Player Ratings: AC Milan 3-3 Genoa – Tomori disasterclass; veteran steps up

Gabbia (6.5): He could have done a lot better on the second goal, even if his colleague also screwed up position-wise, but at least he got some revenge with a great header to level the scores. It could have been better defensively anyway, let’s just put it that way.

Tomori (4.5): A poor performance from start to finish from the Englishman. A very late and clumsy stamp resulted in a penalty after just a few minutes and he never recovered. He struggled a lot against Ekuban and failed to clear the cross on the second goal. And on the third, although it was unlucky, he didn’t do enough.

Hernandez (5.5): The Frenchman had a couple of good runs, but the end product was always lacking and defensively, he could have done a lot better. Not to mention that he lost the ball quite a few times in vulnerable situations.

Bennacer (5.5): He at least tried to direct the play, making himself available, but he was simply too slow on the ball and also struggled in the transition phase. The defenders were left alone a lot of times and that is no good.

Reijnders (5.5): Tried his luck on a couple of occasions but lacked the precision to find the back of the net. The impressive runs we have seem from him in some games appear to be as good as good too.

Chukwueze (6.5): It was a nice assist for Florenzi’s goal and the Nigerian always managed to put Genoa in some discomfort. However, the end product (bar the cross to Florenzi) could have been much better and he knows that too.

Pulisic (6.5): He managed to get an assist, finding Giroud in the box with a nice cross, and was quite unlucky not to get a goal today. He struggled a bit in the No.10 to get on the ball, but when he did he made something happen. A shot that hit the post and one that the goalkeeper had to make a good save on.

Leao (5.5): To his credit, he did make some runs at speed and thus stretched Genoa quite a lot. However, the final cross was never good enough and it was right to take him off, as also evidenced by Okafor’s immediate involvement.

Giroud (6): Yes, he got a very nice goal on the volley, but he almost didn’t get a pass here (ratings-wise) as he missed an absolute sitter minutes before. Okafor did everything right and the Frenchman looked incredibly lacklustre. His hold-up play also wasn’t brilliant, but the goal did end up being ‘important’.

Substitutes 

Okafor (6.5): Great work off the bench, immediately getting himself involved with a great pass for Giroud. He should have got an assist there. One can only wonder why Pioli didn’t give him a chance from start.

Thiaw (N/A): The goal conceded was very unlucky and he couldn’t do anything about the outcome. It will certainly look bad on paper, but the German is not to blame here.

Kalulu (N/A): We didn’t see enough to give him a rating.

Adli (N/A): We didn’t see enough to give him a rating.

The manager

Pioli (5): Three goals conceded, lacklustre from the start and questionable decisions in the line-up. His tenure is coming to an end, we get it, but it would have been nice to see some enthusiasm in these remaining games. Hard without the fans, of course, but Milan are leaking and he still hasn’t found a solution.