Fabio Capello shared his thoughts on AC Milan’s 2-0 defeat to Juventus in his usual Gazzetta dello Sport column, delivering a very harsh assessment. One can only agree with it, though.
Milan struggled to play out of Juve’s press and as a result, the Bianconeri dominated possession throughout the game. The same can be said for dangerous chances even if the Rossoneri had a few good counter-attacks in the first half.
In his usual column for Gazzetta dello Sport, the legendary manager Capello shared his thoughts on what went wrong for Milan. Everything was more or less his response, highlighting the dire situation in the standings as well.
“Moving on to the late afternoon match, Juventus’ victory over Milan is important in terms of their Champions League position. I was struck by Milan’s weakness. A poor, poor Milan, which proved to be inferior above all from a technical point of view.
“Conceicao’s team clearly struggled with Juventus’ pressing. In the first half, on the rare occasions in which they managed to come out cleanly, they managed to create some goal-scoring opportunities. But they didn’t score and in the second half, they completely collapsed, precisely because the first possession was disastrous, badly managed, with all those balls to Maignan.
“The feeling is that, despite changing coaches, the Rossoneri still depend on the left wing: if Theo and Leao don’t light up, it’s pitch black. Fofana and Reijnders struggled, let alone the others. And then Bennacer, tormented by injuries, is not in good condition and it shows. So Juve had no choice but to close down on the sides of their two best opponents and put effective pressure on the others.
“Is the race over for the Rossoneri? Calm down. First of all, we don’t know if Serie A will bring four or five teams to UCL next year. Conceicao hasn’t been on the bench long enough to raise the white flag either. But of course, if Milan will be the same team seen yesterday in Turin, then the hopes of managing to snatch a ticket to the next Champions League will be practically zero,” he wrote.
Conceicao needs reinforcements from the transfer window and he needs it now. With Fikayo Tomori potentially heading to Juventus, Milan reportedly have a plan to reinvest the proceeds so there might be some movement soon.
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