Franco Ordine, writing in the pages of the Corriere dello Sport, spoke as follows about Milan and Ruben Amorim:
“His choice bears the authoritative signature of Gerry Cardinale, the owner and leading figure of the RedBird fund, who stepped in personally to direct the transfer-market operations and, after a fruitless search, launched the new operating approach for the technical area. But he is the one in charge, for the first time personally marking his territory with a series of repeated visits to Milan."
"Fonseca was not the first choice of that Milan side shaped by the Furlani-Moncada partnership, with the physical and media backing of Ibra, who allowed himself to be persuaded to fill the institutional vacuum (no sporting director or head of the technical area). Zlatan presented himself as ‘the boss’, and it did not end well for him, making it clear from the outset who was in charge when it came to the transfer market. ‘I decide when the transfer window closes,’ he repeated, and Fonseca stayed silent. Then came the split at the Olimpico with the cooling break incident, Ibra’s absence from the stands, and that was how the first major rift developed between the coach and two historic figures from Milan’s title-winning side. Fonseca continued trying to implement the dominant style of football he had only managed to produce intermittently: it worked in Madrid, yes, but not in Cagliari; in the derby, yes, but not in Parma. He stumbled along inconsistently until his dismissal, which was not even announced live, after the Roma match."
"So here is the point: Amorim asked for and immediately secured Gonçalo Ramos, who should not rebel at the first possible exclusion! That is not a minor difference. Conceição made his debut in the Super Cup with an epic comeback in the ‘Arabian derby’ (from 0–2 down to 3–2), only to then repeatedly lose his way in the decisive matches (in order: the Champions League play-off, the Europa League derby against Roma, and the Coppa Italia final against Bologna), eventually slipping sadly down to eighth place. That Milan side seemed to have rediscovered a fragility of character that had been incredibly evident again during the final stages of Allegri’s last season.”
