Made a meal of this relegation fight, and of the season. We were hamstrung by attacking injuries, but at least we finished with some momentum to take into September.
De Zerbi, through sheer determination and a press, got it done. He’ll also have a much clearer idea of the squad now, rather than arriving in the summer and needing a season to learn about his players.
There’s still uncertainty - how Kulusevski, Maddison, Kudus and Odobert will return. It’s not easy for the club to strengthen the attack when you don’t know who’ll be fit. Hopefully they all come back strong after an enforced break, and we can complement them with a few new signings.
We underestimated the loss of Son, especially once Johnson went, and Kudus went down as well. One thing you have to give this club: it’s never uneventful.
