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AC Milan suffered a pretty big defeat in their final friendly clash of the pre-season, conceding four goals against Chelsea. Below are the player ratings for the Rossoneri.
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Starting XI
Maignan (6): He was left for dead on the goals. The positioning was questionable a few times, but he also made some good saves at the end of the day. One on Neto, at the end of the first half, was especially good.
Coubis (2): A very strange performance, to say the least. First the own-goal when he got caught in two minds, about leaving the cross or not (very poor defending there), and then the red card. It was a clear red card if you ask me, even if it perhaps wasn’t necessary to hand it out in a friendly game. Still, an incredibly tough afternoon for the 21-year-old.
Tomori (4.5): I could try to come up with an answer, but his actions on the second goal are tough to understand. He kept his eye on the Chelsea forward the whole time and still didn’t close him down when the cross came in.
He should’ve commanded the defence today but just didn’t, and the passing wasn’t all that convincing either. On the final goal, he was caught sleeping once again. It’s very difficult to assess this pre-season as a whole for him.
Terracciano (6): Unlike his colleagues, he wasn’t at fault for any goal. It wasn’t spectacular defending by any means, don’t get me wrong, but he did his duties at the back. He also had a nice cross for Leao but the goal was ruled out for offside.
Musah (5): He was beaten quite often on the right flank, also committing a few fouls in dangerous positions. Things weren’t much better in attack with a lack of directness in crossing situations.
He caused a penalty too but let’s be honest, that wasn’t really a foul at all. The referee blew his whistle several seconds later, presumably based on the Chelsea reactions, so I won’t take that into too much consideration here.
Ricci (6): A few fouls committed, and only 45 minutes played, but at least he managed to create some sort of control when Milan had possession with his movement and passing.
Fofana (5.5): It was an incredibly sloppy start from him passing-wise, but that at least improved a little. He had a great one-two with Leao in the second half but tried to round the keeper and thus missed the 1v1. Doesn’t get much worse than that, to be honest. At least he got a good goal to bump up the rating, but it could’ve been a 5 depending on how you value the miss.
Bartesaghi (6): After Coubis’ red card, he was moved to the three-man backline and it did look a lot better for Milan with him there. He wasn’t too bad in possession and when moving forward, relatively speaking anyway.
Loftus-Cheek (5.5): He used his body a lot to shield the ball and drive forward with the ball, but while he did cover some ground, nothing really came out of it. There was one good run and cross in the second half that comes to mind, but that’s about it.
Saelemaekers (6.5): It wasn’t easy after the red card, but he managed to get into a couple of decent chances, even if the shots could have been better. Still, he was very creative and got a great assist for Fofana. He can be a very important wildcard this upcoming season.
Leao (6.5): Like Saelemaekers, it was a very difficult task but he managed to create chances from long balls. The passing in the final third perhaps lacked a little composure at times, but he should’ve had an assist for Fofana after a nice one-two.
Substitutes
Modric (6): Considering just how comfortable he is in possession, it helped to have him on the pitch as he attracted the opponents and opened up space for his teammates. The passing was also decent and he made sure to make himself available.
Dutu (N/A): I didn’t see enough to give him a rating.
Eletu (N/A): I didn’t see enough to give him a rating.
Sia (N/A): I didn’t see enough to give him a rating.
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