Paulo Fonseca has bid farewell to the AC Milan fans with a classy message on his social media page on the day that he was sacked by the club.
Reports spread like wildfire before the game against Roma suggesting that Fonseca was going to lose his job, but nothing was actually made official until the morning after the game. Sergio Conceicao was quickly installed as his replacement.
Various reasons have been mentioned regarding why the decision was made to change, such as a declining relationship with Zlatan Ibrahimovic, conflict with the key players in the team and of course the results. However, the way it has all been handled left many with a bitter taste.
Fonseca took to X to publish a short statement after departing Milan following just 200 days in charge, and he took the time to thank those who supported him.
“The time has come to say goodbye. I am proud to have worked for Milan and I have always given my heart and soul to honour the history and tradition of this great club,” he said.
“I would like to thank my staff, the players, the fans and everyone who supported me during my time in Milan. I wish the club all the best for the future.”
È arrivato il momento di dire addio. Sono orgoglioso di aver lavorato per il Milan e ho sempre dato il mio cuore e la mia anima per onorare la storia e la tradizione di questo grande club. Vorrei ringraziare il mio staff, i giocatori, i tifosi e tutti coloro che mi hanno… pic.twitter.com/qtMrzQuOCO
— Paulo Fonseca (@PFonsecaCoach) December 30, 2024
He wasn’t a bad coach. Just maybe not enough fire in him to bring his tactics quick to the squad and gain the respect. I feel like he was on track in the last game Milan got on good terms with Leao and Theo and Milan played well but when chukwu got injured we fall apart. Thanks for ur service.
Even though things really didn’t pan out as we all had hoped it would I wish him all the best in his future jobs. The burden of the results and current position in the league might fall upon him but a lot of other people from the players to the management share a great deal of the responsibility as well for why things didn’t go as desired.
Class act. It didn’t work on the field with his often loopy tactics/player decisions but he gave it his all. Good luck at your next club, Fonzy.
100% Was gonna say the same thing. While Fonseca the coach was hit&miss, Fonseca the man was a classy cat through and through.
good act from mister his tacticts didnt work but he gave his heart to this club good luck mister
At least he made Leao play for the team for a couple of matches. Too bad he couldn’t fix Theo’s attitude though…