The Rossoneri coach: “Francesco is already mature in character. He can give us a hand if there is an opportunity.” He will have the number 73
– Milanello (Varese)
Stefano Pioli says: “Never before have words been of little use like in this moment. We need facts much more: we must demonstrate that we have understood our mistakes and put in a high-level performance for 95 minutes.”
camarda time
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The facts, then: tomorrow evening Francesco Camarda, aged 15, will be at San Siro wearing the Rossoneri shirt. Number 73. Ready to come in and lend a hand for the key match against Fiorentina, Pioli’s words. And then we come to the words, which in the case of the AC Milan baby bomber really count: “Talent has no age and he has it – explains Pioli -. Sometimes destiny creates certain opportunities for you, we will have to be good at accompanying him as he grows because we are talking about a very young boy. From a character point of view, however, Camarda is very mature, he is ready to lend us a hand if needed, in recent days he has done very well. I’m sure he will have a great future.” History knocks on the door, or rather on the bench: Camarda will start from there, with Jovic as the starter, but with the game in progress…
fewer injuries
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The other big themes: the injury problem and Milan’s resistance throughout the 90 minutes. On the first case, Pioli assures: “The break helped us find improvements, I’m sure that the injury numbers will improve in the future. The only worry I have is that in recent years we have not managed to lower the number of injuries. Every year we tried to change something to make things better. Every player has his own story, someone got hurt because he played a lot, others because they played little. They’re not just happening to us, but our numbers are bad. Tomorrow we recover Calabria, Pulisic and Loftus-Cheek. What if I called the Swiss coach about Okafor’s injury? Never called a technical commissioner. The problem is the calendars are too compressed, since the national teams….”. However, the head will count more than the men, and we arrive at the second Rossoneri issue: “Our mistake is the lack of attention throughout the match. It is the first time since I have coached Milan that the second halves are so penalizing compared to the first halves. It is a problem of quality which can be technical and concentration.”
the moment
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Between Fiorentina and Dortmund, Milan and Pioli are playing out a good portion of their future: “I know very well what my role represents: many honors and many criticisms. I move forward with my ideas, my club and my team. Do I remain convinced that we have a strong group if we feel we are in the running for the championship? With 26 days to go we can, but this shouldn’t be our thoughts now.” Neither the Scudetto nor Ibra: “If Cardinale saw something exceptional in him, he wasn’t wrong. Ibra, if he were to return, will be an important resource.”
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