Few notes about this absolute retard of a game:
1) Dzeko was fucking disgusting. Should've scored in the 3rd minute, should've easily squared the ball to Perisic shortly after Lautaro's goal but instead he miscontrolled it like the fucking cretin he is. In the 95th minute, he had a completely FREE header from 6 yards out but completely missed the fucking target.
Then, right at the final seconds of the game, he had the chance to pass to Dumfries who could've put one last cross into the box. Instead, he miscontrolled the ball again, lost possession, and the ref blew for full time, robbing us of our desperate last chance.
With the exception of tapping the ball in for his goal and "winning" the penalty (which was more of a retarded gift from Demiral) he didn't put a fucking single foot right today.
2) This is why I've taken a firm anti-Calhanoglu stance since the second we were linked to him. A starting player for a Milan side which finished second, decent stats, on a free transfer? A classic Marotta move but this was only ever a "good" move on paper. Anyone who watched this shitter at Milan knows that he is absurdly frustrating and a complete hack under pressure. If he can't handle the pressure of a Milan whose goal was 4th place, how the fuck is he to handle the pressure of being at the champions looking to defend their title?
There is a reason I made fun of Milanisti talking up Calhanoglu last year, like the stats could ever mask his obvious deficiencies and ludicrous inconsistency. Fucking losers gushing about "most chances created in Europe"
the guy had one good calendar year from January 2020 until he caught COVID in January 2021. Outside of that one anomalous 12 months, this is his usual standard.
I'm incensed that we were stupid enough to take the bait of this good-on-paper opportunity without realising he is a Lazio-level player at best. 3 years of this cunt on €5m
He will go the way of Joao Mario because no one will buy him with those performances not to mention that absurd wage. Another black hole of losses.
I am the biggest Vecino hater on this forum but I would sign on the dotted line right now for Vecino to start the remaning 32 games of the season if I could. As much as I criticise Vecino for his wayward passing and non-existent defending, the guy doesn't get fazed by pressure like Calhanoglu does. If Inzaghi has a shred of meritocracy in the way he selects his team, Vecino should be starting the next match.
3) Skriniar was shite IMO. Disappointing game, way too casual and complacent. I was furious about his fucking dickhead pass which lead to Atalanta's cancelled goal but how ironic that it turned out to be our saving grace.
4) Handanovic is so fucking done it's not even funny or sad, it's just distasteful. The best thing he did to today was fail to save Malinovskyi's goal - because he actually dived for a fucking change. Other then that, how many times was he caught ball-watching like a statue? De Roon's early chance which went just wide. Malinovskyi's free kick which hit the post. Ilicic's low dragged shot which slowly rolled just past the far post. He has completely lost that instinct to hurl himself at a shot. His body just does not react in time anymore.
It's not just the (lack of) diving, it's the complete lack of faith he has in himself at this stage. It's clear he no longer trusts himself. He has lost all his surety when it comes to claiming 50-50 balls and his uncertainty just stinks up the fucking joint. I don't care if we have to pay out our nose, just get that Onana cunt or some other dipshit at January. Sure we'd save some money by getting him on a free 6 months later but those 6 months may be the difference between meeting our objectives and not.
5) Finally that defense is fucking abominable. At this point I'm shocked to say I'd almost consider Milan scudetto favorites - purely because you CAN NOT win titles defending like this. They seem the most non-retarded team right now.
Say what you want about Milan, despite what those deluded shitters think, there's no way in hell they have better individual players than us. But they defend much, much better as a unit right now. There's a sense of calm and security and rigidity when they defend. With us, it's like Swiss cheese with gaping holes everywhere.
I have not seen our defense this porous in years. It is legitimately shocking. Everywhere you look there's these fucking 10m circles of space for opponents to exploit. No one is moving, no one is closing down except for Brozovic. It always looks like we're playing with a man down when we defend because the way we cover space and block channels is so disgustingly unsuccessful.
We're going the way of an Atalanta at this point, or more aptly Inzaghi's Lazio - a team which scores a ton but can't defend for shit.