Venezia 0 - 3 AC Milan

I was late to watching this game and had to resort to watching replay due to time and work commitments.  I will also admit to have a soft spot for Venezia and coming into the game I was hoping the other relegation battlers all lost to help ease the pain Milan may inflict upon them.

Leao and Theo Hernandez start the match as firecrackers , bursting upon the Venezia defence causing early chaos, with Theo continuing this pressure throughout the match and playing a key role in both defensive stability and offensive support.

Ibrahimovic may have scored the opening but it was set up through a Theo ball to Leao who exploded upon the defence and put the ball into Zlatan's path who simply could not miss . This pattern continued with Leao attempting to dribble past multiple men every chance he had and Theo a constant presence which later evolved into a Leao pass to Theo who dribbled through the opponents and scored a minute after half time and after barely ten minutes he would score a penalty through a handball .

Tonali was able to control and settle the game with Bakayoko providing a servicable addition in the middle of the park. Florenzi display a great enthuasium for the match with trickey and long shots, which however were off target. Brahim and Salaemakers were the noticeable absentees with Alexis even getting a yellow which caused his early substitution from the match.

Zanetti has transformed Venezia into a very capable side who have good intentions but lack the technical ability to finish off a match. Milan dominated much of the match with Venezia taking their chances and were often prevented by last man efforts by Milan or the technical limitations. 

Key notes from the match.

• Milan did need Theo to take a yellow as he risk going into the next three games with a yellow in either potentially suspending him for a Juventus or Inter Milan derby clash, neither of these situations are ideale.

• Gabbia and Kalulu held firm and did not concede a goal from their partnership, I would let this duo ride through the Genoa Coppa Italia clash and the next Spezia game, leaving Romagnoli and Tomori fit and fresh for Juventus and Inter Milan.

• The debut of Stagna the captain of the under 19 for AC Milan was a highlight, his first contribution to the match was a tactical foul. I look forward to seeing him get even more minutes.

• Rebic and Maldini both came off the bench with Rebic appearing quite flashy who will hopefully be back into top form from injury before our derby clash. Maldini may get a lot of heat but he look competent today with his distributing and involvement in the game, I would like to see him get some starts in our nest two clashes .
  

•  Brahim Diaz slump continues, I would highly recommend we start him off the bench against Spezia allowing him to cause some chaos into their defence late in the game and regain some momentum and form into a our more important matches.
  

  Man Of The Match

3. Theo Hernandez

2. Leao

1. Tonali