AC Milan have struggled with keeping clean sheets this season and the defensive issues became evident in the 1-2 defeat to Napoli. A player with the characteristics of Frank Kessie is missing, a report highlights.
The Ivorian midfielder left the Rossoneri on a free transfer this past summer, opting to continue his career at Barcelona. While Sandro Tonali and Ismael Bennacer have done well, it’s clear that Kessie’s exit has left a hole in the squad.
As highlighted by Tuttosport (via MilanNews), Kessie gave a great balance to the defence even if he wasn’t always that involved in the attack. He used to be a centre-back and also protected the centre-backs as much as he could.
Milan brought in Aster Vranckx towards the end of the mercato and the feeling is that Tonali, along with Pobega, will be the more ‘defensive’ midfielders. In any case, it will be interesting to see Pioli’s solution for the defensive issues.
