Stefano PioliMilan coach, spoke to the microphones of DAZN at the end of the match against Udinese which we won 3-2 in a comeback: “Match that we should have ended with the lead in the first half, then there was that carelessness and a bit of bad luck but you also need character and will to win certain matches It’s never easy here, we won in a dirty way. For us it’s another step forward.”
Have you spoken to Maignan?
“I’m very sorry for him who suffered it firsthand and for me since he is a very correct boy who I am proud to coach. It’s good that the ignorant stay at home and don’t come to the stadium. These are things that shouldn’t happen.”
How important is Leao?
“He doesn’t have to react, he has to understand situations but he’s doing it. I liked his game tonight, he doesn’t have to run after everyone. He’s making a journey, there have already been improvements and there will be others because he’s a very good boy. intelligent. We cannot think that he is decisive every time he gets the ball. He absolutely must continue like this, more important numbers will arrive also in terms of goals scored.”
Long live the championship flame?
“It’s not what keeps us alive, but our way of working to win every single match. We want to have a better second round than the first round, there’s a strong belief that we can do it. We’re not thinking about anything else, if not at Bologna and then at the next ones to improve our ranking as much as possible.”
What’s different compared to other Milans?
“Comparing different seasons is always difficult, we have changed a lot, there are strong opponents. We need to grow, do many things better to become a more solid and balanced team. We need to maintain third place, look forward and not behind.”
Hundredth victory with Milan in Serie A, like Ancelotti, Liedholm and Capello…
“A lot of stuff, I coach a very strong and cohesive group that wants to look beyond. What we did is part of the past.”