The extent of AC Milan’s injury problems continues to produce speculation as to what the reasoning might be, given that having so many players out can no longer be bad luck.
Today’s edition of La Gazzetta dello Sport (seen below) talks about the amount of injuries that Milan have had to deal with. They have had 24 separate injuries this season, while Juventus have had 10 and Inter just seven, with their star players no affected.
The paper talks about three possible causes for Milan’s issues. The primary error could be, for example, the workloads and methods of Pioli and the athletic trainer Osti on the training ground.
The fault could also be the Rossoneri’s style of play which is very demanding, intense and is one which encourages one-on-one duels, transitions and pressing across the field.
There might also be some reflections on the USA preseason tour, which began just 10 days after the squad met at Milanello for the first time could have jeopardised/rushed the summer preparations.
