A cynical and concrete Milan outfit wins against Venezia and finds the right continuity after the fantastic success against Inter. The visitors do not underestimate the league commitment and aim to find the right tuning in view of May 14, the day of the Coppa Italia final against Bologna. Yet, the victory over Di Francesco's team gives us important indications, particularly regarding the new tactical set-up of the Rossoneri side.
Milan beats Venezia thanks to counterattacks - Conceicao regains Gimenez, but not only him...
Perhaps, we can officially say goodbye to the mantra of dominant football. Since Paulo Fonseca's presentation onwards, in fact, the Rossoneri directors, and not only them, have done nothing but talk about an offensive philosophy, about dominating the game, about ball possession and a high defensive line.
Unfortunately, however, the current Milan is not this, quite the opposite. The team carries with it a very high technical quality that is only enhanced in open spaces. Sergio Conceição understood it, albeit with a few months’ delay, and tailored a made-to-measure suit. Milan now waits for its opponents, attracts pressure and overcomes it with its speed. The numbers from the match against Venezia speak clearly: two shots on target and two goals scored. In short, football is simple, said Conceição during one of his first press conferences, and we cannot disagree with the Rossoneri coach.
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Back to the pitch again, the victory against Venezia also highlights other things, one of which is the return of excellent performances by Youssouf Fofana. The French midfielder not only provides the assist for Pulisic’s goal, but delivers a match of great quantity and quality. The tandem with Reijnders, by now, is a total guarantee, as the two form a dynamic and eclectic pair. Is that all? No, because while we glide over yet another great match by Christian Pulisic, we focus on the return to scoring by Santiago Gimenez.
It was really needed, given that the Mexican striker had started to suffer through a drought, not having scored since February 18, namely the return leg of the Champions League match against his former team Feyenoord. From that moment onwards, 9 matches without leaving a mark and grumbles already speaking of a sensational market flop.
Thus, Gimenez returns to scoring, and what a goal it was, and admits, as revealed by Conceição himself, that he too needed to return to celebrating with his teammates. Now, however, the 24-year-old centre-forward must continue like this to be the extra weapon ahead of the crucial Coppa Italia final.
What did Sergio Conceicao say after the game?
"Gimenez? He is aware of not being at his best. He told me immediately after the match ended that the game hadn't gone well but that the goal was important. That is important: to put the positive things forward, not to go into the negative. He has to look at what he has to do, how he can work for the team with and without the ball. Then the goals surely come because he is good and the group knows his qualities. We have confidence in him and in all the others."
