Hakan - Leao - Suso
Bona - Bennacer - Kessie
RicRod/Calabria - Romagnoli - Musacchio - Conti
Donna
Failed high press due to 2 cheaters at the front(Leao, Suso), which opened up space for Atalanta to exploit with very little effort.
Wantaway RicRod was forced to start due to Theo's suspension, and he looked just as rusty and uninspiring as you'd expect him to be. But things got really bad after HT, when he was replaced by an off form and out-of-position Calabria who tried to be Theo, the attacking force, but ended up looking like Theo, the drunk.
0-5
Ibra
Rebic - Hakan - Saelemaekers
Biglia - Kessie
Laxalt - Gabbia - Kjaer - Calabria
Donna
The most solid display against Atalanta under Pioli, even though injuries and suspensions forced a lot of changes in the lineup. Laxalt kept Hateboer in check.
Ibra bullied Caldara all night and his aerial dominance saved the players at the back out of a lot of trouble. Biglia still managed to be a complete disaster, causing a PK which Atalanta missed. Krunic was a slight improvement.
1-1
Ibra
Leao - Meite/Diaz - Samu
Kessie - Tonali
Theo - Kalulu - Kjaer - Calabria
Donna
Leao had a good first 10 mins, but him and Ibra spent the rest of the time as passengers.
Atalanta looked beatable in the first half, but the Meite CAM experiment failed miserably and the front 4 was a mess in both phases. The long balls to Ibra tactic wasn't as effective without Caldara's help - and this time Atalanta had prepared for them. Sometimes the balls reached Ibra, but he was dispossessed before he had made up his mind.
Kalulu was mostly good, but when he made mistakes it lead to goals. Then he got injured and replaced by Musacchio.
Kessie had a bad game - Tonali did his best but it was still mediocre.
Theo was his usual 2021 self.
0-3