As the top European giants of the past, AC Milan is the temple of many excellent players, and many superstars have left their footprints here. But since 2012, Milan has begun to decline for various reasons, and the players here are no longer as star-studded as they used to be. So, let's look back at the "average player" who played for Milan for the last decade. They were not star-level when they came to Milan, but they also had a brief highlight during their time at Milan, or a flash of inspiration, but in the end they returned to the ordinary and failed to gain a foothold in San Siro.
Andrea. Polly
Polly's appearance is still online
Do you remember this Italian midfielder who looked exactly like Kaka and was tenacious on the field? Milan spent €6 million to bring it from Sampdoria to San Siro in 2013, and Polly was an absolute mainstay of Italy's U17-U19 youth teams at all levels, and in 2012 was selected for TheLandley Italian national team. At that time, some fans called it "montelivo lower limit, lower limit Pirlo", but I think this statement is pure nonsense, Polly's style is completely different from those two. For now, his ceiling should be Tonari.
I remember Milan losing 2-1 to his opponent in that game, but Polly and his teammates completed a beautiful two-on-one match, entered the box and calmly pushed the goal. Polly's performance in the first few games of the first season was indeed amazing, but then he gradually returned to the ordinary, and his spirituality gradually disappeared, and finally became a sapper midfielder. Strictly speaking, Polly in Milan was a qualified sapper midfielder, but definitely not excellent. In his four seasons with Milan, Polly played in 109 games, contributing 3 goals and 10 assists. Polly moved to Bologna on a free fly in 2017, and now the 33-year-old Polyantalia Sport team.
Sabonara
Sabonara, who was born at an inopportune time in Milan
In 2013, Sabonara and Polly were brought to San Siro with Galliani for a transfer fee of €4.8 million. Like Polly, Sabonara is hailed as Italy's new hope. However, Sabonara's career in Milan has not been smooth, and he does not have a suitable position in Milan from the front, and a limited number of appearances are also hovering in the midfield and winger positions. In his two seasons at Milan he played only 8 games and did not get any statistics. Milan eventually loaned him back to Empoli, where he was bought out for $4 million.
Although Milan did not have a good performance in his career, Sabonara's strength was still good. I remember one game when he came off the bench and after he came on an attack he took the ball nicely off the beaten track and then shot from a distance just outside the big box, the shot was very strong and angled, but unfortunately hit the goalpost. Sabonara played for Fiorentina this season, playing 22 games and contributing 2 goals and 3 assists.
Birza
Milan had high expectations of him, but injuries continued
In August 2013, Milan brought in the Slovenian midfielder from Genoa for $3 million. Seriously, at that time, I saw that Milan was really confused about these operations, and it was even if I bought Polly and Sabonara, and it was also an Italian hukou book. But what the hell is this Birza? Before being loaned to Turin by Genoa, the performance of 2 goals and 4 assists in a season was decent, what did Milan buy these players for? Has it really begun to impoverish? (It turns out that Milan is indeed gradually impoverished.)
While playing for Chievo, against Milan, Birza scored a beautiful free-kick
In one season at Milan, Bilsa played in 15 games, scoring two goals, and the statistics were OK. One of the goals was really fantastic, with a long-range shot from outside the penalty area hanging straight into the far corner. In fact, Birza played very hard in Milan, but it is indeed limited in strength, and the only thing that people can remember may be that goal. Perhaps, many Milan fans have forgotten that he has left his footprints here.
Nocherino
"Grassroots King" Nocherino
I think "Noctian King" is the most "worthy" of the title, known as the "grassroots king" Nocherino, the highest period of his career was during the 2011-12 season with Milan, to be precise, when Ibrahimovic was around. As an sapper midfielder, Nocherino came to Milan for $500,000 and played 35 games in his first season, contributing 10 goals and 1 assist. However, with IbrahimoVic's departure, Nocherino's performance fell into a struggle, and in the next two seasons, he only played 37 games for Milan, contributing 2 goals and 3 assists. In later seasons, Nocherino was loaned to West Ham, Turin and Parma before moving to Major League Orlando City in 2016. In 2020, Nocherino announced his retirement and is currently coaching at the Milan youth team.
Kutska
Milan's new midfield tough guy after Gattuso
In fact, Kutska's appearance here is not very right, the two seasons with Milan, Kutska's performance is very stable, is the guarantee of Milan's midfield hardness. But Milan's record in those two seasons was so bad that I was only "forced" to brush Kuzka's presence. Milan bought Kutska from Genoa in the final moments of the 2015 season, when he had already played a league game for Genoa. In fact, many people were not too optimistic about him at the beginning, after all, the fame and data were average. However, after coming to Milan, Kuzka played really well, never tireless running, active scrambling, tough confrontation, these are the labels of his time in Milan. It can be said that Kuzka at that time was one of the best players in the Milan team.
In 2017, Milan opened the era of Chinese investment. When fans are immersed in Brother Lee's "Buy! buy! buy! "When it comes to mode, it ignores a lonely back. Kuzka knew Milan might not need him anymore and he also needed to play to keep him in shape, so Kuzka moved to brazzon Sports for $5 million that summer. Perhaps, many Milan fans still miss Kuzka today.
Rodrigo. Ella
I forgot what this dude looked like
This name is unfamiliar to many Milan fans, right? Milan brought in Elli from The Gremio Youth Team in Brazil in 2010 and has been playing for the Milan Under-19 Youth Team ever since. Milan later loaned him to lower league clubs such as Regina, Varese and Avellino. Unsurprisingly, Elie has basically no chance of playing for the Milan first team. The turning point came in the 2015 season, when then-head coach Miha not only promoted Donnarumma, but also put the returning Elli on loan in the starting position.
In the first two games of the season, Elie played as a main player and his performance was also remarkable, which was also a highlight of his career, after all, Elie was only 21 years old at the time, and fans thought that he would become a new star cultivated by Milan like Donnarumma. He recuperated for a while due to injury, but he never got a chance to play since. Milan sold it to Alaves in 2017 for 2.8 million.
epilogue
In addition to the above few people, like Bertolachi, Destro, Jose. Sosa, Louis. Adriano and others have also had a brilliant performance during their time at Milan, but the overall performance is still relatively difficult, and before coming to Milan, they were somewhat famous. And people like Antonelli are still stable, after all, the ability is there. Milan fans are welcome to add and discuss rationally.