Before leaving for Lyon, AC Milan head coach Ruben Amorim offered some advice to Zachary Athekame for the upcoming year.
Athekame has completely taken off in France this year. He’d shown signs of quality in moments last season, but he was never really given a chance by Massimiliano Allegri. With space limited in the squad this season too, Amorim opted to loan the youngster out.
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It’s clear that this was the right decision as well. At Milan, the wing-back spots are very confusing and there’s no guarantee that he’d be featuring regularly. In France, though, Lyon have used him in every minute possible this season and he’s shining, scoring and assisting twice.
As a result, it seems clear that he’ll be in the squad for the Rossoneri next season. However, there are already suggestions of potential interest from abroad, so it may not be so simple.
Amorim’s advice to Athekame
With the wing-back ‘enchanting’ with Lyon, and PianetaMilan attended one of his games, interviewing him about the move and what Amorim told him before departing, as can be seen below.
“Amorim told me the best thing was to leave Milan on loan and play. He was very honest with me. I respect his decision and I hope Milan have a great season.”
Because the team’s so stacked…. Am0RimLoGic..
Athekame only makes sense in a back 4 I think.
How so? Why wouldn’t he make sense playing as a wing-back?
Kim, Athekame, DMC, someone
instead of LM, AMRC, AMLC, SC;
Tomori, (F.) Terracciano, Bondo,
LM, Hutchinson, RLC, Pervi_S-C;
He won’t fit into Amorimball . Except when Amorim plays a back 4 . But he can play as a defensive midfielder too I believe
Why do you think that? He can’t play a DMC, btw, that’s Terracciano.
Athekame would bad been useful now when Amorim seems ready to play 4-2-3-1 to get the best out of Modric, but of course noone expected the man who said he was ready to die for his principles, to change from a back 3 to back 4…
Nevertheless, next season Amorim might be willing to play a back 4 most of the time if Modric stays, and then Athekame could be Gilas deputy.
Gila’s deputy? Why would Gila play as a RB and not as a CB? Modric stay in a a 2-man midfield? 4-3-3 is something else, of course.