AC Milan achieved their mission of adding two strikers during the summer transfer window, and the feeling is that their production will dictate a big part of how Paulo Fonseca’s debut season goes.
As Tuttosport (via MilanNews) reports, the club made it clear they were not opting for a revolution in the mercato but there was one department that saw several changes, ones that were truly inevitable. Olivier Giroud left, with Alvaro Morata arriving after winning Euro 2024, joined by Tammy Abraham.
Alvaro and Tammy
The two No.9s that Milan have signed will not actually wear the shirt left vacant by Giroud: the Spaniard will have the number 7, while the Englishman will wear the number 90. Luka Jovic moved to take Giroud’s number.
The gist of it is the same: much of the fate of the Rossoneri’s season and the Portuguese coach’s time at Milan will depend on the performance of Morata and Abraham, and both have already given a taste of what they could bring to the team.
The former only played the last half hour against Torino but was fundamental in the comeback as he scored to make it 1-2, then the latter came on less than 24 hours after signing against Lazio and set up Rafael Leao to equalise.
Noah and Luka
The arrival of two new strikers also brings question marks about two players, starting with Noah Okafor. It is not a problem for the Swiss because he is more skilled on the wing or at most as a second striker.
In general, the former Salzburg man has always done well coming off the bench, during the game when more spaces have opened up for him to attack with late runs into the box. Starting as the only striker is far from his ideal scenario.
This is even more true for Jovic, the king of mid-game substitutions last season. However, the Serbian has shown himself to be less incisive as a lone centre-forward and much more efficient as a second striker.
It is no coincidence that, given the needs, he was the one sacrificed in the Champions League squad list. With Abraham and Morata in the squad, as well as Camarda in list B, it was much easier to sacrifice a third striker rather than one of the midfielders.
fronseca needs to be shown the door. the managment need to be shown the door.
im glad leao and theo hernandez took a stand.I support leao and theo before anyone of the coach or managment because non of them have done anything of good for milan infact they are respobale for the regression of my club milan where as leao and theo are the main reasons we have come out of the banter era.
i would have done this to fronseca also if i were in there position. clearly this is a coach they see in training day in and day out and they see that he is someone who clearly dosnt know what hes doing and dosnt trust in him.
this fronesca needs to know that respect is earned its not given.
no matter what anyone thinks leao and theo are bigger then fronseca and earn 3 times what he earns. how is someone who earns less then you at your job going to do a power play on you… its not happening. in conclusion fronseca is a waste of time and leao and theo rightfully made a stand against the management and an incapable coach
How is someone who earns less then you at your job going to do a power play on you… its not happening.
On the above statement you are wrong.. even if the coach get paid $1000 all the players and team staffs have to respect him and answer to him cuz he is in charge.
he might be in hcarge but no one will respect his authority. that is the reality.
im not going to respect a manager that i can see is burning the company to the ground. ill work for him but im sure not respecting him in the way he thinks he deserves
how can you expect leao and theo to show respect to a coach that cost them the title in just 3 games