Cardinale Angry at Amorim / Milan’s Patience Runs Out: Imminent Earthquake?

The disappointing draw against Sassuolo set alarm bells ringing at Milan and openly displeased Jerry Cardinale.

According to Italian media reports, Redbird's chief executive left the Mapei stadium with a confused face after watching his team's lead slip away. The contradiction in his behavior was quite obvious; Within 24 hours of excitement and putting on a cap with the slogan "Make Milan great again", Cardinale reached a deep disappointment with a project that, despite the expenses of last summer, has not yet reached its peak. In addition to dissatisfaction with the refereeing team's performance, Ruben Amorim's decisions have also faced harsh criticism.

The team under the direction of 41-year-old Ruben Amorim is facing big challenges in the way of imposing his style. Excluding the loss against Benfica in the Europa League, Amorim and Goncalo Ramos' side are unbeaten, but have picked up few victories and are still a long way from putting in a convincing performance.

Their best performance this season came in the first sixty minutes of their trip to Turin in mid-August. After that point, the efficiency and quality of the team's game has steadily decreased and has been accompanied by very few sparks and long absences during the matches.

This scenario was repeated in the match against Sassuolo and angered Amorim due to the lack of concentration of the defense line in the scene of receiving the equalizer. However, criticism has also started from inside the dressing room. Rabiot publicly pointed out the team's dangerous tendency to hold back after taking the lead.

Rossoneri still does not present a clear identity due to constant changes of players and tactical formations. The risks of the team when leading the opponent remain high and the efficiency of the offensive line is also very small. Besides this, the options available in the team list are very limited; Gabia's injury has weakened the defense line and in the offensive phase, Camarda, whom the head coach sees as the only replacement for Ramos, has only had five minutes to play.

This limited rotation of players has put a lot of pressure on Ramos. Currently and in the middle of October, this Portuguese striker has played nearly 900 minutes for Milan and the Portuguese national team and is struggling with a complete scoring drought in his club team. Amorim has relied on the player as one of the few constants, but accumulated fatigue and tactical confusion have weighed on the entire squad as the Cardinale wait for a return on their investment.

The brilliance of Ramos in the Portuguese national team has not yet been seen in Milan, and this issue has brought criticism from the Italian media.

The Tutosport newspaper gave the Portuguese international a score of 5 and noted that, except for a blocked shot by Arianet Moric after a pass from Samuel Chukwueze, the player was almost never in the opponent's penalty area.

Corriere dello Sport also gave him a score of 5.5 and argued that his few chances came only at the end of the first half and disappeared in the rest of the game.

Gazzetta dello Sport criticized Ten Detrin and wrote a detailed article on this player's situation: "Milan feels an urgent need for their striker to score goals." This current statistic is not enough at all. The striker, who was bought for more than 70 million euros, is on the verge of being labeled as an overrated player. In social networks, some users called him Gustalo or the missing attacker.