Kjaer has really regressed physically this season, especially after the injury. Denmark didn’t play him during the WC because he can’t do it anymore physically.
I can understand we were priced out of Botmam, but what’s the point of getting Thiaw if Pioli never play him? It’s been 6 months already since he arrived, what kind of sophisticated tactics requires 6 months for a player to adapt and integrate? Is it the stubbornness of Pioli who prefers to play Gabbia? Or is it because Thiaw is really that bad and can’t compete with Gabbia for a starting shirt? Seriously I’d hope we signed Acerbi at this point, I’m sure he wouldn’t need 6 months to adjust to Pioli’s system.
Not replacing Kessie was another big mistake made by both Poili and Maldini. It’s really sad to see the current Bakayoko might be the closest solution we have for our midfield problem. We are in dire need of a physical DM who can hold position, break opponent attack and protect backline! We don’t have that kind of player in the team. Even Renato or Enzo won’t solve our current problem to be honest, both players are more similar to Bennacer than Kessie. Some may argue we played Tonali and Bennacer as double pivotal and won the league last season, yes that’s true but we played Kessie as a defensive AM at the same time.
