Live broadcast on August 27 after defeating Turin 4-1, AC Milan coach Pioli said in an interview with Italian Sky Sports that the team needed to continue to understand each other.
About Girou mentioned challenging Serie A and Champions League Champions
Pioli: “This is certainly our goal. We are satisfied with the performance of the game, because we have made progress since the first game. We must continue to understand each other and become a team, but this is already a good start. We have introduced players with the characteristics we are looking for, who are very offensive awareness and proactive mode of play players. This has always been our mode of play. Sometimes it is more effective than other mode of play. We have never shrunk our defense and sought to fight back. Today’s pressure from strikers also helps our defense.”
There are still reports that the team is introducing forwards, such as Taremi.
Pioli: “Girou is a very good player, but if we want to remain competitive in the two events, no player can guarantee 100% performance throughout the season. The more choices we have, the better. As far as the current situation is concerned, we are already complete. If anything happens, the club will decide what to do.”
This season is playing 4-3-3, will it play back to the previous 4-2-3-1?
Pioli: “When everyone is in good condition, it is possible, but I don’t think this system will make us have any influence on attack. This is about the characteristics of players, because now our midfield players are more offensive awareness and more forward, so actually we have 5 players attacking effectively.”
“We have other options, such as Pulisic can play behind Girou. Now let’s try to gain some stability and do these things regularly, but as the head coach, having different options is always an advantage. This is a great group of players working together. They are fully prepared to sacrifice themselves for the team. This is the basis for us to move forward.”
In the two Serie A matches this season, Pulisic scored goals.
Pioli: “He is very smart. We all know what the world of football is like. We need to balance positive and negative comments. I have seen progress in the match against Bologna, but I have also seen things we can do better, so we need to keep our feet on the ground.”
About the game Stadio Giuseppe Meazza and the team last season
Pioli: “Playing in Stadio Giuseppe Meazza certainly makes us happy. I am very glad that the new players have experienced this kind of warmth and enthusiasm for the first time. Last season was complicated for many reasons. We just won the Serie A championship. We wanted to repeat that situation, so we did lose some ‘fun’ in a period of time ‘. I think we are now building an excellent team, but difficulties will come. Under such circumstances, the more united we are, the better we can deal with the difficulties when they come.”
Will Clooney stay?
Pioli: “Yes.”
(Ma Dongyu)