MN: Predicted Milan XI vs. Monza – Fonseca to go bold with selection choices | OneFootball

Paulo Fonseca is no longer secure in his position at AC Milan, and the Portuguese head coach is prepared to take risks once again.

It is difficult to know exactly how strong Fonseca’s position within the club actually is, considering it seemingly shifts with each passing game week. However, after a loss that effectively killed Milan’s Scudetto hopes, the management informed him that he was no longer fully safe.

For this reason, he is going to fall back to old habits and take risks with his selections.

This evening, Milan News have reported that is prepared to make four changes to the side that lost to Napoli in midweek, with half of them coming in defence.

Mike Maignan will keep his position, as will Malick Thiaw, but Filippo Terracciano will be shifted to right-back to allow Theo Hernandez back into the side, which is a bold decision in itself. Additionally, Fikayo Tomori will start ahead of Strahinja Pavlovic.

In midfield, Youssouf Fofana is the only survivor, with Tijjani Reijnders coming in to support him in the double pivot, and they will be sat behind Christian Pulisic. This means that Samuel Chukwueze and Noah Okafor will support Alvaro Morata from the wide areas.

Once again, Rafael Leao will remain on the bench, even after earlier reports had suggested that he was in line to return this weekend.

As always, our pre-match preview is available for the full rundown of the fixture!

Milan predicted XI vs. Monza (4-2-3-1): Maignan; Terracciano, Thiaw, Tomori, Theo; Reijnders, Fofana; Chukwueze, Pulisic, Okafor; Morata