If there is a problem AC Milan have yet to solve in the league that’s the lack of goal and the disappointing performance of the strikers. Meanwhile Gattuso prepares new ideas.
The first half of the season is almost over, as well as a volatile 2017 calendar year. And AC Milan have not yet found the right hierarchy for their attack, till now disappointing and without too many certainties.
Gennaro Gattuso, to whom the club has reiterated its broad trust, in recent days will test the strengths and sensations of the three available strikers. As La Gazzetta dello Sport reports today, the role of the centre forward is subject, more than any other, to extemporaneous and momentary emotions. And what Nikola Kalinic is currently experiencing do not seem too positive: the Croatian striker was considered the first choice also by Vincenzo Montella but continues to disappoint: just 4 goals, an average rating that does not exceed 5.5 and that insolent attitude that is not liked by the majority of fans.
The ideal choice to give vivacity to AC Milan would be Andre Silva, the Portuguese 22 year old striker that to many fans reminds some great strikers of the past. But only on paper, as the Rossoneri’s number 9 in the league has not yet scored his first Serie A goal, reserving only to score in Europa League, obviously a more fertile ground for his characteristics.
In the game of exclusions there is therefore no choice left but to count on Patrick Cutrone, the youngest but also the most charged of the Milanese attackers. The talented bomber has recently been deployed as a left winger in the attacking trio, but it can not be ruled out that against Atalanta he can fill the shoes of the centre forward like at the start of the season but this time for much longer. A solution maybe still immature but times of crisis historically suggest revolutionary theories: the strong man in power, the drastic changes, the young turn. Milan has already chosen its strong man, Rino Gattuso, and soon could revolutionize the attack with two Under 23s: Patrick Cutrone plus Andre Silva. In years like these, when the owners are struggling, that the determination and desire of the young blood can become decisive.
