This was a simple preseason friendly with the Milan squad not at full strength, and a chance for the new arrivals to cut their teeth in the Milan system. Did we really expect the newbies to just blend in seamlessly with the regulars right off the bat as if they'd been playing together for 15 years? Plus, I doubt the guys are going to break their neck for a match like this and thus risk injury before the regular season starts. Matches like these are about as useless as the NFL preseason (the scores of empty seats on Sunday seemed to emphasize that).
Basically, I've read through some long posts on here and it seems a bit excessive that we're playing armchair quarterback for one meaningless game.
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