{"id":1358895,"date":"2024-07-20T12:30:06","date_gmt":"2024-07-20T11:30:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1358895"},"modified":"2024-07-20T12:30:25","modified_gmt":"2024-07-20T11:30:25","slug":"rapid-wien-ac-milan-pre-season-live-stream-team-news","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/rapid-wien-ac-milan-pre-season-live-stream-team-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Rapid Wien vs AC Milan friendly live stream and team news"},"content":{"rendered":"

AC Milan begin their pre-season preparations with a friendly against Austrian side Rapid Wien on Saturday at 4:30pm (UK time).\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

The Rossoneri<\/em> are beginning a new era after the departure of Stefano Pioli, who won the 2021\/22 Serie A title with the club. He’s been replaced by Portuguese coach Paulo Fonseca, who returns to Italy where he previously managed Roma between 2019 and 2021. Fonseca was most recently in charge of French side Lille.<\/p>\n

Rapid Wien finished fourth in the Austrian Bundesliga last season, while also losing the Austrian Cup final to Sturm Graz for the second season running.<\/p>\n

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A ‘different’ AC Milan under Fonseca?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Although he’ll always be loved for delivering a Scudetto, there’s no doubt things became a little stale for Pioli toward the end of his reign at AC Milan, with supporters accusing him of lacking imagination and tactical flexibility.<\/p>\n

New man Fonseca will have no such problems, often heralded as a coach unafraid to try new tactical approaches. The Portuguese tactician has a point to prove with this his 12th senior management job to date. His only major honours so\u00a0 far gave come in Ukraine with Shakhtar Donetsk, and the 2016 Taca de Portugal with Braga.<\/p>\n

Fonseca himself has promised to, at the very least, entertain Milan supporters.<\/p>\n

“I think in life you need to risk and that means having the courage to be different. We coaches have an obligation to people who love football, which is not just to win, but to have a \u2018form\u2019 that gets them passionate,” he said.<\/p>\n

“We must create a spectacle and to do that we need courage, for those we work with to have courage and experience football with joy. That is my way of thinking. I think it\u2019s fundamental we create a strong sense of identity within the team, which allows us to have quality in our play and ambition to win every game.”<\/p>\n

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