GdS: Character not enough as Fiorentina dominate play against ‘confused’ Milan | OneFootball

AC Milan came away with just one point from their clash against Fiorentina last night, and they remain at serious risk of missing out on European football through the league.

As highlighted by Gazzetta dello Sport this morning (see photo below), the Rossoneri fought their way back once again, turning 0-2 to 2-2 underneath the San Siro floodlights. However, it was a draw that didn’t help either side too much.

Milan need the win to approach the European positions again, while Fiorentina could have put pressure on Lazio and Roma. In short, while it was an entertaining game with end-to-end stuff, the outcome didn’t benefit anyone.

Fiorentina dominate the play

If we only look at how the game was played, there is no doubt about the fact that Fiorentina were a lot better. They put fantastic football on display, especially with their counter-attacks, but there are also no teams like Milan when it comes to character.

Tammy Abraham and Luka Jovic made sure the final result was 2-2, in a game which easily could have finished 5-5, and that is no exaggeration. In the second half, all defensive rules and principles were thrown out the window as the game was played from one goal to the other.

There were about 15 good opportunities to score, both teams combined, and it forced Mike Maignan as well as David De Gea to make some very good stops. Beyond the disappointment related to the standings, it’s impossible not to have fun with games like this.

Milan fight back again

In all of the aforementioned actions, Fiorentina were vertical, aggressive, organised while Milan were confused, slow and disorganised. La Viola also knew how to manage the game when need, unlike the Rossoneri who were frenetic, often losing the ball.

However, Sergio Conceicao’s men never gave up. You almost suspect that the first tactical move is to go down by a couple of goals, because it seems the Rossoneri are only good at recovering, in cycling they would be great climbers, but they have no idea what a descent is.

The manager realised his mistake with Yunus Musah, bringing on Jovic (our MOTM for the game) as an attacking midfielder of sorts, with Christian Pulisic moving to the right. Abramam and the Serbian made sure to pull Milan back into the game, but a winner was never found.

As said, the draw may have been entertaining for the neutral spectators but as far as the involved teams go, it was pretty useless. Milan because they, once again, failed to play from the first minute and Fiorentina because they squandered a great lead.