CM: Milan management backing Fonseca – ‘shock exclusions’ against Genoa possible | OneFootball

A number of sources are reporting that Paulo Fonseca could opt to bench some players for the Genoa game that he does not believe are pulling their weight.

Calciomercato.com write how the mood is quite dark heading into the 125th anniversary celebrations on Sunday in the Genoa game, despite the fourth straight win in the Champions League against Red Star two nights ago.

The attention of the media has been on the outburst by Fonseca, whose position is not currently at risk. After the game he criticised the attitude shown on the pitch by certain players, who he accused of not giving their all.

What has emerged is that the club expressed support for the coach’s words when they spoke with him yesterday afternoon at training. The lack of presence of any directors is not a sign of leaving him alone but rather giving him full scope to manage the squad as he sees fit.

It therefore cannot be ruled out that there will be some ‘shock exclusions’ against Genoa, as MilanNews are also reporting. Among the players, there are those who shared Fonseca’s position, such as Rafael Leao and Malick Thiaw, so they should be safe.

Tammy Abraham – who scored the winning goal – also spoke of a mentality issue, so it can be presumed he will start especially given Alvaro Morata’s injury. Aside from those three, the risk of important players being excluded is real.