“Since his arrival he has spoken of Milan winning the Scudetto and even today, when they are ten points behind leaders Napoli, albeit with one game less, he continues to see positive results. Rightly so, a coach must always convey optimism to his team.” He expressed himself like this Fabio Capello on Paulo Fonseca, through the columns of La Gazzetta dello Sport.
“But precisely because the Rossoneri have to recover in the standings – continues Capello – the time has also come for action. Milan must begin to consistently score points in the league, starting as early as tonight against Empoli, a complicated opponent. The Tuscans know how to defend themselves and they are going through a good period of form. It won’t be easy, but the Devil has put himself in a position where he can no longer make mistakes, even if we are only at the end of November. Victory is the only acceptable result, no ifs or buts “.
Closing with some criticism: “Fonseca’s team continues to lack balance. And when it has had it recently, as against Juventus, it has however been lacking in the game, building in a slow and predictable way. It seems that we cannot get there with continuity in the middle. Milan often relies on the ideas of Leao and Pulisic or concedes too much behind, without having the attention needed to get a result: I still don’t see a constant idea of the game.”