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got his first red card in the Serie A career against Benevento, and Tonali had a poor start to the New Year.
Tonali 's 2021 is full of unfavorable tastes. In the first two games of
, Tonali failed to finish the game. The red card left the game within half an hour of the first game, and the second game was injured less than an hour later. The two games combined were less than 90 minutes of playing time. More importantly, the performance of Milan No. 8 in the two games was not convincing: Sandro, who is regarded as a local potential new star and the team's future hope, has not yet found his own growth direction. The rising period of
growth: Tonali hit the rookie wall?
Tonali, who was a fan of dreams last summer, was very high-spirited. However, half of the season has passed, and his situation seems confused. Is
succeeding Gattuso , or copying Pirlo? This is the most discussed issue last summer. On the one hand,
shows people's affirmation of Tonali's potential. On the other hand, it is also full of Italian football's ardent expectations for the rookie midfielder. The media rendering of the "three powers in the north" and the special treatment of Elliott's green light for trading, all prove his brilliance. The media even wrote a long tactical analysis to discuss how his arrival will revolutionize the Milan midfield. In the eyes of many people, he is the most important and longest part of changing the defense of Milan midfield. Puzzle. (After the match between
and Benevento, Gazzetta dello Sport gave Tonali, who left the field with a red card, an ultra-low score of 4 points.
imagined how beautiful it is, how embarrassing reality is.
despite Tonali The value of being a defensive midfielder cannot be completely measured by data, but it is undeniable that he has shown a cliff-like decline in many data. His season average rating has dropped from 6.87 points last season to this year. At 6.48 of the season, both goals and assists fell to 0. In addition to the data of
, his most commendable defensive awareness and toughness of last season disappeared. The one who is good at finding a defensive position without the ball can complete it calmly. The defensive Tonali was replaced by frizz, panic, and frequent turnovers in confrontational passes. Gazzetta dello Sport gave him an ultra-low score of 4 points after the game against Benevento, not so much criticizing him The poor performance on the spot, it is better to say that he lost the calm attitude of the defensive end of the last season and angry offensive.
against Benevento in the game, the sidelines Tonali looked confused.
Tonali hit Rookie wall, this is the initial judgment of people for the ups and downs of potential new stars. Milan's club size and tactical style are more aggressive than Brescia , which makes Tonali need to make certain changes in position and game habits to adapt.
For example, last season's Brescia relied more on two wingers to promote the offense, which allowed them to maintain a solid defensive formation for most of the time, allowing Tonali, who plays as a midfielder, to find and use space more calmly. Implement running and complete the defense. In the
game against Lazio, Tonali was unable to withdraw from the midfield. Although he struggled to catch up, he still failed to prevent his opponent from completing the shot. Z3z
arrived in Milan, and Tonali's role was bound to face. Change. The high position press tactics created by Pioli means that the team's midfield line will inevitably face the choice of pressing forward when holding the ball. Once the frontcourt pressure fails to work, the midfield will inevitably face a breakthrough. Risk. In this situation of
, Tonali’s habit of constantly searching for the best defensive position and the rhythm of the uptake in the slow motion without the ball has been completely disrupted. He needs to face the opponent counterattack more often Under the strong pressure of passing midfield quickly, this exposed his lack of solid midfield defense in the rhythm of physical confrontation and rapid transition of offense and defense.
And in the direct confrontation with a solid defensive line, Tonali's anticipation and card position Ability tends to be more fully utilized. The transition from defense to offense in the match against Samp is extremely smooth, and the action is done in one go, vaguely letting people see the figure of the excellent midfielder of last season. To Turin's zAt 10z Coppa Italia , Tonali played his most comfortable state at a slow pace. This shows that what Tonali lacks is not ability, but he really hit the rookie wall: when his usual system and playing habits have to be changed, he has not been able to learn and master better. How to change and integrate with the past knowledge and thinking about football.
For Tonali, this is an inevitable step. The difference between Brescia and Milan determines the growth process that Tonali must break through from a rookie to a star. Only by breaking through this rookie wall can he no longer be associated with the words "new star" and "potential newcomer", and thus truly take over the mantle of idols.
's ambiguous role positioning: is he "Gattuso" or " Pirlo "?
won this year's "Golden Boy Award" to prove Tonali's potential, but he still needs more actual combat performance to fulfill the expectations of the outside world.
is from Tonali's point of view. Whether he is the successor of "Gattuso" or "Pirlo" has never been a topic.
He chose the No. 8 jersey and personally called Gattuso for advice, which is enough to show his admiration for the former Milan captain. The Juventus coach also said bluntly that "Tonaly's style is not like himself." The so-called "who will succeed" question is nothing but a hype in the media.
But under Pioli, Tonali inevitably encountered a ambiguity in role positioning. In the eyes of the media, he should have been an important defensive pawn to solve Milan's defensive problems, and provided Nasser with support in the defense of the mid lane. His sense of position and ability to manage long passes at the back are perfectly complementary to Ben Nasser's ability to move forward and short passes, so as to release the maximum ability of Algeria's midfielder.
As an important rotation of the team, Tonali has played only 6 games this season.
embarrassingly, Milan midfielder's "8+4 combination" did not appear as expected. On the one hand, the summer training period brought about by the epidemic has been greatly shortened, so that Tonali has a serious shortage of time to prepare and integrate into the team; on the other hand, Casey, who frequently lost his defensive position in the rematch stage of last season, frequently saw frizzy defenses , And let the people originally expected Tonali to take the lead repeatedly postponed. The
plan could not keep up with the changes, which made Tonali's original clear positioning blurred with reality. The idea of providing defensive support for Ben Nasser has gradually become a rotation for the team. His partner also changed again and again: Before the Coppa Italia match against Turin early this morning, Tonali had played 19 times on behalf of Milan and only played the whole game 6 times. In these 19 appearances, Casey stood beside him 11 times, followed by Kronic, who was partnered 5 times, and Ben Nasser, who was originally regarded as his perfect partner, only had 3 chances to work on the same field with him.
In the home game against Prague, Tonali partnered with Ben Nasser for a brilliant performance.
Interestingly, it was precisely in the Europa League match with Ben Nasser that Tonali played his best scored game since joining Milan. By Ben Nasser's side, Tonali's mission is relatively pure, he can put more energy into defense and give play to his own specialties.
And in Pioli's mature system, Tonali is not always able to participate in the game with his best side. His state of decline and difficulty in adapting are restricted by Pioli's mechanical play. When he entered the game with Casey, he was more asked to copy Ben Nasser's role-Tonally's frequent attempts to pass through the backcourt are obviously not his personal strengths.
In the game against Crotone, Tonali showed off his long pass technique.
In other words, Pioli seemed dogmatic and stiff in the use of Tonelli. This directly led to Tonali's inability to pinpoint his own position. The scheduling and long pass ability he showed at the beginning of joining has gradually disappeared due to the limitations of the team's play. Z3z
Tonali's famous set-piece stunt in the first half of last season seems to have been completely ignored by Pioli. In the game against Turin, Milan’s corner kick was taken by Diaz, and last season Tonali provided his teammates with 5 assists at the corner pole position-even in the current Milan team. , Also far surpassed the corner kicker Charhanoglu, but he did not get Pioli's discovery and trust.
have great interest in Turin this morningIn the Lee Cup game, Tonali, who took the third penalty, came in overnight.
is standing in Pioli's position. We can use the intensive schedule and heavy tasks so that the coach has no time to take into account the details of each player, and apply it to actual combat in a short period of training and game debugging. However, Tonali, who is focused on the Rossoneri’s summer transfer and hopes to join San Siro in the future, deserves more detailed growth care and tactical guidance.
Fortunately, after his outstanding performance against the Coppa Italia in Turin, Tonali’s 2021 has a hint of transit. But for Elliott, who has paid a lot of money for him and looked forward to him becoming a top star and even the leader of the team, the flashes on the Coppa Italia are obviously not enough. For Rosenelli and , Tonali is also the best hope for the team to continue their pedigree. After all, carrying Milan's traditional No. 8 jersey, it has been a long time since a new leader has been born.
