Yahoo Sports Tuttosport: Fonseca may go even with positive derby result – the candidates to replace him
After the defeat against Liverpool, Paulo Fonseca’s job is at risk and tomorrow night’s derby risks being decisive for his future, a report claims.
This morning’s edition of Tuttosport (via MilanNews) reports that the reality is that even a positive result might not be enough to keep him in his position, meaning that he could be sacked anyway after tomorrow’s game.
Behind Fonseca’s possible farewell there is the fact that his Milan side are not only experiencing a crisis in terms of results, but also of identity. There is no clear style of play, and the problem of too many goals conceded remains.
To this must also be added the non-idyllic relationship with Theo Hernandez and Rafael Leao who should be the driving forces of the Milan team and instead are having a rather negative start to the season.
Fonseca hopes to see a reaction of pride from his boys tomorrow night against Inter, in particular from the Portuguese who in the past have already been decisive in some derbies and will want to do well on the biggest stage.
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While waiting for the match, the directors do not want to be caught unprepared if the situation were to worsen on Sunday evening. There is obviously no shortage of rumours and gossip about the candidates to replace Fonseca, with the favourites being Maurizio Sarri, Edin Terzic and Igor Tudor.
The latter plays with a three-man defence, but would also be able to adapt to a different formation and would have the character needed to shake up the players. The other candidates in the running are Sergio Conceiçao, Max Allegri and Thomas Tuchel.
