Stefano PioliMilan coach, spoke to the microphones of DAZN at the end of the match won 5-1 against Cagliari: “Positive evening, we wanted it. The performance wasn’t excellent, but the evening was important. The fact is that in the last few we had lost a bit of energy and we hadn’t won for Whoever I left out was the one who played the most because they weren’t in optimal conditions, obviously they weren’t happy about not starting but then they came in very well. I never had any doubts about the seriousness of my players.”
Which of the new purchases surprised you the most?
“In my opinion Pulisic is a phenomenal player, for the quality of the choices he makes. When I met him in the summer on Zoom I had positive perceptions and then I found him better than I thought but also players like Loftus-Cheek and Reijnders It’s not easy to arrive and play in Italy, they were excellent signings who will do well with Milan.”
Would he stay at Milan?
“We haven’t met with the club yet, we saw each other on the pitch because we want to finish in the best way. We will put everything on the table but I don’t think this is the time to do it.”
What effect does meeting Ranieri have on you?
“Ranieri was my coach, I had a wonderful relationship with him. He started to make me think, it was what gave me the inspiration to think about becoming a coach. For us coaches he is a top, a myth, when Meeting him always makes me happy.”
Leao with the surname Conceicao on the shirt?
“I hadn’t seen him, otherwise I wouldn’t have let him in (laughs ed.). I’m happy for Rafa, choosing one player over another shouldn’t always be seen as a penalty. I’m happy that they reacted well, it was a nice evening Second place is close but still not so certain, we will have to make up the points that are missing in the trip to Turin.”
