One of the quotes that stood out from Paulo Fonseca’s press conference on the eve of the game against Lecce was one where he admitted the team are still not playing anywhere near the level he would like.
As Tuttosport (via MilanNews) reports, tonight’s match against Lecce is a fundamental one for the rest of Milan’s season, because Fonseca’s side could either go top for the time being with a win and build on the derby victory, or throw the momentum of that game away and reopen all the previous doubts.
The derby performance was without question the best since the start of the season, yet Fonseca is still not fully satisfied with his team. Tuttosport relay the Portuguese’s words from yesterday in the press conference, in which he was honest about where the team are at.
“We are far from the football I want. Against Inter we didn’t have many moments of organisation, but in transition, we took the ball and went forward. Milan is a team that must play more time in the attacking half,” he said.
“On the Scudetto I continue to say what I said on the first day: at Milan we must think about the Scudetto, we cannot think about anything else.”
In other words, Fonseca expects the 2-1 win over Inter to be not a destination but rather a starting point from which to further improve and become the team he wants in terms of style and levels of performance.
Mr Fonseca if you want to play the 4-2-3-1 please don’t use Loftus cheek, please use Rejnder due to its stability in attack. Rejnder is more and more efficient than Loftus cheek
Agreed. I have the uncomfortable feeling that Fonseca is walking backwards on formation and personnel for the Lecce game and I’m afraid we won’t be as good as against Inter.
This has me worried. Fonseca must realize that scoring is not our problem; we have multiple solutions for that. What is fragile is the defense; so, no, we shouldn’t spend a lot of time in the attacking half. We should remain low and organized in the defensive back, and counter-attack. Lecce is #17 now, but they are more dangerous than what is suggested by the table. This is a tricky must-win game.
Totally agree. What also matters is how we use the time on the ball in the attacking half of the pitch. This Milan is and should play as a mid block counter attacking team not a high pressing team which is what Fonseca wants.
I also hope that we stop buying players like Musah and RLC. We need players who can add immediate impact to raise the level and quality of the team.
I think fonseca knows this already.
Settle down Fonseca. Don’t fall into the same trap Pioli did trying to be like Man City. Do what works best for the players that you have.