On April 22, Milan suffered a setback by seeing how Inter, its eternal rival, beat it as a guest in the Madonnina Derby (1-2) and is mathematically proclaimed champion of the ‘scudetto’ five days from the end of Serie A.
This Sunday, Inter, who are now at home, and Milan meet again in the Italian championship and again the Nerazzurri could cause serious damage to the Rossoneri if they win again.
Disappointing start to the season
Milan has not started the season well both in Serie A (it is tenth with only 5 points having achieved only one win (4-0 last Saturday against bottom Venezia) in four games) and in the Champions League ( on Tuesday lost at home against Liverpool by 1-3), so Paulo Fonseca, their new coach who replaced Stefano Pioli, if seriously questioned to the point that a loss on Sunday could cost him the position.
The Portuguese coach is in danger of his continuation not only because of the disappointing results. It weighs more his difficult relationship with Zlatan Ibrahimovic, a legend as a player for Milan who has been a presidential advisor since December. And it is known that the Swede does not mince words…
La Gazzetta dello Sport revealed that the relationship between the two was “delicate” as a result of planning the season and some statements from Ibrahimovic.
“I’m the boss”
“I am the boss and I am in charge, everyone else works for me,” Ibrahimovic told Sky Sports Italia earlier this week, on the eve of Milan-Liverpool. The thing is that Even in the club itself they are not clear about what their role is.. He is not an employee of Milan, he is an employee of the owner, the American investment fund RedBird Capital Partners, in business and communications.
But Ibra is not an office person, he lives in Milan, goes to training and presents new signings, even if he is not in the front row in matters of the market. So what exactly is your power? Who really rules Milan? Fabio Capello himself, former coach of the ‘rossonero’, put his finger on the sore spot.
La Gazzetta dello Sport recalls two episodes that illustrate the difficult coexistence between Fonseca and Ibra. In August, on the eve of Milan-Torino on the first day of Serie A (2-2), Zlatan called the team and talked to them, as he did as a player. The coach is not there.
“The market closes when I say so”
Second episode. Fonseca assured, a day before Milan-Torino, that “the market is closed for me”. But on game day, in the performance of Youssouf FofanaIbra said the opposite: “The coach is the coach, the club does the rest. We don’t need more signings. With these four new players we have doubled the alternatives and then there is Milan Futuro. These four signings were already objectives before pick a coach The market closes when I say.
Fonseca did not like these words and informed the club. A few days later it arrived Tammy Abrahamwhich he welcomes, but in exchange for leaving Alexis Saelemaekerswhich he appreciates. All this breeding ground could lead to the coach’s departure if Milan suffer another painful defeat against eternal rivals Inter.
Source: La Verdad
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