AC Milan exited the Champions League in mid-February after shedding to Feyenoord on combination, and lots of fingers are pointed at Theo Hernandez.
La Gazzetta dello Sport (seen under) discuss a ‘gallery or errors’ and ‘seven minutes with out logic’ for Theo, which is the image of a reckless season. He acquired his first yellow card on 44 minutes and the second on 51, placing his group in a tough state of affairs they have been unable to prevail from.
Hernandez’s first yellow card meant would have missed the primary leg of the doable spherical of 16 tie anyway. When the referee confirmed him the purple card, he appeared stunned and threw up his arms. Solely after a number of seconds was he satisfied to depart the pitch.
Nobody approached him for a gesture of consolation. Theo went down the steps of the San Siro pitch and stayed within the dressing room, the reflection of a listless, absent-minded participant who’s missing in confidence and never channelling vitality in the correct approach.
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The record of errors
Past yesterday’s {photograph}, the gallery of horrors this season is lengthy, beginning with the errors within the first away match towards Parma, after having remained on the bench within the first sport of the marketing campaign.
Then there was the insurrection in , one other sport he began on the bench after being so dangerous in Parma. His first purple card of the season got here after the full-time whistle towards Fiorentina, when his protests as captain value him two rounds of suspension.
He was at fault within the away match towards Cagliari and Paulo Fonseca additionally excluded him towards Genoa and Verona on the finish of 2024. Solely a clarifying dialog provides him again a beginning place within the final match of the 12 months towards Roma, the one which led to the sacking of the coach.
Sergio Conceiçao took away the captain’s armband however not his beginning spot. Hernandez stays the primary selection left-back with out elevating his efficiency ranges, and final night time was the most recent unfavorable episode.
What the long run holds
The newest blunders have value Milan their place within the Champions League. The membership are contemplating a tremendous, a doable – if not possible – choice to punish the truth that he was despatched off in the end for a dive contained in the Feyenoord field.
The query now’s whether or not Theo will begin on Saturday towards Torino, however the concern is the shortage of alternate options. Davide Bartesaghi is younger and inexperienced, whereas Alex Jimenez is a right-footer who can play on the left.
Surprisingly, nonetheless, : “I’ve identified Theo for a very long time and I do know he can do far more, and so does his coach. The face of this elimination is that of Conceiçao, mine, not that of Theo. He has given a lot to Milan.”
Right here the coach speaks concerning the previous although, not the current and definitely not sooner or later. It’s unlikely that he’ll stay subsequent season: Theo has a contract expiring in 2026 and negotiations for a renewal are underway however have by no means develop into that superior.
Additionally it is tough to draw golf equipment prepared to pay a excessive value, as proven within the winter window when the one concrete provide got here from Como. Over €7m internet per season was provided to the participant, about €50m to Milan, and the no was from Theo, not the membership.
Now the Rossoneri administrators are simply ready for brand new presents, as a result of story between Hernandez and Milan might have successfully ended right here, on a chilly night in February.