AC Milan Journey: AC Milan 1 v 1 Udinese

AC Milan played host to Udinese at the San Siro this morning. Frustratingly this match went very much like the last clashes against Udinese , being a tight close affair. Sadly for Milan this match also played out like a cross of the Spezia and Sampdoria game.

Though Milan dominated much of the first half in possession, much of the game play occurred in their own half , passing to each other attempting to control the game and draw out Udinese player's to then play behind them. This did not work and left Milan extremely frustrated as Udinese like Sampdoria and Salernitana employed a very physical approach except Milan were able to play through the middle this time but were often double or triple teamed down the wings. Leao especially was a focus for the physical game play from Udinese and more cards should have been given to Udinese players. Thankfully due to a Tonali cross, Leao was able to beat multiple Udinese players, control the ball and put the ball into the back of the net in a very challenging position. Udinese nearly equalised moments later and Deulofeu a former Milan man was a constant thorn to the Milan defence, constantly finding himself beating a man.

Even in the second half, Milan sadly coasted with wasted chances though admittedly Brahim Diaz was finding more space Leao than any other as the game progressed. After Milan made a number of changes with Messias ,Giroud both coming on, Udinese quickly leveled through horde of players in the box scoring from a corner , in a shot that should not have occurred. Rebic who only just came on , made a number of errors that Milan could have conceded from if it was not for Theo who himself also made some. Due to Milan conceding they tried upping the tempo but too many misplaced passes and illtimed runs hurt the cause. Also noting Salaemakers who had come on barely featured in the game and bringing on Maldini amplified the effect of being two men down. The last few minutes turned into a comedy with Udinese using time wastage tactics and the referee slowly losing control of the game.