Author: Soccerhuz
The European Championship lacked a single Italian AC Milan representative, and at present, this trend will probably continue. In the future, though, the Italian National Team could have a very Milanese feel. When Luciano Spalletti named his Italian squad for the European Championship, some were shocked by the lack of any Milan representation. However, it is a struggle to argue for anyone’s place within the squad. As Gazzetta dello Sport writes, though, this may not be the case for much longer. For the first time since 1938, Italy were without any Rossoneri. This trend may continue for now, but looking ahead, several…
Torino midfielder Samuele Ricci was one of the revelations of Luciano Spalletti’s Italy team that lined up against France in Paris on Friday night, with outlets in Italy suggesting that he played with the experience of a seasoned veteran. The 23-year-old was on for his first start for the senior national team. He had previously made two substitute appearances under Roberto Mancini in 2022, but has fought back from the disappointment of being cut from Spalletti’s EURO 2024 squad earlier this summer. It is a difficult task to pick Italy’s best performing midfielder from Friday night. Sandro Tonali was superb…
Fikayo Tomori and Ruben Loftus-Cheek (alongside Mike Maignan) are the most utilised players by Paulo Fonseca in the first three official matches of the season for the Rossoneri. All three have played a full 270 minutes on the field without being substituted, against Torino, Parma, and Lazio. As highlighted by Sky Sport, it’s an English-style Milan so far, which will soon be joined by another element in Tammy Abraham. Behind them is Christian Pulisic with 249 minutes, followed by Rafael Leao with 200 minutes and Tijjani Reijnders with 191 minutes. After being on the bench against Torino, Strahinja Pavlovic has played 180 minutes, followed…
The European Championship lacked a single Italian AC Milan representative, and at present, this trend will probably continue. In the future, though, the Italian National Team could have a very Milanese feel. When Luciano Spalletti named his Italian squad for the European Championship, some were shocked by the lack of any Milan representation. However, it is a struggle to argue for anyone’s place within the squad. As Gazzetta dello Sport writes, though, this may not be the case for much longer. For the first time since 1938, Italy were without any Rossoneri. This trend may continue for now, but looking ahead, several…
Several of AC Milan’s stars have started the season poorly. Of course, the way that certain players are evaluated differs for a multitude of reasons, and Theo Hernandez has, perhaps, been a victim of this. Looking purely on paper, Theo Hernandez is a fantastic left-back who epitomises the job of a modern-day full-back. In the past few seasons, he has been that and more for Milan and has been a point of reliability throughout. This season, though, the Frenchman is everything but that. He has started the season poorly, he has been accused of lacking effort, and he seems miles away…
Due to having a limited squad, Paulo Fonseca has allowed his AC Milan squad some time off, but players who are recovering from injury are still present. Today, Alvaro Morata shared an image with Alessandro Florenzi at Milanello. For Milan fans, the international break probably could not have come at a better time. It has been a difficult opening to the season – to put it nicely – and a break is probably welcomed. However, the sentiment probably would not be held by Fonseca, or at least not yet. Arguments can be made for both sides about a break now. In some…
Mark Hateley has spoken about the ‘contagious passion’ that he still feels from AC Milan fans, and what the signing of Tammy Abraham can bring to the attacking department. It was late on deadline day that Milan announced the addition of Abraham from Roma on a season-long loan deal, while winger Alexis Saelemaekers moved the opposite way to the capital on the same terms. Milan fans got a positive glimpse of what he can offer during the 2-2 draw with Lazio as he came off the bench to instantly set up the equaliser, and we did a deep-dive into Abraham’s strengths, weaknesses and stats.…
AC Milan have started the season woefully. Results have been poor, the football has been as bad, if not worse, and there has already been a major ‘split’ in the group, at least with how it was presented, even if it was innocuous. If before the season someone had written a blueprint on how to start the 2024/25 campaign, there would be a big red box stating do not collect only two points and don’t make it seem like a split is in place. So far, both have been ticked off. Draws against Lazio and Torino are concerning, worsened then…
In many ways, the international break could not have come at a better time for AC Milan. However, it also arrives at a time when stability is needed, and Paulo Fonseca must manage the situation perfectly with difficult waters ahead. Opening a season with two points in three games is poor for any club. For Milan? Calamitous. Stars are underperforming, key players are underperforming. Any sense of positivity from pre-season has disappeared, and Fonseca’s tactics have not translated to the Serie A season. Therefore, the break, theoretically, offers a chance for the Portuguese coach to revitalise himself and take to…
Alvaro Morata, who has been working at Milanello even during these rest days granted by Paulo Fonseca, has nearly recovered from the muscle injury sustained on the first day of the season against Torino, which forced him to miss the subsequent matches against Parma and Lazio. In fact, the Spaniard’s recovery is actually progressing well, and he will be available immediately after the break. It is expected, as per reports, that he will initially come off the bench against Venezia but will start against Liverpool and Inter, as told by the Turin-based daily newspaper, Tuttosport, in this morning’s print edition. Alvaro Morata is…