Boban suggests Milan are missing Tonali in criticism of performance vs. Liverpool | OneFootball

Zvonimir Boban was deeply critical of the AC Milan team and the management after the 3-1 defeat against Liverpool, suggesting that they are missing the heart of a player like Sandro Tonali.

It was not a good night for Milan at San Siro, but things were going brilliantly when Christian Pulisic’s excellent shot put them a goal up inside three minutes. Konate and Van Dijk headed in set pieces to give Liverpool a half-time lead, then Szoboszlai made sure of the points in the second half as the game ended 3-1.

The team were jeered off the field as the fans saw yet another performance that they were not happy with and another disappointing result. The pressure has really ramped up on the head coach Paulo Fonseca, especially with the derby against Inter to come on Sunday.

Boban was covering the game as part of a panel on Sky and he seemed to clash with Zlatan Ibrahimovic as the pair discussed his comments regarding not knowing what the role of the Swede is.

At full-time, the former midfielder was critical in his assessment of Milan, with his comments relayed by Radio Rossonera.

“Big problems for Milan. There is no construction of play, the two central defenders are very slow and awkward, they don’t have the courage and personality to play the ball forward,” he said.

“In the middle of the field there is no one who takes responsibility to do more concrete , important things, to get the ball to the wingers or the attackers. Then for an hour they play on the right?

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“I don’t understand. I’ve never seen a ball on the left for Theo or Leao. It’s not logical to play for an hour only on the right, so it was probably a choice.

“The most worrying thing was really the lack of reaction at 3-1. Only Abraham did something good, but evidently a leader is also missing. And there is a lot to build.

“Milan sold Tonali, their best Italian player and very attached to the shirt. Seeing him away from Milan is a shame, these things then have to be paid for.

“To come to Milan he refused Juventus who had offered 42 million to Brescia: these are the values ​​that must never be lost.”