And to think that he is technically classified as a midfielder. Christian Pulisic in the Rossoneri squad, on the official AC Milan website, appears between Pobega and Reijnders. His numbers, however, are those of an attacker. A luxury striker: 15 goals and 10 assists in cups and championships, in his first season at Milanello, meaning he had a hand in 26.3 percent of the Devil’s total goals. One in four passed through his feet directly or indirectly. Not bad, for a player who arrived “depressed” from the previous season at Chelsea. Better than Kakà, but above all better than himself: in a single season at most he reached 11 and it was the grace year of 2019-20, when Chelsea bought him from Dortmund for over sixty million.
performer
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“With Milan I’m doing nothing but having fun – Christian said in recent days -. I’m having lots of opportunities to play and demonstrate my qualities. So I’m just having fun”. For him, a new start which at Milanello greatly resolved one of last summer’s problems: the replacement of Brahim Diaz, who Milan had no way of redeeming from Real due to the buy again in favor of the white club. A particular story, that of Brahim: criticized more than once during the last season by the same fans who then rediscovered themselves as inconsolable “orphans” when it became clear that the Spanish playmaker would return on a permanent basis to Madrid. In fact, Brahim’s farewell deprived the Devil of a particular performer, capable of bringing unpredictability to the offensive phase and those plays that San Siro has always been luxuriously accustomed to appreciating.
yield
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Diaz’s prospects for Real-bis, among other things, didn’t seem like much. A year ago, these days, people in Madrid were saying that Brahim wasn’t exactly at the top of Ancelotti’s list of thoughts. Then things changed, and a lot. Diaz made his way among the Madrid stars and earned himself a place in the sun. Right now we are at 12 goals and 6 assists in 43 appearances, or a goal every 166 minutes. In other words, at Milanello Brahim was taken by the hand and accompanied to such a level that he could be a protagonist in a dream team like Real. The Spaniard’s excellent performance in Madrid, however, does not generate regrets in the Rossoneri world precisely because Pulisic’s exploits give no reason for it. Indeed, one could say without risking blasphemy that the Devil gained from the change.
effectiveness
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Meanwhile, in terms of goals: Brahim has never gone beyond seven for the Rossoneri. Then, in terms of continuity: Pulisic must also improve in this sense, but Diaz’s “dark” periods were evident and a little too numerous. Finally, flexibility: given that players with Brahim’s technique up front can basically cover all roles, Pulisic’s effectiveness in each of the three positions in the attacking midfield cannot be overlooked. On the right he really learned to move this year, since Milan needed him there. The performance behind the striker is also good, as a central attacking midfielder. And on the left, well, it’s the house specialty. Wanting to summarize with just one concept: Pulisic is unquestionably and undeniably the Rossoneri with the best impact on the transfer market from Maignan onwards.
