Keisuke Honda admits he feels a sense of abandonment whenever AC Milan are losing.
The Japan international has accused the Rossoneri fans of merely being 'obsessed with results' which takes away from passionate support.
30-year-old Honda is struggling to make an impact under Vincenzo Montella this term, having appeared in just two Serie A games as a sub, and has suggested some major reasons why Milan have battled in recent seasons.
"In Japan, there's basically no booing," Honda said after training with the Blue Samurai on Tuesday.
"In Milan, I think there's far too much of it. What's really wrong in Milan is that when you're down during a game, they just completely abandon you. I feel absolutely no love. But as soon as you start winning, they treat you like family.
"So what's it about to them, just numbers and winning or losing? I think it's part of the reason not only Milan but the Italian national side, too, is in the situation they're in. They've been obsessed with only results and that approach might work if you have the talent and can cope with the pressure.
"But if you don't and you're trying to break ground, that kind of attitude won't cut it. If that's the attitude, then all you're doing is waiting for the next (Paolo) Maldini or (Gennaro) Gattuso to arrive. If you're trying to turn a corner working with what you've got, you can't simply push the team away and berate the players.
"There's no comparing the atmosphere at the stadiums in Japan and Italy; it's night and day. The fans here are kind, and the ground isn't filled from top to bottom with people who are absolutely dying to watch football. Many of them support the flag, the way people do for the Olympics.
"So for fans like them, it could be rugby or volleyball that they watch. What's important to them is that Japan wins, that their team plays hard.
"So when I play in Japan, I feel like I'm playing for my country more than I am for a football side."
Honda is back in his homeland preparing for 2018 World Cup qualifiers against Iraq in Saitama on Thursday and Australia in Melbourne next week.
