#i literally cant stop saying my idol ante rebic is finished idk what's wrong w me

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detailed post about my thoughts/criticisms of milan's recent performances that no one asked for but hey!! why not. i'm in a silly giggly mood rn so it's all lighthearted. no one's obliged to read i'm just rambling

overall: not a great mentality in the team rn. the players get nervous in important games (first ten minutes against inter), and get nervous and frustrated when losing. after spezia's 2nd goal you could see slips, more pointless fouls, more mistakes in play and passing. as a team there isn't much mental fortitude and that can prove to be a killer. for some reason we only show up against top-table opponents (napoli, lazio, atalanta but that was a while ago) and can't handle it against anyone else? idk but it's weird.

on pioli: is he to blame for lack of depth and the players making stupid mistakes on their own? i don't think so. but tactically it's undeniable that there are decisions he could make better (the calabria-dzeko mismatch has been talked about a lot). and he should be the one helping with team spirit and mentality. with everything happening right now we're stagnating with no real improvement. i respect what he's done for milan before and i do like him as a dude but i think in the summer it's time for him to go. (i don't think an immediate sacking would help as it may cause too much disruption and we might not be able to find a better replacement so soon)

on the defense: i just really don't understand why it's so inconsistent. probably due to the mentality stuff i mentioned earlier. i think kjaer/thiaw/theo have been the most decent recently, as tomori's been inconsistent all season and i don't know what calabria's doing half the time he's on the pitch. and we need to start conversations about kalulu. ever since he came back from injury he's kind of really stunk. maybe it's just me tho but i don't think he's been at all up to his standards recently. again the defense looked really solid vs lazio but against inter i felt like it was january again and that is certainly not a good thing...

on the midfield: well bennacer is out for the rest of the season so it's mostly a write-off for this area i think we're finished djfkdhfdjh. tonali/krunic nothing to say, i do think they've been solid and important even if krunic kind of ghosted against inter from what i can remember. as for pobega.... did yall see that "pass" he tried to do in the dying minutes that went straight out of play. that sums him up for me, he's a hard worker and has a good shot but other than that he doesn't really bring quality. as for quality, THANK FUCKING GOD pioli finally brought out adli. he didn't have much time but imo he really shone, good control of the ball and didn't manage to lose it in a stupid way like how most of our players do. just checked fotmob too and he completed the most dribbles of any player!!! good for him but when he came on in the 70th minute that speaks a lot about the others.

on the attack: one decision i will consistently fight against pioli over is the decision to play brahim as an attacking midfielder. HE'S NOT THAT GOOD AS AN AM. he just gets fucking bodied by everyone like against inter because he's so small (that should've been a penalty on him today btw), he works better out wide with more space. about saelemaekers, i've grown to respect him a lot recently, it feels like he always gives his best. even if his best isn't always like... top tier lmfao i still respect what he tries to do. with leao injured i thought he did pretty well as a deputy. as for messias.... i'm just gonna include this image here.

anyway back to it. we all know origi has been utter booty ass for most of this season. but honestly the last two or three games? he actually looks like a football player now LMFAOAOAOAI. he can actually run and do things with the ball who woulda thought!!! i'm waiting for the corner taken quickly on tuesday. cdk however... he looked somewhat decent for like one or two games recently but today he was back to being a passive force. i really don't know what to say about this boy, honestly i feel bad for him and i don't know what could fix it. a better coach maybe hmm??? hm??? anyway onto giroud, it pains me to say it but he really has not been good lately. i honestly just think he's tired. he constantly presses which wears out his legs, he barely even wins aerial duals or headers anymore which is supposed to be his specialty. idk man. he scored once in all of march and once in april. the busy schedule obviously doesn't help. he needs rest and so do i (typing this from my bed)

and finally, my idol ante rebic is finished