A total of seven AC Milan players were in international action last night and all of them featured on the pitch. Just one stood out, while the others certainly could have done better.
The players in question are the following: Mike Maignan, Theo Hernandez, Olivier Giroud and Tijjani Reijnders (France 2-1 Netherlands); Fikayo Tomori (England 1-0 Australia); Rafael Leao (Portugal 3-2 Slovakia); Samuel Chukwueze (Saudi Arabia 2-2 Nigeria).
The main standout was Reijnders, who played the entire game for his side and moved all over the pitch, also looking secure in the passing (86%). Along with the goalscorer Hartman, he was the best on the pitch. It’s worth noting he played as a No.10.
The others, based on the ratings from various outlets, didn’t have as much success. Tomori had to cover a lot of ground on the right due to Alexander-Arnold, which he’s normally used to, but he struggled a bit this time out.
Maignan, meanwhile, made a big mistake on the goal (losing the near post completely) but at least he made a couple of good stops as well. Hernandez didn’t have much of an impact on the game, struggling in both phases. Giroud came off the bench, but didn’t do anything out of the ordinary.
Chukwueze dared to take on his man a lot but lost possession a whopping 13 times (!) and that’s simply not good enough. Finally, Leao was involved in the build-up to the penalty but didn’t do much more than that.
