Matteo Gabbia was brought on late in AC Milan’s win over Juventus last night, and he ended up playing a very important role. In the dying seconds, he made a fantastic block to deny the Bianconeri a goal.
Sergio Conceicao opted for Malick Thiaw and Fikayo Tomori in the heart of the defence last night, thus putting Gabbia on the bench. It was a decision that perhaps surprised some of the fans, but the Englishman was in desperate need of some playing time.
In any case, the manager brought on Gabbia as well eventually as he looked to defend the lead. It turned out to be a brilliant decision as the academy product made a crucial backheel in the dying seconds, denying Federico Gatti a certain goal.
This Gabbia block is absolutely insane pic.twitter.com/0wZX8gWccI
— Siavoush Fallahi (@SiavoushF) January 4, 2025
Che salvataggio di tacco!!#Gabbia
🔴⚫️ pic.twitter.com/DaV34tr4N0
— Peppe (@Peppe3112_) January 4, 2025
It looked more like a reflex block than anything, but Gabbia should still be praised for his positioning and awareness in that moment. With him, Thiaw and Tomori in good form, the heart of Milan’s defence will indeed be in very good hands.
Both Fonseca and now Conceição started without Gabbia. Yet in both times where Gabbia had a chance, he used it and made a statment on why he should be a starter (although it remains to be seen if Conceição will start him against inter).
This is the mentality we need. Take your chance and make full use of it. If you think you should start, show us why.
You are right
Our Italian boy coming to the rescue once again💪
Now l can see there is changes in the team we hope that they will produce more results for us God bless Ac Milan
Gabbia and thaiw are our best defence pairing
Pavlovic is guaranteed n4 lmao…
Give to Conseicao – Vanderson, Pepe and Ricci (hope that gentlemen agreement BS is true) and he will cook…
OUT: RLC, Okafor, Calabria, Jovic + (bonus points: Florenzi, Origi, Ballo-Toure)
IN: Ricci, Pepe, Vanderson
L0L.
This again.
LOL should be the summation of your life…
I see your posts, I ignore them… you are the sad little person that keeps trying to force reaction…
go crawl back into your cave, CuckTurtle
Got a reaction. What does that say about you, you pathetic little fifa boy?
Such a m0r0n
Nothing… it says nothing cause I keep telling you to F off, you creep… every time it’s you who engages…
What Theo Hernandez hides from the shoot and some other players.
To defend you must block with your body, head and everything…
Good block
Sick. Absolutely fantastic
Dangerous though, could have gotten injured but it paid off