AC Milan made several significant changes to their squad in the summer and seven rounds into the season, they are starting to reap the rewards of that. In fact, the new signings have been very successful so far.
As highlighted by today’s edition of Gazzetta Dello Sport (see photo below), Milan have made good use of their new arrivals so far. Christian Pulisic started with a bang and got back on the scoresheet yesterday, scoring the opener against Lazio.
The American now has three crucial goals to his name, first scoring against Bologna and then against Torino. Milan spent just €20m to get him from Chelsea and he’s yet to reach his best, clearly with some things to perfect still.
Tijjani Reijnders has already played 585 minutes in the league and is the most-used player by Stefano Pioli so far. Yesterday, he got the MOTM award from the newspaper after another energetic performance from start to finish.
Yunus Musah also played in midfield last night due to the injury of Ruben Loftus-Cheek; another signing who has done well but was forced to leave after 29 minutes with an injury. The 20-year-old did really well off the bench and Milan are now starting to see his potential, able to play in many different positions.
Up front, Noah Okafor bagged his second goal of the season (scoring for the second game in a row) and provided further guarantees in the No.9 role, already equaling Divock Origi’s tally of last season. He has made it clear that he can play there, as well as on the wing, and that’s very important.
Finally, it must also be mentioned that Samuel Chukwueze has raised the level on the right flank – compared to Junior Messias – just like Marco Sportiello in goal compared to Ciprian Tatarusanu. Pioli now has options he can rely on, and that is crucial.
