"AC Milan's resurgence began at the end of May with the appointment of Massimiliano Allegri as coach, but they had a second one too. As La Gazzetta dello Sport (seen below) recall, the hiring of Allegri was strongly supported by sporting director Igli Tare. The coach came in and instantly started building, from the first days of the summer training camp at Milanello, and the results were positive to begin the new campaign."
"At that point Allegri looked the team in the eye, demanding a swift turnaround. It happened on Monday 22 December, when the group met at Milanello and the former Juventus coach made some demands. He asked his players the same concentration when out of possession and the attention to detail that he had seen lacking in the three matches against Torino, Sassuolo and Napoli. Faced with Max's pressure and the risk of ruining an excellent first half of the season, the team subsequently rallied."
"Milan have returned to fighting for every ball on the pitch, maintaining high concentration throughout the match and staying solid as a unit. This has been the case against the bottom-half teams, who several points had been dropped against. Against Hellas Verona and Cagliari, however, there were no slip-ups. The result: Milan were once again launched into the Scudetto discussion alongside Napoli, Inter and the others."
AC Milan appointed Massimiliano Allegri as coach at the end of May with sporting director Igli Tare strongly supporting the hiring. Allegri immediately began rebuilding during summer training at Milanello and the team started the new campaign positively. Early-season setbacks included elimination from the Coppa Italia by Lazio and a Supercoppa Italiana semi-final defeat to Napoli. A late-December run of three matches with two goals conceded prompted Allegri to demand greater concentration and attention to detail at a Milanello meeting on 22 December. The squad responded with back-to-back clean-sheet wins over Verona and Cagliari and regained intensity, unity and Scudetto contention.
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