AC Milan will be up against Lecce tomorrow evening and according to the latest reports, Sergio Conceicao will make a fair few changes to the starting eleven. Warren Bondo will finally get his debut for the Rossoneri.
After three consecutive defeats, things need to change for the Rossoneri in order to avoid missing out on European competitions completely. It’s easier said than done, however, as the form – in addition to the atmosphere – has truly been dreadful in the last few weeks.
According to Sky Italia, Theo Hernandez will keep his starting spot on the left-hand side of the defence after all, having worked well in training during the week. Marco Sportiello and Malick Thiaw will replace the suspended Mike Maignan and Strahinja Pavlovic, while Kyle Walker will complete the back four.
In midfield, Bondo will get his debut for the club (finally) and he will be partnered with Yunus Musah, as Tijjani Reijnders is set to get the No.10 role instead. Christian Pulisic will be the starting left-winger, sending Rafael Leao to the bench, while Alex Jimenez and Tammy Abraham will complete the attack.
In other words, the manager is set to make five changes to the XI, which is not as many as was first reported (Riccardo Sottil and Davide Bartesaghi were both mentioned).
Predicted Milan XI (4-2-3-1): Sportiello; Walker, Gabbia, Thiaw, Theo; Bondo, Musah; Jimenez, Reijnders, Pulisic; Abraham.
We need italians dammit! Where’s sottil?
Gabbia and Sportiello are Italians right?
interesting
This could also be a 3-4-2-1 which I would really like to see. Theo and Jimenez full back, Rejinder and Pulisic behind a striker.
If this coach selects theo Hernandez, then I am fully convinced he is the biggest idiot. Milan will lose again and he will be sacked. If I see Theo in the line up I will immediately change the channel and watch the EPL, LA LIGA OR BUNDESLIGA.
Your an idiot.
Watch your la Liga, EPL. You shouldn’t watch serie A
Why not use Sottil or Chuk on the wing. Jimenez has repeatedly shown he can’t play there effectively
Theo and Musah are absolute idiots who have no direction of a game or their own role. Musah for me is playing so bad it’s quite unreal he is in starting lineup again after being subbed first half last game. Tammy body language is so disgusting, any little touch and he is on the floor pulling a face. I personally think this team is worse than ever before and a loss would be brill. This team is painful i feel sorry for the fans.
Terrible…😭
Only 1 lazy player in the lineup (19). It should be an easy win.
As good as he is I can’t believe Leao doesn’t start for this team. wtf happened here. He’s a gifted freak of nature athletically, great skills, helped get us a scudetto …
wtff
Athletically maybe. But “great skills”? People need to stop confusing speed with skills. Athleticism and skills are two different things, not the same thing. Sit deep or double team and Leao is useless. He also contributes little defensively. Why do we have to go over this every week?
Helping out defensively isn’t is his primary job, he is a attacking player. Him being double teamed up, that’s the opponents fear of him, so that’s not a bad thing. But the only thing i can point my finger at is his decision making in final third (like most of the the attacking players in this club). So yeah he is our best card offensively
Yeah, best on the bench
I’m confusing nothing. It’s why the qualities were listed separately. Nobody was questioning Leao’s tech 2 years ago.
He’s got it. We’ve seen it. It’s just dormant.
You must be not watch Milan games ?? Leao have the talent but his lazy aura and minimum effort on the pitch its bigger than his talent. Sergio has given up on him…
Why does Mr. Sergio can not use 4312. Two strikers will be very dangerous for opponent.
Three in midfield can be filled by Fofana, Bondo, and Musah. And Tiji as No. 10 or Pulisic.
Then give Abraham and Gimenez as the strikers.
Why always 4231 or 433, that we have seen this season as always not working.
Yes I said before that Mr. Sergio is the best choice for Milan. But after he won the supercoppa, Mr. Sergio is ruined his own team.
Why this coach doing something like this. If he don’t like the management, and also his players, then better he resign as a Milan coach.
Management will not change, unless there is new investor want to buy Milan.
Than every coach that accepted this Milan, must can work alone, without the support of management. Then the coach must build a good relationship with his team, and his players. But Mr. Sergio can’t do that.
Fonseca done better in this phase. He fight alone, against the management and also rebels players.
I think we should have coach like Maresca in Chelsea, who have braveness to work alone, and have authority on rebels players, but can build good relationship with his players and team.
Can’t bench Leao man. We can’t afford for his value to drop if we end up selling him this summer. Sigh.
His value drops more when he plays
Swap Sottil for Jiminez
Switch Pulisic and Sottil
Swap Abraham for Santi
I think better play terraciano than musah on the midfield. Musah are error play couple of games…
Starting sportiello after long time injury its a risk. Hes like robot on the pitch. They should try torriani, maybe he already play regularly with primavera / Milan futuro.
ohh another good game to watch, ‘rubbing my hands’ 🙂
starting Bondo?? where is it coming from?? haha is he a flop? 😉 we’ll see lol
Sottil should be starting in Leao position. Jimenez is not playing anywhere as good as when he given the first opportunity. He stuffs up many times lately and don’t understand why he is starting games. It looks like the same rubbish will happen as the last game when the majority of the players are still starting. Hope the team proves me wrong !!!
I am very certain Yunus Musa is diabolical and he has some charms he uses on the coach that makes him play.
Theo is spent and uninterested in playing for us.
Leao is very lazy and nonchalant.
The coach is very desperate and this is affecting his games, plus, he is tactically inept.
All of these players and the coach should be sacked and replaced with Italians who value the name and brand of AC Milan.
Moncada who this life is a beauty pageant should be sacked immediately. Zlatan too.