AC Milan pulled a rabbit out of the hat late on as they beat Frosinone 3-2 at the Stadio Benito Stirpe last night.
Milan struggled for most of the game and after going 2-1 behind, many expected it to be yet more dropped points, but just as they did against Udinese they battled back and earned a win to consolidate third.
This morning’s edition of La Gazzetta dello Sport (as seen below) has their ratings from the game, starting with the overall team performance and Stefano Pioli’s management which both earned a 6.5 out of 10.
Olivier Giroud was the man of the match, earning a 7.5 for his goal and the assist he got, while Mike Maignan was given the lowest score (5) given he let in a very soft second goal.
Davide Calabria and Simon Kjaer were given a 6, Matteo Gabbia got his first Serie A goal and was awarded a 7, while Theo Hernandez struggled defensively and got a 5.
Yacine Adli got a 6.5, while Tijjani Reijnders, Christian Pulisic and Ruben Loftus-Cheek were given a 5.5. Rafael Leao meanwhile got a 7.
The substitutes had a generally good impact with Ismael Bennacer getting a 6.5 and Luka Jovic a 7, while Noah Okafor struggled and got a 5.5.
Anlther game where we concede two goals. The expected goals for Frosinone must have been veery low though. It’s very unfortunate that we let so many goals in. Maignan makes another big ertor. He doesn’t look concentrated enough.
This midfield trio of Tijji, RLC, and Adli leaves us way to exposed in the back. I don’t know if it’s a matter of better coordination or defensive skills that might come with time, but every match so far with this three makes the opposition look like Real Madrid
We need a physical and defensively adept CDM