Could only watch the second half.. expected the team to be rusty and to struggle vs a physical team like Udinese.. but from what I saw the team looked pretty good.. especially since CDK came on.. some nice passes..
Biggest negative Calabria giving away the ball with unnecessary long balls, Leao looked very off colour, especially there was a Udinese chance in which he did not track back.. commentary said he was very poor in first half.. but in second half, i thought he was decent in attack.. looked less involved though.. Messias did press well and put some good passes. Bennacer was awesome in second half. CDK too had a great cameo.
Pobega was off position wise and looked slow.. Krunic made us look more secure.. i expect our midfield to be 10x better with Tonali in though.
Diaz did get involved in 2 goals but his passing/decision making is still off.. CDK immediately showed what we are lacking with Diaz on the field..
A fit Rebic is big plus from last season.. hopefully he stays fit for full season.. he scored 10 goals each in 2 half seasons.. i think he could be our top scorer with a full season of games..
Overall, first games are never easy..
But what impressed me was the team looks a lot more confident than last season.. title has given them a lot of self belief.
Forza Milan