While various sources indicate that Milan have no plans to fire Stefano Pioli, the coach and his tactical experiments were chastised in the media following the defeat to Udinese. ‘Doubled the strikers, cut their efficiency in half.’
The 1-0 result won by a simple penalty by Roberto Pereyra was undoubtedly the Rossoneri’s poorest performance of the season, even worse than the 5-1 Derby della Madonnina loss to Inter.
They appeared toothless and devoid in ideas until the dying minutes, when desperation seized over, putting Marco Silvestri to the test multiple times.
The experiment of switching to a 4-4-2 shape failed miserably in the first half.
“Pioli doubled the strikers but cut their efficiency in half.” “Awful game,” said La Gazzetta dello Sport.
“A hundred technical errors, but none of the ideas work.” It was a team that lacked cohesion and soul.”
Jovic made his Serie A debut for Milan and was substituted at halftime.
“Totally separate from the game, as has already happened in other situations,” the Corriere dello Sport reported.
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“Even Olivier Giroud was isolated in the first half, never being sought out by his teammates.” “The duet with Jovic just doesn’t work.”
Tuttosport concurred that the 4-4-2 experiment was a flop and should not be repeated, at least not with these strikers.
“Pioli needs to hurry up and not let these open wounds become gangrenous,” Corriere della Sera journalist Daniele Dallera commented.
“He is the right doctor for the job; he understands the illness, and we are confident he is the best person to make the correct diagnosis and administer the best treatment.” Even if he didn’t show it yesterday, given that the modifications had little effect.
“Being six points behind Inter is not a disaster.” But playing like that against Udinese is a disaster.”
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