The frightening thing is necro has a pretty solid understanding of how shitty Italian managers think, so I won’t be surprised to see that attack and midfield he posted.
Yeah, in the end it's still likelier to be Paqueta-Biglia-Kessie for a 4-3-3. But Bennacer should be gunning for that Kessie role, I doubt he'll dislodge Biglia in a 4-3-3 lineup.
I think pressure from Boban and Maldini will force him to start Bennacer eventually in place of Biglia. He was presented as the coach that will grow the young players. I doubt was chosen without giving guarantees that he'll play all the young new guys.
I agree he'll probably start the first few weeks with Biglia, but it won't be long until Bennacer takes over. Maybe he can take over from Kessie, but his qualities are really useful in front of the defence, being able to resist pressing and turn quickly and play a forward pass. The mezzala role, not sure how Pioli sees it, but at least when we played under Gattuso, was mostly a role designed for dribbling and moving the ball up quickly in transitions. There is no one in the team better than Kessie and Paqueta at this.
I want Leao-Piatek-Rebic up top. Please do this mister Pioli.
I want Leao-Piatek-Rebic up top. Please do this mister Pioli.
I rather see Suso. Two SS (one on the wrong side) and a CF does sound quite shit, no width.
I also don't like how Suso gets singled out, what have Piatek or Hakan done? In comparison Suso deserves his place more at the moment, admittedly not by a huge margin but still.
Maybe because he is a black hole into which 95% of attacks disappear?
In a simple 4-3-3, Suso is still our best bet on the right. But Leao needs to start, whether that's on the left side or in the middle.
I have no clue how good Leao is at tracking back (which a forward in Giampaolo's style doesn't really need to do, but a side forward in a 4-3-3 absolutely must), so Pioli's decision between Hakan and Leao on the left might solely be based on that aspect.
I'd love to see Bennacer but he is a liability in front of defense at this point, there is no point in pretending otherwise.
I hope we can groom him into a better player in the defensive part of the game over the course of his first season.
It was one disaster game, I think Bennacer should get many more chances there and see how it goes. Crazy how 1 game is the entire players career now... not saying that it is his best spot, but just that it may be and we need much more of a sample size before we automatically deem him a defensive liability
I'd love to see Bennacer but he is a liability in front of defense at this point, there is no point in pretending otherwise.
I hope we can groom him into a better player in the defensive part of the game over the course of his first season.
Probable lineups for Milan-Lecce [Gazzetta dello Sport]
Probable lineups for Milan-Lecce [Gazzetta dello Sport]
Please play Leao.