AC Milan hero Demetrio Albertini has accused the players of being too cocky this season.

However, he insists the Serie A champions are not in decline.

Ahead of the Supercoppa Italiana final against Inter Milan, Albertini said: "When you come from these last non-positive results, the territory of a negativity is marked a little, when many times it is enough to find what is the common thread to be able to have a little more awareness. It is now several years that are always growing, now it is normal that there is a little more fear, that we see the play later, that you risk a little less... The usual things that can happen.

"Milan against Roma from the stadium seemed to me to be the master of the game, the Giallorossi seemed not there and instead after 2-0 with a little more superficiality perhaps did not manage well what could have been an unexpected reversal.

"I believe that many times believing too much in one's skill, being too peacock at that moment, leads to making some mistakes."