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The Milan players on international duty with Italy will face off against one of their former teammates today, the on-loan striker André Silva.
Nuno Gomes believes Andre Silva arrived at Milan at the wrong time https://t.co/jmXJToR0v4 pic.twitter.com/s1tGWxttZB
— CalcioMercato (En) (@CmdotCom_En) September 9, 2018
About his unsuccessful time at the San Siro, former Portugal striker Nuno Gomes told Tuttosport that:
He arrived in a difficult period for the club. When a young lad, who still does not know a lot, is seen as the savior of the team, things do not usually work. He has had a difficult time, he has also lacked confidence, but I tell you that he is a strong player. He is not a typical 9 like Pipo Inzaghi, but he is a striker who moves a lot and knows how to handle the ball, often he assists his teammates. He’s not the one that just scores.
André Silva did only score two goals in Serie A for Milan, although he probably should have had more. He scored a hat trick on his debut for Sevilla, of course, and maybe he could have come good for Milan. However, it seemed like he wanted to go, and with Nikola Kalinic’s form that saw him start over Silva for large stretches of the season, maybe he felt he was’t used correctly. Of course, with the transfer of Gonzalo Higuain and the play of Milan’s own Patrick Cutrone, perhaps the former FC Porto forward saw that his time would be up no matter what.
On to the links.
AC Milan and Italian Football Links
Germán Pezzella will still be allowed to wear a custom captain’s armband honoring former Fiorentina captain Davide Astori. [Viola Nation]
AS Roma executive Mochi gave an interview in which he discussed how and why the club buys and sells players. [Chiesa di Totti]
Roma are reportedly interested in FC Porto captain and Mexico international Hector Herrera. [Football-Italia.net]
World Football Links
Dani García said that being at Athletic Bilbao is what he’s wanted for a long time. [Inside Athletic]
A new book about Leeds United legend Gary Speed is coming out soon. After starting his career at Leeds, and appearing over 300 times for them, Speed went on to play for Everton, Bolton Wanderers, Newcastle United, and Sheffield United. [Yorkshire Evening Post]
Leicester City’s Harry Maguire has signed a new contract that will keep him at the club. [The Guardian]
Germany beat Peru in a friendly 2-1. [BBC.com]
A review of how August went for Leeds and Marcelo Bielsa. [Through It All Together]