Italian journalist of Sky Sport Italia, Peppe Di Stefano, spoke about AC Milan's Ruben Loftus-Cheek and the defeat against Juventus. He said these words to Radio Rossonera.
"The defeat itself (vs Juventus) isn't alarming, because I was much more alarmed about the derby. However, I look at the data this morning: one is the difficulty in offence and the struggle to score with Giroud being the main striker having only scored 4 goals, three of which are penalties. Then, Leao does not score for a month. also, of the 6 Milan midfielders, there was only one goal, that of Loftus-Cheek in Cagliari, but not a three-point goal. I struggle to understand why Reijnders, Pobega and Musah didn't score. There is no need to be alarmed by the defeat: in 11 against 11 he would certainly have held his own. The negative element is precisely that of the goals, we need to reflect and find the antidote to this problem, and I understand that we are talking about it right now at Milanello."
On Ruben Loftus-Cheek, this is what the journalist said:
"Availability expectations? Not for Paris. I don't even know if we'll see him vs Napoli. His problem is not a medical one, which has been resolved, but rather a nuisance that nevertheless remains. We are talking about a player who needs to be very careful, he has a different engine than the others, he is 1.91 meters tall and weighs at least 90 kilos. I didn't believe it first, but he makes the difference on the pitch. Milan have another step forward with him, but you have to recover him well and you have to wait for him."
"Today he trained separately, I find it hard to think that after three weeks Milan will throw him on the pitch, we need to try to get him back for Napoli. More than ever I'm realising that he really gives an extra push to Milan, he helps up front and he helps behind, he is balanced on and off the pitch. Milan must recover him as soon as possible."
