Paulo Fonseca Promises AC Milan To Look Different

AC Milan coach Paulo Fonseca gave instructions to players during training sessions. (X/@acmilan)

JAKARTA - AC Milan will look different this season. New coach Paulo Fonseca promised an attractive appearance in attack so that it could satisfy fans. Likewise, the team's defense will be more solid

Milan managed to rank second so they returned to compete in the Champions League. Despite being runner-up in the 2023/2024 season, Milan was unable to compete with one city rival, Inter Milan, in the race for the Scudetto. Milan is 19 points adrift so Inter seemed to have no strong competitors when they won the Italian Serie A.

Last season's failure to win trophies made Milan change coaches. Fonseca, who was actually not successful when coaching AS Roma, was recruited to replace Stefano Pioli.

However, the Portuguese coach was awarded a two-year contract with the option of an additional one year Fonseca promising Milan will look different this season.

"I guarantee 100% you will see Milan play attacking and dominating. Milan has always won the ball and made fans proud," Fonseca was quoted as saying by Football Italia.

Not only showing impressive attacking games, but Milan's defense is Fonseca's concern. This season, the Rossoneri defense sector is bad if it is not said to be a weak point.

How, even though under the bar, French national team goalkeeper Mike Maignan was founded, Milan's goal conceded up to 49 goals. Even Milan's record of conceding was still inferior to Genoa, who was ranked 11. Genoa only conceded 45 goals.

Inter are ranked first as the team with the fewest conceded, with only 22 goals. Followed by Juventus who conceded 31 goals.

"Our defense will be different from last season. I won't make any comparisons [with Milan's defense last season], but this will be different. This should be improved if we want to win," he said.

Fonseca will make changes to the composition of the players. He will move Christian Pulisic by occupying the position of attacking midfielder.

Previously, this American national team player played more often as a wing. But last season, Pioli had started placing Pulisic behind strikers.

It's just that in that position there is actually Ruben Loftus-Cheek. Fonseca is likely to play Loftus-Cheek as a defensive midfielder or play deeper as a deep lying playmaker.

Milan themselves are on a pre-season tour in the US. They will try out against elite European teams. Milan started with facing Manchester City, Sunday, July 28, 2024 morning WIB. Furthermore, the seven-time Champions League champion met Barcelona and last served Chelsea.