AC Milan find themselves in a difficult position once again. They sit five points away from Napoli in the Serie A table, and questions are being asked of Paulo Fonseca.
It seems that the merit of winning the Derby della Madonnina is wearing out for the fans, for the players, and the management are seemingly heading down a similar path. In other words, it is a dangerous position to be in, and with no chance to save himself this weekend, there is a void.
Instead of pre-match talk, we’re left with the memories of the Fiorentina game and the failures from the performance. There is a lack of leadership it seems from Fonseca, as shown with the penalties, and this is reviving an old debate.
Did Zlatan Ibrahimovic make the right decision to choose the Portuguese head coach?
As Tuttosport (via Pianeta Milan) writes, with a five-point gap to the league leaders, Fonseca is still trying to ride the wave of a derby win, other than that, things are ‘very negative’ with the only two other victories being against Lecce and Venezia.
His appointment is not bearing the fruit that was hoped, and Ibrahimovic must look back to Paolo Maldini’s tenure – appointing Marco Giampaolo did not work, making the difficult decision to fire him and then hire Stefano Pioli did work.
If it reaches a point where dismissal is required, the Swede must take an ego hit, admit a mistake, and move forward. His job, and more importantly the Rossoneri require that.