CorSport: Milan ‘need help from senators’ – why Maignan and Theo must improve | OneFootball

AC Milan are struggling to establish any kind of consistency this season, and a report has outlined how it is partly down to the lack of leadership.

Corriere dello Sport (seen below) asks the question this morning: ‘Where are the Milan senators in these times of need?’. Under Sergio Conceicao the Rossoneri have not yet won three games in a row, and as a result it means they continue to drop important points and lose big games.

The mental imbalance shown is a serious one and it is up to the leaders within the side to uphold high standards in terms of performance levels. This is something that cannot be said about Mike Maignan and Theo Hernandez.

Maignan and Theo have ‘disappeared in the important moments’ as per the paper, especially the French full-back who has been nowhere near the high levels seen during the previous five seasons at Milan.

The goalkeeper instead was at fault for Igor Paixao’s goal on Wednesday which won the game for Feyenoord. He made a blunder on a shot that was anything but unstoppable and it was just the latest error from the former Lille stopper.

Milan need results and they need them now. The calendar can help, given that Juventus play Inter and Lazio host Napoli this weekend. Yet, Milan cannot look at the other teams: they must take care of their own business, and to do that they need their best players.