AC Milan got their first win away from San Siro this season last night as they beat Monza 1-0, but they were made to work very hard for the three points.
The only goal of the game came just before the break through Tijjani Reijnders. A cross was hung up nicely for Alvaro Morata but his header was blocked, then the Dutchman was on hand to provide a diving headed finish of his own from close range.
It was far from a vintage performance and this is highlighted in La Gazzetta dello Sport’s ratings this morning, starting with the team’s overall performance and Paulo Fonseca’s which were both given a 6 out of 10.
The best player on the field for Milan was Reijnders who of course got the winning goal and earned a 7, while Noah Okafor was adjudged to have struggled the most as he got a 5.
The other players to impress were Mike Maignan (7) who made some crucial saves in the first half, Youssouf Fofana (6.5) who did an important coverage job in midfield, and Christian Pulisic (6.5) who was the most dynamic of the forwards.
There are several scores of 6: Filippo Terracciano, Malick Thiaw, Strahinja Pavlovic, Theo Hernandez, Samuel Chukwueze and Alvaro Morata all got a passing grade.
Finally, Rafael Leao (5.5) came off the bench and struggled to really get into the game barring one long run where the end product was again lacking.
Milan is playing so bad, barely beat Monza, and maybe even with a little help of the ref. When will Fonseca be fired? After 3 months Milan looks like trash club from bottom. If they get lucky they can beat someone.
We played so bad, I stopped watching the game in the 75th minute. How can it get to a point that a fan gets bored of watching his own game? Terrible.
Banter era football, we’re back.
You must have forgotten how truly bad the banter era was, Teddy.
Mexes, Alex, Paletta, Bonera
Essien Montolivo Muntari
Cerci Honda Menez?
yep, we are back thank you fonseca for starting the banter era again