Bondo, Fofana, Reijnders – Conceicao ponders new-look Milan midfield

Warren Bondo’s debut with AC Milan was certainly a positive one given the circumstances, and Sergio Conceicao seems to have developed an idea from it.

As MilanNews write, Bondo’s return – who arrived on a permanent basis for €10m in the winter but was nursing an injury – opens up a series of new tactical scenarios for the coach Conceicao and his staff in this final part of the season.

Ideal pivot

Bondo arrived at Milan with the label of deputy to Youssouf Fofana but he could also play alongside him in the pursuit of balance. In Lecce this did not happen: Bondo started from the beginning and was replaced after just over an hour by Joao Felix, Fofana came on about ten minutes later.

Yet in these last months of the season we will be able to see them together, to give a bit more defensive protection especially when the opponents are going forward with counter-attacks and transitions.,

Putting the two French players in the middle of the field at the same time could give the right physicality to the middle which the protects the rearguard, something Tijjani Reijnders can’t guarantee as he has a different skill set.