Sensational revelation of what happened in the locker room at the end of the first half of Milan-Juve, fans open-mouthed. What happened
Milan won the Italian Super Cup final against Inter Milan thanks to a good dose of luck. The Rossoneri beat Juventus by a score of two to one, coming back from Yildiz’s initial lead. It was a good first for Sergio Conceicao, who decided to be on the bench despite a fever of 40 and a strong flu. He could not not be there on his debut and in such an important game.
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The Portuguese coach arrived very few days ago to replace compatriot Paulo Fonseca: a strong and sudden choice, even though a change of technical guidance was in the air by then. His impact was immediately positive and, according to rumors coming from Riyad, even decisive: the first half against Juventus had been very ugly in all respects, but in the second half the team changed its attitude and, albeit with great luck, managed to build the victory more with mental than technical effort. Something in the locker room happened, and this is where the added value of the coach came into play.
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At the end of the match, to the microphones of Sportmediaset, Conceicao had been quite clear: “After the first 45 minutes, in the locker room I did not give kisses to the players.” Despite his fever and rather complicated physical condition, the coach made himself heard by trying to touch the right chords in the players’ heads. He tried to raise the tension in short, and thus the bar: and apparently he got results.
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There was also some tactical guidance as well as nerves: he called for more aggression and, above all, more attacking depth with the outsiders. And it was from this situation that then arose the two episodes that led to Milan’s goals, with the penalty procured by Pulisic and Gatti’s own goal born from a cross by Musah launched on the run. In short, not bad impact for Conceicao, aware, however, that it will take time to improve the quality of play of his team. The victory against Juventus was crucial to charge the locker room and the whole environment with additional positive energy, but to achieve long-term results, the whole context needs to be improved. To do this, however, the coach needs time, the time that was not given to Fonseca. Now it is necessary to win games, and it has started on the right foot: the final match with Inter is going on right now, and hopefully another resounding and unhoped-for success can come.
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