Is Milan Being controlled by a young boy?

Stephan El Shaarawy has really impressed so far this season and maybe he has what it takes to become a real champion. It's a pleasant sight to see that  Milan have a great young Italian striker. It also means a lot to Italian football, and a bright spot for the Milan fans who rarely see such a young talent leading their attack.

Its hard to get a clear sentiment on how really good he is at the moment mainly due to Milan's  poor start of the season and a notion that with a full strength squad like last year might lead him to succumb under pressure. He scores, but he doesn't have that factor of magic. He's very ordinary and inconsistent at times.


Last season we only knew how amazing he was on PlayStation Fifa. Though Milan's team isn't as bad as many people see it, El Shaarawy has obviously been the stand-out performer. One of the great mysteries surrounding AC Milan’s horrible start to the 2012-13 season has centred around the poor form of Kevin-Prince Boateng. While Stephan El Shaarawy remains the Rossoneri ’s one ray of light, the pressure only increases on the Ghanaian to return to the heights which made him a fans' favourite. Boateng was the revelation of 2010-11 after his transfer from Portsmouth via Genoa, so much so that perhaps the biggest cheer at the San Siro Scudetto party came after he performed a moonwalk complete with Michael Jackson garb on a specially constructed stage. But, while he largely continued to enhance his reputation amongst Milanisti last season, this campaign has begun in a very different vein for the ex-Tottenham man. Formerly cocksure, powerful and inspirational, Boateng now appears uncomfortable, insular and short of the kind of big-match qualities with which he surprised many over his first two years in the famous red and black.

As his teammates continue to be a letdown, El Shaarawy seems like the only player who can score. with 10 goals to his name in Serie A this season, the Italy international is not the complete answer to Milan’s problems. He has provided more than all that, though. He has shouldered responsibility and papered over the cracks while others in the side have looked ordinary at best. But while the youngster continues to plunder the headlines, the big question Milan fans are asking is: How long can the club rely on him to fix the mess that has engulfed Massmiliano Allegri?

If El Shaarawy gets injured (God forbid), Milan will be in disarray as there is no backup plan up on the sleeve. Allegri will come under even more pressure as there will be no goals up front and too many going in at the other end. It would be a disastrous scenario for a club who were crowned champions of Italy the season before last.