There were certainly more negatives than positives after AC Milan’s 4-2 defeat against Monza last night, as is reflected in the player ratings from Tuttosport.
The newspaper (via MilanNews) have given passing grades to just three players, namely the two goalscorers Christian Pulisic (7) and Olivier Giroud (6) plus the right-back Alessandro Florenzi (6).
The American winger gave the assist to Giroud and scored a masterpiece goal, while the French striker was the one who reopened the contest with a tidy finish and Florenzi provided the cross that led to it.
There were many negative performances, starting with Stefano Pioli (4.5) who ‘immediately experienced first-hand what it means to play on Thursdays in Europe’ because the rotation did not work and the team suffered.
Luka Jovic, Malick Thiaw, Yacine Adli and Noah Okafor were the worst on the field as they all got a four, starting with the Serbian who ‘was a chicken to take the bait that Izzo offered him’ and he ‘had accomplished little’ before that.
The German centre-back hadn’t started since November 28th and ‘the rust was showing’ because on the penalty he managed to take out two opponents in the same action while on the second goal he lost Colpani and on the third goal he was too deep.
Adli was ‘slow, imprecise and listless’ and Monza’s second goal came from him losing the ball. Finally on the Swiss: ‘A non-paying spectator in what should be his favourite position’.
