Milan was the protagonist of an unwatchable game, where no one is really saved, but it is now becoming a habit
Un silenzio assordante dopo il naufragio: un Diavolo senza anima cola a picco (LaPresse) – MilanLive.it
A sense of melancholy and despondency is embracing all Milan fans a bit on this cold January morning. Yesterday it was disappointment and anger that predominated after a truly gruesome performance. The Diavolo managed to blow it all when the most seemed done. It was enough to beat their modest opponents Dinamo Zagreb to get a pass to the Champions League round of 16.
Instead, we witnessed the worst version of Milan, one that takes the field in flip-flops and without bite. A team that doesn’t seem to care about the result. Winning, losing or drawing really appears to be the exact same thing.
It is true that yesterday the roster was short, with several defections. It is true that the referee was by no means up to the mark, but the eleven on the field should have been enough to get the better of an opponent like the Croatians. Instead, the unthinkable happened: first Matteo Gabbia’s slip, then Yunus Musah’s rather naive sending off at this level. The Diavolo reached the equalizer with the usual Christian Pulisic, but as expected, the winning goal was scored by Pjaca himself.
Milan, tifosi sempre più stanchi: così va tutto in fumo
Milan, tifosi sempre più stanchi: così va tutto in fumo (LaPresse) – MilanLive.it
Talking about individuals at this time makes very little sense. No one is really saved. Even the American was certainly not the author of a brilliant performance, but the goal saved him. The rest of the team flunked as did its coach, who failed to win a game that looked easy on paper.
But perhaps the main faults lie with those who built this group. A group, which seems not to really care about the jersey and certainly does not spit blood when needed. The Diavolo has been deprived of its soul, a mortal sin that has not been decided to remedy. So Milan continues to live on its ups and downs, in a swing of emotions, in an oblivion that risks leading the fan to remain inert defenseless. Devoid of emotion. The fan, after all, is like a child. A child whose ability to dream is being taken away from him.
There would be footballing as a tool to rekindle a flame that is now almost extinguished, but the working group, which remained silent even yesterday after the team’s disaster, in 30 days has only managed to pull off the Walker heist. Ricci and Gimenez would help salvage what can be saved. The season, after all, is long, and one cannot wait until the summer for a revolution, starting from the ground up, which seems increasingly inevitable. A Milan like this cannot please anyone, not even Gerry Cardinale.
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