"When I came to play in Milan as a player with the smaller teams, I'd put in some great games for 60 minutes, then there was the strongest team ever that would start playing from the 60th minute and score three goals. This is something Inter have and we don't," the gaffer stated."
"Back then, there weren't five substitutions yet. What does that mean? Simple, the smaller teams at San Siro would put in a physical effort, but after an hour, they would drop off and that's when the immense quality of that Milan emerged."
"Today's team doesn't have that quality, and opponents, by substituting five players, manage to maintain a high level of intensity and focus for longer. So, even if you're called Milan, it can happen that you don't get results at home against less well-equipped teams."
AC Milan have repeatedly dropped points against lower-ranked opponents, exemplified by a 1-1 draw with Genoa. The team often starts slowly, plays in fits and starts, and struggles to find space against compact, less-equipped sides. Fabio Capello attributes part of the problem to modern substitution rules: with five substitutions opponents can sustain physical intensity throughout the match, whereas in his era opponents tired after about an hour and Milan's superior quality took over. The current Milan lacks that late-game decisiveness, and paradoxically perform better against big teams who open up play.
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