Capello questions ‘thoughtful’ mercato decisions from Milan: “It was easy” | OneFootball

AC Milan’s summer window has been regularly questioned by fans and the media and today, Fabio Capello has taken stock of the situation considering the Rossoneri’s current position.

Whilst this season can be seen as one of transition, Milan have gotten vital things very wrong and this has deeply impacted the season. Rather than pushing towards the Scudetto, the Diavolo have experienced somewhat of a free-fall.

Sitting eighth in the league, any hopes of a ‘good’ season have been written off and now, a good season is probably achieving a spot in Europe. However, the chances of this are lessening with each passing week.

For this reason, each game is pivotal to the future and Paulo Fonseca finds himself in a difficult position once again, with Friday’s game having the potential to be decisive in his future, according to reports.

Ahead of the game, Capello looked back to the summer in his Gazzetta dello Sport column, analysing the club’s faults, and his words have been relayed by Milan Press.

“When I say well thought out football assessments, Ariedo Braida, a manager of extraordinary competence, always comes to mind. Braida was not only exceptional in understanding the level of a player, but above all he knew what it meant to play for Milan.

“Emerson Royal doesn’t strike me as an AC Milan player. It’s a purchase I wouldn’t have made because it doesn’t improve you in an area of the pitch where you already had Calabria, the young Jimenez and if you wanted Kalulu, who would also have been useful in central defence.

“I too think you needed a right-back, but if you buy one, you have to move up a level. And with the Brazilian, you didn’t do that. Similar for Pavlovic, although I would be more cautious about the Serbian: he is still young and we have seen too little of him. Here too, though, I wonder if he was such a necessary purchase and why not keep Kalulu instead, who already knew the environment.

“The highlight of the market should have been the striker, as Giroud had left. Morata and Abraham arrived, but the Rossoneri fans wonder why Milan did not take a real goleador, one with 20 goals, like it was easy.

“The question to ask is: who could have been bought with the same budget? I don’t see any reliable and attainable strikers around. Morata, then, is a complete player, a leader and I don’t think Milan could have done better.”