Thus the Rossoneri coach after the 4-2 victory in the first leg of the round of 16: “Today the important thing was to win, but in the return leg we must be even more careful”
Pioli appears in front of the cameras with a half smile. On the one hand he knows that the quarterfinals are closer – thanks to the four goals scored against Slavia -, but at the same time he also knows the two rings from the Czechs don’t leave him calm. “The game is not over yet”, he admits on Sky Sport after the match, placing the emphasis on a difficult trip to a twenty thousand seat stadium where Slavia have fun.
the match
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This is Pioli’s analysis: “We could have done more, honestly. We ended the first half with a two-goal lead, I expected a second half with a little more pace. Now we have to pass. We made a couple of distractions, no mistakes. On the occasion of the first goal, for example, we had numerical superiority in that situation. It’s a shame, but the important thing was to win. In the return match it will be tough. We should have created something more. Slavia played a good match.”
race of life
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Appointment on March 14th, now. The Eden Arena is a twenty thousand seat stadium full of passion. It won’t be easy: “We needed a little more speed, a little more rhythm. They are an excellent team, in the return they will have to score two goals and therefore they will change the structure, I think. We must prepare the return well, they will try to compete in the race of life.” Finally, some tactical pills: “Gabbia and Kjaer have important technical qualities, we improved a lot with the full-backs. Maybe we should have tightened up a little more and freed up one-on-one play on the flanks.”
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