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AC Milan will face Lecce this Friday and by the looks of it, Massimiliano Allegri could field two midfield signings rather than just one.
After the 1-2 defeat against Cremonese in the opener, Allegri received a bit of criticism for starting Youssouf Fofana and Ruben Loftus-Cheek in midfield. Granted that Luka Modric got the nod, the manager also had Samuele Ricci and Ardon Jashari on the bench.
While you could argue Jashari hasn’t been at the club for a long time, Ricci played a lot during pre-season and also impressed in the holding midfield role. In short, the criticism was certainly warranted, especially when you factor in Fofana and Loftus-Cheek’s displays.
Change on the cards
According to today’s edition of Corriere dello Sport (via MilanNews), Allegri seems to have learned his lessons as two midfield signings are expected to start. Modric is set to be confirmed in the starting XI, while Ricci will battle it out with Jashari for the other spot.
You would have to assume that Loftus-Cheek is ahead of Fofana for the final spot even if, as said, none of them did well against Cremonese. That would be a midfield trio of Loftus-Cheek, Ricci/Jashari and Modric.
Having Modric a bit further up the pitch could certainly be useful in unlocking the attack, especially since Ricci (and Jashari) can handle the holding role very well.
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