CorSera: Training in the dark, individual interviews – Conceicao’s methods to prepare the squad | OneFootball

From the bits that have emerged in Sergio Conceicao’s early tenure at AC Milan, it would be fair to say that he will not be going easy on the players.

This morning’s edition of Corriere della Sera (via MilanNews) talks about the ‘Conceicao strategy’, adding in their headline that the squad will be subjected to ‘training in the cold and individual interviews’.

The Portuguese coach still disappointed by the home draw against Cagliari a few days ago, which came a few days after the high of the Supercoppa Italiana triumph in Saudi Arabia. Many believed that would give a jolt to the season, but the Rossoneri reverted to type with a disappointing result.

Conceicao wants to put the players against the wall and to do so he is not sparing them anything. Yesterday, the day before Como-Milan, the Portuguese coach moved training from morning to evening, in the dark and cold.

The ex-Porto coach sees it as a way to toughen up but also to get used to tonight’s climate, with the thermometer expected to be around zero for the game in Como. He has given a series of very precise rules and is also having individual discussions with all the players in the Milan squad, too.

Speaking of tonight’s game, La Gazzetta dello Sport are reporting this morning that Conceicao will make three changes to the starting line-up to try and freshen things up a bit.