01-08-2016, 09:26 AM
AC Milan captain discredited before irate fans
Following both his on and off the pitch failings in the defeat to Bologna, the legitimacy of the Italian has been dealt a severe blow as he became the subject of jeers and whistles from the San Siro crowd
With each passing games the AC Milan supporters are losing more and more patience, and Riccardo Montolivo has become the latest target of their anger.
The Rossoneri faithful have long been critical of the club hierarchy and new coach Sinisa Mihajlovic over the course of the season, with it all reaching a boiling point following their home loss to Bologna on Wednesday.
Boos and whistled rained down from the San Siro stands, and Montolivo bore the brunt of them as he was at fault for the goal as well as at the fans took exception to his raised thumb gesture.
The Rossoneri captain’s motion was seen by the fans as sarcastic and out of not in line with the mood of the moment, which was one of shame and disillusion.
It turned the ex-Fiorentina man into a sort of symbol of the shambolic Milan team, which was made clear to him know when he was taken off to a chorus of boos with seven minutes to go.
Indeed it likely wasn’t surprising to the 30-year-old, who had himself admitted it was normal and that he understood the reaction and aggravation of the San Siro crowd.
“I know we have not been performing well,” Montolivo confessed to the press in the buildup to the Bologna clash. “The whistles are deserved and will serve as motivation for us to do better in the future.”
Despite his words however and failed attempts to get his teammates to stand before the fans after the defeat, the supporters simply don’t see the Italy international as a legitimate captain.
For both his inability to rally his teammates — Alex and Carlos Bacca refused to follow him to apologise to the Curva Sud — and his mistake that allowed Emanuele Giaccherini to score the winner, Montolivo now looks an isolated figure.
Especially considering he inherited the armband from Nigel De Jong, who always led by example, his display and general attitude after Wednesday’s loss looks to have lost him all credibility in terms of deserving to be Milan captain — at least in the eyes of the fans.
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Following both his on and off the pitch failings in the defeat to Bologna, the legitimacy of the Italian has been dealt a severe blow as he became the subject of jeers and whistles from the San Siro crowd
With each passing games the AC Milan supporters are losing more and more patience, and Riccardo Montolivo has become the latest target of their anger.
The Rossoneri faithful have long been critical of the club hierarchy and new coach Sinisa Mihajlovic over the course of the season, with it all reaching a boiling point following their home loss to Bologna on Wednesday.
Boos and whistled rained down from the San Siro stands, and Montolivo bore the brunt of them as he was at fault for the goal as well as at the fans took exception to his raised thumb gesture.
The Rossoneri captain’s motion was seen by the fans as sarcastic and out of not in line with the mood of the moment, which was one of shame and disillusion.
It turned the ex-Fiorentina man into a sort of symbol of the shambolic Milan team, which was made clear to him know when he was taken off to a chorus of boos with seven minutes to go.
Indeed it likely wasn’t surprising to the 30-year-old, who had himself admitted it was normal and that he understood the reaction and aggravation of the San Siro crowd.
“I know we have not been performing well,” Montolivo confessed to the press in the buildup to the Bologna clash. “The whistles are deserved and will serve as motivation for us to do better in the future.”
Despite his words however and failed attempts to get his teammates to stand before the fans after the defeat, the supporters simply don’t see the Italy international as a legitimate captain.
For both his inability to rally his teammates — Alex and Carlos Bacca refused to follow him to apologise to the Curva Sud — and his mistake that allowed Emanuele Giaccherini to score the winner, Montolivo now looks an isolated figure.
Especially considering he inherited the armband from Nigel De Jong, who always led by example, his display and general attitude after Wednesday’s loss looks to have lost him all credibility in terms of deserving to be Milan captain — at least in the eyes of the fans.
http://gazzettaworld.gazzetta.it/feature...ited-fans/