AC Milan failed to clinch their first win of the season as Parma prevailed 2-1 on Saturday evening. It was a night to forget for the Rossoneri and several of the players, who struggled big time. Below are the ratings for the team.
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Starting XI
Maignan (6): He couldn’t do anything about the goals and did well when called upon, with especially one good save with his leg. He also stopped a few long ball-counters thanks to his positioning.
Calabria (5): The captain was incredibly sluggish tonight and was beaten time after time on the right flank. He just couldn’t keep up with the pace of his opponent and the usual okay positioning (not there today) couldn’t save him.
Tomori (6): If you look at the goals conceded tonight, the Englishman was actually one of the few who did what he was supposed to do. In terms of his positioning, that is, and he also had a few other good interventions. He was certainly not the weak link of the defence.
Pavlovic (6): It was a tough debut from start for the Serbian as he struggled with his positioning throughout the game. Yes, he played much better in the second half and had two crucial 1v1 interceptions. However, the defending on the second goal was really poor, as he even looked at the striker multiple times and still failed to pick him up. Update: The rating has been upgraded to a 6 upon further reflection, given the crucial last-ditch tackles. We let the second goal, where he was hung out to dry by Theo, cloud our judgement.
Hernandez (4.5): He ended up getting a hockey assist but for most of the game, he was shocking in both phases. Especially in defence, as seen on the first goal, and it was quite concerning to see his work-rate out there. Fair play on the goal, but he also struggled when going forward on several occasions.
Musah (5): The American had the willingness and did at least raise the tempo a few times, but there were far too many technical errors from him. Misplaced passes and failing to control the ball made life difficult for him.
Reijnders (6): Silky smooth on the ball and almost got a great goal as he struck the bar from distance. He also helped create several chances in and around the box when it seemed impossible to break down the defence. Very unlucky.
Pulisic (6): Right place, right time on the goal which just about gets him a pass here. The truth is that he could have been a lot more incisive in open play, but he did have one good shot that was saved.
Loftus-Cheek (4.5): For me, he was the worst player tonight as he truly didn’t add anything to the game. He got on the ball in good positions, but he never made anything out of this and it’s strange that he wasn’t subbed off. It would have been better to have Reijnders in the No.10 role.
Leao (5.5): This is quite tough to call. Part of me feels that the Portuguese winger struggled once again with his finishing and, at times, his dribbling on the left flank. The fatal misplaced pass which led to Parma’s winning goal says a lot. But then again, he did very well on the goal scored.
Okafor (4.5): After the goal against Torino, the expectations were moderately high but this was very poor from him. Even though he wasn’t always that involved, he got three qualifying chances inside the box and missed them all and that wasn’t good enough.
Substitutes
Emerson Royal (5): He perhaps cannot be blamed for the winner as it was Leao’s pass to him that screwed things up, but he was poor overall and also had a misplaced pass earlier which nearly led to a goal.
Fofana (5.5): Added some energy to the game and dared to make tough passes, but the problem was that he missed quite a few of them.
Chukwueze (N/A): We didn’t see enough of him to give a rating.
Jovic (N/A): We didn’t see enough of him to give a rating.