Journalist Franco Ordine has stressed his frustration regarding the lack of consistency that AC Milan are showing, suggesting that the issues go beyond the coach.
Saturday night’s defeat against Juventus was indeed tough to swallow, because the Bianconeri admittedly played very well and deserved to win, but Milan seemed to be totally swallowed up in the second half having made a decent start in the first.
Top four is now seriously at risk with an eight-point gap having opened up to Lazio, albeit with a game in hand which is against a Bologna side who jumped above the Rossoneri in the table again anyway.
Ordine published his thoughts in this morning’s edition of Corriere dello Sport (via MilanNews) and he gave his assessments on the defeat to Juventus and the wider issues at Milan.
“If first Paulo Fonseca (‘with this Milan it seems like we’re on a roller coaster’) and now Sergio Conceiçao (‘I’m worried and I’m thinking about what to do to change the atmosphere inside and outside the dressing room’) find themselves in perfect harmony in judging the dark evil of Milan , then there is little to discuss,” he began.
“The problem is no longer the doctor but the patient. And in our case the characteristics of Milan that document the continuous oscillation between ‘bold descents and climbs’, without ever tracing a constant trajectory lasting several weeks.
“The exception to this rule was on the occasion of the final sprint in the 2022 Scudetto season with Pioli as coach and Maldini-Massara in charge of the technical area. Since then, especially the two leading figures, Theo Hernandez and Leao (plus Maignan due to physical problems), have always lived on the swing.
“Ibra and Kjaer, arrived in January 2020, were the key during the first Pioli to increase the intensity of training by introducing two recognised and respected leaders, not elected. Morata was a timid attempt to remedy the situation, the upcoming arrival of Walker from City is the confirmation that that void must be filled.
“Now all the spotlight is on the market to capture the effective will – of ownership and technical area – to remedy the mistakes made. Walker is the first ‘patch’: he alone cannot be enough.”
As a reminder, Lorenzo and Stefano sat down for a fiery edition of pub chat yesterday morning to discuss what has been a troubling season for Milan so far, branding the management ‘clueless’. Top four is at serious risk and nothing has happened on the mercato so far.
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