Alfredo Pedulla believes that AC Milan would sack Paulo Fonseca if he were to fail to obtain positive results in the games against Liverpool and Inter.
Milan drew 2-2 with Lazio away from home in the game before the break which is not a terrible result in isolation, but it followed a 2-1 defeat in Parma and a 2-2 draw against Torino, meaning two points from three games to begin the new era.
With six goals conceded and a five-point gap having already opened up with Inter and Juventus, Fonseca knows that he must turn things around quickly. Sky even reported that the three upcoming games are already decisive in keeping the faith of the management.
Pedulla spoke about Fonseca’s future during a piece for Sportitalia (via MilanNews) and he dialled up the pressure by suggesting that the Champions League opener and the derby will an early crossroads.
“If the Liverpool and Inter games go badly, they’ll change [coach] in my opinion. I’d be surprised if this club, if Fonseca were to get two more games wrong after having made mistakes in the first three, didn’t think about how to avoid throwing away the whole season,” he said.
“So let’s wait, then maybe [Milan will] beat Liverpool and win the derby… But it already seems like a premature fork in the road compared to what was the celebration of a market and of operations tailor-made for Fonseca.”
