Milan coach Paulo Fonseca has given his reasoning for benching Rafael Leao for the second Serie A match in a row, and defined how he thinks it may possibly inspire the Portugal worldwide following at residence to Napoli.
Fonseca determined to not embody Leao in his beginning line-up, as an alternative handing a chance to Noah Okafor and Samuel Chukwueze on the wings. There was additionally no Christian Pulisic within the beginning XI, as he was battling a bout of flu.
Fonseca explains Leao absence and ‘motivation’
Fonseca defined that he makes use of quite a few totally different techniques to inspire his gamers, however on the finish of the day, it’s their very own duty to verify they’re in the proper mind set to play.
He additionally insisted that there isn’t a direct confrontation between himself and the participant, although he has left him out of the beginning line-up for 2 league matches on the spin.
“I don’t wish to go into tiny particulars, I deal with issues in another way with every participant,” Fonseca throughout his post-match after Tuesday’s 2-0 loss to Napoli.
“There isn’t any battle between us, it’s only a coach’s determination. We attempt to inspire the gamers in numerous methods, however it’s as much as the gamers to place in the correct amount of dedication, I don’t must beg them.”