AC Milan coach Stefano Pioli was interviewed by DAZN at the end of the match against Juventus talking about several points.
“I think we played the right match for our moment, something was missing in the penalty area. At times we were not very precise and not very decisive in our play, but often it was the pitch that didn’t let us make the last pass or control the ball. The team was careful and decisive, we allowed very few opportunities to a strong opponent“.
How is the glass? “Ours is half empty for the missed points against Spezia, not for tonight’s game. The team knows that matches against Juventus and Inter will decide a lot about our future. If we win the derby we could still be closed to Inter, if we don’t succeed then it will be a championship like last year in which we finished second on the last day, but in which we also risked finishing fifth. “
Are AC Milan lacking brilliance in the final third? “Today we tried to work with two trequartistas centralizing Messias to play close to Brahim Diaz. We missed the final touch but not the position in the box: we got there well. Then, for example, if Theo misses the pass for Bennacer in the final moment, it is not because we were few in the area. Winning games is complicated, you need the final pass.
We must also find that fluidity, even that lightheartedness that we must have. We must not be conditioned by other things. We were good at managing the post match against Spezia but it wasn’t an easy week. It is not easy to see everything destroyed in the last minutes. You win with the team, but it is also true that you grow with the tests of the individuals: and today many performances of the individuals are of the highest level “.
On Rebic: “Today I had in mind to put him earlier, then the change of Zlatan took away a slot. I think he is better, the more he plays and the more he can get into the rhythm. He will be important again, whether he plays wide or more central”.
On Ibrahimovic: “I didn’t see Zlatan, he had pain in his tendon. He blamed the ground because it was too hard, I hope he can recover in the next few days“.
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