“He is Disaster” Italian Media Slams Bakayoko After Poor Performance

After a tough year at Chelsea, it doesn’t appear lik things are getting any better French Man Tiemoue Bakayoko in his loan spell at AC Milan.

Used sparingly by coach Gennaro Gattuso to this point, the 24-year-old was given a rare start and an opportunity to impress in the Europa League tie with Olympiacos on Thursday evening.

Unfortunately for the midfielder, he not only failed to take that chance but also utterly disappointing. So much so that he earned lots of criticism from the Italian media over his performance.

As seen in the image below, Bakayoko was rated the lowest in the game by La Gazzetta dello Sport, who didn’t hold back in their criticism as they called his performance a “disaster” and suggested that he must be “rebuilt”.

Meanwhile, Corriere dello Sport gave him a 5.5/10 rating while it was even worse with Tuttosport who awarded him a 5/10 while describing his performance as “confused and messy”.

Having failed to offer a positive impact against Napoli and Dudelange in previous games, it remains to be seen how many more chances AC Milan Boss Gattuso gives him between now and the end of the season.

A lack of quality and depth should see him secure playing time only out of necessity to rest others, but ultimately Bakayoko will really have to improve his game if he wishes to make his stay in Italy a permanent move.

There is a €35m buyout clause to sign him at the end of the campaign. Based on what Milan have seen thus far, it would be a huge shock if they were to use that clause leaving Chelsea with headache next summer in moving him on.

The ratings of Milan players against Olympiacos. Cutrone MOTM, Bakayoko FOTM [Gazzetta dello Sport] pic.twitter.com/KjV7CFTbF0

— Milan Eye (@MilanEye) October 5, 2018