CorSera: How Conceicao delivered an ‘electroshock’ to Milan and the next challenges | OneFootball

The scene of Sergio Conceicao dancing with a cigar in his mouth in the dressing room after the Supercoppa Italiana win rightly went viral.

As Corriere della Sera (via MilanNews) report, Conceicao was actually emulating a celebration that he often did with Porto, given he won 11 trophies in seven seasons there. The Rossoneri world has been turned upside down, and it is largely thanks to the Portuguese coach.

Rules, mentality and hunger

The paper puts the change at Milan in musical terms, going from the slow pace of Paulo Fonseca – characterized by inconsistent and soft performances – to the heavy metal of Conceicao.

As soon as he arrived at Milanello the former Porto boss instantly began – also for reasons of time constraints – to work on the minds and mentality of the players. He immediately established rules on timetables and nutrition to avoid the same misunderstandings Fonseca encountered.

From those guidelines he began to work on the psychology of the players. In recent days everyone who has appeared on the microphones has spoken of the different energy but the stand-out quote is that of Pulisic.

“The coach told us that hunger is more important than tactics,” he said after the Supercoppa final.The point is this: the Rossoneri needed an emotional shock more than technical-tactical changes.

Champions League and the future

In recent days in Riyadh there has been an ‘electroshock’ but now it is important that its effects last over time. The positive wave of having won a trophy and having beaten Juventus and Inter is certainly a good starting point.

Even Zlatan Ibrahimovic himself – the Senior Advisor to Milan – was positively impressed by Conceicao’s impact and thanked him in front of everyone in the dressing room. Now, they must immediately get back to work because the real objective is the Champions League.

Fiorentina and Lazio have dropped a few points recently and the ‘new Milan’ must take advantage of the period to try to get back into the running. A comeback in this second half of the season could also guarantee Conceicao’s stay, but now is too early to talk.