Many offensive solutions, a defense that sometimes dances, a spirit that makes his team never tame: this is where Pioli starts from
A derby that said a lot, even if the draw at first sight would seem to water it down a bit. He said a lot about ambitions, strengths and weaknesses. He highlighted what has been working for some time now and also what Milan still needs to improve on. So let’s see the main aspects that the derby city has bequeathed to the Devil
The quality of the maneuver is evident. Then, sometimes Milan gets stuck on the trocar due to technical errors, often even trivial and gratuitous. But in those parts he knows how to get there easily and above all with the awareness of being able to take various paths to succeed. And with various men, not just with the usual suspects. In this sense, the example comes from the first half, during which Milan was appreciated more than Inter for the unanimous and fluidity of the maneuver. A game system that has been memorized for some time where the participation of many players in every single action stands out. Milan does not have champions in the squad capable of jumping the man twenty times per game, but they have several players able to bring numerical superiority and reach the opponent’s area. In the last minutes of the match, the Rossoneri touched the blow of the knockout with Saelemaekers and with Kessie, just to give an example. De Vrij’s own goal was propitiated by a foray by Tomori, just to make another one. Everyone (almost) always knows what to do when the ball is in the way. It only takes one more step on a technical level in the penultimate step.
The defensive phase has been wrapped up more than once. Ballo-Touré had to save a shot from Barella on the line, Kalulu made the miracle twice on Vidal in a matter of seconds. Especially the final minutes of the first half remain impressed in the eyes, when Inter went so far from doubling first – as mentioned – with Barella and then with a right-foot from Lautaro who almost caressed the post. In both cases, the Rossoneri defense failed to organize themselves in the face of the opposing speed and found themselves in the unpleasant situation of chasing a ball on which the Nerazzurri always came first. Badly executed climbs, positioning errors and incorrect trajectory readings. To which are added, and they did not feel the need, serious errors of the singles such as the lost ball by Kessie that led to the winning penalty of Calhanoglu and the total amnesia of Ballo-Touré on Darmian that led to the one saved by Tatarusanu . In addition, Tomori, while guaranteeing a good level of performance, has not been as flawless as last season so far. And to Kjaer it can happen, as in the derby, not a perfect evening. Here then is that from the three goals collected in the first six league games, we have passed to eight in the following six. More than double, a factor that cannot be accidental.
A film that the Rossoneri fans have already seen, with great pleasure, several times. Never give Milan for dead. Never think that he has run out of gas and that he is in control of the game. Because the Devil’s backlash is always lurking, especially when there is a result to be remedied or everything is in the balance like last night. If in the first half hour of the second half it was played almost entirely with only one goal, the last segment of the match was a Rossoneri monologue. And it didn’t really seem possible. Yet Inter ended up on the ropes under the pressure of a team that seemed to have entered the field a few minutes ago. Dynamic, lucid, fresh in thoughts and muscles. Milan risked winning and did not succeed, but many times they did it with this exact dynamic. It essentially means two things: that the athletic training is well done – even considering the numerous midweek commitments – and that Pioli has given a winning mentality that never plans to settle for a potentially useful result. Yesterday’s draw for the Rossoneri is fine, but it came after trying to win and not just after having taken care to defend one by one. The difference is all here.
November 8, 2021 (change November 8, 2021 | 12:20)
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