AC Milan head coach Stefano Pioli has made a number of changes to his starting line-up for the game against Inter compared to the side that lost to Sassuolo a week ago.
Milan will line up in a 3-5-2 formation with Ciprian Tatarusanu protected by a three-man defence of Simon Kjaer, Pierre Kalulu and Matteo Gabbia, with Fikayo Tomori out injured. Davide Calabria and Theo Hernandez are the right and left wing-backs respectively.
Junior Messias, Sandro Tonali and Rade Krunic are the midfield trio as Pioli will seemingly choose to try and protect the defensive department and compact the team a bit more, with the Brazilian playing in a position that he is yet to occupy for the Rossoneri.
The front two is Olivier Giroud and Divock Origi which means that Rafael Leao will start the game from the bench, along with his fellow forwards Brahim Diaz, Charles De Ketelaere, Alexis Saelemaekers and Ante Rebic.
Inter XI (3-5-2): Onana; Skriniar, Acerbi, Bastoni; Darmian, Barella, Calhanoglu, Mkhitaryan, Dimarco; Lautaro, Dzeko.
Bench:
Official Milan XI (3-5-2): Tatarusanu; Kalulu, Kjaer, Gabbia; Calabria, Messias, Tonali, Krunic, Theo Hernandez; Giroud, Origi.
Bench: Vasquez, Mirante, Ballo-Tourè, Adli, Diaz, Rebic, Bakayoko, Leao, Thiaw, Pobega, Vranckx, Saelemaekers, De Ketelaere.
Oh boy i can feel a disaster from Poland.
Agreed!!!
@Encyk 🤣🤣🤣 Let’s hope for the best
Yeah
This game is already lost, who is going to create the opportunities , all the creative players are on the bench…
Which creative player, do we have other than Leao?
We are going to play their system!!!
NO COMMENT
This guy is sending vibes of panic everywhere
Don’t like this line-up… not a bit… well, I hope it works out in the end.
I am not getting positive vibes.. Fingers crossed🤞 let’s just hope, it works out! 🙏
This is either the stupidest decision or a stroke of genius. Good I hope he knows what he is doing.
We shall, find out in next two hours..
Pioli has finally lost his mind. Well, don’t let us judge yet. It’s a game of 90 mins so let’s watch and see. Forza Milan from Lagos, Nigeria .
With Tata Inter has 2 goals guaranteed
Yep… let’s hope we’re all thoroughly wrong.
They must all run 90 minutes. Much more than Inter players. Our right winger is without impact, attacking midfielder also, with poor Leao and destroyed defence.
He is late with this change but in this game Pioli and players must not allow Inter to smash us .
We might have any chance in half time. To put Leao on left and Diaz on right flank. To change messias and origi. And switch to 4 3 3
Well i am amazed after it has taken so much for Pioli to try something different and this is the line up he picks!! Baffling!
For once our bench looks strong!!
(because its stronger than the lineup)
I mean seriously, if you’re not going to play vranckx or Pobega or even Adli. Surely Alexis is the guy to put in midfield! His workrate would be useful. Messias is just baffling
Lol just baffling
We need a miracle
I suggest we play 3-7-0 next time won’t be worse experience than watching this 3-5-2 masterpiece by Pioli
Ooooo mastermind Pioli lose 2-3 to zero instead of 6 to zero great week of preparation 🔥🔥🔥
LOL. Fkn Pioli. Has reverted to his old self. No more press no more systems that he worked for over 2 years installing….Ya this is gonna end up well. Messias as a mid? Calabria it’s a wing back? Gabbia in middle w Kajer? No Leao. Yup this will end up great for us lol🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪😭😭😭😭😭😭
Well, at this juncture, after seeing the formation and lineup, i would say #PioliOut. But i dont think Milan can even afford the hashtag.
Doesnt matter who starts at this point, pioli has lost the team period. Everyone is panicked, confussed and without hunger. As is they dont want to play. God knows what goes on in dressing room. Even kjaer that used to add calm in defense is panicking. Leao maybe is getting benched because of his renewal bs, MAYBE.No rhythm whats so ever in this team. Pioli has got to go, team is not responding to him anymore.
Sack him.. sack him.. We are Milan.. We aren’t playing like a games.. let restart with a good coach.. Maldini you need to think very well.. If you fail to sack him.. I promise Am going to hate you.. Are you blind to see us like this.. I hate the coach with all my heart.. I was never a support of him., Sack sack sack sack sack sack.. The player don’t need him any more,. They don’t want to play for him anymore
This is the last comment i will do for milan
I am tired really tired
They should burn pioli and all board
Is shame
I said it, we were not going to play a good match, for Gods sake, what’s wrong with the Coach, he is incapable of improving players, at this point, Milan should begin to look for another Coach, he and his back room staff have lost the plot..