GdS: Tomori to Theo – Milan’s seven big individual errors this season | OneFootball

By their own standards, AC Milan have had a shocking start to the season. A win against Inter serves as a break from mediocrity, and even then, that is generous, and a report has collated the seven big mistakes of the 2024/25 season so far.

It seems like a repeat of last season in many respects. Within the opening two months of the season, Milan are already struggling in Europe, and questions are being directed at key players and senior members of the club. Additionally, Paulo Fonseca’s future is being doubted, but is it right to do so?

Gazzetta dello Sport has recalled several mistakes from this season already, and they stretch across Europe and domestic fixtures.

The first issue came on Matchday 1, when Malick Thiaw scored an own goal after trying to control the ball, rather than clear it to safety, and whilst the game was drawn eventually, it could have been won without the mistake.

Day two provided the worst attitude of the season, and Theo Hernandez was the face of it. The Frenchman lacked commitment for both goals, failing to track back and ultimately costing the Rossoneri the game.

Sticking with the defender, Theo’s participation in the cooling break incident offered another damning blow to the game, and Fonseca’s position, even if the action was innocuous. However, attached to this game were mistakes for both Lazio goals – Fofana, Tomori, and Pavlovic were all culprits.

It was set pieces in the Champions League, and Maignan was at fault for both of the goals. On both occasions, the goalkeeper allowed space to the attackers, and he was punished for doing so.

Number five comes in Germany when Tijjani Reijnders opted to stop in the box rather than make an attempt on goal – which Gazzetta claims to be a regular occurrence with him, even whilst calling him an elegant player. We stay in the BayArena for the sixth calamity, when Alvaro Morata fails to hit the target from six yards.

Finally, the Gudmundsson goal on Sunday night, an error between Fikayo Tomori and Matteo Gabbia, bringing that partnership under the microscope, what had been a certainty, is now uncertain. It could be argued that this was a drop in the water compared to the penalty debacle, though.

Mistakes happen, but seven calamities in such a short space of time says more about the squad than the manager, suggests Gazzetta, even if the Portuguese head coach has made errors.