Milan legend Mauro Tassotti admits that the Rossoneri are still unbalanced under new coach Paulo Fonseca, but Theo Hernandez and Rafael Leao \u2018must apologise.\u2019<\/p>\n
Milan have had a slow start to the season, earning just two points in the opening three matches.<\/p>\n
They picked up draws against Torino and Lazio and lost to Parma. The Rossoneri scored five goals but conceded six already.<\/p>\n
\u201cMilan are struggling to be aggressive and dominate games,\u201d ex-Milan defender Tassotti told La Gazzetta dello Sport.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a tricky part of the campaign; the physical shape is far from ideal, and a new coach needs time to enter the players\u2019 minds.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe team is unbalanced and concede from counter-attacks. I think they want to defend as a unit, while we saw man-on-man defending last season. I don\u2019t know how much time Fonseca has had to work on this. It takes time and hard work, it can\u2019t happen from one day to another.<\/p>\n
\u201cMost importantly, Milan must defend as a team, and if they want to be attacking-minded, they need strikers to track back. I am not only talking about Leao. In modern football, you attack and defend with 11 men. Today\u2019s defenders cannot defend with a numerical disadvantage, so they need help from everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n
Leao and Theo caused outrage during Saturday\u2019s game against Lazio by not joining their teammates and coach Fonseca for a cooling break.<\/p>\n
The France international said he and Leao needed no break as they had just been introduced from the bench, and CEO Giorgio Furlani played down controversies on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
However, it remains a big matter of debate in the country, and Tassotti believes the pair should apologise.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was not nice to see. The players should apologise, even if only just inside the locker room. It was a crazy thing, and Theo\u2019s words sounded like an excuse. The attitude was wrong. There\u2019s nothing else to say.\u201d<\/p>\n
Tassotti, 64, is a former Milan and Italy defender and an ex-assistant of Carlo Ancelotti at San Siro. He played 583 games with the Rossoneri, winning five Serie A titles and three Champions League trophies.<\/p>\n