AC Milan have officially announced that Paulo Fonseca has been dismissed, just six months after he was appointed by the Rossoneri.
The decision came after our draw with Roma on Sunday night, a result which leaves us in eighth place in the Serie A standings, as we saw indifferent and inconsistent performances and results throughout his short tenure.
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Having failed to find the necessary fixes and solutions, Fonseca has ultimately paid the price with his job, and so while some may argue that he needed more time to get his ideas and identity across to get this group playing to the level he wanted, the Milan management did not agree and felt as though a change was ultimately needed now.
Fonseca’s failure to inspire and entirely convince with what he was putting on the pitch was certainly a source of frustration for supporters too, while we’ve also seen key individuals come in and out of the starting line-up so far this season as things haven’t always seemed positive within the camp.
As per the club’s official statement, they have confirmed that the Portuguese tactician has been relieved of his duties as Head Coach, and wished him well for the future.
Meanwhile, as per MilanNews, Sergio Conceicao and his staff are expected to arrive at Milanello on Monday afternoon, as he looks set to put pen to paper on a deal to make him Fonseca’s successor.
With such a quick turnaround between fixtures and with a busy start to 2025 ahead of us, the Rossoneri have clearly decided to move with pace to get their preferred candidate in the door, and so the formalities of the appointment are seemingly set to be completed on Monday.
Conceicao was one of the coaching targets being touted for the Milan job this past summer, but ultimately we opted to go with Fonseca as Stefano Pioli’s successor, and so having got that decision badly wrong as things have played out, it remains to be seen if management get it right with this latest appointment as pressure is certainly building on them too.
It’s hoped that he fares better than his predecessor, should he indeed get the job as widely expected, but as seen during our draw with Roma this past weekend, there is also frustration with the hierarchy at the club currently, and so he’ll come into a difficult environment as he looks to get the fanbase onside.
