"If you want to play like Como you have to hire the Como coach". Ruben Amorim answered directly during the press conference on the eve of Lazio-Milan, probably annoyed by a comparison that, at the current state, appears inappropriate and especially unfair. Not because Cesc Fabregas and his Como do not deserve the praise received, but because two projects that arrived at completely different moments of their paths are being placed on the same level.

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Como has built over the years a recognizable identity through investments, planning and technical continuity. Fabregas had the necessary time to transmit principles, automatisms and mentality to his team. Amorim, instead, has directed only three official matches at the helm of Milan. Demanding that his football is already complete and immediately comparable to that of an established formation means ignoring the normal dynamics of any new cycle.

Milan, the controversy always arrives before judgment

In the Milan house it seems there is an unhealthy need to constantly create a case. If the team wins, the quality of the play is discussed. If it does not fully convince, the coach is doubted. If another reality proposes brilliant football, people immediately wonder why the Rossoneri cannot replicate it. A fundamental component is almost always missing: time.