GdS: Milan player ratings from Cremonese defeat – only way is up

The season can only get better from here for AC Milan… right? After an opening day defeat to Cremonese, it needs to be.

A new season should have marked something to celebrate, but Milan are left with a bitter feeling of sameness. New coach, new sporting director, new players, but the same mistakes were ever so apparent.

Then, there was also the issue of the same players struggling to make an impact…

The ratings

As seen below, Gazzetta dello Sport have published their morning edition with the ratings of the Rossoneri players after the first game.

The Rossoneri, as a whole, were given a 5, which is maybe a little generous, all things considered. Whilst Massimiliano Allegri was also given the same rating, not the start to his San Siro return that he wanted.

Luka Modric scored the highest, getting a 6.5 on his Serie A debut. Despite his age, he looked a class above, and when he was taken off, there was a small hole in the midfield. A solid start, though, from him.

Mike Maignan was awarded a 6, the Frenchman did not do that much, so it is not undeserved. With that said, the 6s for Pervis Estupinan and Strahinja Pavlovic could certainly be scrutinised; both made a few mistakes, which could have been costly.

Matteo Gabbia, Alexis Saelemaekers, Alex Jimenez, Samuele Chukwueze and Ardon Jashari were all given a 5.5, doing nothing of major notice. Then Fikayo Tomori, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Youssouf Fofana and Christian Pulisic were all given a 5.

Rounding it off, Santiago Gimenez scored a 4.5. It was far from the Mexican’s best performance, and the Feyenoord striker looks miles away from the man present in the Rossoneri. Calls for a new striker have only been made louder. Less than ideal.