Sergio Conceicao has made several significant changes since arriving at Milan last week. As a report states this morning, the manager has put an emphasis on discipline and the players have abided.
The Supercoppa Italiana win was very important for Milan and Conceicao, starting things off on the right foot, but the manager highlighted yesterday that they cannot be satisfied. A club like the Rossoneri must fight for bigger and better things every season, such as the Scudetto.
According to today’s edition of Corriere della Sera, as cited by MilanNews, the manager has meant business at Milan so far. Some of his new rules include: limited smartphone use, a weight test every morning and no slippers for lunch or meetings.
The players have abided so far, not saying a word when the rules were imposed, and the same can be said for when Conceicao announced that the pre-match ritiro would return. If you are unfamiliar with the latter, it means that the squad will stay at Milanello on the eve of home games.
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Haha 😀 I’ve been saying for years if I was a coach I would limit players use of phones and for that matter social media. I would also enforce retiros a lot more if the players didn’t do what they was paid and expected to do. Credit to Conceicao.
Don’t say that to any sport psychologist. Those bums want to stigmatize every type of strict discipline treatment towards players.
😀 I don’t know about that but all professional athletes should expect a career with strict discipline otherwise they should look for a different occupation.
Stop Emerson sagging his shorts too. We don’t want to see the bum of a bum
Emerson Di Royale won’t like this rule much
Nice. Seeing them unable to properly move while celebrating the Supercoppa because of those mobile phones in their hands is a joke. You should be jumping and running like crazy not videoing.
#Discipline
Love to hear it. Hopefully he puts the clamps down on some protesting to the officials. I know the refs in Italy are a horrible combination of corrupt and incompetent but still players can keep losing focus on the game to yell at the ref.