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Cologne-Milan was seen as a first real test for Stefano Pioli’s line-up and, objectively, as long as the big players were on the pitch, the Rossoneri did what is expected of a great team. AC Milan suffered at the beginning of the match, where the hosts made the most of the week of work on the legs, but once the goal was kept armored thanks to the excellent performance of the Kalulu-Gabbia duo and a reactive Tatarusanu, it is came out the mentality of the Italian Champion formation that was able to hit twice in a lethal and lightning-fast way, with quality and wickedness. This is probably the most important aspect and that has attracted the most attention of Milan: a team that despite several changes, seemed never to have pulled the plug from May to today. That’s why, in cold weather, perhaps the best palm of yesterday’s race goes to Stefano Pioli, who kept alive a flame that, even with a few days of training, has remained alive and is waiting to be fed on the market.
Let’s see promoted from yesterday’s race:
GIROUD: he picks up where he left off, that is with a brace with a goal more beautiful than the other. He takes advantage of the opportunities that come to him and is excessively generous when, in the first half, he could look for a hat-trick instead of serving Rebic.
REBIC: the signals are the optimal ones of a player who seems to have made a complete reset of last season. He started the action of the AC Milan advantage by stealing the ball and leading the action until he put Giroud in front of the goalkeeper with a nice heel strike. Mentally it looks like another player.
MESSIAH: perky and already with a good leg. He is often found free on the vertical of Florenzi and seeks the ball on the ground dialogue with his teammates closest to the penalty area.
RABBIT: are we sure he took his vacation? He takes the field as if he has never stopped. In some moments he towers over Modesto and makes an impression for the personality he puts on the field even in a test like the one with Cologne.
CAGE: confirms his growth phase, playing with personality and it is he who leads, in some situations, Kalulu. In the second half he catechizes Michelis on the movements to be done both in pairs and in the ward.
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