Capello admits Italian football is ‘too slow’: “When we cross the borders” | OneFootball

AC Milan, barring any miracles, will not be in the Champions League next season, but this may be a good thing for the new head coach to refine their style.

Another new head coach will arrive at Milan this summer, and the club will also see a bit of a reshuffling with a new sporting director also set to change things. In turn, this could mean that the way the Rossoneri play will likely change.

Both head Portuguese coaches this season have spoken about dominating the game, but neither has completely followed through with these ideologies, with Sergio Conceicao relying on come-backs, which definitely does not define a ‘dominant’ game. Whereas Paulo Fonseca’s system was a bit too jagged to be dominating.

Today, Fabio Capello has been rather critical of Italian football as a whole, stating that the nation struggles tactically when speaking to Gazzetta dello Sport, and Milan News have relayed his criticisms.

“Speed: I will be repetitive but I insist, in Serie A we play at too slow a pace. And the many referee breaks certainly don’t help. It is no coincidence that when we cross the borders of our league, we often get into trouble.”