On the eve of the match on the penultimate day of the championship, Pioli’s statements arrive from Milanello.
The Milan he has nothing more to ask of it A league, being mathematically second and qualified for the next Italian Super Cup, however must honor the competition until the end. On Saturday night he will face the Turin away. The first leg at San Siro ended 4-1 for the Rossoneri.
It will be interesting to see what formation choices Stefano Pioli will make, who in the last match against Cagliari had left some very starting players on the bench like Davide Calabria, Fikayo Tomori, Theo Hernandez And Rafael Leao. There will be the return of Mike Maignan to the squad, who has recently returned to work in the group at Milanello.
Pioli, the press conference at Milanello
Today at 1.30pm Pegs speaks at a press conference. MilanLive will report live all the statements on the various topics that will be addressed.
REASONS FOR TURIN – “Have a good week, finally, because we hadn’t won for a while and we got the mathematical second place. We are more calm and this can help us, I expect a good level match against a team that has done very well at home. We have the motivation to do well.”
TRAINING – “Today Theo didn’t train due to a flu attack, let’s see if he will recover for tomorrow. I told the team that I will try to get everyone to play in the last two games. It’s important to have the right attitude and I’m sure that will be the case.”
LAST DAYS IN MILANELLO – “For Giroud and Kjaer? I try not to think about it. Now I’m trying to be focused on the team, then I’ll get to know certain emotions by experiencing them.”
ALLEGRI – “It’s difficult to judge from afar. Max is a great coach who has won a lot. For the role we have we know that we have to manage certain pressures and expectations. In our environment everything is exaggerated, both compliments and criticisms. I don’t want to judge or comment on what happened.”
VOTE – “I don’t want to give it, you will do it. We definitely had a better championship than last year and a worse Europe.”
PROTECTION FROM MANAGERS – “I’ve always had a great relationship with the managers and it will be like this until the end, then everyone does what they have to do.”
VAR PROPOSAL ON CALL – “I don’t know if it could be a solution to eliminate certain controversies. Hard to say. I’m in favor of playing more, for the actual time, I don’t know if having more interruptions could be the best path.”
95 GOALS SCORED WITHOUT WINNING – “There are those who have done more and suffered less…”.
MASSARO SAID THAT YOU MIGHT MIGHT KEEP PEGS RATHER THAN BETTING ON A COACH WHO REPRESENTS AN UNKNOWN – “The reasoning ‘I might as well keep Pioli…’ is not correct. It’s worth keeping Pioli if you believe he can do a great job. No comment”.
FUTURE – “I spoke to some guys about the choices for the last few games. Giroud will play the last one, but he will not start tomorrow. The relationship I have with the team is profound, it goes beyond what we have done or not done. I can only be grateful and happy. I do this job to get excited and I got excited here, this goes beyond everything. I will always say thank you to the players I coached.”
GOODBYE TO KJAER AND GIROUD – “They were important players for their relationship with me and how much they put towards their teammates. Meanwhile, in recent years they have grown and will have the task of taking on some more responsibility, they will have to act as a driving force.”
THE IMPORTANCE OF GIROUD – “We won the Scudetto because everyone has the best, it wasn’t just thanks to me or Oli. We did something exceptional especially in the second round, even going beyond our potential. A magic had been created between us, we were rewarded with a great success. Oli was certainly fundamental in the growth of the team, like Ibra and Kjaer. I have a special bond with them for what they did.”
THE GROUP – “The new ones have shown availability and have important qualities, they will certainly do more after a first year of learning about this football and the environment. A beautiful group was formed, even if we had some ups and downs. The availability was total, which is why I would like to reward everyone in the last matches. I am grateful to this group which remained compact and cohesive especially in difficult times.”
TURIN – “There are five or six teams of a very high level, for the others it is difficult. This year some strong teams will remain out of the Champions League. It’s not easy for Torino to get to the front. Juric is a good coach, I respect him a lot and it’s not easy to play against him. It’s difficult for the environment to accept medium-level seasons, but I think Juric did an excellent job.”
MILAN EUROPEAN CHAMPIONS 1994 – “I played for Fiorentina, first we played a match against Milan and I remember that Fabio Capello said that he had decided who to play and who not to play in the final”.
CAN MILAN WIN THE CHAMPIONS IN THE NEXT YEARS? – “I hope I can do it, but it’s difficult. The level is very high. This year there is the example of Borussia Dortmund, fifth with a gap in the Bundesliga and in the final. Milan must continue to grow and invest with the philosophy that allowed them to become competitive again. The last step is missing.”
REGRETS – “Within a season they are always there. The team gave their all, however in the two matches against Roma they were unable to express themselves at their best and get through“.
