"Milan, how much the Rebic factor is missing: the Croatian season is a mystery!" This is what the Gazzetta dello Sport writes today. The list of missing goals is long and already worrying for Milan. Ibra has not scored since January 9, Diaz since September 25, Giroud himself has already stopped for six games between the cup and the championship.
However, the appeal lacks one player in particular and this is news as in the last two years he has always been a decisive result in the second half of the season. We are talking about Ante Rebic, player with goals and assists often crucial, always with 10 goals above the red and blacks
There is no trace of the player who had scored 10 goals in the second phase last season and 11 two seasons ago. The physical form, loaded by repeated stops, is clearly precarious. Suffice it to say that only two teammates have lost more seasonal races than him: Kjaer and Ibra.
The number of "pains" that have affected the Croatian since the beginning of the season, in fact, has started to be quite significant. Figures say Ante has lost 16 games this season (17 if we take into account the Cup derby: called up, on the bench but could not enter the field) due to four different problems. Disturbing and difficult to explain data.
The absence of Rebic, who even in the moments when he was activated showed a poor physical condition, is a significant loss for the red and blacks, who have often relied on the determination and physique of the Croatian to solve complicated matches.
In an attack that has been struggling for months, Rebic's goals would have served as oxygen.