During a press conference this Friday, Benjamin André had a few words for Paulo Fonseca, recently fired from his position as coach of AC Milan.
Seven months ago, just a few days after his departure from LOSC, Paulo Fonseca (51 years old) officially signed up with AC Milan, a historic club on the European continent. However, his return to Italy did not go well. The Rossoneri have, under his leadership, been capable of achieving brilliant feats like the successes scored against Inter, in the league, or against Real Madrid in the Champions League. However, their consistency was not there, never managing to win two matches in a row since September, and they were forced to settle for a disappointing eighth place in the New Year (14 points behind the leader).
The ax fell this winter and, since December 30, Paulo Fonseca is no longer the coach of AC Milan. The Portuguese, who had shown ambition by leaving LOSC this summer, was sacked six months after his arrival, then replaced by Sergio Conceiçao immediately. Asked at a press conference about him this Friday, the day before the reception of FC Nantes, Benjamin André (34) said he was “disappointed” by the situation experienced by his former coach.
Captain of the Dogues, which Paulo Fonseca led a few months ago, the midfielder gave him his support, believing that it took time for his ideas to permeate the Milanese collective: “We know that in football, especially in big clubs I would say, you need results straight away. As we saw when he arrived here (in Lille). It took him a while to put his project into place and we could all see, in the end, that it wasn't so bad, that it had worked quite well even.says Benjamin André with a little smile. He had a certain ambition, a desire for a more ambitious and more upscale club. Obviously, there are more expectations. I think we didn't give him enough time, especially since he has the help of very competent staff. I'm disappointed for him, because he had a lot of ambition. He had a lot to bring to Milan. If he had more time, he could have put more things together. Most certainly…”thus regretted the native of Nice.
