Despite being on the pitch during the bad moments for AC Milan yesterday, Warren Bondo is a player with quality and class, and he was not at fault for the poor opening 60 minutes.
Arriving in January, Bondo has not yet had a chance for Milan, due to injuries before he joined, yet he showed that he can be another option in midfield when needed, and when Sergio Conceicao named him among the starters, there was an element of hope for what was to come.
Unfortunately, the result during his time on the pitch was not great, with the Rossoneri two goals down. However, he had not played a part in these failings, and had a solid game despite the scoreline, and the final result.
As Milan News recalls, the midfielder made 38 passes out of 50, whilst also being fouled once, shooting once and recovering possession three times – this is all whilst minutes have been limited since joining.
Without a doubt, he is one for the future, and now, the report states, the club ‘must work’ on the player, rather than overlooking him. He has qualities that can ‘carve out an important spot’ within the team in years to come, if not a lot sooner.
i have been saying this for a long time now, the midfield trio should be: bondo, fofana & either (reindeers or felix or pulisic). both bondo and fofana should be starters.
Fofana doesn’t know how to pass. Watch his passes always please. His passes mostly were wrong & hence the opponent counter attack us. I don’t like him. That’s the reason the coach doesn’t start him this days. Watch him please
I completely agree with you. Fofana’s passes are often inaccurate. He shows no skills. Bondo is a more effective midfielder
Remember when everyone was hating on the club for not paying Monaco when they were asking 35M?
Nice read..
Reminds me of a more defensive reijnders, except not as good at passing. If they bring someone older that has a good passing range to teach him he can become a really excellent player.
Interesting, we need to see more but he clearly he is dynamic and composed with the ball. But in any case we need a strong DM, this is (again) the priority for next transfer window.
Bondo has potential; he just needs playing time vs bottom table teams to gain experience without too much pressure. The coach should help him, though it is questionable how much a yelling Sergio can help.
Milan should have bought Casadei as well. At 12-15 mln he was at a bargain price. He has a big body and pace as well. He already has a goal and an assist with Torino. With good coaching he can become a high quality midfielder.
The second goal conceded was his fault. He stopped running and was watching could have easily reached kristovic. But he is still young so let’s hope he only improves from here
Been saying this since his official move. This kid got game. Another reason why we also have to players in our own league. Clearly no lengthy adaptation needed.
Wait didn’t you guys rate him as being at fault for the second goal especially? (Which I agree with btw) “However, his defensive work on the second goal was far from good enough, first tracking back to cover the right flank. He then switched with Walker but still failed to cover the central area, where he should have been.”
Also 38 out of 50 is not a good passing rate for the position he plays on the pitch. However elsewhere (fotmob and Fbref) is reporting 38 out of 41 passes, which is good.
Imo, he has the gifts like Neo…let’s see if he’s the one. He needs to build on this. The thing that impressed me the most is given his lack of game time and playing with the team that he was able to do very positive things. I just hope he can figure out his defensive positions and he’d be great.
Sorry Ibrahim, wasn’t meant as a reply to you
Agree, he should’ve closed down Krstovic.
He took Walkers place as Walker was upfield but Walker then came back and Bondo is about 8-10 metres lower than Musah and Reijnders when he just starts jogging. Krstovic stood alone for a while.
Just don’t lose the player. The treatment of Adli went on for far too long.
Been saying this since his official move. This kid got game. Another reason why we also have to players in our own league. Clearly no lengthy adaptation needed.
Musah should be in that midfield unless we want to see out a game.
Bondo and Fofana is the way to go.
Pulisic is better as a right winger, not central.
Musah shouldn’t be in that midfield I meant
You got us in the first half not gonna lie 😅
He was out of position on both goals…I’m not sure how much more time he’s gunna get if the coach is fighting for his job. He looked good in possession. But as soon as musah was switched into that role and a more attacking mid came on they scored twice.
Agree
Same hype Felix received after his first match. Chill.
Bondo should have done more for Lecce’s second goal. It was in his area. He didn’t try to cover the shooting. His positioning is poor, that’s why Concecao replaced him.
I prefer Bondo and musah for midfield infact Bondo is more effective than Fofana.
Bondo looked good. Honestly I blame Tijji more for the second goal, Tijji was closest and didn’t run. Bondo was on the other side of the field.
I think Bondo is a clear upgrade on Fofana. I wonder if Fofana was one of those players identified as being overweight and out of form, because he looks so sluggish and lumbering lately, he’s not running properly. Bondo covered a lot of ground and made some good interceptions and standing tackles.
Bondo being Italian-Club trained from this coming summer onwards is the bonus for us.