Yahoo Sports MN: Fonseca off to a difficult start – his numbers compared to other Milan coaches
Paulo Fonseca has certainly had a rocky start to life as the new head coach of AC Milan, with just five wins in his first 12 league games in charge.
As MilanNews report, is the second time since 2004-05 (the first year in which Serie A had 20 teams) that Milan have collected 19 points in the first 12 games. So far the Rossoneri have five victories, four draws and three defeats: a start that has effectively removed Milan from the Scudetto picture.
In the 2017-18 season, Vincenzo Montella’s side had six wins, one draw and five defeats. They were seventh with 19 points after 12 games, nine points from fourth place (Lazio) and 13 from the top of the table (Napoli). At the end of the year, Gennaro Gattuso would lead the team to sixth place.
In 2006-07, the post-Calciopoli year, Carlo Ancelotti’s Milan had four victories, four draws and four defeats, while an eight-point penalty had them 11 points away from fourth-placed Livorno. Milan would win the Champions League and finish in fourth place.
Even in the following season, still with Ancelotti in charge, Milan got just 14 points in the first 12 games, the result of three wins, five draws and three defeats. At the end of the year the Rossoneri finished in fifth place, entering the Europa League.
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In the 2012-2013 and 2013-2014 seasons, Max Allegri’s team started badly with 14 and 13 points respectively. If at the end of the 2012-13 season the Diavolo finished in third place, the following year they finished seventh after Allegri’s sacking.
Pippo Inzaghi’s season (2014-15) saw Milan on 18 points after 12 games which was good enough for seventh place. The end result was a 10th-placed finish. After 12 games in 2019-20, the Rossoneri had 13 points after the sacking of Marco Giampaolo and the hiring of Stefano Pioli. They would end sixth.
The late Sinisa Mihajlovic had 20 points in the first 12 games, while Gennaro Gattuso obtained one more in 2018-19. A coach is judged above all on results, and that is why Fonseca cannot be satisfied at the moment.
