Milan left yearning for Leao and Pulisic in unconventional front two again

Milan are as soon as once more craving for the Rafael Leao and Christian Pulisic duo to begin up entrance, having tried a number of completely different combos through the season with little success.

In the beginning of the season, there have been some considerations about Milan’s striker energy, given Santiago Gimenez’s acclimatisation struggles and the Christopher Nkunku query mark. Six months later, it’s clear that these considerations have changed into a full-blown emergency.

Trying on the stats in Serie A, Gimenez and Nkunku have discovered the again of the web zero occasions (!), solely contributing with objectives within the Coppa Italia (one every). For a group within the Scudetto race, that is clearly nowhere close to sufficient and it has harm the Rossoneri so much.

Happily, the blow has positively been softened by the brilliance of Leao and Pulisic, who each have stepped up in new roles below Massimiliano Allegri. The No.11 has 9 objectives and two assists, whereas the No.10 has six objectives and one help. That mentioned, they haven’t performed a lot collectively…

Third sport on the playing cards?

Because of accidents, Milan have very hardly ever been capable of subject their greatest strikers collectively. Leao was injured initially of the season, and shortly after he returned, Pulisic was pressured to step apart. As such, they’ve solely began twice collectively.

These video games had been towards Bari, when Leao acquired subbed off resulting from harm, and the derby win towards Inter. The sensation is thus that Milan haven’t skilled the total drive of their assault many occasions, now craving to have the duo again collectively amid the struggles of the others.

Whereas the standard of the duo is undisputed, it says so much about Milan’s state of affairs up entrance that they’re depending on two wingers/attacking midfielders in these positions. So long as it really works, Allegri will certainly be glad, however the addition of Niclas Fullkrug may probably be very impactful.

Nevertheless, for the reason that subsequent sport is towards Hellas Verona on December 28, Milan gained’t have their new signing. The aim is thus to recuperate Leao from his present harm and begin him alongside Pulisic, hopefully experiencing the prolific assault that has been hinted at by the duo in several intervals.