What can Milan's difficulties be due to? “In my opinion it is a mix of physical problems, the team seems to be losing shape, but also mental. Milan has never recovered from the derby. The two types of problems get mixed up, in the sense that when confidence falls but supports your physical condition, and you feel good in the field, then the problem can be solved. The set of two problems is complicated. But against Torino there is the opportunity to fix the ranking, the match is a watershed in the Milan season"
What pitfalls can the challenge with Torino have? Can the Grenades have more in terms of motivation? "In my opinion it has more from a physical point of view. Torino makes a strong point from the physicality of its players' athletics. Secondly, the other advantage of Turin is the lack of pressure on the shoulders. Everything that comes to them is something gained, they have largely done it and are going beyond expectations. In these games, having little to lose is quite important, it is an advantage at the start. Milan must be able to overcome this type of obstacle. In this sense, the physical decline of Milan could be a problem against Toro, which is an extremely solid team, which concedes very little. Facing it is complicated, especially in a moment of such great enthusiasm ".
Gattuso is back at the center of criticism, in your opinion are there and in the event what are the coach's responsibilities in Milan's difficulties? "I find it hard to find them. I think he was unlucky. The absence of Bonaventura for most of the season was a weight that Milan was able to sustain for a while but is now coming strong. It is a great game balancer, its lack has been filled by other players but now it is making itself felt. Perhaps, here, the lack of an alternative to Piatek in the doorway is a problem that Gattuso has not been able to solve. Perhaps giving Cutrone more space in a previous period would have allowed Milan to have an alternative. Gattuso tried but found the right formula in 4-3-3, at least until the derby, and it wasn't easy to overturn everything to afford the two tips. Surely, all the difficulties of Milan, the apathy that came after the derby, must be shared between coach and players "
In your opinion, therefore, did the change of form chosen for Milan-Lazio not affect the game? "In my opinion an attempt had to be made. The team needed something new to wake up from this slumber. It did not work. It took more experience from the whole team to put up with this form and now it's too late to experiment. I think Gattuso is right to go ahead with this form, hoping that some players will wake up, I think of Suso, Calhanoglu, who need a favorable event, goals or good moves, to find enthusiasm and confidence in their own means that I was Milan's secret this season "
The voices on the future of the Milan bench are the protagonists. In your opinion, would Gattuso deserve confirmation or should the Rossoneri choose another coach? "Gattuso has done so much. He took the team in a difficult situation and raised it. He did it both last season and this year. There are two or three occasions in which Gattuso has raised the team with both determination and tactical abilities. It should be remembered that he not only gives the team determination and aggression, but is also very good tactically. What Gattuso lacks is the qualitative leap. Taking the next step when the team reaches a certain level, to become an excellent level. This is why the company is now asking questions about the upcoming season and technical guidance. I would trust Gattuso who arrived with little experience at this level and who, in my opinion, has learned and can level up after this season as a technician and thus raise the level of the whole team "
In conclusion, can Milan reach the Champions League? "Yes, also because the two Romans go so much in fits and starts. The run-up to Atalanta and Turin can be scary, they're going at a higher speed right now. The true watershed is Sunday, if Milan manages to maintain this advantage and build trust for the last few to leave the possibilities are all there. The ranking still speaks clearly, beyond the difficulties, Milan is always there. The treasure he had before was thinned and a bad game in Turin means losing it completely, but the possibilities are still there "
