AC Milan clinched their fourth and final win of the pre-season as they beat Monza by three goals to one. Alexis Saelemaekers impressed us all once again and Alvaro Morata got to make his debut. Below are the player ratings for the Rossoneri.
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First-Half XI
Maignan (N/A): He barely had anything to do in his 45 minutes on the pitch and although Monza did score, he couldn’t do anything about that. Unheard of as far as our ratings go, but despite 45 minutes we didn’t see enough to give a fair rating.
Calabria (6): It was a decent first half by the captain, and especially one move comes to mind when he managed to get the ball past the defence and fire a shot away. That being said, questions can be asked on the goal but it looked like it wasn’t his man initially.
Gabbia (5.5): His positioning wasn’t great this evening as he got caught out on a couple of occasions. One of these included a fatal mistake as his man got free in the box, but fortunately he fired the shot wide.
Thiaw (6): An average display from the German, and there’s not much more to say about it really. He had to cover for Terracciano’s high position a lot.
Terracciano (5): Yes, it was probably on Fonseca’s instructions, but his position was way too high most of the time and this made things difficult for him in both phases.
Musah (6) The American was decent with some good runs in transition, but he perhaps could have done more defensively. Calabria seemed to blame him for the first goal, but it was difficult to see exactly which player screwed up there.
Adli (5.5): He had a couple of nice outside-of-the-boot passes, but he also had some very poor ones and his defensive positioning left a lot to be desired.
Saelemaekers (7.5 – MOTM): He got lucky with the rabona goal, let’s be honest, but that luck was deserved as he was the best player on the pitch. Always on the move, clever with the ball, picking out his teammates and much more.
Loftus-Cheek (6): The Englishman got into good positions, which we saw just before the first goal, and he also used his body well to keep possession on multiple occasions. Nothing spectacular, but certainly good.
Leao (6): It certainly looked like he tried to be more direct, which many of us want to see, with one header just wide and a nice shot saved. The end product of his impressive runs can still be better but this is a step in the right direction.
Morata (6): We’ll give him the benefit of the doubt here, he has only trained with the squad for a few days. That being said, his movement looked good and he worked hard in every situation. The end product, shots as well as passes, could have been a bit better though.
Second-Half XI
Torriani (6): He wasn’t called into action that many times but when he was, he did a really good job. One save in particular stood out, denying Monza a goal from a nice curling effort. He was also quick to start the play a few times, picking out teammates in promising positions.
Jimenez (N/A): Unfortunately, he was subbed off in the 62nd minute due to what looked like a stomach issue, so we didn’t see enough to give him a rating.
Pavlovic (6): He was assertive in his movement and kept it simple in possession, although we saw a couple of good runs forward too. A promising display and it will be very exciting to see him once he’s played more regularly.
Tomori (6): It was a bog-standard performance, truth be told, but at least he made a very good block at the end of the game.
Hernandez (6): We have missed his runs forward, as became evident this evening, but the Frenchman could have done better with his passing in those situations. Still, a good display from him so he gets a pass here.
Bennacer (6): Commanding as usual, making himself available in both phases of the game and not hesitating to get involved.
Reijnders (7): It was a very nice strike from the Dutchman, beating the goalkeeper thanks to the power, and he was also good in open play. He will be an important player this season.
Chukwueze (6.5): He almost always got the ball whilst running, which is a good thing for him as he can challenge the opponent immediately. He could have been even more effective, but still good.
Liberali (6): He started with a nutmeg and showed off some nice movement. Having played at the weekend, though, he was subbed off quite quickly to get some rest.
Okafor (7): He looked incredibly bright off the bench, creating chance after chance (including the first goal) and this is exactly what we want to see from him. As the game calmed down, he naturally faded a bit.
Jovic (6.5): Right place, right time and the Serbian managed to get another goal with the red and black shirt. More can be asked of him in open play but he’s there to score, and he did.
Zeroli (6): Despite having to play at right-back, the youngster did well and that just shows his range. He will be key for Milan Futuro this season.
Pobega (N/A): We didn’t see enough of him to give a rating.