Some interesting indications arrived from Yunus Musah while he was on international duty with the United States, according to reports.
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Musah was one of the last signings of Milan’s summer transfer campaign and he arrived to complete a department that had seen Sandro Tonali, Tiemoue Bakayoko and Aster Vranckx leave while Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Tijjani Reijnders arrived.
Musah was purchased from Valencia as a luxury reserve for the midfield, but right from the start there were some doubts about his position, namely whether he is better as a box-to-box midfielder or as a more traditional No.6.
In the first three games of the season it seems Pioli sees him as the former, i.e. as a replacement for Loftus-Cheek as the right-sided mezzala, at least while waiting for Ismael Bennacer’s recovery from injury, while Rade Krunic’s reserve appears to be Yacine Adli.
Last night, Musah started for the USA national team, playing all 90 minutes. According to what was reported by the renowned sports information site ESPN (via Radio Rossonera), Musah played a good game in an intriguing role.
“He positioned himself much further back than he usually does for the United States and seemed comfortable in this role,” they said.
It is an interesting indication for Pioli, who could therefore consider using the former Arsenal academy man a bit deeper, but the level of opponent must be taken into regard.
