For AC Milan, the team's condition has not been ideal since the middle of the league, they have lost the momentum of the early season, replaced by no matter what opponents they face, there does not seem to be too obvious on the field. This undoubtedly worries AC Milan fans, and if the team repeats the trajectory of last season, they will undoubtedly be quite disappointed. In particular, Inter Milan, as the main competitor, has rebounded significantly in the past period of time, coupled with the overall strength, AC Milan is not in an advantageous position, which further increases the pressure on AC Milan.
In terms of player performance, the performance of many of the main players in the AC Milan team has dropped significantly from the beginning of the season, such as Díaz. Diaz was once the biggest surprise of the season, he played quite well in the front position, and during the time when Ibrahimovic was injured, Díaz was actually the core of AC Milan's attacking front, scoring the opponent's goal four times in the first 6 league games and contributing 1 assist. His ability to break through and score in the forward position is what AC Milan rely on most in attack. But over the past period, Díaz's performance has been rather unsatisfactory. In the past 10 games, Díaz has rated 6.5 points or less, and even 2 games have scored below 6 points, during which only 1 game has played the whole game, which undoubtedly shows that coach Pioli is not satisfied with his condition.
Another player who didn't perform well was Bennacell. Before this season, the 24-year-old defender had high hopes that he would be able to grow into a core player in midfield. However, Bennacell's play this season has been disappointing. He has made 22 appearances in the league and Champions League this season, contributing just one goal and one assist. And from the perspective of on-field performance, compared with Tonali and Casey, Benacell has not done a good job of running without the ball, protecting the back line and passing the ball. On the defensive end, he could only complete 1.1 steals per game, which is the thirteenth place in the team. On the offensive end, he had 0.8 key passes per game and could only rank tenth on the team. In addition, Bennacell lacked the most important stability of a back-back player. He has made a number of low-level mistakes on the field this season, which directly led to the team being attacked by the opponent. In this case, if AC Milan loses Casey during the winter break, it will inevitably require reinforcements at the back.
Compared to the in-form Díaz and Benasser, the 40-year-old veteran Ibrahimovic is indeed admirable. This season, after recovering from injuries, Ibrahimovic had little time to adjust and adapt, and quickly became the mainstay of the team's attack, having contributed seven goals and one assist in 10 league games, averaging 7.25 points per game, the highest rating in the team. Although he is no longer incomparable with his peak state in terms of speed and physical confrontation ability, Ibrahimovic still relies on excellent consciousness and technical ability to become one of the best center forwards in Serie A. It can be said that Whether Ibrahimovic is present or not, the combat effectiveness of this AC Milan team on the field is not at all in a grade. In addition to his role on the pitch, Ibrahimovic was able to assist Pioli in managing other players on the sidelines. Pioli has said many times that Ibrahimovic's good role in the dressing room allows him to focus more on the study of the team's technical tactics.
However, Ibrahimovic is "old" after all, and he is getting closer and closer to ending his career. In this case, AC Milan also hopes to have a younger striker with a high level of competition. All along, there are some striker players on the team's watch list, such as Turin center Belotti. The Italy international did not meet expectations and his value fell all the way down to 35 million euros. However, it is undeniable that Belotti still maintains a fairly good standard, and he is also a standing player of the Italian national team. According to the Turin Sport newspaper, AC Milan are quite close to signing Belotti, and the two sides have even reached a verbal agreement. For AC Milan, if he can sign Belotti, he will form a "three insurance" in the center position with Ibrahimovic and Giroud, which will be of great benefit to the team to challenge the league title this season.
In addition, in the case of their rivals Inter Milan, they are also working towards the defending league title. According to Milan Sport, Inter are interested in Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Wijnaldum. The Netherlands international, who has already lost his main position in the squad, is not satisfied with his situation and a transfer and departure has become one of his options. It is reported that Inter hope to be able to pocket the capable midfielder during the winter break. Wijnaldum, 31, is worth 30 million euros on the transfer market. (The picture comes from the Internet, if there is infringement, please contact to delete)