Alexis Salemackles, the 22-year-old Belgian, has been playing in Milan for almost 3 seasons. When he bought him from Anderlecht for 5 million euros, it was not a big amount, and now his value has risen nearly 4 times, which shows the great potential. But is It really a good option for Saler Markles to stay in Milan?
The technique is delicate
Saler Marks is very good at his feet, good speed, medium and high quality of passes, basically appearing in any position in the midfield during the Anderlecht period, and is good at breaking through the opponent's defenses with high speed. Coming to Serie A, the defenders are higher in rank, but still unhindered by Salles Marks, breaking through the middle of the line and passing again, occasionally seeing him in the opposition penalty area for four and then shooting out of bounds.
The offensive touch is mediocre
Saler Markles is indeed a player with very delicate skills under his feet, and the editor believes that he can see see seeing seeing Seedorf's shadow in him. He was a long-time 4231 right wing (sometimes left wing) at AC Milan, where as a right-footed player he preferred to break through on the flanks and cross rather than pull out open shots. As a winger, Salles' statistics are indeed mediocre, for example, in the 20/21 season, only 2 goals and 4 assists were won in 36 league games, which was not high.
Although Salles played as a winger in Milan, he was actually more technically suited to playing wingback.
Is he really a striker?
Salmales is technically good and fast, but lacks offensive touch. He is more rear-back and closer to the sideline, he can only cut into the middle of the ball under the opponent's tight defense, and he is more than happy to return to the right-back position to make up for it, resulting in him appearing in the attacking position relatively little time. He made a high-speed breakthrough in serie A and came to Serie A only when he played counter-attacks. This kind of hard defense and the suddenness of making the ball, relatively makes him neglect to attack.
Archery flutters
As a right-footed player, Salmales' right-footed shooting ability is good, but only after controlling the ball, the first shot can be said to be disastrous.
Belgian national team
Saler Marks played mainly as a 343 right wingback in the national team, performing relatively well, causing a lot of trouble for the opponent with flexible breakthroughs and sprints on the right side, and the defense was solid and perfectly displayed potential (1 goal and 1 assist in 5 games).
The immutable 4231
Since Milan boss Pioli adopted the 4231, he has basically not changed formations, so Salles has been fixed in the right wing position (occasionally as a right-back or left wing, he follows the way he plays in the middle when he jumps on the left wing, but instead has more shots and attacking opportunities), other positions are already full, and the most recent starting position has even been replaced by the more offensive Junieur Messias, but it seems that the right wing is still his only position in Milan.
Although his playing time is definitely quite a lot, a young player needs to play properly to unleash his potential and continue to grow. As a winger, Salmales defends diligently but lacks offensive strength, and as a right-back, his one-on-one ability is not at the top. Wingback seems to be the best position for Saler Markles. Under Milan's 4231 policy, will Salmales' stay in Milan waste his time because of poor positioning? Do Milan need players who don't need this function?