The Rossoneri coach’s analysis after the 3-3 draw with the Rossoblù: “It’s a shame not to have brought it home. We started badly, then we created and made a lot of mistakes.” On the silence of the fans at San Siro: “We respect them, they have always been fantastic with us. They love Milan and many things didn’t work as they hoped.” And on the replacement of Leao: “I changed him for a question of position, but he is not at his best even on a physical level”
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Six games in a row without success in the league and cups, a negative streak for the Milan that he can’t turn. Rossoneri still in 2nd place but not arithmetic, official status postponed after the 3-3 home draw against Genoa. The three points faded in the final with Thiaw’s own goal, an unfortunate episode after the turnaround in three minutes that I had deceived San Siro today in the silence imposed by the fans. Who spoke about the match and the team’s moment is Stefano Pioli: “We started badly in the first 15-20 minutes. We lacked consistency, then we played the game creating and making a lot of mistakes. It’s not a question of commitment and attitude, we had restarted a match but we conceded an avoidable goal in that situation. Today we went behind, we recovered the ball high and created dangerous situations. It was a different match to the one against Juventus: we managed it well after the difficult minutes, then we went back at the start of the second half when we could defend better. It’s a shame we didn’t bring her home. For what my players put in, it would have been important. Today we were forced to play a different type of match: we took risks, but we took Genoa’s equalizer from square positions. That’s a mistake.”
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Milan no longer wins: 3-3 with Genoa at San Siro
“We respect our fans. Leao is not in his best moment “
Pioli continued: “I had made changes because we were low on energy, but they didn’t produce what they were worth. Leao out? I didn’t want to prove anything, Rafa didn’t do much in the opponent’s area. I needed an external attacker who entered more: Noah did it more and better. Leao is not at his best, not even on a physical level. I changed it for a question of position.” On the silence at San Siro: “We delivered a performance, we didn’t bring home a victory which would have been important. The environment and the fans have chosen this protest: we respect them. We must be focused to do well until the end, our fans were an added value and we respect their choice. We can do better.” And how much did the elimination from the Europa League have on the end of the season? “It certainly had an impact and represents a negative aspect in the final balance of the season.”
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The report cards of Milan-Genoa 3-3
The silence of San Siro
A surreal atmosphere from start to finish, no dispute but the choice of all fans from organized groups to simple spectators. The whole stadium fell silent during the match, no objections to the team but, rather, the sum of results and the desire for clarity towards the future. Milan haven’t won for a month, they seemed close to returning to the three points but Thiaw’s own goal set the final 3-3. This is an increasingly complicated moment for Milan, which lives between a reconstruction phase where results are lacking and uncertainty on the bench for next season. If Milan had won they would have taken 2nd place and the Super Cup Final Four. Also to be recorded replacement of Leaowhistled at the time of the substitution and went straight to the locker room without stopping on the bench with the team.
