The series of injuries to the central defenders force the management to change objectives for January. And the gap in attack may not be covered in January
It was in the beginning Jonathan David, center forward a bit in decline Lille (5 goals in 17 games) after a season bordering on madness with 26 goals in 40 games. So we had moved on to Serhou GuirassyGuinean from Stuttgart with 17 goals and one assist in 14 championship games as a gift to present to the Milan management. Two profiles for two attackers, very different in almost everything, from the physical structure to the technical qualities, from the moment of form to the cost of the price. The only problem seemed to be choosing, one of them or another centre-forward, perhaps Akor Adams del Montpellier, a 190cm beast with 7 goals in his book. It seemed, because then the last month, with related injuries in series, it changed everything. The center forward? He will probably talk about it again in June because the blanket has become very short in defense and short in midfield and the transfer will take place there. For the sake of the poor Giroudsqueezed like a lemon, and for the joy of Jovicon the rise after a few months as a spectator.
And on the other hand, the January market never offers much and the money is still what it is. The point is very banal: if against Sassuolo (and then afterwards, given the severity of the various stops) Stefano Pioli will have only the central defenders available Simon Kjaer and Jan Carlo Simic it’s clear that the first patch will have to be put back there. We were thinking of a center back to add to the set of defenders, at least two will be needed, one of which is very ready to play immediately. November’s projects? In the nettles.
As CEO Furlani and Moncada they will have to work with great imagination to find the best possible solution. We speak and will speak with the Villarreal to try to anticipate the closing of the loan Cage and we will continue to probe the market to try to understand if a defense deal can be closed without major problems but, above all, quickly, because the championship this year does not wait and the commitments will be many and close together. In short, if not on January 2nd, the day the market reopens, the new power plants will have to arrive within a week maximum.
It’s not enough, because even in the middle of the pitch, Milan isn’t exactly in a good place. The transfer of Krunic buy Fenerbahcetaken for granted, has come back into question, because Milan have recovered Bennacerbut the Algerian will leave with his national team for the Africa Cup of Nations and will be available again in a month, opening a chasm in a midfield where they remained Loftus-Cheek, Musah (currently in the pits) e Reijnders causes injury, also long, of He runs away. Substitutes? Nobody, and in a football where all matches are played in 16 games the problem is more than serious.
So unless there are any big surprises, the attacker will be postponed until the next opportunity and, perhaps, chosen in collaboration with a new coach. Also on this front, the postponement to June seems quite obvious. Antonio Conte, who is rather universally liked at Milan, will almost certainly not accept running positions. The shaky Pioli, therefore, should remain firmly in his place unless there are other collapses and internal solutions. January, therefore, which could have been the month of the great Rossoneri facelift, will instead be a month of good plasters to cover the wounds.
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2023-12-26 08:22:30
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