Ok.
let's really think about this, lets say we didnt make that final hour signing of the transfer market - and we didnt get Nocerino.
Where would we be? Let's all be realistic and judge his performances based on his position.
The second we see nocerino playing on the right, bring all your hattrick hopes back to earth, cos he isnt great on the right
Put him on the left... and you got a new player altogether
nocerino will unfortunately have to move to the right next season if he wants game time (assuming we make an actual legit signing that solves LCM problems for good) and if thats the case, then either a) he is gonna have to outperform this season and actually cover abate and b) also simultaneously challenge for his preferred LCM role so that we can see the better performances of him
but one thing that really made me love nocerino, not the fact that he tackles, but his mere position on the pitch whilst opposition has the ball cuts down options.
i love the guy, but i love milan more, and if we actually have a player that can outperform our #22 at his position, than he'd have to go watch games from the sidelines... but i have a feeling that his second season is gonna put this one to shame. Like Prince.
Should he deliver a Prince-like impact and create an aura of invincibility that T.Silva and Ibra have created, than trust me... most of you guys will grasp the fact that, its not only the goals that we love him for. Its his entire play
Does that mean right now I think he is capable to be in a starting XI of a CL-winning team for Milan. No. Can he prove to us that what we seen this season is gonna be a glimpse of what we might get used to in his 5 year contract? Yes
And he will.
*but abate needs to step it up - he had a beast 10/11 and seems a shadow of himself

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