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ANALYSIS: Milan's set-piece mastery
Better, Sinisa Mihajlovic has found the right mix, with 4-4-2 ruling the roost and allowing the Diavolo to achieve some level of consistency, in stark contrast to the ups and downs we witnessed in the first half of the season.
Another major development is Milan's success in dealing with set pieces. Remember when Sinisa Mihajlovic hired former Vincenzo Montella assistant Gianni Di Vio, a man known for his dead ball expertise? That didn't work for Pippo Inzaghi, just as Milan's repeated forays into the transfer market for tall, athletic defenders didn't achieve any real breakthrough.
Now, however, the Rossoneri have gone from being a team that systematically concedes in set piece situations (responsible for 48% of their minus column) to a rock-solid defensive unit, with Alessio Romagnoli (what a buy he's turning out to be!) and Alex helping the Diavolo reduce their dead ball headaches to a minimum. Oh, and Milan are now 3rd in Serie A for goals scored from set pieces (10 to leaders Roma's 13), with 7 goals from corners alone, to which we have to add Romagnoli's brace against Alessandria in the Cup.
Cristian Abbiati and Ignazio Abate are right. Something's changed at Milanello.
Andrea Distaso (@AndreaDista83), translated by @EdoDalmonte
