Sergio Conceicao has focused a Champions League qualifying spot with AC Milan regardless of a stuttering begin to their Serie A marketing campaign.
Milan discover themselves eighth within the Italian top-flight after 17 video games of their season, eight factors behind the highest 4 after two wins of their final 4 league outings.
That run of type noticed the Rossoneri half firm with Paulo Fonseca after simply six months in cost, having received 12 of his 24 video games in cost in all competitions (D6 L6).
Conceicao’s first activity will see him and his gamers jet to Saudi Arabia, together with his first sport on the helm coming in Riyadh towards Juventus within the Italian Tremendous Cup semi-final.
However the principle goal for Conceicao is incomes a spot within the prime 4 to qualify for the Champions League, a contest Milan have received seven instances of their historical past.
Fonseca was capable of finding some consistency within the competitors this season, with Milan sitting twelfth within the 36-team standings, one level from the highest eight with two video games left.
“All of us need one factor: for Milan to return to the Champions League. We’re Milan,” Conceicao stated at his first Milan press convention on Tuesday.
“If I’m right here, it’s not a superb signal – it means one thing didn’t go effectively. There’s not a lot time to arrange for the match towards Juventus.
“We don’t complain, and we don’t make excuses.”
Milan have drawn three of their final 4 residence league matches (W1) for the Rossoneri, as many attracts as they recorded of their earlier 11 within the competitors (W6 D2).
Their inconsistency in Serie A sees them 5 factors adrift of sixth-placed Juventus, who presently occupy the ultimate European qualifying spot within the division.
Conceicao acknowledged the problem that lay forward of him, however he anticipated his gamers to provide their all to the trigger throughout his tenure.
“There’ll at all times be 11 gamers who’re pleased and others much less so. However all of them want to provide their most, that’s the usual,” he stated.
“Strain is a part of soccer, particularly at a giant membership like Milan.”
Milan’s senior advisor, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, was additionally current at Conceicao’s first press convention, and he mirrored on Fonseca’s quick time on the helm.
“Earlier than we start with Conceicao, I wish to thank Fonseca for what he has accomplished and for the skilled that he’s,” Ibrahimovic stated.
“However he wasn’t capable of obtain consistency in outcomes and once you’re at Milan, the outcomes are decisive.”
