AC Milan do not have time to dwell on their Champions League defeat against Bayer Leverkusen because they are back in action on Sunday against Fiorentina in the final game before the international break.
As Tuttosport (via MilanNews) report this morning, the fact that Alvaro Morata was not at 100% meant Paulo Fonseca decided not to field two strikers, with Ruben Loftus-Cheek instead playing behind Tammy Abraham. For the game in Florence, however, that is expected to change.
It is very likely that Morata will return to the starting lineup against La Viola and will play alongside Abraham in that familiar 4-4-2/4-2-4 which did so well in the derby and against Lecce, with Christian Pulisic on the right and Rafael Leao on the left.
The rebirth of the Rossoneri after the disappointing start to the season also came thanks to Fonseca’s choice to field the two centre-forwards at the same time, and the game against Fiorentina is another one in which a bounce-back is needed.
Morata’s return to the starting line-up may not be the only new development, however, as the trip to Germany has shown that Emerson Royal and Fikayo Tomori were not once again impeccable, so Davide Calabria and Strahinja Pavlovic could come in as well.
Theo Hernandez and Matteo Gabbia should keep their spot, with the latter conquering a starting role thanks to solid performances.
I would really like to see how the team would do in a line-up of a 3-5-2 formation:
Maignan
Tomori Gabbia Pavlovic Pulusic RLC Fofana Reijnders Theo
Morata Abraham
343 with Pulisic and Chuk (the latter deserves a chance).
I would really like to see how the team would do in a line-up of a 3-5-2 formation:
Maignan
Tomori Gabbia Pavlovic
Pulusic RLC Fofana Reijnders Theo
Morata Abraham
I also think 3-5-2 would be a much better fit for this team.
Pulisic cant defend well enough to have the right wing position. Move in Calabria/Royale to the right and put Pulisic central in front of Fofana and Reijnders.
I’m a big R-L-C fan but hes just not scoring any points and only put in mediocre performances so far. Better to have him come in later in the game for Pulisic when we need some more defensive coverage in the middle of the field.
Agreed.
Also it’s worth giving Musah a go in midfield.