Our website's director and correspondent, Vito Angelè, has spoken at length about AC Milan's new head coach, Paulo Fonseca and his method of working with the team. Here are his words during the SportItalia broadcast yesterday 'Calciomercato Live' about the friendly tour in the USA:
"It couldn't have gone better. There is a lot of enthusiasm now, but it was already there during the first days in America. They said Fonseca was a 'corporate' coach, a yes man, but after the Manchester City game he said Saelemaekers should stay, yesterday he mentioned Fofana's name too. He is a coach who is showing a lot, even if we are only at the beginning. It may sound stupid to say it but the fact that he speaks more than three languages helps him a lot with the players. Last year it was not easy for foreigners to adapt, Milan is one of the teams with more foreigners of different nationalities and with different languages spoken. Fonseca communicates with everyone very well. He doesn't need an assistant translator to make himself understood, as was the case before. This can help..."