Milan Bound- Jesse Lingard

 

 

There has been a lot of rumors since December when he made his transfer request , where he would go. Surprisingly Man United reject his request and now it looks as though they will say goodbye to him in the seasons end, for free no less.

He has recently been seen hanging out with Ibrahimovic , who is a former team mate of his. Whilst it’s well established that AC Milan love a cheap or even in this case, a free player signing on!

 

What Qualities Does “Young” Jesse have?

Though it is a running joke about Lingard being a young prospect he is well established in his last 20s now , having been part of the United squad since a youth.It was last season where he was given a run with West Ham where he should he could be an elite player, 9 goals from 16 games in a support role.

 

His well established for his relentless and discipline pressing side of his game, where he is more reliable than other more flashy wingers in the premier league.He also is very good in his off the ball work in terms of defensive and offensive runs.  His passing is consistently of a decent level including in a high attacking team set up.

 

 Though he get’s a cheeky goal or two , he is not known for the flashy side of the game, he is more of a jack of all trades a master of none.

 

 

 

How Does He Benefit AC Milan ?

The English Premier League is the highest performing football league in the world where he has plied his trade throughout his career in one of the best clubs in his time. He would bring that level of experience ,match fitness and to be frank eyes to the AC Milan side that only Ibrahimovic meets. This would benefit Serie A overall greatly as Lingard has seen to be a meme of sorts .

 

Undoubtedly he would a massive improvement to AC Milan’s right wing side regardless if they stick with 4-2-3-1 or revert to a 4-3-3. Alexis and Messias Jnr have shown flashes in this season but neither is consistent in a game or over a period of games in both defensive and attacking responsibilities.

 

Though Saelemaekers is threatening in his attacking movements with dribbles that exceeds Jesse, he is not yet the final product and in this season has to be a degree been thrown to the wolves where at times his poor or slow decision making his hurt AC Milan. He also has disappeared in games all together whilst Messias Jnr can give you a few good shots a match he does fall short in doing this over 90 minutes and in fulfilling his defensive duties at times.

Jesse would in theory be of a higher match fitness level and should consistently provide more of a match presence throughout the 90 minutes. A lot would depend on him fostering a thriving relationship with the future captain Calabria who has proven to be a key player for Milan recent seasons despite not having a regular partnership with in recent times.

 

One area which has proven vital to AC Milan’s success this season as been the left hand side where there has been 14 goals contributed by Leao , Theo and Rebic, whilst the right hand side has only scored 7 . Messias Jnr who start the season late has 4 of these goals whilst Theo also has 5 assists alone which reveals a further story.  Lingard may not reach double figures in goals but he will automatically improve the right hand side and at a bare minimum cause more chaos to create more goals and allow Milan another avenue to score now that teams are beginning to double team Leao.

 

Lingard may yet sign on to United or stay in England for a greater pay day , however if the opportunity arrives AC Milan should definitely take a chance on this one.