The Portuguese’s bad performance against Newcastle divides the Rossoneri people on the web. There are those who would like a punitive bench and those who remember that “without him Napoli would have gone to the Champions League semi-finals”
The negative evening reopened the discussions, amplified by the failure to win his debut in the Champions League with Newcastle. “At Milan, on the most important evenings, Leao is often missing.” The Rossoneri fans’ comments on the Portuguese have filled social media in the last few hours. Giving, as often, the thermometer of the situation.
“he’s not a champion”
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After the 0-0 at San Siro, many pointed the finger at Rafa, the protagonist of a discolored performance. The reference to the action of the 34th minute is inevitable: “The wrong goal is the emblem. You can’t get there, after having dribbled past everyone, wasting time in changing posture and allowing the defenders to recover just because you want to score the goal of the century” . Someone else is harsher: “It would be interesting to understand if he wants to become a real champion or remain a nice, nice and fun player.” Or again: “I can no longer tolerate certain things from Leao, he’s 24 years old now” and “You complain if he’s not on the Ballon d’Or list. He’s not a champion, he’s just a young man with potential. He doesn’t have the head yet. to be great.”
“play for instagram”
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Tommaso, a Rossoneri fan, quotes an old phrase by Paolo Maldini to photograph the moment of the class of ’99: “Leao, in that missed goal with his heel after having dribbled past the entire defence, the one who played for his Instagram is back”. Luca instead brings up Antonio Conte, recalling when the coach – in his time at Inter – replaced Lautaro after a bad match: “Conte would have taken Leao off in the 45th minute and would have told him certain things if he wants to continue playing for Milan” . At the end of the tweet someone replies, underlining another aspect: “Gasa Conte, but Leao must be pampered. If you attack him like this with a bad performance he falls into a bottomless tunnel. The optimal management of footballers is that which shapes them based on their character”. Rafa’s bad evening heats up social media, with some even calling for the intervention of Pioli and the club: “Due to the indolence he always shows on the pitch, a bit of a punitive bench would be needed. A champion doesn’t have that attitude, he must be a leader and implement without many unnecessary refinements. Space for those who want.”
the defence
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The other aspect underlined is the lack of continuity: “If you are a superior player you have to be criticized more than the others. Leao solves your matches, but promptly stays out of the game for 80 minutes.” In the debate, however, there is no shortage of defenses of the Portuguese, who was surprisingly awarded by UEFA as the best of the evening (with another shower of disconcerted reactions from users). There are people – someone writes – who would sell Maignan and Leao, who are respectively the strongest goalkeeper and player we have had in the last 10 years, because one misses 10 games a year and the other every now and then even allows himself to play one subdued game.” Others remember the Champions League semi-finals reached a few months ago: “Without Leao, Napoli would have made a Champions League semi-final, would have finished the championship with 93 points and would not have suffered the shame of a 0-4 at home. Leao is an absolute phenomenon, like Kvara.”
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