Sergio Conceiçao’s ‘new’ Milan is slowly taking shape, and it was certainly helped by the business that was done during the winter window.
The revolution that took place in the last few days of the transfer market seems to have been ordered by the Portuguese coach himself, who now cannot afford to fail after having been satisfied by the directors.
As Tuttosport (via MilanNews) report, the enthusiasm has grown since February 3, especially after the Coppa Italia game against Roma on Wednesday in which the Rossoneri booked their place in the semi-finals of the competition.
Conceicao also offered a teaser of what is to come in the next few weeks as Joao Felix and Santiago Gimenez came off the bench (as well as Riccardo Sottil) and Kyle Walker started. The Mexican and the Portuguese in particular made a fast impression, combining for a lovely goal.
Milan can become an ultra-attacking team with the ‘fantastic four’ – with Gimenez and Felix flanked by Christian Pulisic and Rafael Leao – but more importantly they are getting increasingly closer to being able to carry out what Conceicao wants.
It does not seem to be something that we will see instantly though, and because of a factor that has been spoken about a lot already this season: balance. Having four creative forwards (plus Tijjani Reijnders) should guarantee goals, but the aim is to keep them out too.
