Here’s what happened in Rotterdam. From Holland comes an important confirmation, the only positive note in a general disaster for Milan
Da ceduto a imprescindibile: a Rotterdam una sola gioia per il Milan (LaPresse) – MilanLive.it
We have told ourselves many times not to get our hopes up, but we have fallen off the wagon again this time. The soccer market, which brought in Kyle Walker, Joao Felix and Santi Gimenez, as well as Bondo and Sottil, had made us think that this could be the right time to not experience the usual swing. Again this time, however, Milan after doing very well against Roma and beating Empoli 2-0, despite a thousand difficulties, lost, in Rotterdam.
The Diavolo was thus defeated by Feyenoord. A Feyenoord that came to the challenge against Milan with a new coach, after Monday’s exoneration, and with a largely re-staffed team. But the desire to win was certainly greater than that of the Rossoneri. So the Diavolo will have to try to turn it all around in the return leg at the San Siro, where a win will necessarily be needed.
It will be necessary, however, to turn Milan around. An Milan that has disappointed in its entirety. There was expectation for the four stars. However, Joao Felix, Rafa Leao, Christian Pulisic and Santiago Gimenez disappointed. No one was saved: the pouring rain certainly did not help to bring out their quality, but they did so little that it is hard to make excuses for anyone.
E’ ancora il migliore, partita perfetta per Pavlovic
E’ ancora il migliore, partita perfetta per Pavlovic (LaPresse) – MilanLive.it
Mike Maignan was not saved either, whose mistake in the opening minutes of the match allowed Feyenoord to take the lead. Then his teammates failed to react as they should have. Also disappointing was Fofana, who made several mistakes. Walker often went into trouble and experience did not help him as it had in other matches. But there is a feeling that with another full-back in his place things could have been even worse.
In the end, then, to have the palm of best is without a shadow of a doubt Pavlovic. The Serbian was his usual gladiator self, saving Milan several times until the very end. In the 84th minute he bricked a direct shot at the goal, saving the Rossoneri. There were many decisive interventions, but the former Salzburg man tried to sound the charge, pushing forward often. Pavlovic authored, then, another near-perfect game, as has been the case in recent matches. And to say that in January he was sold to Fenerbahce for about 20 million….
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