The squad led by Stefano Pioli finished in fourth place in the Serie A, a position that grants access to the Group Stage of the Champions League. With a great season in the Champions League, AC Milan has a few of their players with top of the class performances in their respective positions. To understand their individual impact to the team, we present the average ratings of the players in a Back 4 (primary used formation) and in a Back 5, the types of defense used for the whole season. In addition, this players must meet the necessary minutes requirement to be considered (minimum 450 minutes played in the season in a type of predefined defense: Back 4 or Back 5).
Player | Rating | Minutes Played | Position |
Mike Maignan | 6.71 | 1618 | GK |
Fikayo Tomori | 6.75 | 2236 | CB |
Pierre Kalulu | 6.89 | 1155 | CB |
Davide Calabria | 6.89 | 1612 | FB |
Theo Hernández | 6.74 | 2231 | FB |
Ismaël Bennacer | 6.99 | 1705 | M |
Rade Krunić | 6.59 | 1179 | M |
Sandro Tonali | 7.05 | 2088 | M |
Brahim Díaz | 6.81 | 1459 | M&W |
Rafael Leão | 7.52 | 1949 | W |
Olivier Giroud | 6.44 | 1735 | CF |
Star Player:
- Rafael Leão (W) – 7.52
With incredible performances, AC Milan’s Winger (W) was the player with the highest average rating of the squad.
Other Key Players:
- Sandro Tonali (M) – 7.05
With a few players having great seasons, it is possible to see that AC Milan has some players present in the Serie A 22-23 Team of the Season (TEAM OF THE SEASON: SERIE A 22-23).
Player | Rating | Minutes Played | Position |
Ciprian Tătăruşanu | 5.59 | 1080 | GK |
Malick Thiaw | 6.93 | 734 | CB |
Matteo Gabbia | 5.36 | 510 | CB |
Simon Kjær | 5.55 | 748 | CB |
Pierre Kalulu | 6.25 | 727 | FB |
Alexis Saelemaekers | 6.04 | 1067 | W |
Charles De Ketelaere | 5.70 | 867 | M&W |
Junior Messias | 6.19 | 1139 | W |
Tommaso Pobega | 5.51 | 857 | M |
Divock Origi | 5.88 | 558 | CF |
Player | Rating | Minutes Played | Position |
Fikayo Tomori | 7.36 | 525 | CB |
Malick Thiaw | 6.26 | 620 | CB |
Pierre Kalulu | 7.12 | 661 | CB |
Theo Hernández | 7.15 | 540 | WB |
Rade Krunić | 7.20 | 469 | M |
Sandro Tonali | 6.19 | 619 | M |
Brahim Díaz | 6.58 | 468 | M&W |
AC MILAN – 22/23 SERIE A | |
G – Games | 38 |
W – Wins | 20 |
D – Draws | 10 |
L – Loses | 8 |
P – Points | 70 |
GS – Goals Scored | 64 |
GA – Goals Against | 43 |
GD – Goal Difference | +21 |
HW -Home Wins | 13 |
AW – Away Wins | 7 |
With more wins at home than away (13 Home Wins & 7 Away Wins), it is possible to consider AC Milan a strong team at home and away. Besides that, the positive goal difference highlights the good attacking setup (1,68 goals per game) with an average defensive setup (1,13 goals per game).
Player | Rating | Minutes Played | Position |
Mike Maignan | 7.32 | 540 | GK |
Fikayo Tomori | 5.98 | 737 | CB |
Simon Kjær | 6.23 | 418 | CB |
Davide Calabria | 6.86 | 497 | FB |
Theo Hernández | 6.54 | 765 | FB |
Ismaël Bennacer | 6.91 | 575 | M |
Rade Krunić | 5.97 | 643 | M |
Sandro Tonali | 6.52 | 876 | M |
Brahim Díaz | 5.52 | 446 | M&W |
Rafael Leão | 7.26 | 730 | W |
Olivier Giroud | 5.80 | 762 | CF |
SUBS – CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 22-23 | |||
Ciprian Tătăruşanu | 7.57 | 360 | GK |
Pierre Kalulu | 6.40 | 387 | CB |
UCL – Star Players:
- Goalkeepers: Mike Maignan – 7.32 & Ciprian Tătăruşanu – 7.57
UCL – Other Key Player:
- Rafael Leão (W) – 7.26
With another presence in European Competitions, AC Milan lost in the Semi-finals to their biggest rivals: Inter. In terms of the Champions League performances, the goalkeepers were the star players followed by the great performances of Rafael Leão.
Positions most in need of strengthening:
- M & CF
In a solid squad, AC Milan should invest on quality players for the Midfield (M) and the Centre-Foward (CF) position. Since this squad will play in the Champions League, they need the appropriate depht to compete in all competitions.
Data from FBref.