Before the derby, it seemed that Paulo Fonseca was considering changing to a 4-4-2 formation. However, in his post-match press conference, he explained that he had set up his AC Milan in the same way as in previous games.
With Fonseca’s job on the line, reports suggested that he was not going to make any changes to his set-up unless his job was secure. However, when reports suggested he was moving to a 4-4-2, there were questions about how a change would go.
Starting Alvaro Morata and Tammy Abraham together offered the Rossoneri a different dynamic, one which they benefitted from significantly. They had two different outlets, both capable of doing the same jobs in different manners and Milan benefitted from this.
Although the system seemed slightly different, Fonseca revealed in his post-match press conference that nothing had been changed structurally, instead stating that Morata’s playstyle made things seem slightly different during the game.
On Morata’s position…
“Morata played the same role that Tijji had played in the other matches. They are different players because Morata gets forward more easily, but the role and the structure are the same. The closeness with Abraham was important, he did a great job, but the structure was the same.”
