttoMercatoWeb. Inter midfielder Hakan Calhanoglu was out for most of January with injury. First, there was a slight thigh strain that he picked up in the Supercoppa Italiana final against AC Milan, and then a calf strain. The Turkish international returned in the derby against AC Milan last weekend. That was certainly a big match in which to come back. Particularly considering what…
Warren Bondo has made an early attempt to endear himself to fans by stating that AC Milan are the ‘greatest team in Italy’. Deadline day was hectic for Milan, and this was largely as a result of Ismael Bennacer’s attempt at forcing through a move to Olympique Marseille, which he was eventually successful in doing. It means that the Rossoneri directors had to go looking for a replacement at short notice and thankfully Adriano Galliani was willing to negotiate over Bondo, who had been targeted previously in 2021. In the end the Frenchman arrived on a permanent deal for around…
After reaching the cup semi-finals, AC Milan will aim to boost fading hopes of a top-four finish in Serie A when they meet Empoli on Saturday evening. Despite securing progress in both the Champions League and Coppa Italia, Milan sit eighth in Italy’s top flight, where their hosts are slowly slipping down the standings. Match preview Setting up a last-four clash with either arch-rivals Inter Milan or Lazio, Wednesday’s 3-1 win over Roma took Milan through to the Coppa Italia semi-finals, with Tammy Abraham striking twice against his parent club at San Siro. That victory followed an intense league contest…
The arrivals of Santiago Gimenez and Joao Felix have excited the AC Milan fan base, but for Rafael Leao an important wake-up call has arrived. La Gazzetta dello Sport speaks of Leao being ‘against the wall’. If up until now it was difficult for Milan to do without his class and his quality (Paulo Fonseca tried with mixed results), with the two reinforcements have given further solutions. Sergio Conceicao has now made it clear he is working towards a 4-4-2 formation as he used at Porto and in this the wingers are crucial. Joao Felix can drop behind Gimenez in…
While a lot of the hype surrounded Santiago Gimenez going into the Roma game, Tammy Abraham’s brace allowed him to take centre stage against his parent club. As Calciomercato.com recall, the away fans at San Siro booed him on Wednesday night, especially after the two goals that helped Milan advance to the next round. Abraham heard it, and he did not like it: “They hurt me, because everyone knows what Roma fans meant to me.” Before, the Englishman was considered Morata’s assistant or deputy, today he is the first alternative to Santiago Gimenez. Abraham knows he doesn’t have a starting…
Joao Felix lit up San Siro during his first appearance following his loan move from Chelsea to Milan at the end of the January transfer window, but the Rossoneri will need to return to the negotiating table if they are to buy the Portugal international on a permanent deal in the summer. Here is what it might take for that to happen. Joao Felix officially joined Milan in the final minutes of the January transfer window, joining on a straight loan deal from Premier League side Chelsea. Given that the 25-year-old moved to Chelsea for a fee of €52m over…