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Sergio Conceiçao vents rethinking the'farewell to AC Milan

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The Italian Super Cup is being awarded tonight, with Napoli and Bologna on the pitch in Saudi Arabia, but thinking back to the last edition it seems like a century since Milan imposed itself with Sergio Conceiçao on the bench, complete with the iconic celebration with the cigar in his mouth: “It was a promise – he told Gazzetta dello Sport -. The players, who had seen videos, asked me to smoke it in case of victory. With Porto I had done it 11 times, that is, after winning trophies. The coach who won the most. And so I did it again”.

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Alleged tensions in the Rossoneri household after the'elimination from the Champions League
According to reports by La Repubblica, Conceiçao and Pulisic would clash

The clashes would begin as early as after the Zagreb defeat, only to deflagrate after the'elimination at the hands of Feyenoord
Pulisic, according to Repubblica, would place an aut aut aut: either him or Conceiçao
Among the biggies on a collision course with the Portuguese coach there would also be Fofana
The French midfielder, irreplaceable with Fonseca, has lost share in the hierarchies and would be unhappy with the situation
Pulisic has so far been one of the most important players of the team
Acc Milan has dryly denied the rumors, reports calciomercato.it
The Rossoneri, very irritated, believe the version of the facts untrue

The’adventure in the Rossoneri of the’former Porto coach lasted only six months, however: “There was instability at the corporate level, around the team the environment was not good. That is why I hold on to what we did. Also, the management did not support me. Let me give you an example. After we won the Super Cup we played Cagliari. At that time there were already rumors that the club was following other coaches. I was thinking about working and winning, with the weight of results. I did not have time to work at all levels”.

“I would have stayed but with some changes. The players did not betray me. They were with me. Theo said as much. After Feyenoord, when people said he did it on purpose to get sent off, I defended him. Many people wrote to me when I left. I demand rigor, exigency and then relaxation when there is need to relax. If someone shows up with an extra pound, arrives late or something like that I cannot tolerate it. For me, in the end, players are all the same”, Conceiçao added.

The Portuguese coach then pointed out another detail: “From 2016 to date only two coaches have won trophies in the Rossoneri, Pioli, with the Scudetto, and me. If we add up the points from our period we have had a Europa League pace, fifth place”.

“The results were there, I think of the two derbies we won and the success with Roma. Sorry for the Coppa Italia final, but some things I didn”t like, concluded Conceiçao.

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