One of the solutions that AC Milan head coach Paulo Fonseca could try is playing Christian Pulisic centrally as the playmaker, according to a report.
La Gazzetta dello Sport write how Fonseca himself even admitted to the possibility of using the American down the middle: “Pulisic? He can play as a 10, even if we already have Loftus-Cheek in that position.”
By moving Pulisic behind the striker in a 4-2-3-1 formation, Fonseca would be changing the position of a player who got 15 goals and 10 assists in 50 appearances playing almost exclusively on the right wing last season.
However, he did play three times as a No.10 and his performance at San Siro against Lecce was especially memorable as he scored a brilliant goal and looked to have no problems being deployed further infield.
Having played across the forward line for Borussia Dortmund, Chelsea and the United States national team, Pulisic is comfortable in all positions behind the striker. Pulisic has played 71 games so far for his country, covering almost all the attacking positions and amassing 30 goals plus 18 assists.
With the new coach, a move to the centre naturally invokes discussions about Alvaro Morata too, a striker who has certain characteristics that are very different from Olivier Giroud. The theory is that interesting spaces on the wings could be created for Rafa Leao, Noah Okafor and Samuel Chukwueze.
On the right, the Nigerian would then take Pulisic’s place, with a greater chance of snatching a starting spot. Another intriguing hypothesis for an attacking Milan, without forgetting that Ruben Loftus-Cheek had great numbers for his first season.