The problem of this milan is there is no real leader. There are good players but there is no leader that slap at players face when they face problem. Leader has to be nurtured and gain respect from the team. Tonali was the one that has to be that figure we we sold him for money. That is the biggest mistake that we made. I wish I can see in parallel universe what would happen if we still have Maldini in his position and Tonali being out captain.
I think you're absolutely right that the team lacks leaders. But what you attribute to Tonali is wrong and based on transfiguration. Remember the phase from January to March 2023. We were so bad, Maldini wanted to bring in Pirlo as coach and there was already a lack of leaders, while Tonali was on the pitch and was sometimes invisible or even overburdened.
You're confusing identification figure and leader. However, it has to be said that this team lacks both. Reijnders and Pulisic, who always give their all and pull the cart out of the mud as they did against Como, are the closest to fulfilling these roles.
It's noticeable here that we haven't managed to integrate players from the Primavera since Donnarumma and that we've lost Romagnoli and Kessie.
I'm also not sure whether we'll get it fixed so quickly, because growing something like this takes time and patience. What don't we have? Time and patience.
Just look at how many fans have already written off Gimenez. That's totally stupid. The transition from Holland to Serie A is big, he had no pre-season. Give him six months to settle in.
Look at Hugo Etikite in Frankfurt. Even in the Bundesliga he was a ghost for half a year and not a factor. Now he's playing a strong season.
Football is a shitty and idiotic business.
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