"Massimiliano Allegri made it clear some time ago that he wants goals from his midfielders, and so far they haven't arrived. As La Gazzetta dello Sport recall, the first warning dates back to early December, following the Coppa Italia match against Lazio when he said after the game: "The midfielders are lacking goals." It was partially to explain the negative evening but also served as a general warning."
"More than a month has passed, but the issue is far from resolved. Milan can count on Christian Pulisic's goalscoring streak (Florence aside), on Rafael Leao's exponentially increasing goal-scoring average, and on Christopher Nkunku's recent resurgence, but not on the contribution of the midfield."
"Back on December 4, the day of the Lazio game, four midfielders had scored: Youssouf Fofana, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Luka Modric and Samuele Ricci all had one goal each. Together, they accounted for 16.6% of the total goals. Six weeks later, only a rocket from Adrien Rabiot was added. This brings the midfield to five goals out of the 35 total, and the department's impact drops from 16.6% to 14.3%. Considering that the midfield is objectively the most complete and best-planned sector of the entire team, this figure is low."
Allegri expects goals from the midfield, but those goals have not materialized. Attacking players such as Pulisic, Leao and Nkunku are providing most scoring input while midfield returns remain minimal. On December 4 four midfielders had each scored once, contributing 16.6% of the team's goals, yet only one additional midfield goal followed in six weeks. The midfield now has five of the 35 total goals, reducing its impact to 14.3%. The midfield is otherwise viewed as the team's most complete sector, making the low goal output a clear shortfall. Individual form and injuries have also affected outputs.
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