El Pipita’s goal was enough to secure three points in Europa League against Dudelange but the Milan management was greatly disappointed with what they saw.
Winning in Europa League, especially in the opening match of the group stage, was important to secure qualification in advance. But what AC Milan offered yesterday against the local side of Dudelange was disappointing to say the least despite the three points.
The narrow win 1-0 was received badly by the management, especially the club representatives flown in Luxembourg and present in the stands of Josy Barthel stadium. According to reports by La Repubblica, technical director Leonardo, former captain Paolo Maldini and the representative of the American ownership Giorgio Furlani were not pleased and optimistic after the end of the match against a semi-professional squad like Dudelange. Gonzalo Higuain saved the day again and the secured the first three points in Europe.
The management has been negatively affected by the display of AC Milan, revolutionized by the massive rotation of Gennaro Gattuso. But the responsibilities of the opaque performance do not seem to fall on the coach, who rightly should be able to rely on his entire squad, but on the players who failed to take advantage of the opportunity given.
In particular, some of the new purchases should have shown greater self-denial and team spirit, while instead they lit up only occasionally. Higuain aside, there is the impression from the leadership that although the transfer campaign has been done with good intentions there is still something missing on group level and mental growth. Time will tell if this Milan can aim high shortly.
