Against Fiorentina, Tammy Abraham and Fikayo Tomori ‘disobeyed’ Paulo Fonseca’s orders and a report has suggested that serious repercussions could be shown in AC Milan’s next fixture.
From start to finish, Milan’s game against Fiorentina was very poor. The result has reopened conversations, and once again, they are not solely about the manager. Throughout the game, there were several damning moments, and the Rossoneri have a mountain to climb.
Christian Pulisic is the penalty taker, but when Theo Hernandez took the ball for the first penalty, the American did not contest the decision, as Gazzetta dello Sport recalls. After giving away the earlier penalty, the captain wanted to make up for his mistakes, and the winger did not want to undermine the armband. Theo missed, though.
Fonseca questioned the decision from the touchline, and in the dressing room, he reiterated the fact that Pulisic was the club’s penalty taker. Therefore, when the Diavolo were awarded their second penalty of the night, of course, the American should take it.
Instead, Tomori passed the ball to Abraham – who ‘pushed away’ his former Chelsea teammate – and the Englishman missed the third penalty of the game. Again, Fonseca was baffled, at the English duo and his captain for not enforcing his wishes.
As a result of the dismissal, it would not be a surprise to see Abraham and Tomori benched in Milan’s return fixture against Udinese. Fonseca must prove that he has the nerve to make such a big decision, especially with his job being questioned once again.