GdS: ‘Brink of a nervous breakdown’ – Milan fall into perilous situation again | OneFootball

With the defeat against Fiorentina, AC Milan have fallen into a worrying position. Questions are being directed everywhere, and any clarity and serenity that had been formed since the win against Inter has faded.

It seems like a repeating movie, Milan win an important game, worries are put on hold, positivity is created, and one bad result causes things to come crashing down. Last season we saw it on several occasions with Stefano Pioli, and Paulo Fonseca is already facing his second sit-through of the film.

He is once again being looked at by the management, and the names of other managers are on the table, even if no serious action is ready to be taken yet.

Gazzetta dello Sport suggest that after the defeat against Bayer Leverkusen looked a million miles away from the one in Florence, even if the outcome was the same. In Germany, there were signs of positivity, but back on home soil there was an ‘evident step backwards’.

Tactically, and mentally, the Diavolo looked like a different side, and the win against Inter now only seems like a boost, rather than a sign of Milan’s Scudetto credentials. Now, the effect of that game has gone, and what remains is a team ‘on the brink of a nervous breakdown’ – a very worrying sign.

Fonseca displayed his anger at full-time, and there were several events to cause the frustration. However, whether this will change anything remains to be seen, given there is a two-week gap of silence due to international commitments.

As Gazzetta suggests, there can be some comfort in Matteo Gabbia’s willingness to protect his team, and teammates by speaking after the game. However, is one man’s efforts enough to overturn a nervous breakdown?