La Gazzetta dello Sport in its print edition discusses once again Milan's poor start to the season. The team was not seen like this since the 2019/2020 season.
The standings look bleak, and the comparison with Stefano Pioli’s performance in the league is harsh. However, the coach is still not at risk. Five defeats in 12 matches, six games conceding two or more goals, zero wins away, and an 11-point gap from Napoli.
Currently, the Rossoneri are also outside the Champions League qualification zone. The club is disappointed but is trying to look beyond the numbers. The attitude shown against Napoli is seen as positive.
What Milan lacks to perform better:
Thus, they are moving forward with Paulo Fonseca, confident that soon the weaknesses will be balanced by strengths. There are, however, many areas to improve: few goals from the centre-forward, an unstable defence, recurring mistakes, and some clear gaps in the squad.
There’s also no reliable backup for Theo Hernandez, just as Youssouf Fofana lacks a true replacement in the squad.
