AC Milan, against Inter, should continue with the 4-3-3 formation module. La Gazzetta dello Sport pointed out how the new players Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Christian Pulisic, formerly at Chelsea together, have found good chemistry together on the right side of the pitch.
Loftus-Cheek, playing as a central midfielder, defends and protects the plays of the American, who reciprocates by leaving space for his friend to move up from behind.
This connection was evident during Pulisic's goal in the Milan-Torino match, which ended 4-1, with a perfectly executed triangle with Loftus-Cheek. However, the understanding between the two goes beyond geometry and tactics. The two have already spent three seasons together in London at Chelsea, and this summer, they found themselves side by side again in the red and black jersey.
In the initial weeks, they stayed in the same hotel and traveled together to Milanello. The newspaper revealed that the two are good friends and often spend time together outside the field in the city. Together, Loftus-Cheek and Pulisic add weight to Milan on the right side. They have both 'rebalanced' a team that leaned heavily to the left, where Rafael Leão plays.
Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Christian Pulisic join the ex Chelsea men Fikayo Tomori and Olivier Giroud at AC Milan
Loftus-Cheek and Pulisic have expanded the colony of former Chelsea players in the Rossoneri locker room, writes PianetaMilan. With them, in fact, there is also Fikayo Tomori, who arrived in red and black in January 2021. Tomori and Loftus-Cheek have known each other since they were children. They have gone through the ranks together, from the youth teams to playing at 'Stamford Bridge' with the First Team, and in 2015, they won the UEFA Youth League together with the 'Blues'.
Pulisic, on the other hand, won the Champions League with Olivier Giroud at Chelsea in May 2021, the same year Loftus-Cheek went on loan to Fulham. At the end of that season, Giroud would then move to Milan. Now all four of them find themselves playing for the same team, under the guidance of head coach Stefano Pioli.
