AC Milan recently changed their head coach, and Cesc Fabregas, the manager of Como, is very much aware of the threat that Sergio Conceicao’s teams normally have.
There have been several things to be frustrated about in Milan’s season so far. From the consistent point drops to the performances themselves, there has been a lot to annoy fans, and in fairness, the management and coach at the club.
In the first half of the season, Paulo Fonseca was regularly frustrated by the inconsistency that his team often displayed. This weekend, the Rossoneri showed similar things, despite a new head coach being in place.
Against a Cagliari team who were set up to frustrate the Diavolo, Milan struggled to create much, and when they did, they were wasteful. Despite this though, Cesc Fabregas has voiced his admiration for the club and their new head coach in his press conference today, and his sentiments have been relayed by Milan News.
On the match…
“Milan have changed something is true, especially with the change of coach. In my opinion, they will be even more aggressive. They remain a great squad and a great team, they will attack us and immediately try to verticalise, but we will be ready and we will play.
“Now it’s a team that attacks more with their forwards and plays with a 4-3-3. Conceiçao? I don’t remember playing against him, but I remember his Porto very well, it was a really strong team and good to watch.”
On the unavailable players against AC Milan…
“Alberto Moreno, who has a flexor problem, will return with Atalanta. Perrone trained with us and will be called up, he lacks a bit of match pace. He definitely won’t start from the beginning but if we need him I think he’ll get 15 minutes.
“Sergi Roberto will be out, he trained with us in Marbella but he doesn’t feel ready. I hope to have him with Atalanta.”
On new signing Maxence Caqueret…
“He’s a very good player, he has great quality. I see him in front of the defence, he looks like Perrone but has more ball handling. They can also play together, he can play with everyone.
“Tomorrow I don’t know if he will start, he only trained with us yesterday, but if he does start there would be no problem. I’ll talk to him today and decide.”
On Nico Paz…
“He was very lucky indeed, Gigot’s intervention was very hard, although I don’t think he did it on purpose, he even sent him a message of apology in private. The ankle was very swollen, but I think he will be with us tomorrow.
“Now he has to grow up and grit his teeth, understand that even a bit of pain can be played through. He wrote to me ten minutes ago, he would like to be there, I will call him up.”
On Diao’s debut…
“With Lazio, he didn’t really come into his role, but I’m satisfied with his performance. He’ll give us a big hand. Tomorrow he could start from the first minute.”
On Como’s tactical disposition…
“We don’t have many solutions, the way we played in Milan against Inter could be a possibility.”
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