The winter window has given Milan new life, both from an environmental point of view and on the field too, something Sergio Conceicao wishes to use.
As MilanNews recall, the Rossoneri beat Roma 3-1 in the quarter-finals of the Coppa Italia thanks to a brace from Tammy Abraham, but it was Santi Gimenez’s assist for Joao Felix’s goal that really got the excitement bubbling given both were making their debut.
All of this obviously made Conceicao happy, which he did not try and hide after the game: “I am very satisfied and happy with the fans: on Wednesday with the cold they cheered passionately, it makes me very happy.
“They are really important for the team that feels this: I thank them. We worked on the market, it was not easy to get the players we wanted: the management made an effort and I am happy. We are more competitive and this makes me happy.”
That is part one of Conceicao’s vision: he wants the club to be united with supporters and players in harmony, each side knowing the other is doing everything to help the club succeed. The way to help that is with on-field performances and results.
The second part of the coach’s idea is to start shaping Milan from a tactical standpoint, rather than focusing almost exclusively on mentality as he has been so far. The new signings will help that, with the public declaration finally coming that the end goal is a 4-4-2, like he used at Porto.
“We are working to be a more compact and aggressive team, not allowing the opponents to get close to our goal. With these players who have arrived we can work better to go on the path that I like, to play with the two up front, for example… Scoring goals and not conceding them.”
