Author: Soccerhuz
AC Milan have not had the best of starts to their new era, and Paulo Sousa’s name has been mentioned as a potential emergency solution if results do not improve. As Calciomercato.com write, there have been some rumours floating around – albeit not from very trustworthy sources – that Sousa could arrive to take Paulo Fonseca’s plan in the event that Milan collapse against Venezia, Liverpool and Inter in the next three games. Despite the usual denials, there is no doubting that Fonseca must engineer a turnaround in results and the Champions League game plus the derby are certainly good starting points, but what if…
Liverpool meet AC Milan in their first Champions League game of the season in a week’s time, but their Italian counterparts are struggling to sell out the San Siro. After a season out of the competition, the Reds kickstart their European campaign under Arne Slot with a trip to AC Milan on Tuesday, September 17. It will be the Reds’ second game in a run of seven before international fixtures, again, disrupt the domestic calendar and an early chance to get points on the board in the new format. The club received an allocation of 4,395 tickets for away supporters, which will sell out…
Going into the summer transfer window, fixing the midfield department was top of the to-do list for many AC Milan fans, and presumably the management too. Milan’s defensive record was the big issue in 2023-24, but the feeling was that it partly stemmed from a team that was left far too open in transition due to a lack of balance in the midfield and the absence of a more defensive presence. Thus, when planning for life under the new head coach Paulo Fonseca the talk of a ‘midfield rebuild’ no doubt reverberated around the walls of Casa Milan. There were…
Ace Football previews the Serie A round 4 match between AC Milan and Venezia and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds. Venezia swing over to San Siro on Saturday to face last season’s runners-up AC Milan in a round 4 match in the Serie A. AC Milan are currently just ahead of Venezia by one point in the Serie A table. While the hosts are number 14 with two points, the guests rank as number 19 in the standings. Team form: AC Milan vs Venezia AC Milan Form AC Milan are without a win from their previous…
Alfredo Pedulla believes that AC Milan would sack Paulo Fonseca if he were to fail to obtain positive results in the games against Liverpool and Inter. Milan drew 2-2 with Lazio away from home in the game before the break which is not a terrible result in isolation, but it followed a 2-1 defeat in Parma and a 2-2 draw against Torino, meaning two points from three games to begin the new era. With six goals conceded and a five-point gap having already opened up with Inter and Juventus, Fonseca knows that he must turn things around quickly. Sky even…
It has not been the best couple of weeks for Rafael Leao and Theo Hernandez, the left-sided duo that many AC Milan fans believe are the two best players on the team. La Gazzetta dello Sport begin a report titled ‘tantrums, the mercato and long faces: this is how the left side of dreams has derailed’ by talking about how the pair have built up an incredible understanding in their over five years at Milan, and are capable of lighting up any stadium. However, the train has lately gone narrow gauge, like a high-speed express forced to travel on the slower…
With the international break soon to come to a close, attention turns back to AC Milan’s next league game against Venezia, and some news has arrived regarding Theo Hernandez and Rafael Leao. La Gazzetta dello Sport (seen below) write this morning how Theo and Leao remain at the centre of the news related to Milan, whether it is regarding transfers during the window, if cooling breaks are involved or if it is with national teams. A turbulent fortnight Both players will start against Venezia on Saturday despite a turbulent past couple of weeks. A brief summary: they played from the…
Muhammed Kerem Aktürkoğlu has been the surprise start of the show for Turkey over the international break, and he was a player AC Milan thought about signing during the summer. Calciomercato.com write how Aktürkoğlu has taken centre stage for Turkey, all after amassing two goals and three assists in six games with Galatasaray before he moved to Benfica towards the end of the summer window. At the Gürsel Aksel Stadium in Izmir, the eyes of fans were drawn to the 25-year-old winger as he scored a brilliant hat-trick, capping an immense joy a week after a turning point in his career…
AC Milan’s former technical director Paolo Maldini spoke a bit about Yacine Adli and Daniel Maldini, but refused to answer questions on his old club. The surprise retirement of Zlatan Ibrahimovic after the final match of 2022-23 was an emotional curtain call after a rollercoaster campaign, but there was to be even bigger news to come less than 48 hours later. Indeed, soon after that win against Verona the news broke that club icon Maldini and his right-hand man Ricky Massara were being relieved of their duties as the technical and sporting director, plunging the project into disrepute. The reasons for…
Among the many hot topics that have accompanied Milan’s horror-filled start to the new season is the issue of a defensive phase that is possibly worse than last season’s already highly deficient performance, as relayed via Milannews.it. The Rossoneri have played three games, conceding two goals in each. Beyond the goals conceded, which are obviously significant, the main concern is how the team positions itself on the field, as they seem vulnerable in every situation against any opponent. Today, La Gazzetta dello Sport analyzes the situation, outlining the changes Paulo Fonseca has started considering during this break. The paper published the…