Allegri Made Milan Lose Its Soul!
The day after Man City crushed AC Milan 4–0, Italy's Milan Sports Daily criticized AC Milan manager Allegri, believing that his lineup had been problematic and had led to AC Milan suffering a humiliating away defeat.
Milan Sports Daily analyzed Allegri's tactical intentions while also pointing out the problem: Robinho's movement had been insufficiently active, leaving Busquets unmarked for long stretches and allowing him to receive and distribute the ball with ease.
Milan's attack had problems as well. Both Robinho and Ibrahimovic held onto the ball too much and liked showing off their footwork, so Milan's fast breaks were executed very poorly.
This problem had already surfaced in the first leg. Milan Sports Daily speculated that this was also why Allegri had chosen Shaarawy for the second leg, but it was obvious that Shaarawy had failed to solve Milan's counterattacking problems.
This had created an extremely awkward situation.
After losing Kevin-Prince Boateng, Milan's midfield could not suppress Man City. Robinho, Ibrahimovic, and Shaarawy's counterattacks were not sharp either. As a result, it was difficult for Milan's attack to create any threat, while the midfield was too loose to effectively stop Man City's passing and penetration, let alone supply the forwards with passes.
The final result was that Man City enjoyed more than seventy percent possession throughout the match. Milan was completely on the back foot and failed to organize a threatening attack for the entire game, much less score.
It could be said that this match had been a one-sided slaughter. Losing only 4–0 already counted as good luck for AC Milan.
Besides that, Milan Sports Daily also criticized AC Milan's players, believing that they had not been active enough and had not committed themselves sufficiently to the match.
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