Monza-Milan 4-2
Monza
Di Gregorio 6: unlucky evening: after a couple of routine interventions he is forced to leave the field due to a fortuitous and harsh clash with his teammate Andrea Carboni
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(43’ pt Sorrentino 6: enters suddenly and with an evident load of emotions. The first save – a rejection with the knees – freezes the red and white fans, but in the rest of the match they only surrender to two unstoppable shots from the red and blacks)
Birindelli 7: best interprets the words of Palladino, who had asked for courage and boldness from his men. He exhausts himself in the relevant lane, always managing to create a danger. The move to a back four can make him even more valuable for the red and whites.
Izzo 7,5: his return to full speed is one of the elements behind this positive series of results. She erases Okafor and, with skill and malice, exasperates Jovic until he gets on his nerves. Also essential on a personality level, he is only wrong about Giroud.
Pablo Marì 7: match of great concreteness and solidity. Extremely attentive to Jovic, he always finds himself in the right place at the right time. Among the first to support Sorrentino since he entered the field:
A. Carboni 7: confirms that you are experiencing a moment of great growth. Confident, attentive, he passes with ease and effectiveness from the three-man defense to the four-man defense in the full-back role. Also growing in terms of personality: not a little, considering that he was born in 2001.
Pessina 8: there is the signature of a Monza native on this success. The heart and brain of this Monza, he does an impressive amount of dark work. He splits his time between defense and midfield, but as soon as he has space he doesn’t give up offensive attacks: he gets a yellow card and then needs the assist that ends the match. But above all he coldly wrong-footed Maignan for the penalty that opened the match.
Gagliardini 7: Palladino glues it to Loftus-Cheek to turn off the AC Milan source of play: mission accomplished successfully. It confirms itself as an ideal partner for Pessina due to its complementary characteristics.
Colpani 7: When he lights up it makes the difference: he doesn’t score, but he leaves his mark with the splendid action with which he sends Mota through on goal for Monza’s second goal.
(35’ st Pedro Pereira 6: Enters the ending, right before another match begins. He also has the opportunity to score)
V. Carboni 6: a time of great tactical application to cage Bennacer. He also manages to free himself from the shot on one occasion and orchestrate a couple of good maneuvers together with Colpani, however, as time passes, he loses clarity and precision to the point of disappearing from the match.
(20’ st Ankle 7: on the pitch to strengthen the midfield as soon as Milan closes the gap, he becomes the decisive man. He celebrates his contract renewal in the best possible way, but above all he takes a historic place in the hearts of the red and white fans).
Mota 8: it is the key element on which Palladino builds his victory. Free to attack wide on the left he is decisive: he constantly puts Florenzi and especially Thiaw into crisis, making him uncatchable for long stretches of the match. If he had this continuity…
(35’ st Maldini 6.5: good impact on the match. In the most difficult moment of the match he finds the right space to suggest to Bondo, thus adding himself to the list of “former” protagonists)
Djuric 7: physical fight between Thiaw and Gabbia. He hits the corner in the first half with his strong point, the header, and is decisive in the action that leads to Pessina’s penalty. His arrival brought offensive solutions to Monza that were not possible before.
(21’ st Colombo 7: he takes over with a great desire to do and show off. Some good edges at the start but also several imperfections. In full extra time he secures the success with a heavy goal also on a personal level).
All. Palladino 7,5: a success against a big team was missing and it arrived. The choice of a 4-2-3-1 is perfect which, despite having more attacking players, never feels unbalanced. In just over a year of Serie A with Monza he beat Juvenuts (twice), Inter and Milan. Predestined.
Milan
Maignan 5: collects the ball four times from the back of the net and this in itself would be very bad news. He takes a goal off his post from the former Colombo player.
Florenzi 5: suffers from the rhythms imposed by Monza. (From 38′ st Musa sv)
Thiaw 4: in the first half he combines all sorts of things. He knocks out Mota in the penalty area when he could have accompanied the movement of the Monza attacker. He also has the home team’s second goal on his conscience because he is completely in position.
Cage 6: he closes everything that comes his way but he is not yet ready for miracles.
Theo Hernández 5.5: he pushes a lot especially in the first part of the race. Not perfect in the defensive phase.
Bennacer 5,5: he is one of the few to put some ideas into play in the first half but overall he does little to deserve at least a passing grade. (From the 8th st Giroud 6.5: he is always there. Find the net of hope, vain, red and black)
Forensic 4.5: In slow motion mode. Very slow and cumbersome in the construction phase, it suffers from the pressing of the midfielders. He risks a couple of ball-and-chain exits that could have cost the team. (From the 1st st Reijnders 5: he lacks that competitive malice in the toughest moments. Sometimes beautiful to look at but not yet mature)
Chukwueze 5,5: great effort in the coverage phase. Everything would be fine if we weren’t talking about an offensive winger: he never skips the man and kicks once on goal, centrally. (From the 1st st Pulisic 7: plays a game of its own, with great determination and class. The seventh center in the championship is a gem)
Loftus-Cheek 5,5: less in the heart of the game than in the latest releases.
Okafor 5: he doesn’t make good use of the opportunity given to him by Pioli. He enters the field in low gear and never raises the engine revs. (From the 1st st Leo 5.5: he tries to give a shock but when he has the right opportunity he is caught unprepared)
JoviÄ 3: plays a match of his own against Izzo. Too bad it’s not about football but about something else. The reaction that cost him the red card and the numerical inferiority of the team in the most delicate moment of the match was deplorable. Unjustifiable
Annex Pegs 5: he gets everything wrong: starting line-up, preparation for the match and keeping a nervous Jovic on the pitch. Four goals conceded is a deficit that should make us reflect.
2024-02-18 22:00:00
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