"You can’t imagine the pressure of coaching Milan! I should have taken a break." These are the words spoken by Fonseca to L’Équipe , currently Lyon’s coach, but up until December on the Milan bench.
It’s hard to "sweep under the rug" the limitations and mistakes of the Portuguese coach (the first one) in his 6 months with the Rossoneri, but it’s clear, even crystal clear, that not all the blame falls on him. Fonseca gave it a try, and his effort was plainly visible in his tired and furrowed face that, from November onwards, appeared in front of the cameras, subconsciously aware that he wouldn’t find the magic formula to turn his side into a real team.
The club was always absent towards Fonseca...
The Rossoneri showed that the decision made in June was not the result of the confidence they had sold to their furious fans. It was (rightly) expected that in every difficult moment the new Rossoneri coach would be protected by a strong and confident management, but that didn’t happen, as told by MilanPress.it.
He was attacked by the media from the start, generating even unjustified pressure before the season had even begun. Not to mention what happened during his sacking, which, as justified as it might have been (perhaps it should have even happened much earlier), could not have happened that way. For those who don’t remember, Fonseca was sent to speak to the media after the match against Roma, when the club had already decided to replace him with Conceicao. Total confusion and an indefensible mess.
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Speaking about the Rossoneri club again, the lesson hasn’t been learned, because Sergio Conceicao has also had to defend his own image on his own, during interviews and press conferences, against the constant media attacks aimed at him. The proof lies in the endless stream of names still circulating regarding Milan’s next coach, even though Conceicao wants to at least play his final cards on the bench.
And now, with the, predictable, third coaching change in the space of a year, are the same mistakes going to be made again? If there’s one thing the current top management has clearly demonstrated, it’s repeat behavior, so why should this time be any different?
On the table are the names of Massimiliano Allegri and Antonio Conte, but also Roberto De Zerbi, Vincenzo Italiano, or even Cesc Fabregas. The last three coaches are not exactly used to environments this big. They would need to be protected and allowed to grow calmly. 'Calmly' doesn’t necessarily mean allowing another failed season; 'calmly' can also mean one or two months of settling in without being judged at the gallows every weekend.
A bit like what was attempted at Juventus with Thiago Motta, only to then completely lose control of the situation. Sure, even the now-former Bianconeri coach didn’t help with some of his statements that only added tension, but even in this case, the club seemed to almost refuse to stand by its choice from the previous year – and that only leads to losing external trust.
Fonseca endured all this pressure without a filter, because it would be unbelievable to think he came to Milanello expecting a walk in the park. He was fully aware of what it means to coach such a glorious club, but perhaps he wasn’t prepared to have to defend and assert himself on his own.
Now the fans expect a radical change – first in attitude and then on the pitch – because too many things just aren’t sitting well. Between incoherent or overly arrogant statements and "power struggles" at the top, not even very well hidden, they are toying with the fans’ emotions.
Milan is a precious asset, but too often over the past 15 years, it has been treated without respect by those who were supposed to lead it – and the red and black faithful are starting to grow tired of all this.
