Fonseca speaks about AC Milan exit: “I’m really sorry I didn’t have time” | OneFootball

Paulo Fonseca has offered a comment on his short time as the head coach of AC Milan, hinting that he needed more time to instil his methods.

Fonseca was appointed by Milan but lost his job four days after Christmas, following just 24 games in charge. The Rossoneri were eighth in Serie A at the time, and the new boss Sérgio Conceição has not done any better, given that the team are now ninth.

Since leaving and returning to Ligue 1, the ex-Lille boss has found the magic formula to revive their Lyon and get them into the Champions League places.

A touchline ban is what made the biggest headlines, but in his first 11 official matches, Fonseca has recorded eight wins leading to suggestions of possible regret at Milan.

The Guardian have done an interview with Fonseca on the day of Lyon’s Europa League meeting with Manchester United.

They state that he ‘does not want to engage in detail about that half-year or the circumstances of his departure, largely out of respect for his compatriot’, but he spoke of needing more time.

“We can see the past decade of Milan, they won Serie A once. It’s a difficult moment for them. I had a lot of pleasure being there and I’m really sorry I didn’t have time to continue my work,” he said.

“I think the mentality in Italy is totally different from England, where you give time to the coach. But it’s the way they live football there.”