AC Milan head coach Stefano Pioli has spoken in the press conference after the win against Torino. Here are his statements:
After this victory, Milan are three points from the Champions League and have fate in their own hands:
"It's true. Having this possibility before the two away matches in Turin was very ambitious. Being able to win them was not easy, it was very complicated. Even this evening, despite the result saying something else. We have two games ahead and we must continue to play with this attention, with this spirit, with this quality and this desire to hurt our opponents and think about the next one”.
Are you satisfied with the 10 goals scored and 0 conceded in the last two games?
"The numbers speak for themselves and respect the attitude and performance. We have been more compact on a defensive level, we have given a few points of reference to our opponents and we have created a lot”.
What was the secret of this period?
"Our secrets are the balance that comes to us from the club, which has made us work at our best in this very special year and a half. The balance of not being too attracted to positive and negative results and then work. We have always tried to improve. We had a lot of highs, few lows but that's normal in a season like this, where we started playing very early. Europe took something away from us but, with a little more luck, we could have gone all the way. The balance and protection of the club, which is fantastic, together with the team's desire to grow and improve ".
What will you have to work on in view of Cagliari?
"Certainly on the psychological aspect, because the pressures are rising but we come from two games where the pressure was very high. It was easy to think that if it went badly with Juventus, our chances of reaching the goal would diminish. That was the key race and between Sunday and today we showed great maturity and it made us understand how to face the next one. We have to prepare it in the best possible way and everyone who goes on the pitch will have to know that each of his teammates will give 110%”.
The team plays with great quality and fun:
“We like to play football, which has excellent technique and is right to play. It is normal to take risks, even tonight we did it, but we have the pleasure of playing with the ball between our feet, trying to be dangerous and we think it is the correct way to continue in our work and I think it is also the right way to the colors we wear, because Milan have always played well in football”.
Wouldn't it be fair to play the last few games simultaneously?
"It would be great to play them with the fans. I hear about the last one, but both of them would be great. Where are those who said that last year we grew up because there were no fans? We missed them, and San Siro, now, it would be fantastic. It would be great. The calendar is already out, we play on Sunday evening and we will have a little more time to recover the energy of these last two games. "
Can Ibrahimovic recover in time for Atalanta?
"On Sunday I don't think there are any possibilities, for the last we hope".
