Author: Soccerhuz
Transfer expert Fabrizio Romano has shed light on why Chelsea turned down AC Milan’s approach for Carney Chukwuemeka in the summer. The young midfielder, seeking more game time to aid his development, garnered interest from several top European clubs, including AC Milan. Despite this interest, Chukwuemeka remained at Chelsea and has struggled to secure playing minutes so far this season. Romano, on his YouTube channel, discussed the position of Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca on the situation of Chukwuemeka at Chelsea. He revealed that Maresca has also been clear with the plan for Chukwuemeka this summer. “Enzo Maresca is always very honest…
Until recently, the rule at AC Milan was that whoever had the most appearances for the club would be the captain for any given game, but Paulo Fonseca has changed things in his own way. As La Gazzetta dello Sport recall, there was some surprise when Fonseca gave the armband to Rafael Leao for the Lecce game but he explained it as follows: “In my head there is a ‘rotation leadership’, I don’t want just one captain.” On the eve of the Bayer Leverkusen match he reiterated this concept: “When I arrived here, the captain was chosen from the players…
AC Milan have zero points from their first two Champions League games, but they were tough matches on paper and there are still six left to play. So, where do the qualification hopes stand? Milan’s 2024-25 European campaign has begun with a 3-1 home defeat against Liverpool where they were outplayed thoroughly and a 1-0 defeat away against the German champions Bayer Leverkusen where they were perhaps a bit unlucky. Naturally, not getting a single point out of six is not an ideal way to start, but how does it affect the chances of progressing in the new ‘big league’…
As often happens in big games where he does not get on the scoresheet, Rafael Leao’s performance against Bayer Leverkusen is dividing opinion among fans and the media. As Calciomercato.com‘s Daniele Longo writes, the most positive note was probably Youssouf Fofana who took the keys to the midfield and gave an almost omni-present performance, showing exactly what he can bring as the balancer of the side. The most interesting note concerns Leao: against the German champions he was unable to score or assist as much as he would have liked, but the work for and with the team was excellent,…
AC Milan’s performance during last night’s loss against Bayer Leverkusen is generating polarising opinions, and Fabio Capello expressed some doubts about what he saw. Milan fell to their second defeat in two games in the Champions League last night as they lost 1-0 against Bayer Leverkusen, but it was a match with controversy as Paulo Fonseca’s side can feel unlucky not to have been awarded at least one penalty. Nonetheless, the facts of the game are that Victor Boniface got the only goal early in the second half after the home side had dominated the first 45 minutes. It…
Zvonimir Boban pulled no punches in his assessment of AC Milan’s performance against Bayer Leverkusen last night, disagreeing with Paulo Fonseca’s take on the game. Milan fell to their second consecutive defeat in the Champions League as they were beaten 1-0 by the German champions at the BayArena. It was a game of two halves, or to be more specific the home side were well on top until Victor Boniface’s 51st-minute opener, then the Rossoneri fought hard for an equaliser. Referee Sandro Scharer is the subject of criticism from a lot of Milan fans and the players too after the…
Liverpool have joined the race to sign boyhood Chelsea fan Patrick Dorgu, according to Italian media. The Danish left-back has been one of Serie A’s most promising young players over the past 12 months. Dorgu has starred for Lecce and recently netted his first goal for the senior Denmark national team. His performances in Italy have not gone unnoticed. On the contrary, the 19-year-old was already being linked with a Premier League move just months after turning up at Lecce, with Tottenham the club most persistently linked with him. Additionally, the youngster has also been frequently associated with Chelsea and this is…
The performance of Swiss referee Sandro Scharer during AC Milan’s Champions League game against Bayer Leverkusen has come under fire from the Italian media this morning. Milan since their return to the Champions League have often been tormented and penalised by indecipherable decisions by referees and a lack of intervention from the VAR team, and it happened again last night as several calls went against them. Tammy Abraham went down inside the Leverkusen box inside the first half but nothing was given, Theo Hernandez appeared to be slapped in the face by Tapsoba, then at the end Ruben Loftus-Cheek looking…
Xabi alonso has admitted that his Bayer Leverkusen side were given a tough test by AC Milan last night before they eventually emerged 1-0 victory in the Champions League clash. Milan were always going to be given a real examination by the team that won the Bundesliga without losing a game last season and scored 144 goals, but ultimately they can perhaps feel a bit unlucky not to have got something from the game. Leverkusen were well on top in the first half and Mike Maignan was forced into several good saves, then after Victor Boniface’s opening goal in the…
There were a mixed bag of performances from the AC Milan players on what was a mixed night in general as they lost 1-0 against Bayer Leverkusen. Victor Boniface got the only goal early in the second half after the home side had dominated the first 45 minutes, yet Milan missed some big chances and can feel unlucky not to have been awarded at least one penalty. La Gazzetta dello Sport (seen below) have their ratings from the game starting with the team’s overall performance which was given a 6 out of 10, and Paulo Fonseca’s management of the game…