In recent years, AC Milan have had consistent issues in defence, and there have been several problems within the area. Unfortunately, there has not been a fix yet.
Last season, Milan struggled consistently with injuries in the defensive line, and this caused many to expect a bit of a defensive rebuild in the summer mercato. When that arrived, a new problem came with it.
Instead of being impressed with recruitment, many were frustrated with decisions made, with reports suggesting that the mercato spending had been wasted on players that were not improvements on the current squad.
So, going into another summer mercato, there is a need to get it right, and Igli Tare could be the solution, as suggested by Marco Guidi of Gazzetta dello Sport, via Milan News.
“The season has told us how the central defensive package (Gabbia, Thiaw, Tomori and Pavlovic) can be improved with the market: Tare at Lazio brought in De Vrij, Luiz Felipe, Hoedt, Acerbi and Gila at a low cost, who knows if he gets the job he might not try a surprise hit.”
The Albanian director is the favourite to be the new Milan sporting director, so it is possible that his first mission will be to recreate some of his best moves.
“The season has told us how the central defensive package (Gabbia, Thiaw, Tomori and Pavlovic) can be improved with the market” , I don’t uderstand the media pushing this narrative. Enough is enough.
1. These four are good enough for Serie A. Kalulu, Simic, and Calabria were good enough. The main issue is the midfield in front of them. We have one reliable player there in Reijnders. ONE! That’s insane! Surely that’s the area we need to prioritise.
2. Another issue is the lack of consistency. Gabbia and Thiaw did really well this season after playing a run of matches together.
3. The management keep creating gaps in our defense and failing to fix them. If you had issues with Kalulu and Calabria, please explain how Walker and Emerson have done better. I don’t want to hear anything about center backs or left backs (we have Theo and Bartesaghi for now) until we sign two solid right backs.
I agree with, with one caveat. I think we could do with one change at CB: Tomori out, Coppola in. Just that one change and I think we’re set in that department. Agreed that wee need RBs, and most importantly, wholeheartedly agree that we need a better midfield.
All true enough. Also a lot of the easy goals conceded many been on Theo being either spit roasted or just lazy and not tracking back.
Theo and the midfielders are doing more damage than the CBs.
It’s so sad because tare and allegri are on the bottom of my list.