“If one looks at the numbers carefully, the situation is less dramatic than it appears, however…”

Intervening in a video on his Instagram profile, Fabio Caressa had his say on Milan’s negative moment: “Many ask me what happened to Milan, why this sensational defeat in the Cup. In the meantime, let’s give credit to Inter and Inzaghi, because Inzaghi he never misses these matches. Inter played very well, they have a Lautaro who in my opinion is in an amazing condition, even emotional as a driving force. Then, it’s much more difficult to surf the surf, it’s impossible. What do I mean? That the Milan took off last year and went on the wave, and Pioli is a master in this, in knowing how to make the most of these emotional waves. Now he finds himself managing a completely different situation with the group because the victory has come and now you have to manage peace of mind after the victory, that is, that you don’t have that drive. Take an extra meter for a teammate when you have to win or when you’re in that curve of success. Now it’s a little more difficult, maybe one shortens a meter less, he takes half a run less, but not even voluntarily. It’s a psychological thing. It’s the same thing that happened to Italy after the European Championship, in the end it didn’t allow us to go to the World Cup. I think that in the Champions League we will see a Milan more similar to last year’s. I think it’s a little more difficult in this situation to take a step forward. When things are like this, when they stagnate a little, you have to shake up the environment and change something. I think the time has come for Pioli to change something from a tactical point of view as well. There is a need for different solutions and in such a complicated environment the new ones find it more difficult to fit in, and therefore this also explains the semi-failure of the Milan transfer market so far, in particular De Ketelaere. I repeat, if one looks at the numbers carefully, the situation is less dramatic than it appears, but according to the fact that there can be development, something needs to be changed immediately, getting out of a routine that has created a bit of stale air, a bit of a smell closed”.