The AS Monaco suffered a devastating defeat against the Club Bruges in the Champions League, falling on the score of 4 to 1. This performance sparked a strong criticism from Daniel Riolo, a sports journalist, who denounced a total lack of attitude and quality of play by the Monegasque team. Riolo expressed his disappointment at this level of play, stressing the lack of passes and a resigned attitude of the players. He also sent a message to the club’s management, notably to sports director Thiago Scuro, questioning the team’s ability to replicate the successes of coach Adi Hütter and qualifying the players’ attitude as “designation”. Despite this defeat, the only positive point for Monaco is the entry of Ansu Fati, a summer rookie, who scored his first goal with the club. This performance was praised by sports director and defender Eric Dier, who expressed their satisfaction with the young player’s integration.

Thiago Scuro, AS Monaco’s sports director, expressed his deep disappointment at the performance level of his team during the match against Bruges. He described the defeat as “shocking” and acknowledged that the team had been largely dominated, pointing to a lack of preparedness and organization. Scuro took collective responsibility for this defeat, including the coach, the staff and the players, and insisted on the need to learn from this experience to avoid repeating the same mistakes. He also expressed his sadness at the disappointment of the supporters and stressed that this defeat did not reflect the image of French football. He insisted that there were no possible excuses and that the game needed to be analyzed to find solutions.

Beyond the sporting defeat, Monaco’s performance triggered a wave of bitter criticism of club management. Observers denounce a recruitment strategy focused on young players with high potential, but whose success is not guaranteed, at the expense of increased staff strength and stability. The sales policy displayed by the President and the Sport Director, although presented as a financial necessity, is seen as a lack of long-term vision. The lack of significant progress over the seasons, despite higher performance promises, fueled frustration. The defeat against Bruges is seen as the drop of water that overflows a vase, and many calls for a great cleanup of the club, beginning with the departure of the president, the sports director and the coach, are heard.