Another must win; they all are. The points are crucial above all here, but a good, dominant performance would be exactly what we need to build on.
It's hard to figure out how we're getting many of the results we've been getting lately. A combination of a very clinical and deadly Piatek and a general improvement in quality with Paquetá, solid defense overall, some inspired indvidual plays (like Calabria's cross, Hakan's strike) very good Donnarumma, and perhaps above all a much stronger mental frame.
Whatever may be the reasons, we're getting wins with Suso in poor form -- that would have been almost impossible two months ago. Now Suso will be out; hopefully a chance for Castillejo to prove himself.
Other than Samu, we should expect the standard lineup, unless I'm forgetting something or something develops during the week. I've been a cheerleader for Conti getting minutes, but there's no benching Calabria now. We play Lazio for the Coppa Semis the next week, so that might influence things a bit.
What did Gattuso do to them at HT? 2 goals in 2 minutes, may be less than 2 minutes even.
So Piatek scored on a Friday. Reminds me with a match I attended in the African Champions league in 2001. Egyptian defender Wael Gomaa scored on a Friday evening. Gomaa in Arabic translates to Friday.
What did Gattuso do to them at HT? 2 goals in 2 minutes, may be less than 2 minutes even.
So Piatek scored on a Friday. Reminds me with a match I attended in the African Champions league in 2001. Egyptian defender Wael Gomaa scored on a Friday evening. Gomaa in Arabic translates to Friday.
Was there ever such run like Piatek’s. Not at Milan for sure but he has to be breaking some Europe or world records no? It’s the best striker we had since Ibra left. It’s absolutely astonishing.
They just can't take so long to decide a goal won't count though, it really kills the mood of the game. It's one of the things everybody who opposed VAR feared, just takes away from the momentum of matches -- and it doesn't have to be like that.
I agree. Hopefully over time we will have a system that can make the correct decision much faster, almost instantly eventually. Let's keep in mind that this has just been introduced
Anyway, valuable three points, but were not super impressive. We scored three and had two gals (I think rightfully) disallowed, plus one or two more chances in the second half while Empoli had just one chance that I can remember, at 0-0 early in the second half.
And yet somehow the result feels flattering, despite several positives in terms of individual performances and another clean sheet.
It's probably because Empoli were extremely poor, but it's the pattern in this good run. We're grinding away the wins, to a large extent thanks to Piatek opening the scoresheet when we need it, but we never really look convincing. I'll take it, but also wonder how sustainable it is.
It's probably because Empoli were extremely poor, but it's the pattern in this good run. We're grinding away the wins, to a large extent thanks to Piatek opening the scoresheet when we need it, but we never really look convincing. I'll take it, but also wonder how sustainable it is.