Among the players who stood out for AC Milan against Manchester City on Saturday night was Samuel Chukwueze as he got two assists to his name, and the feeling is that he could undergo a real resurgence under Paulo Fonseca.
As Calciomercato.com recall, the 65 minutes that Chukwueze got against City in New York certainly left an impression. His assists for Lorenzo Colombo ‘reveal a feeling that immediately blossomed with the Portuguese coach’ and pave the way for a season in which the winger hopes to change gear.
They were two perfect assists and two almost carbon copy plays with which the Nigerian gave Colombo the chance to beat Ederson from close range, which he took, but Chukwueze’s general performance also suggests he is getting to grips with what Fonseca wants.
The former Villarreal man’s dedication to the cause was confirmed by his optimistic words after the game: “I like the new coach, he gave me an opportunity straight away, it’s important when someone trusts you. The fans will see a new Samu this year.”
Chukwueze’s role this season will be something that is interesting to follow and it also partly depends on the positions that Christian Pulisic is used in. Fonseca did not hide that he also sees the American as a playmaker, meaning it could be a Chukwueze-Pulisic-Leao trident behind Milan.
I’ve wanted to see Pulisic as 10 and Chuku on the right signed we signed them… Stubborn Pioli would rather play Musah as RB and not test Puli as 10
Is simple pulisic and Samardzic will play the no 10 then saelmakers and chukwueze owns the wing the Rafael leao and Chaka Traore will from left wing then Morata, jovic and Okafor will compete for no 9 as centre striker
Everyone wants to see the Leao-Pulisic-Triad, but its success will depend very much on Pulisic being smart enough to know when push and when to pull back. He will need to contribute defensively in the middle if we don’t want to see performances like last season. In my eyes he’s more than capable, but we will have to see if it can work on a consecutive basis
Pulisic contribute a lot to defensive phase last season. He is capable.
Well, Puli has certainly been more defensive than Rafa 🙂
I feel the game vs City was worse than vs Rapid as it’s giving us wrong impressions. Those were kids we played smh 🤦♂️
Fans should not evaluate the team and fonseca based on friendlies but we all know that people would overreact if the team loses in the upcoming preseason games against barca and madrid.
Exactly. If we’d lost people would be saying how bad the Fonseca appointment was, how bad the owners are, and how bad we’re going to do this season, etc. Point being, nobody is ever happy.
Please publish the important news only.
One comment from one player but published into multiples articles.
I thought from the headline the suggestion was that he is the new Castillejo….. was hoping his ambition was a bit higher!
Like I said before, last year’s signings will shine more this year. Chuk especially.