Milan's 4 - 0 defeat: How could that happen?

AC Milan is considered one of the great names in European Soccer. This club has won a lot of trophies in many competitions. Despite the fact that it lost 2 -3 to Manchester United at San Siro, many of its fans believe that the team will still go through to the next stage of European Champions League. However, as we know, Manchester United beat them 4 - 0 at Old Trafford in the second leg last Wednesday. Losing a match to a big team like Manchester United is quite acceptable, but losing 4 - 0 is a humiliation. So, how could that happen? In my opinion, there are two factors that cause Milan to suffer from such a big defeat.

First of all, they had to play the match with some of their key players out injured. Simply to say, they did not play with their best formation. At the back, Alessandro Nesta could not play due to injury and up front, the same thing happened to Alexandre Pato. With this unfavorable condition, It was very difficult to win the match against a team like Manchester United.

Next, They have no a creative playmaker that can orchestrate their play and open up United's defense. In that game, it was obvious that Milan lost the presence of Kaka in midfiled. Andrea Pirlo was too slow and was lack of vision toward the game, while Claerence Seedorf is too old to play in a high-speed and competitive match. In short, there was nobody in Milan's midfield that could take the role of their former star, Kaka.

In conclusion, with some players out injured and without a key player in midfield, it was understandable that Milan had to suffer from such a big defeat. I hope they can learn something from the match for the team's betterment so that in the future, they will never lose a game with such a big score line.
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