Run an average of 12 kilometers per game! 7 goals and 12 assists at the back, only cost AC Milan 20 million
Spending 20 million euros + floating bonuses to get Dutch midfielder Ryanders, some people joked: AC Milan also bought "Rice", which is much cheaper than Arsenal.
The midfielder, who averaged more than 12 kilometres per game and delivered seven goals and 12 assists last season, is the Dutch version of Jorginho in Ambrosini's mouth.
01. Pioli's key signings: whether AC Milan's Dutch tradition can be continued
A. Pioli's key signing: He convinced Ryanders
After sending Tonali away, AC Milan's idea of signing in midfield is clear. After buying Cheek, Pioli's focus was on Ryanders, and he also planned to buy Musa in Valencia.
All three have a certain ability to propuls autonomously, and Ryanders is more of an organizer who can drive the whole forward.
It was precisely because Pioli's multiple phone calls detailing the importance and position of Ryanders in the team's future plans that finally allowed the player himself to take the initiative to facilitate a trade and catch up with the pre-season trip to the United States.
I don't know if Ryanderdes will appear for the first time in the match against Real Madrid, which will also become a new attraction for the Rossoneri.
b. AC Milan's Dutch tradition: will it be continued by him?
This summer, AC Milan's signings have a word called reunion. Both Lofty and Christian can find some acquaintances here.
Relatively speaking, Ryanders will feel a little strange here. However, AC Milan is still a team with a Dutch element historically.
While it will be very difficult to surpass the summit of Seedorf and the Dutch Three Musketeers, if it goes well, Ryanderdes can catch up with the numbers of De Jong and Evan Nuelson and should make fans happy with the deal.
02. Defense relies on awareness: Kicking and confrontation are worrying
a. There is no problem with the awareness of retreat
As a back, Ryanders' biggest advantage is still attack. He averaged 1.8 key passes per game last season, creating 12 great scoring chances while churning out seven assists.
His sense of position and spatial insight on the defensive end are still good, but the physical confrontation has major flaws, and the explosiveness when he comes out is also very average, and the accuracy of the foot is not high.
Fortunately, he chose Serie A, which has a better overall defensive awareness and positioning, which may cover up his individual deficiencies on the defensive end to the greatest extent.
Judging from this retreat, when England international Rice went straight through, Ryanders was still in the middle circle.
However, his subsequent retreat was still very good, and he retreated to his own restricted area in time to complete the key relief.
Rice attacked after passing the man, kicked straight to the wing, and instantly created an opportunity to cross the box.
Ryanders was still far from the penalty area at the start, but when Antonio crossed into the middle, it was Ryanders who landed in time and broke the tackle.
Looking at the attacking and defensive switch this time, AZ Alkmaar conceded a goal near the halfway line. Rice cuts forward without the ball, and it is Ryanders who follows him in the middle.
It was still Antonio who took the ball and crossed it and wanted to give it to Rice in the middle, but the result was that he was cut off by Ryanders, who followed closely all the way.
b. Individual defense is not trustworthy
As can be seen from the comments on the data website, Ryanders' strengths are dribbling and passing, and the defensive end is good at intercepting and blocking the ball.
However, his flaw is that he is not good at stealing, because his physical confrontation is not very good, and one-on-one defense is easy to be directly penetrated.
It is clear from the camera that this time Paqueta took the ball and passed the first defender. Immediately following the back of the frontal interception was Ryanders.
However, in the case of 2 to 1 with his teammates, Ryanders did not make effective defensive moves, and was still easily cut inside by the opponent and split the ball.
Looking at the defense this time, after a teammate tackled Paqueta, the returning defender Ryanders completed the destruction, but the ball was still given to Ben Rahma on the wing.
West Ham continued to attack and Ryanders once again returned to defence, but was easily thrown away by Ben Lahema one-on-one, but the final cross was cleared by the opponent.
Looking at this shot again, when Paqueta was speeding over, the last midfielder to try to tackle was Ryanders, but it still failed.
It has to be said that Ryanders has a sense of defensive responsibility and a sense of defensive protection. But once the opponent is strong enough, his defensive efficiency will be very low and can only serve as a backdrop.
03. Averaged 12km per game: can he be a good Milan commander?
a. Being able to run and lead: This is the most critical
One advantage of Ryanders is that he is very good at running, as well as dribbling and sudden dedirection changes (it must be relatively far back, otherwise it is still easy to lose the ball due to physical disadvantage).
So in the relatively back position, he can complete the work of organization and advancement through his own ball, getting away, dribbling and continuous running catches, and can be called a back-mounted midfield core.
The one who catches the ball continuously at the back is Ryanders, and his frequency of foot movements and flexibility to change direction are still no problem, so with a certain amount of space in the backfield, he is enough to complete quick dribbling and change direction.
Coupled with his strong ability to run, he can become a commander who radiates a large area from the back to the middle circle.
The ball was similar, with Ryanders retreating into his own penalty area (it was his teammate who broke the ball, not him). He then completed a pass against the wall with his teammates in the corner of the penalty area, and he continued to use his foot technique to lead the propulsion.
After the confrontation, he stumbled a little, but used his possession skills to stabilize the ball. In the end, he faced the upper grab, his pass was very good, and the ball managed to reach the halfway front.
b. Average 12 kilometers per game: his lower limit is still good
It is worth mentioning that last season Ryanders played 54 games at AZMAAR, played a total of 4,843 minutes, and actually averaged more than 12 kilometers per game.
Why Ryanders is a good fit as a rear core is because he has a fast frequency of action and good ball sense and technique.
In particular, most teams do not have the habit of pressing high, and he can quickly carry the ball forward after turning around, which is very powerful (especially since there are not many teams in Serie A who like to press high).
This wave of counter-attacks came from Rainders' continuous touches after turning, and even in the process of turning, he poked the ball out, allowing his own attack to accelerate.
Because he was very good at running, Ryanders then followed all the way to the front. Scoring the ball a little to the left of the edge of the box, he fired a beautiful long-range shot that knocked on West Ham's door.
Looking at this wave of attack, Ryanders took the ball in the midfield and turned around and took up at speed. His dribbling quality is good, but lacks the ability to physically protect the ball.
So once he goes up front, he can still easily concede the ball. Fortunately, he put in the counter-grab at the first time and let the ball return to the feet of his teammates.
Conclusion:
A type like Ryanders is likely to become a parallel trade in the Premier League, but coming to Serie A may be quite suitable for him.
20 million euro fixed transfer fee + floating bonus, AC Milan bought players in this summer window, have their own unique advantages and characteristics. In the end, whether the players with their own skills can be squeezed into a whole depends on the skill of the coach.