Milan, Kalulu: “I worked hard to get to all this”

Surgical, it is often said in these cases with a somewhat vintage term which however has its yield. Already. Pierre Kalulu gripped the scalpel and made a perfect incision in the heart of the Empoli area. Distance: beyond the bezel in front of the area, therefore beyond twenty meters. Coefficient of difficulty: high because it had several pairs of legs in front. Technical gesture: flawless, a slightly twisted left caress, on the grass, in the corner. So in the corner to leave Vicar motionless to watch the ball enter the goal. Ah, Pierre Kalulu is a defender.

Barricades

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On the other hand, they are the thousand resources of Pioli to send his Milan on goal, right? Once upon a time there was the stopper that swept and swept. Now they build and, from time to time, score as well. We’ll talk about it again at the end of May, but this could be one of those goals that a coach blesses at the end of the season. On the day when Leao was more off than on, Giroud did not find the door and Ibra entered the final, paying particular attention to raising the barricades in his area, the scene was taken by this 21-year-old boy who up to two seasons ago he had never filed a professional presence. He started with the Rossoneri. They say that already when he moved to Milanello, the Lyon fans were very angry with the club, guilty of having lost him on a free transfer. Now, probably, in those parts they spend their days self-flagellating.

Holder?

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Pierre came to Milan to grow and maybe be able to give Pioli a credible alternative to Calabria on the right. In short, a full-back business card, although with some digressions in the curriculum also at the center of defense. In short, the classic bet of those players you take without paying them and hope to come up with something interesting. Here, a year and a half later Kalulu is to all intents and purposes the third central holder of AC Milan. Many fans would even like Pioli to switch to the three-man defense just to see him on the pitch. The hierarchies may still reward Romagnoli, but the passing of the baton would still seem inevitable since the captain will hardly renew the contract. Then, of course, it is foreseeable that someone like Botman will arrive in the summer, but in the meantime Pierre is becoming a guarantee.

Hard work

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And the goal is just a cherry. The true value was shown in Naples, in that angry, generous and complicated guard over Osimhen. A much feared duel on the eve, which Pierre won. The fans (and his teammates) call him Pierino and love him both when he’s in the middle and when he’s scoured in the band. He told Milan TV just the other day: “I have been thinking from an early age about how to be a modern defender. When I was at Lyon, the style of the coach and of the whole club was all about being a well-rounded player: technique, speed, playing with the ball on your feet and reading the game. I’ve never been just a defender: I played one season as a central, then six months as a full-back and then in a completely different role “. This explains a lot, but there are also his words in this post-race: “I feel very good of course, now I play more and play well, but I worked to get to all this. I owner? I am here to be ready and to do everything to help the team. My role? I feel like a defender, and it means that I have to be able to play in all positions ”. Shiny and flawless. Meanwhile, the Rossoneri people are submerging the web with a single desire: to continue to see him as the owner. Possible, probable, that Pioli is thinking seriously about it.