AC Milan failed to secure their second win of the pre-season as Zalaegerszegi TE beat them to it earlier this evening. The Hungarian side scored three goals in the first half and thus made life too difficult for the Rossoneri.
Starting XI
Tatarusanu (5.5): He couldn’t do much about the goals and thus cannot be factored into his rating too much. However, he had a few poor passes that could have cost Milan.
Florenzi (5.5): Not his finest performance for Milan but not his worst either. Some good passes, some good intentions, but also poor execution on more than one occasion.
Kalulu (6): Besides one mistake he was quite solid and especially made a great tackle in the first half. He has shown good intentions thus far and it could be another great season for him on the cards.
Gabbia (6): He’s gaining confidence and that shows on the pitch, not just defensively but also when driving forward. Execution is lacking at times, but he could perhaps be a useful resource this season.
Ballo-Toure (6): He was actually one of the bright spots for Milan attacking-wise in terms of the starting XI. He dared to take on his man and often did so with success.
Tonali (6): Even though it’s early in the pre-season, he looks full of energy and he showed just how important he is in certain situations.
Brescianini (4): It wasn’t a good evening for the youngster at all. He lost his man on both the second and third goal, lacking positional awareness, and this is something he needs to work on.
Messias (6): Some might say differently, but he has actually looked quite good this pre-season. He often does things right and one of Milan’s counter-attacks this evening was a perfect example of that, when Giroud’s effort was blocked at the last second.
Diaz (4.5): Once again, his strength let him down on multiple occasions and it resulted in a more or less non-existent performance impact-wise for him.
Rebic (5): He worked incredibly hard for the team and did things right in many situations. He also failed with his dribbles quite a lot and it’s something he needs to work on. He missed a good chance in the second half as well.
Giroud (6): Some good, some bad, but he did register his third goal of the pre-season in just two games. It was a well-taken penalty.
Substitutes
Maignan (5.5): He didn’t have that much to do, in fairness, but he completely missed a pass and almost scored an own goal as a result. Saved only by the grace of god.
Calabria (N/A): We didn’t see enough of him to hand out a fair rating.
Tomori (N/A): We didn’t see enough of him to hand out a fair rating.
Theo (6): He brought energy and pace to the left-hand side along with Leao, which troubled the ZTE defence at times.
Bennacer (5.5): We know that he can be a lot better when n form. The smoothness just wasn’t there tonight, in terms of carrying the ball forward as he usually does.
Krunic (6): It was an okay display up until he found the back of the net with a nice strike, doing well to control the ball as well.
Adli (6): He had some good passes, including the assist for Krunic, and he certainly brought more creativity to the table than Brahim.
Maldini (5): He didn’t have huge success in his actions and playing as a CF was a bit awkward for him.
Saelemaekers (5): A few lost balls, mixed with one or two good actions, as well as a shot way over the bar. Not great.
Leao (6): He brought a lot of energy to the team and tried his best to break down the defence, along with Theo.
