AC Milan will be held back from challenging for the title by the fact they have such a small squad, a report has claimed.
As Tuttosport (via MilanNews) write this morning, with no European fixtures and only one game a week to play, the Milan management decided to give Massimiliano Allegri a rather small squad, just 19 outfield players in fact.
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As long as everyone was available, everything is fine. However, now five players are sidelined (Pulisic, Rabiot, Jashari, Loftus-Cheek, and Estupinan), and the coach is having trouble. It’s no coincidence that the Rossoneri have made the fewest substitutions in Serie A so far.
Inability to make changes
After the 2-2 draw against Pisa, Allegri stated in his post-match interview: “Is the lack of victory also due to the absence of Rabiot and Pulisic? Absolutely not. It’s a question of the number of players available for substitutions.”
A few injuries have been enough to put Allegri in difficulty. Currently, the most limited department is undoubtedly the midfield, where there are only three players available: Modric, Fofana, and Ricci.
The Diavolo will be back in action on Tuesday night against Atalanta, and barring a miracle, no one is expected to be back for the game, not even Loftus-Cheek nor Estupinan.
We’ll see if this the training sessions at Milanello will yield any new developments regarding the midfielder and wing-back, but the chances of them returning to Allegri’s squad are slim. Thus, for the third game in a row, the bench will be sparse.
Well they and many of the players paid the price of having too big a squad.
Milan are 1 point off 1st with the current squad.
Selling Theo and Jimenez was stupid in my opinion. Estupinan and Athekame are not even Serie B level. I swear Milan management along with Juventus management have to be the dumbest in Europe. The decisions they make are abysmal to say the least for top clubs. Smh
Nah this is paying the price of bad luck (small), decisions of others (looking at you Porch), and our terrible medical/physio/rehab department. Has nothing to do with the size of the squad. 16 good players at peak physical levels is sufficient playing once per week. And if we really want to make out youth team count then that’s when you call them up. They’re literally there for such occasions