OPINION: Boring Milan is back, if it wasn’t for Donnarumma, they’d have one point now
If you think about it, if it wasn’t for Donnarumma, Milan would have had just one point after three games by now. The promising Italian keeper saved Andrea Belotti’s penalty in the last minute of the first Serie A game of the season against Torino.
Vincenzo Montella’s side, however, did not have a bad first half yesterday. They created 2-3 goal chances and some of their players – like Suso and Sosa – showed to be in decent shape. Unfortunately for AC Milan’s fans, that’s the end of good news for them.
The second half was one of the most boring ever. Player left the dressing room tunnel with no will, no determination. Each one of their passes was predictable and also Vincenzo Montella was attacked by wrathful fans because of his choices.
Why did he enter Lapadula in the 87th minute only? A dynamic and fast striker like the former Pescara ace could have been a good option to wreck organized Udinese defence. How on earth did he play Honda again?
Milan, once again, proved being short of positive mentality, but did also miss a clear tactical plan. Ignazio Abate, Riccardo Montolivo, Andrea Poli and Carlos Bacca’s performances were well under the average and even Jack Bonaventura had one of the worse days since he arrived at the San Siro three years ago.
We’d expect a gradual growth, a small improvement, a different mentality. Truth is, nothing has changed compared to the last few seasons. The old, boring AC Milan is still there and January is far from here.
Luca Serafini, translated and adapted by Lorenzo Bettoni @lorebetto
