GdS: Technical, tactical, personal – why Amorim banished ‘Nkunku & Co.’ from Milan

Yesterday, it was revealed that AC Milan had banished several players from the first team and the reasons are filtering out.

This summer has been strange for Milan, who have been off and on throughout, and yesterday it got even weirder. Indeed, the idea of a banished group is not regular in European football, but it has been employed at Milanello.

Why Amorim cut four…

According to this morning’s edition of Gazzetta dello Sport, Amorim arrived with a ‘friendly’ tone, but his decisions have been ruthless. It shows a clear change and a known need to get things right.

On his ‘cut list’ there are four names: Fikayo Tomori, David Odogu, Youssouf Fofana and Christopher Nkunku. Technically and tactically, there were reasons for their banishment this summer.

However, the Portuguese also spent a lot of time analysing the impact they had on the dressing room. Indeed, he studied their behaviour, attitude, commitment, involvement and influence on their teammates.

So, these four were immediately dismissed from the squad.

Behavioural issues

It is worth noting that Odogu is different to the others; he is simply not considered ready to play for the Rossoneri. For him, it’s not a case of behaviours, unlike the others; Tomori and Fofana are considered ‘disruptive’ in the changing room, for example.

With regards to Nkunku, it was more a case of his work on the pitch. Amorim demands intensity and ‘total commitment’, but the Frenchman did not show that. As a result, he has already left Italy, as seen yesterday.