Sky: Theo Hernandez displays ‘great reaction’ in training and could start vs. Verona | OneFootball

A lot has been written and said about Paulo Fonseca’s handling of Theo Hernandez, but some encouraging news has emerged.

Fonseca made the tough but (in his eyes) necessary choice to give Theo a game on the bench against Genoa on Sunday. Alex Jimenez was playing well admittedly, but despite the score remaining 0-0 the coach didn’t make the call to bring the Frenchman on.

It is what he did to try and stimulate Rafael Leao, and in that case it worked, but every player has a different character – especially the star men – and in the case of Hernandez there are other factors such as his renewal to consider.

According to Peppe Di Stefano who spoke live on Sky (via MilanNews), Theo has provided ‘a great reaction in training’ after his exclusion on Sunday, resulting in him being ‘much more active and present’ than usual.

It is a clear and sudden change in attitude that could convince Fonseca to field him as a starter against Verona on Friday at the Stadio MarcAntonio Bentegodi. As a reminder, the media this morning stated that Jimenez would get the nod again.

The other bit of news is that the Portuguese coach tried Alvaro Morata behind Tammy Abraham just like in the derby. There is still tomorrow’s training session for the final indications, but this could be a concrete possibility for the game in two days.