Strahinja Pavlovic will be at Massimiliano Allegri’s disposal for tomorrow’s clash between Milan and Parma, and there is one thing the Serbian can improve upon.
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Pavlovic received a nasty knock against Como and Milan initially feared a broken fibula. Thankfully, it was just a case of heavy bleeding, which has significantly reduced the recovery time. In fact, as Allegri confirmed during his presser earlier today, he’s already available.
Granted that the centre-back is still struggling with some pain and discomfort, he will be on the bench tomorrow. The latest reports suggest that he will be benched anyway, with Koni De Winter taking his spot on the left, but you can’t fault his fighting spirit.
Room for improvement
During the presser, Allegri was also asked if Pavlovic frustrates him at times, seeing as the centre-back has made a habit of running up the pitch with the ball. It seems to be 50-50 on the outcome, i.e. if Milan benefit from the runs or if they get counters against them.
As opposed to the runs specifically, though, Allegri wants the centre-back to improve his ball control…
“Pavlovic makes me angry with his ball control sometimes. Otherwise, he’s a player who gives everything he has on the pitch. I really like him, as a player and as a guy.”