Davy & Chin Talk A.C Milan Weekly
Davy & Chin Talk A.C Milan Weekly
Victory Without Flair: Davy & Chin Discuss AC Milan's Tactical Evolution Under Allegri
Milan's victory over Bologna offers a glimpse into Allegri's vision for the Rossoneri—pragmatic, defensively sound, and ruthlessly efficient. The narrow 1-0 win at San Siro exemplifies a philosophical shift that prioritizes results over entertainment, raising questions about the balance between winning and developing an exciting brand of football.
At the heart of Milan's approach sits a robust midfield trio of 40-year-old Luka Modric flanked by the physical presence of Adrien Rabiot and Youssouf Fofana. This controversial selection has proven effective at nullifying opposition attacks—Bologna failed to register a single shot on target—but comes at the cost of creative spark. The immediate integration of Rabiot while young talents like Samuel Ricci warm the bench, has divided fan opinion, highlighting the tension between immediate results and long-term development.
Defensively, Milan shows promising signs with Matteo Gabbia emerging as a surprise leader alongside Strahinja Pavlović and Fikayo Tomori. When called upon, young Koni De Winter demonstrated remarkable composure, suggesting depth in defensive options. However, Mike Maignan's recurring calf injury continues a worrying pattern that raises questions about his long-term reliability between the posts. Looking ahead, Rafael Leão's impending return presents an intriguing tactical puzzle for Allegri—how will he accommodate Milan's most talented attackers without compromising the defensive solidity that has become his trademark? As Serie A takes shape with Napoli impressing and Inter struggling, Milan's pragmatic approach may prove the foundation for a surprise title challenge if they can maintain consistency while gradually introducing more attacking flair. Join us next time as we analyze Milan's approach against Udinese and continue tracking the Rossoneri's evolution under Allegri's second tenure.
The Rossoneri Renaissance is complete After 11 years. Once again, milan are the champions of Italy. It's they who wear the crown for the 2021-22 season. Hello everyone, this is Davian Chin, talk Milan, and we are back again Chin. What's up, man? How are you doing, bro? I'm doing good, dave. This is Davian Chin, talk Million, and we are back again Chin. What's up, man? How you doing, bro?
Speaker 2:I'm doing good Dave.
Speaker 1:How are you? Good, good, good. Welcome back from the international break, man. Finally. Oh, bro, yes, chin, let me tell you something, bro. Any time this international break is on, man like football is just boring man. I'm not used to international football, man. I don't know why, I don't know why. I don't know about you, though, but for me, man, I just completely stay away from football and go and do some other things and get busy elsewhere.
Speaker 2:Well, you know what? I kind of take the same approach. I always see it as an opportunity to take a break from football, but usually I try to watch Super Eagles play. So unfortunately, the Super Eagles disappointed me this period with their draw against South Africa. But it's always good because you know you watch all these games. It's a lot of games to watch, right? So many games, bro. Yeah, just having a little break from the game really helps, even if it's a one-week break, one week break or a one weekend break. It just helps you decompress, find other, find other sports or other things in your life to look at, and then we come back. So, yeah, I share your sentiment.
Speaker 1:Anyways, listeners, thank you so much for coming back again. This is Davian Chin Talk Milan. We're returning back from international break and we're actually doing this podcast a day after Milan beat Bologna 1-0 at San Siro Very, very interesting, intense game and very physical as well, but anyways, we made it through. Achin, are you, let me ask you so, before the game yesterday? Obviously you know, like Balogda is the reason why we didn't qualify for any any European competition.
Speaker 2:This is no, they're not the reason. It's a they're part of it.
Speaker 1:Not for, for, but go ahead but yeah, like, do you have any sort of like infilling towards them when we go and play the MST, or yeah, they missed it all.
Speaker 2:Yeah, I always feel, I always like somehow I just started disliking them since last. I don't know, because you know how you don't care about a team until they become successful. Same applies to Belugna. No one cared about them and then now, all of a sudden, they became a successful team and started causing too much headache in Asira, and now they have it. I just I don't like them. I think I don't like them out of respect because I feel like they're actually a tough, tough team, especially against AC Milan. Yeah, that's true. Yeah, these last two years it's been difficult, but I yeah. So I thought it was going to be a tough, tough game for Milan and it was.
Speaker 1:Yeah, I mean, you know honestly, like if it was before, right on a different coach, I'm like, well, I've been so worried, but I'm like on that leg. Nah, man, I'm not even gonna worry about Bulogna, in all honesty, and you know what, playing Bulogna for the first time and then didn't have a single shot on goal, well but that's partly because all their good players all got sold last year, right?
Speaker 2:do you think that's an excuse, though? Though, yeah, it is, because this is not the same team that beat Milan in the final right, like Dan Indoi, like a lot of other Ndiaye, right, those guys are all gone, right. So you have to factor that in too. And you know, milan came out. The formation they used was geared towards trying to ensure we don't concede a lot of chances, and it worked, because I don't know who comes up with information that has Ruben Lossi's cheek, fofana Rabiot, all in your God. I was joking when I said it the last time that he was going to do that and he did it.
Speaker 1:Oh man, oh man. Look, we're going to talk about the selection shortly, but the thing is, first of all, I'm just going to say I'm very happy about the result, regardless of if it's 1-0 or a very narrow, narrow, narrow victory. I think we really set the tone with that, with that victory yesterday, because it was a very, very scrappy game, like at some point, like I don't even know, I didn't was happening towards the end of the second half, like it was just all over the whole place, you know. But again we came out with three points in that game. I think a very important three points, for that matter. Look to me, I think it's. It's a good game overall. Um, was it fun to watch? Maybe a little bit, but I didn't really.
Speaker 2:Um I think the way well yeah to be honest with you, was it fun to watch? I don't know where you saw, maybe a little bit. I don't know know how Milan's games are fun to watch, but the one thing that I'm I'm beginning to get like I'm confirming as the day goes by, is that you know, like we need, we need. I can't wait for normal forwards to show up because, man, it's so frustrating watching Jimenez, eh. But you can't blame him for it. I mean, he really no, like the guy, basic, like basic touches right, like basic ball control. You know how many times this guy missed chances because he can't control the ball.
Speaker 1:I think the biggest positive that I would take away from that is the fact that we actually played as a team. We suffered as a team, even. Jimenez off the ball off the ball, off the ball, off the ball. Santiago Jimenez was very, very useful.
Speaker 2:Did you watch in time in La Verda Juventus? Oh, please. There were a lot of goals. Yeah, the quality in terms of the goals. And you know my God, if those people play Milan, it will suffer. Suffer is what we'll do. But it's okay, go ahead. I don't think so.
Speaker 1:But anyways, yeah, going into that game, I do, but it's okay, I don't think so, I don't think so, but anyways, yeah, um, going into that game, I was, um, I wasn't, I was, I was a little bit confident in terms of, like, what the result, the result was going to be in all honesty. And again it came, we came, we came victorious at the end of the day. Right now, let's, let's talk about, let's talk about allegory selections.
Speaker 2:Exactly that's where you want to start from I don't know. You tell me what you think I'm not.
Speaker 1:I'm gonna keep quiet and listen to you I think the first criticism that you posted in the group about that, about allegra's election, was to rob you walking into that first 11 well, but to me I don't even the same.
Speaker 2:You tell me how oh he's waiting for, uh, samuel and richie to get up to speed. This one, that one, and then rabio just comes. I told you that based on how he was looking at rabio, I was watching some of the interactions in the dressing room. Rabiot's first day at San Siro yeah, I watched it as well. The guy was looking at him like, oh my God, my son, welcome back. Like I haven't seen you in such a long time. I hope that he scratch you.
Speaker 1:You know what. What he did was the first thing Rabiot did, was he asked. He told Allegri that I'm ready, I'm ready, and that what he meant by I'm ready simply means that, okay, you know what coach I've been training, you know all. I had a very good precision and I think I'm ready to go to join the team. So I'm, you know, honestly, like him work. Rabiot had a good game yesterday, had a very good game yesterday and again the way Allegri wants to play right. Like Rabiot had a good game yesterday, had a very good game yesterday, and again the way Allegri wants to play right, I feel like Rabiot plays a very huge role in yesterday's game. Like now you might want to make a case and say, hey, what about them players like Richie and Cole? Like I mean, they still came on eventually, right At the end of the day, it's all about business.
Speaker 2:It's all about business. It's all about business. I say business, but part of the job is also making sure that all these young people you bought, you're developing them right, Because we never tell they will. And then the next well, that's how we did it Vardes, and then Vasquez, and Vasquez we waited and waited Whenever, because I would just be sentimental.
Speaker 2:Well, I'm only trying to say he has to balance it, Knowing Allegri, Allegri, this voice will chop bench. I saw them warming up. They warm up until they are tired, Every day. All the time you see them is when they are warming up, you know, and to me it just doesn't make a lot of sense, right? I just feel like you know there's balance, right? But then again, yeah, according to you, Milan is winning, so yeah.
Speaker 1:I think you can tell, like, even from Allegri's selection, I can tell from his selection, that this is how he wants his midfield to be structured Very compact and robust, very compact and physical, because, again, this is Serie A, this is how all those, yeah, but then they cannot create though. There's no creativity. Most of this. Seatim has already figured us out already. They know how to play Milan. That's why we got beaten up like many times last season, because these guys, they know how to just work at midfield.
Speaker 1:Like look at what happened yesterday, like playing Bologna, bologna not having one single, like bro Bologna Bologna not having one single, like bro Mike Mignone and our second gripper, right, they didn't have a single work to do apart from using their feet to play. Just imagine, I mean, that shows how compact we are in that midfield. I was telling one of our guys in the group yesterday when he was complaining about Fofana. I'm like look, leave Fofana. Fofana has his role in that team. He might not be that player that's very productive in terms of you know his end product, but the way he did the kind of his responsibility in that midfield, right, you can tell like he has a purpose there, like his job is to walk down that midfield and you can Like again you criticize Modric, being a 40-year-old guy that Milan is putting in the midfield.
Speaker 2:I did not criticize him. There's a difference. I said he's a very, very. He's probably the. In fact, I even told you that the fact that he's the best midfielder Milan has is even troubling. He's a very good midfielder for his age, but he shouldn't be playing 40 minutes every game. To me, 90 minutes every game. That's the point. Right, like it. Just I don't know if that doesn't bother you that A 40-year-old man.
Speaker 1:This is Modric we're talking about. You're talking as if Modric is one 60-year-old guy that's walking around. Well, if he's 40-year-old.
Speaker 2:He might as well be 60 years old, so it's just that, to me, it just, you know, like Madrid is in Milan, they're just there for a year, okay, and the reality is that this Milan team is not going to win the league.
Speaker 2:For me, we have to start rebuilding, right? I saw a picture of when Milan won the last league. I've told you this before. A lot of all those people have left Milan, so now we have to start rebuilding towards winning another league at some point right in the next couple of years, unless somehow you think that Allegri and this squad will win the league. Therefore, whatever he needs to do, Because when you don't give those young guys the opportunity to play, you're basically not giving them exposure that you need, and then tomorrow you'll be the first person to tell me that they need to leave Milan, and then they'll turn into a CDK somewhere. That's how that works, right? That's how it works. I told you that Milan doesn't have a lot of opportunity to play players this season, and playing all these older people is how you don't at least get to develop your young players. But that's my opinion.
Speaker 1:Chin, this is not the time for developing, sorry, chin, look, you need. That's my opinion, chin. This is not the time for developing, sorry. Okay, chin, look, you need to understand something that we're at the phase, right now, where we're trying to like rescue the little bit of repetition that we have left in Serie A. Like, if we end up this season without winning the Champions League I'm sorry, without qualifying for the Champions League or winning the League 7, let's even start with that's going to be a big blow.
Speaker 1:Milan, Like all these players that you see coming in Rabiot, like Modric you think they're coming to come out and fight for top four. They're here to win the league. And that's what you need to understand that right now, as much as we all want all these young guys to come in and play, like you know, coney de Winter, like you know Atikami he came on Exactly, so he came on. I mean, he came on. Pavlovich was having some sort of discomfort in the second half, so they had to replace him. But again, all these young guys that are coming in, right, it's not like they don't want them to play. Of course they want them to play, but the reality of the matter is like they have to understand that we're not here to just come and be a developing player.
Speaker 1:Those days are gone. Those are the days of purely that you buy players and be expecting them to come and grow. No, right now you ain't the Milan, because we have to be at the top of the league in the next like 10 games. Milan should be at the top of the league in the next 10 games. You know what I'm saying. So that's our city situation right now. In all honesty, like, if you look at it, you want to tell me like okay, so the Milan of yesterday that played right, chin, be sincere the Milan of yesterday that played and the Milan of last season.
Speaker 2:Do you notice any sort of growth? No, it's just again a suspected maturity, right, like they look more mature. They don't look too phased by a lot of things, but if that's what we asked for, then that's what we're getting and that's, I guess, what Allegri gives you. But it's a boring game. There's nothing that exciting. There's really nothing exciting to watch with this milan tip. I'm going to be honest with you, like, at least like when my, when samuel richie came on, a lot of people were excited about that. Right, like part of watching the team is watching for the future as well. Right, because as a fan, that's one of the things that you have to, you have to factor in. You know what I mean yeah, you have to factor in.
Speaker 2:Okay, well, know what I mean? Yeah, you have to factor in. Okay, well, who are the people that are going to be at Milan in the next two or three years' time? And the reality is it's not Modric, right? So it just makes it a little bit glim to just be watching that. Now, who knows, we might win the league this year. If we win the league, then it's inconsequential. We are winning a couple of games, but I still believe milan can win the league. That's just my, that's just my theory. So, at this point, like, I feel like, uh, being able to include or involve the younger players in, uh, in, in what's going on at milan right now would help.
Speaker 1:At least, that means in a couple of years we might be able to legitimately compete to win the league so my next question is like, looking at how allegra shaped this team right, yeah, you know the three, five, two formation like do you think to me? For honest speaking, I feel like it's yeah, do you mind make a case if you're talking about the formation part, because I think it's really taking away a lot of, you know, creativity from that team. Looking at that formation, right, but what's your thought on it?
Speaker 2:but, like you said, allegory wants robustness in the midfield. As soon as you see that formation, I ask you people like I hope it was a fake news because I maybe checked too soon, but I I wasn't, I wasn't wrong, it was the formation. Like I don't know which coach looks at all those players and assume that there's flair and creativity there. Like it doesn't even make a lot of sense to me. So when you ask me about the formation, like I think again, if you're going to have that many midfielders, they cannot all have similar attributes. The only think about it technically. He was hoping that Ruben Loftus-Chick would be the creative midfielder, or Modric, 40-year-old Modric. But again, it's a coach you have.
Speaker 1:So you said you want to win, right, the thing is, at the end of the day, right, I think I understand what you mean, but you also need to understand that, looking at a team like Bologna that you were playing yesterday, like you, have to be very disciplined or else they will just they.
Speaker 2:they know how to expose you defensively yeah, but if that, if think about it, if you're doing that against Bologna, what would you do against in Tamil Nadu? Or Juventus or Napoli?
Speaker 1:well, again, this is a different team entirely. Right, these are two different teams entirely. Like Bologna in particular, it's like you play in a very young team that knows how to expose you defensively. When you're playing a team like Bologna, you cannot just go and parade like you know some sort of formation, thinking maybe you'll be able to like, have this sort of flair or free flow of football. I like that you don't know about all this thing you're talking about, of course, you know about all these things.
Speaker 2:My only thing is that we played this, our third game this season. See a lot of all the new, young, exciting players we've got right Playing. That's all I'm just saying. I'm not saying Milan should lose just to play young players. You get. I'm not saying that. But all I'm saying is football is played by young people these days and the reality is, if your squad is made up of old cargoes, there's a chance that you're not going far. You're not going far this year, you're not going far in the future. That's it. I'm just going to leave it at that.
Speaker 1:Anyways, let's quickly just talk about a couple of things that happened yesterday. So we lost a goalkeeper yesterday to calf injury again Mike Minyan, what's on my magic mind injury To me. Personally, I feel like this is really, really affecting us and it's becoming too much every season.
Speaker 2:I know it's not his fault, it's funny because you know what, if I didn't know Mike, I would say, if I didn't know him and his character, I would call it the Neymar syndrome, where every time around February, neymar always gets hot because he has to go for a birthday party. But no, it's incredible because I told you that Mike Mian looks like someone who's carrying extra weight for his frame, right, he looks like that. Now, I'm not sure you mean, this is him Like. He's always looked that way and he's because the issue with him is he's a goalkeeper, right? So all he's diving Before you know it, he's, like, you know, banging his body in spots. He shouldn't be banging his body. And then he also plays a lot of ball, like for a goalkeeper.
Speaker 2:Yeah, right, he's always, you know, like he's playing high, he's doing whatever. Now, that's not an excuse, but the reality is I don't. There's never been a season where he was fully fit I can think of, except maybe the first year. It's incredible, right, and if you ask me personally, I would have sold him when Chelsea wanted to buy him. I would have sold him, just like I told you a few years ago that when Chelsea wanted to buy Rafael, I would have sold him for 150.
Speaker 1:Well, his renewal is coming next year. Right, that's the thing, mike, or Rafael.
Speaker 2:Yeah, Mike.
Speaker 1:Mike or yeah.
Speaker 2:Mike, yeah, but I'm just saying I would have sold him for whatever choice he wanted, because the reality is that I love Mike Mian, I think he's a great goalkeeper, but you take the money, you find another, because at some point he too, he's now in his. He's probably in his 30s, now Early 30s, if not 30s exactly. He's getting to the point where you have to start asking yourself is that yeah, torriani, the young kid? I was watching the aroma today. I remember how you know, years ago, when the aroma came through milan right, and that, uh, that preseason game where he saved a bunch of penalties and all of a sudden he became the guy now. Look at him, fully grown and playing for you know, one of the best teams, if not the best team in the whole world, right, and doing a great job because he's a great goalkeeper.
Speaker 2:So when are we going to find the next Donnarumma? Are we going to keep relying on Magic Mike, whom, frankly, I think Milan should just be getting rid of all these guys that were there before, including Rafalea. I keep saying it, but you guys will never listen to me. Please leave Raf Rafa, cash in. Eh, I'm telling you, cash in, cash in, and find some young talent Start again. That's the truth. Juventus is doing that Juventus and they don't have. Look at Juventus like they are players I can. I envy them, right? They are all very, very young guys that are very talented. Yeah, that's just my thought.
Speaker 2:So back to Mike Mian. I just think his injury situation is unbecoming, right, and the reality is it's almost similar injury every single time, every single year almost. So it's either they haven't fully figured out what's going on with him or there's something more. Maybe someone did voodoo on him or something I don't know. Like, because you can't have it every year your goalkeeper, most goalkeepers, they never miss a game in their whole career, but, as every year, he's out for like months, right? Hopefully this time around is not too serious. I don't know if you heard anything okay, let's.
Speaker 1:Let's move into our defense, our three back back line, which is Gabia, pavlovich and Tomori. How impressive are you so far with them this season?
Speaker 2:Tomori has been more aggressive, playing that right CB right. I noticed he went in a few times, got a few tackles. He's doing good Pavlovic. I saw him on international break and I was just laughing. I couldn't stop laughing. I couldn't stop laughing. I'm like this is what I have to see every week. What have you been? I said this is what I have to see every week.
Speaker 1:You saw it? Did you see it? Did you see the same thing? Don't make him ill out of it, please. Sorry, he just had a rough moment. That's it. Come on, cheat, did you?
Speaker 2:see this, but did you see the same thing? I can't remember what game was it. They played against France, the way they were. Just, he was just chasing. Every time he was running behind people because he cannot, you know, he can't keep up. I was just laughing. See who Milan have as a defender Unbelievable, like God, milan, eh.
Speaker 1:I love Pavlovic.
Speaker 2:You can love. You Tell me which Milan player you don't love.
Speaker 1:I'm very, very impressive with our defence line so far. I think a lot of people had doubts about them, like no, not being, they're not going to be, you know reliable, you know being able to, you know take us all through or start the season.
Speaker 2:Well, to even start with, I mean, I'm one of those people.
Speaker 1:Of course, yeah, I know, I know I'm just cliche.
Speaker 2:They've kept two cliches, which is nice to have, but the reality is again against whom? And secondly, I don't think they're that impressive.
Speaker 1:Why do you all of a sudden start sounding like maybe Bologna is one mid-table team?
Speaker 2:Bologna beat us last season in the Italian Cup final yeah, but I told you that they've gotten rid of all the players that beat you in that cup. And now that stuff, right?
Speaker 1:but anyways, yeah the thing is, and also like to shine a light on Kone De Winter. When he came on for Pablovic yesterday I was actually very impressed.
Speaker 2:He was very calm yeah, he thought he was very calm, yeah very calm. Yeah, he's good, he's good actually he was very calm and he was in the middle or on where he was in the middle no, no, he played on the left, gabia played in the middle, all through, so and Gabia has. They almost killed him in Villarreal. I think that head injury reset his brain.
Speaker 1:He gave him super power. I know, honestly, even the leadership character I'm seeing in him. He's very impressive to me. I feel like it's good to actually see him grow and at least also we having one Italian, even though I feel like them not calling him to the national team is just total bonkers to me. You know, honestly, to me, gabi is way better than some of the defenders I'm seeing in that Italian national team. Like that's considered almost like what? Four goals, or three goals against Israel, to be honest. But anyways, our midfield now I know it's Modric playing in between, in front of the defense. Then we have Rabiot and Fofana, you know, playing ahead of him. Like how impressive are you, though, with this defensive midfield lineup?
Speaker 2:Defensive midfield lineup yes, I'm very impressed by the defensive midfield lineup.
Speaker 1:Yeah, I'm very Like, you know, honestly, like again, I know this also gives Madrid the freedom to actually, you know, roam and move ahead sometimes.
Speaker 2:Yeah, so I'm not impressed. The only issue I have is we're relying so much on a 40-year-old man to be the sole creator in Milan's midfield. That's it. But, like I think, if you're talking about supporting that defense, this is the best set of midfielders you can have in terms of people that can help support what Allegri is trying to do. Right, Make sure you remain compact, you remain sturdy and you don't consider any goal, but does that make the game fun?
Speaker 1:to watch. Yeah, I know you have a point, though, but the thing is, even when Richie came on yesterday, we looked a little bit less disciplined than we were when we had, like Fofana Rabiot and Modric, but that's the thing.
Speaker 2:But then the game also looked more exciting when he came up.
Speaker 1:Yeah, you're right, you're right Again, but again, are we going to take this kind of risk?
Speaker 2:Are you asking me or are you asking Allegri?
Speaker 1:I'm asking you.
Speaker 2:Because if it's me, I I'm asking, Because if it's me I don't know. I would say you know what, Like it's worth you know doing, Because there's fun. At the end of the day, it's fun, right? If it's Allegri over his dead body, Allegri, you have to kill him first, Like I mean, I don't even understand how he got the red card. I think he has a beef with all the refs in Italy. I think he has a beef, he and they have a beef.
Speaker 1:So, look, I understand the part that you're complaining about, you know, like our creativity being so limited, right, because of the fact that we have players like Ruben Loftus-Chikigian playing. But the thing is, it's very interesting because I'm looking at how we're playing right now. When you look at the way the entire team is being set up, I don't see any sort of technical player that you think will have that sort of huge impact. You know what I'm saying? That will create something out of nothing in that team at the moment, because, again, I'm probably thinking we were supposed to be relying on players like Jasari, for example, right, and but again, pulisic, too, wasn't 100% fit. Yeah, exactly, yeah. So, but, like, do you think, if, if, if we don't have all these players, do you think all these players, do you think?
Speaker 2:Alegris should have Maybe the question I should be asking you to be honest where would Rafael Leal play when he comes back?
Speaker 1:Rafael, Leal when he comes back. Rafael Leal's got look to me, I feel like he's going to bench Jimenez.
Speaker 1:He's going to bench Jimenez, you know, and if he does that, I think he has a reason too. Space right? If you notice all these goals that Jimenez is using right, I find it very sick because he's left-footed right. Jimenez is left-footed and he sets himself up on the left side, so when that ball comes to the left side, you expect him to either be able to have an accurate shooting, but he still doesn't. You see that he hits the ball like yeah, yeah, yeah.
Speaker 2:Because Jimenez is not like a natural finisher. Like, watch those chances he has. If alan I guess those chances, oh my god right, alan knows how to score goals. There's one where he had a chance with the goalkeeper. He ran, the goalkeeper somehow still shoot the ball.
Speaker 1:Yeah on uh exactly, yeah, right, yeah, I saw like I'm just saying like the guy doesn't.
Speaker 2:There's one where Tomori passed the ball to him.
Speaker 1:He couldn't just Exactly, he couldn't control the ball properly. Again, exactly, and yeah, again now just imagine Rafael Leal being in this sort of position, so he's going to score these goals.
Speaker 2:Yeah, well, the only issue is Rafael Leal is not a striker, but I get your point.
Speaker 1:My only concern is I'm not sure if Rafael Leal will be able to cope with the physicality of being a striker, because again he's going to get hit a lot. You know what I'm saying?
Speaker 2:And again, yeah, but no, I was going to say so, there's Rafael Leal. So Pulisic has not started any of the last two games. Right, he has come on. He's used the excuse that, oh, he was not Fulicic. But every time Fulicic comes on right, and that's what you're talking about. If you put Fulicic and Richie, you're going to see more creativity and more excitement. But there's a but. There's going to be more porosity right, which Allegri does not like. But at the end of the day, allegri does not is buying tickets. Fans are buying tickets and people are paying for subscription to watch the game. So if you don't make it entertaining to some extent, so because he hasn't been playing Pulisic. So at some point he's going to figure out a way to put Pulisic and Rafael Leal. So that means he has to take off two of those. So we just already said Jimenez will come off. So Jimenez will come off, useless, uncreative midfielders to come, and then Nkunku will also have to make it onto the team, exactly.
Speaker 2:So, you and I had that question before, like how would he play three of them on the same time? So now he's already told himself that his first born, his first son, mr Rabiot, will basically get a starting position, and it's well-deserved. Well, who comes off? So that means Ruben Loftus-Chick, and what's his name? Ruben Loftus-Chick and Santi Jimenez? No, santi Jimenez. Ruben Loftus-Chick and Fofana.
Speaker 1:I don't think he can do without Fofana. I don't think so. Oh, you don't think so I don't think Allegri would do without Fofana. Yeah, I'm just saying.
Speaker 2:I'm just trying to figure out how he can do without Nkunku and he can do without Rafalea or without Pulisic, because those three, I feel like, are Milan's best attacking players, right, yeah, unless you've decided that let's not even worry about attacking and just try to defend and win the game 1-0., which would not shock me.
Speaker 1:The thing is, if you look at the three players we're talking about, right, you have to look at the defensive aspects of these three players we're talking about as well. Can they defend like Rafael Leal, for example?
Speaker 1:no, that's my point the thing is, if it's going to be 3-5-2, it's obvious that it's going to be playing either Rafael Leal and Nkunku as his partner up front and have Christian Pulisic to come to the right where Salamakas is playing, because, again, pulisic should have that sort of defensive quality a little bit to be able to track back a little bit. You know what I'm saying. That's how I I think that would be the best option.
Speaker 2:I don't think Allegri is going to do that. Allegri already said in Salamaka, salamaka, as I told you, didn't? I tell you that is good, he deserves the praise. Salamaka is one of his type of players, right? Yeah, you get it. It's Allegri's type of player. Because of the work rate Very high work rate. And me personally, I actually like Alexis. I think hard the work rate, very high work rate. Yeah, and me personally, I actually like alexis. I think I've told you before you always call him my boy and now you're seeing that my boy is coming, coming, you know, doing my boy things. Well, no, I like him because he works hard, he puts his head down and he tries and then these days I'm noticing that he's becoming more. His decision making in the final third is actually becoming better. Right, like, right, like the pass for the pass. For what's it? Modric, modric, yeah.
Speaker 1:Was spotless.
Speaker 2:Yeah, like. Yeah, he took his time. He waited, waited, until he looked up and saw the run coming. Right, Alexis old Alexis would have just done rubbish, like crossed the ball even without anybody being there.
Speaker 1:Right, and, by the way, he's more composed now and, by the way he was, he was loved too strictly, actually, don't forget, sorry, yeah, yeah, but anyways, anyways, yeah, I think overall, like the game was very, was very.
Speaker 2:No, the game was okay, I just, I'm just happy they won.
Speaker 2:I rather they win than they don't win, and they've kept two cliches, so that's good. It's just that my fear is that this way, the way we're going, it's going to be a very long season. It feels like we've played seven games already. That's how my life feels, but it's only been three games. It's going to be a long nine months, wait until winter comes, and then Wait until winter comes and Milan plays this game and you don't even remember half of the event that happened there game and you don't even remember half of the event that happened. There was a point I was looking at the SG on this game. After first half it was like 0.23. I'm like, oh, my God, god, this is my future.
Speaker 1:I know, I know and again, I don't know if you're right and if this is how we're going to be facing our games now, in terms of, okay, you know what, just get the job done, get the three points and get out. I think that's the state that we are right now and we all have to respect it because, again, it's allegory. So that's how we get the job done and that's why we hired him. We hired him because we want results and, again, if this is the way that's going to bring the results to us, then fine, let's just face it. It's the new era now. So it is what it is. You know what I'm saying? The thing is now we're going to be facing Udinese on Saturday, right? Do you have any sort of expectation from this? Well, 1-0.
Speaker 2:Why are you laughing? It's called while I close the door. Yeah, milan are going to win 1-0 or 2-0. It's just the new Milan, right? So yeah, it's not going to be. There's nothing going to nothing exciting coming out of the game other than that.
Speaker 1:So, unless you have other thoughts, Anyways, to me, I feel like there's most likely Rafael will be back for the Indonesia game, and I think that's a very good boost for Milan. Now I'm waiting to see how he's going to shape the team when Rafelija comes back. That's an interesting piece. I'm looking forward to it. And also, let's quickly just talk a bit about other teams in the Sierra right Napoli.
Speaker 2:Napoli just keeps on rolling. Yeah, they're doing well the one that my joy is Inter Milan struggling. So I said Kivu is a great equalizer, right, because you know I told you you don't ever listen to me. You know Nzaghi was the glue that held in Tamil Nadu together. That guy was like he's a very good coach.
Speaker 2:I don't necessarily agree on that, but maybe you're right at some point. It's your own decision to not agree. It's not your friend Pioli, now that he's almost at the bottom of the league in Italy. It's him, Pioli, that he said he's going to come back and cure cancer. The same is Zaghi now. The same is Zaghi you're talking about If you go to the league where he is that Pioli was in and they fired that and Zaghi now do so well in that league.
Speaker 1:Zaghi is a good player. Oh please, please, don't even go there. Please, chin. The thing is right now like again. You know, juventus are in Tamerlan, they are tied, they are, they are, they are this thing, their first game of the season. There is always food goals anyways. Last season I think he ended like 4 something or 4-4 or. I'm really impressed with Tudor by the way the mentality has shifted into Juventus. It's really good. Napoli are also doing well as well. Funnily enough, roma lost to Torino one of the weird games of the season as well, and that's in Rome. So this season is going to be a very, very weird season and I can't wait to see how this shapes up. After 10 games. I know some coaches. After 10 games there's a possibility that some coaches will get fired. Anyways, I hope it's not Pioli.
Speaker 2:Oh, yeah, he's on the list. So see, you're hoping, keep hoping he's on the list, although he and Fiorentina they have a very good relationship, but he's on the list. And then there's the coach of Inter Milan, st Kivu. Yeah, he's probably going to get fired at some point.
Speaker 1:It's also on the hot seat as well, but the thing is, even if Inter fires St Kivu, I don't think they have any sort of better replacement for him at the moment anyways.
Speaker 2:Do you ever have a replacement until you fire the person Like it doesn't matter, right?
Speaker 1:And I feel like it would be too early for them to do that as well. In all honesty, it's a sinter.
Speaker 2:Yeah, they lose another game or draw another game. What do you mean? Too early. They are already six points behind Napoli, so they have to catch up. You have to remember these points. It's not like anybody will come back and give you the points back and say sorry, we made a mistake.
Speaker 1:I we made a mistake, I know, but again, it's not like they're expecting him to just come in and, just, you know, take over like the team.
Speaker 2:Yeah, they're expecting him to just come in and just take over, because you know why Other coaches right, just come in and just take over. When Nzaghi came, you're here now talking about Allegri, whom has just come in and taken over Milan and doing a good job, right? So I'm just saying, like you can get results. In the first game of the season, they were so excited. Everybody was like, well, they won't miss a bit. Now, all of a sudden, they look so porous, and that was what you know Inzaghi's biggest deal was was coordinating that defense so that they don't give us so many chances while creating so many chances at the same time.
Speaker 1:Anyways, I'm looking forward to another exciting encounter with Udinese A boring 1-0 win.
Speaker 2:We'll see how that goes. Yeah, me too I'm looking forward to an exciting 1-0 win for Milan against Udinese, and we'll see how that goes. But overall I think Serie A is hitting up, so I'm excited for that myself.
Speaker 1:Same here as well. Chin, thank you so much. It's been a pleasure talking to you about Milan.
Speaker 2:Again, thanks for coming on, yeah and it's been a pleasure talking to you too, Dave. Maybe next time we should find more exciting things to talk about, because we should just find just do a game and say only exciting things that happen in the game. Maybe we'll put. The podcast will be five minutes long.
Speaker 1:Thank you so much for your support and download. It's been a pleasure again. I'm looking forward to another weekend. We'll get back on Sunday again and talk more about Milan. Thank you, Chin.
Speaker 2:Thank you, Dave. And thank you very much. Have a good day, yeah, bye, bye. Have a good day, yeah.
Speaker 1:Bye-bye, ciao Ciao.
