Theo Hernandez was one of the best players for AC Milan in their 3-1 win against Frosinone, despite playing at centre-back. He showed an impressive willingness from the first minute and earned the praise of Stefano Pioli afterwards.
Due to the injuries of Pierre Kalulu, Simon Kjaer, Marco Pellegrino and Malick Thiaw, Pioli was forced to field Theo Hernandez at centre-back. It was something that the left-back suggested himself, as revealed by the manager, and one can understand why in hindsight.
In our player ratings, he was given a 7/10 for what was an impressive performance. As you can see in the tweet below, it didn’t just look good but the stats also back up that conclusion. 5/6 duels won and 3 interceptions, for example, are good numbers.
.@TheoHernandez vs. Frosinone:
➤ 90 minutes players
➤ 2 clearances
➤ 2 blocked shots
➤ 3 interceptions
➤ 2 tackles
➤ 6 ground duels (5 won)
➤ 47/50 (94%) pass completion
➤ 1 key pass
➤ 7/7 accurate long balls
➤ 2 successful dribbles pic.twitter.com/QXyu4S14BO— MilanData📊 (@acmilandata) December 2, 2023
CompsACM have also made a compilation of Hernandez’s performance and it’s indeed a delight to watch the video. Especially since the Frenchman has been somewhat criticised for not playing to the best of his standards in recent weeks. Yesterday, he absolutely played at the highest level.
Théo Hernández vs Frosinone (H)
First game as center-back, superb performance ! @TheoHernandez 🚆pic.twitter.com/RMLSQXohpN
— Milan Comps (@CompsACM) December 3, 2023
It remains to be seen if he can follow this up with another good display against Atalanta. Kjaer should be back for that game, so perhaps the former Real Madrid man can play in his usual position on the left.
And guilty for conceded goal
In my opinion, against Atalanta he should be careful when going up so high on the pitch, he loses the ball and it’s a dangerous counter.
We should be very careful against Atalanta