Silvio Berlusconi has criticised his team for failing to beat players who earn far less money than they do, while expressing his concern at AC Milan's current plight.
The Milan president is reported to have vented his anger in the wake of Sunday's 1-0 defeat to Atalanta, a result which left the Rossoneri seven points adrift of third position and compromised their hopes of returning to Europe after a one-year hiatus next season.
"I'm more concerned than I am angry," Berlusconi is reported to have said by ANSA. "I realise we are no longer in the times when we can beat Barcelona, but it's unacceptable losing against a side whose players earn five times less than we do."
It was not the first time this season either, after Milan were also humbled at home by Sassuolo while they have also been beaten by Palermo and Genoa, in addition to league leaders Juventus.
As a result, crisis talks were held on Monday with general manager Adriano Galliani spending an hour talking to the players at their Milanello training camp. He was then due to meet with Berlusconi with the future of coach Filippo Inzaghi also on the agenda.
Inzaghi nevertheless said on Monday that he feels he enjoys his club's support still, adding that he "will carry on with the conviction, the ideas and the determination I have got."
He was appointed in the summer to replace Clarence Seedorf, who lasted only four months on the Rossoneri bench after Massimiliano Allegri was sacked a year ago.
Seedorf was unable to earn Milan a place in Europe as they finished down in eighth -- the same position they find themselves in at the midway stage of the current campaign.