Milan legend says Amorim hype faded because of... Benfica | OneFootball

Fulvio Collovati believes it is still far too early to assess Ruben Amorim’s work in charge of Milan. The former Italian defender, who wore the rossoneri shirt on 170 occasions, commented on the club’s defeat against Benfica.

"I’d say there were perhaps a lot of expectations surrounding Amorim because, in the end, the previous coach (Massimiliano Allegri) was not particularly loved. With Amorim’s arrival, there was a general sense of euphoria because everyone wanted a change. Then, as soon as you suffer that ugly defeat - I don’t want to say humiliating - against Benfica, in the Europa League, suddenly all that enthusiasm started to fade away", he began by saying in an interview with the MilanNews portal.

Even so, the former 1982 world champion argues that Amorim wants to bring a new image to Milan. "I have to say that the right path needs to be found, that is, a middle ground. Amorim is a coach who, in my opinion, is different from Allegri and is trying to bring something new from a playing point of view. I still think coaches and players go hand in hand, in the sense that if you want to play a certain type of football, you have to do it when you have the right players for it," he argued.

The performances of Gonçalo Ramos were also analysed by Fulvio Collovati, who said he believes the Portuguese international is not a natural finisher. "Gonçalo Ramos is not a striker who will score 20 or 30 goals, people need to understand that. So, from that point of view, as a former defender, I prefer the 20-goal striker, the striker who also gets in ahead of the defender, who scores goals, who is a predator inside the box," he stressed.

The former player continued his analysis of the "made in Seixal" centre-forward. "From what I’ve seen in recent matches, he has improved. He also scored for Portugal, although the goalkeeper handed him the ball, but, for example, I liked the way he was involved in the move for Rabiot’s goal against Lecce. In other words, in my opinion, he puts himself at the service of the team. I think Milan need more of a finisher. Then, if the coach — I can’t say because I’m not in the dressing room — asks him to contribute more to the build-up, that’s fine," he concluded.

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