Fonseca understands fan anger but insists Milan ‘played a good game’ against Genoa | OneFootball

Paulo Fonseca believes that AC Milan played well against Genoa but were missing a bit of quality in the final pass or shot.

Milan’s 125th anniversary celebrations fell rather flat as they played out a disappointing 0-0 draw against Genoa at San Siro. The team created very little and looked slow throughout, then what they did create was wasted, mostly by Alvaro Morata.

The worry now is that the Rossoneri continue to gain no ground on the teams above them and the Champions League places remain out of reach with such inconsistent form. In fact, Milan have even dropped into eighth after Bologna beat Fiorentina earlier today.

Fonseca spoke to DAZN after the full-time whistle to try and assess what was a difficult night for his team that ended with more jeers, and MilanNews relayed his comments.

How do you feel after the game?

“I think we played a good game, we created a lot, the players had the desire to win, they played as a team and all that was missing was the goal. And obviously the quality in the final decisions was missing, the whole time we were in the opponent’s area. I think we had 22 shots, all that was missing was a goal.”

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Is there also a lack of conviction and being clinical?

“Not today. Today the team wanted to win the match, we were aggressive without the ball and we arrived close to Genoa’s area many times. I think it’s not a question of confidence but of choices.”

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“I think we have some good attackers. Abraham had a contusion, Alvaro didn’t train all week. I think sometimes we talk about attackers, but our game also lacked quality in crossing, shooting, assists. But I have total faith in our attackers.”

The fans protested at the end of the game…

“It’s normal, this happens. We really wanted to win for our fans but I feel that they have always been with the team. And I think we can all see that the team gave everything to win, clearly we are not satisfied with the result and I understand the disappointment of the fans.”