Conceicao clamping down on Milan with tough new rules

Sergio Conceicao is busy transforming everyday life at Milan, bringing in strict rules and clamping down on his players.

The coach made an immediate impact after replacing Paulo Fonseca under two weeks ago, winning both games in charge against Juventus and Inter to lift the Supercoppa Italiana trophy in Riyadh.

Now the squad is back at Milanello and Conceicao is eager to implement a new routine for a squad that had been accustomed to the more gentle approach of Stefano Pioli first and then Fonseca.

Conceicao hard on Milan stars

According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, he is demanding that all the players spend the night at the Milanello training ground the night before their upcoming match against Cagliari.

When it was an evening game, Pioli and Fonseca had allowed the squad to simply turn up on the morning after sleeping at home.

Conceicao is also trying to get the players accustomed to the fact most of their matches are played in the evening, by getting them to train behind closed doors on the San Siro pitch under the floodlights.

The clampdown includes weighing the players every morning before breakfast to ensure nobody is losing their shape.