Milan are already eight points worse off than at this stage last season, as they suffer their worst start to a campaign since three points for a win were introduced.
It’s fair to say that Marco Giampaolo had an abysmal start to the season with the Rossoneri and it cost him his job at San Siro. He has already been replaced by former Inter coach Stefano Pioli, who hasn’t been able to improve the numbers with immediate effect.
Milan are already eight points worse off than at this stage last season, as they suffer their worst start to a campaign since three points for a win were introduced.
It’s fair to say that Marco Giampaolo had an abysmal start to the season with the Rossoneri and it cost him his job at San Siro. He has already been replaced by former Inter coach Stefano Pioli, who hasn’t been able to improve the numbers with immediate effect.
The 54-year-old has taken on a massive task, already prolonging the poor return to become their worst start to a season since the three points for a win system was initiated in 1994.
Gennaro Gattuso lost his job after failing to qualify for the Champions League, finishing the last season with Milan being one point off the top four. Gattuso ended his spell with 40 wins in 82 games as manager for the Rossoneri.
His two successors have only taken the results on a downward trajectory, and Milan lost their sixth game this season when Joaquin Correa scored the Lazio winner on Sunday.
The last time Milan lost more games during the first 11 rounds was in 1941-42, when they had lost seven by this stage.
This weekend they are traveling to Turin, to take on the Italian champions and league leaders Juventus.
On a positive note, Milan are the team with the most Serie A wins over Juventus on 49, but they have lost all their visits since the Allianz Juventus Stadium was inaugurated.
Milan have collected six points from their first five away games this term, but have lost three of them, whereas they had lost three in Gattuso's last 14 league travels.
The problems might be many, but they are struggling to score goals and are by no surprise on a negative goal difference. A look at the statistics points to the crux of the issue.
Only 35 per cent of their efforts are on target, fewer than any other Serie A side, and striker Krzysztof Piatek, who seemed to be very much on target last season, has only scored three times from his 30 first finishes this term.
That’s a number in stark contrast to his first 30 shots when he played for Genoa last year and had already put the ball in the back of the net nine times.
Fitness levels and focus are also an issue, because Milan conceded 70 per cent of all their goals in the second half.