Milan players before Chelsea game
AC Milan recorded their first defeat of the pre-season, still without a win, and several players struggled to perform at the right level. Below are the ratings for the Rossoneri.
Ruiben Amorim and his men headed into the game with hopes of clinching their first win of the pre-season, but instead they got their first defeat. Chelsea were definitely the better side in the game and some mistakes from the Rossoneri didn’t help.
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Short Version
🥇 Torriani (6 – MOTM): You can’t fault him on the goals really, with the first two being the result of poor defending and the third being unsaveable. He made a good save on Joao Pedro in the first half, and then one on Neto, and then Estevao in the second half.
👎 Terracciano (4.5): His defending on the second goal was rather comical, putting his arms out as if it was completely safe to just let the cross go. He clearly wasn’t aware of his surroundings and easily lost his man (while looking silly). Schoolboy error.
👔 Amorim (5.5): I’m not sure how much we can pin on him as far as the individual mistakes go (first and second goal), but there’s no doubt that Milan weren’t up to the task tactically. Sure, it wasn’t a complete trainwreck despite the scoreline, but the Rossoneri could have done better.
Starting XI
Torriani (6 – MOTM): You can’t fault him on the goals really, with the first two being the result of poor defending and the third being unsaveable. He made a good save on Joao Pedro in the first half, and then one on Neto, and then Estevao in the second half.
Terracciano (4.5): His defending on the second goal was rather comical, putting his arms out as if it was completely safe to just let the cross go. He clearly wasn’t aware of his surroundings and easily lost his man (while looking silly). Schoolboy error.
De Winter (5): Overall, he was fine but the way he mistimed the corner on Chelsea’s first goal was no good. He should have done a lot better there, even if it’s not one of the biggest defensive mistakes you will ever see.
Pavlovic (6): In my opinion, he was solid in defence with some strong duels and balls intercepted high up the pitch. He also had a few good runs forward to at least try to make something happen. It wasn’t brilliant, of course, but enough for a pass.
Chukwueze (5.5): He was beaten by Palestra too many times on the right-hand side. Not that we should expect him to be brilliant defensively, but he has to do better if he’s meant to play in that role.
Modric (6): We saw a couple of good balls over the top from him, which his teammates perhaps could have done more with. That said, it was nothing more than decent this time out from the veteran.
Comotto (5.5): I think he did okay with what he had to work with, which frankly wasn’t that much. There were some moments when he did well to offer support and helped Milan play out of the situation. But in truth, hard to say after just 45 minutes.
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Estupinan (5): It’s probably fair to say that he struggled a bit defensively in the battles with Neto, but his biggest error came in attack. Leao set him up really well and the Ecuadorian had time to find a teammate, but sent it straight to the goalkeeper’s hands.
Loftus-Cheek (5.5): One good run down the right flank, but the ball ended up too far from him at the final moment. That was more or less what we saw from him today, so it was a bit disappointing compared to the Inter performance.
Leao (5.5): Started quite lively and had a couple of good moments, such as setting up Estupinan inside the box (great chance for a cross), but ultimately struggled against the Chelsea defence. I would even go as far as to say that towards the end of the first half, Josh Acheampong had full control of him.
Camarda (5.5): Not the best performance from him, as he not only struggled to make a difference in attack but also failed to help out in the build-up phase. There were many times when he should have been in a position and just wasn’t.
Substitutes
Gabbia (5.5): Chelsea got into a groove and the Milan product didn’t have the best of defenders alongside him, but I still think that he could have done a bit more.
Diawara (5.5): We saw one good block from the new signing, but sadly, he lost the ball a few times up the pitch due to poor technique. Didn’t quite have the timing.
Saelemaekers (5.5): Too many misplaced passes from him, and he seemed a bit lazy when it came to tracking back.
Jashari (5.5): Attempted a few difficult passes but didn’t have any success with them. One pass in particular stood out as he tried to play it over the top but ended up hitting it low, failing completely.
Musah (6): He was low-key the best substitute for Milan, which maybe says a lot, as he created a great chance for Nkunku/Ramos with a very nice run on the right. He also did well in possession a few times.
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Bartesaghi (5.5): I said that Estupinan struggled on the left-hand side and it was pretty much the same story for Bartesaghi, albeit not as bad.
Nkunku (5.5): The Musah cross I mentioned above could have been capitalised on by the Frenchman, but it seemed as if he tried to leave it for Ramos. Either way, the end product was poor and his overall performance wasn’t great either.
Ramos (5.5): He definitely got in Nkunku’s way a little bit on the Musah cross. It felt like he could have done a bit better on a few occasions, and also went down a lot (even if he should have had 1-2 more free-kicks than he got). An injection of energy, but sadly not too much quality.
Ricci (5.5): One outside-of-the-boot attempt stands out from him but aside from that, it was a disappointing one with fouls committed and a lack of key passes.
Vladimirov (5.5): He’s always going to struggle at this level and against such opponents, so it was no surprise to see him get beaten easily on the right. Hopefully, it serves as a learning experience.
The manager
Amorim (5.5): I’m not sure how much we can pin on him as far as the individual mistakes go (first and second goal), but there’s no doubt that Milan weren’t up to the task tactically. Sure, it wasn’t a complete trainwreck despite the scoreline, but the Rossoneri could have done better.
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