any WILL of going forward. the rest of the puzzle just didn't flow with it. pirlo of course had a below par game not denying that, but he wasn't the worst of the lot in midfield
He did good, the impact isn't for everyone to see but he's always the one who's capable to rush out to Milan's defense as it's actually the main idea of Conte's 4-3-3 nowadays.
Remember, it's better with (seems to be) out of form Pirlo than no Pirlo at all.