Kyle Walker was forced to inform Chelsea loanee Joao Felix that “we are not Messi” and told the forward to “pass the ball” as AC Milan trailed against Napoli in Serie A on Sunday.
Manchester City loanee Kyle Walker wasn’t shy in voicing his opinions to Joao Felix at half time as AC Milan trailed 2-0 against Napoli on Sunday, brutally informing the Chelsea loanee to stop being so selfish.
Milan headed into the tie off the back of two successive victories, having lost the three preceding matches, but found themselves two goals down at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona with less than 20 minutes on the clock.
Matteo Politano opened the scoring with a lovely first-time finish less than two minutes into the game, before Romelu Lukaku doubled his side’s advantage on the 19-minute mark with his 11th league goal of the campaign.
Clearly incensed by his side’s performance, as well as Felix’s, Walker made his feelings known ahead of the second half.
Speaking to the Portuguese forward at the break, the England international was heard saying: “Pass the ball, we are not Messi.”
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Unfortunately for Walker, and for Milan in fact, Felix clearly failed to take heed of the right-back’s advice, as he was subbed off by under-pressure manager Sergio Conceicao less than 10 minutes into the second period.
Substitute Santiago Gimenez had the opportunity to reduce the deficit from the spot after 69 minutes, however the Mexican’s effort was collected with ease by Gli Azzurri stopper Alex Meret.
I Rossoneri were finally rewarded with a goal on 84 minutes, with Serbia international Luka Jovic netting his first Serie A goal in close to a year after some nice inter-play between Theo Hernandez and Rafael Leao.
Unable to find a winner or a leveller, the result leaves Milan in ninth place in the table, now nine points adrift of the Champions League qualification positions.
Up next, they face off against their city rivals Inter Milan in the first leg of their Coppa Italia semi-final tie, where Walker, Felix and co. will be vying for a positive result in an attempt to get their season back on track.
