"I have always felt the support of the president, and even today we spoke. My relationship with Dzeko? He felt some discomfort and won’t be ready. I need to focus on the players I have. I’ve been here for a year and a half, I know how things work: when you don’t win, anything bad that can be said will be. I don’t want to contribute to these speculations. The team is still on my side. I make mistakes like everyone else, but I’m not the type to give up.” These were Paulo Fonseca’s words in January 2021, when he was at risk of losing his job and Dzeko had become a target due to some criticisms from the previous August, as relayed via Milannews.it.
It seems like a repeat of what happened with Rafael Leao and Theo Hernandez, who likely didn’t hide their doubts about some of the decisions made by the Milan manager.
The controversial cooling break, even though it was “normalised,” left some lingering effects.
It’s a way of making a discomfort that persists publicly known.
It appears that the relationships between the coach, Fonseca, and those who wear the captain's armband quickly deteriorate when the situation is not stable.
This kind of pattern hasn’t changed in the last three and a half years, but it risks further damaging the interactions between the coach and the forward, who is always under scrutiny.
