Stefano Pioli spoke to the press after Milan’s defeat to Barcelona in Vegas.
Milan ended their United States and not using a win, as after shedding to Actual Madrid and drawing Juventus (earlier than shedding on penalties), the Diavolo additionally misplaced 1-0 to Barcelona, because of a fantastic Ansu Fati objective within the 55′ minute.
The Rossoneri had a troublesome recreation towards Barca, who had been general higher and extra harmful. Regardless of enjoying largely starters for your complete match, Milan didn’t produce a high-quality match, however coach Stefano Pioli was nonetheless happy ultimately.
“General, the tour has been very constructive as a result of we’ve labored very well,” he instructed MilanTV. “It’s been well-organized. We’ve had the chance to work on all the things we needed to. It’s additionally nice that we’ve been concerned in three high-quality matches. We’ve discovered one thing specifically in each recreation. They’re all issues we’ll work on. There are three weeks to go till the beginning of the league season however what I’ve seen in these three video games has definitely been constructive. We’ve additionally learnt just a few issues. The brand new arrivals are settling in effectively nevertheless it’s clear {that a} little bit of time is required. If you change league and groups, a little bit of time is required however they’re doing effectively.”
On the play: “We’re discovering the suitable options when it comes to our motion as we proceed to attempt to all the time be harmful. I believe we had been harmful in all three matches however we didn’t all the time take advantage of our probabilities.”
On the sport: “We struggled to get the ball off Barcelona, however we labored very onerous defensively. We additionally labored effectively, even when we did enable alternatives. Nonetheless, that is solely regular towards such a high-quality facet. We have to begin shedding the ball a bit much less as a result of fairly just a few of the issues we’ve had have come about after we’ve misplaced the ball. We have to handle it higher. Clearly, certainly one of our aims is to get Rafa on the ball as a lot as potential. Nonetheless, he can’t be the one participant we flip to, and he additionally wants to offer us the chance to choose him out much more constantly.”
On the amenities within the US: “It’s a improbable stadium, a improbable stadium. We’ve received to expertise some nice stadiums. We additionally watched Arsenal-Barcelona in Los Angeles. It was a stadium like this one, even perhaps larger. It’s a improbable facility. I believe we’re a bit behind in Italy on this regard. It’s time for us to push on.”
