Legendary coach who wrote big part of the history of the AC Milan club, Arrigo Sacchi, wrote his usual piece to La Gazzetta dello Sport discussing the Rossoneri's latest match in the Champions League.
The former tactician identified a mistake that coach Stefano Pioli made, according to his words:
"Against Atletico, Pioli's Milan were playing a beautiful, courageous and international level football, but unfortunately in the moment of difficulty - the expulsion of Kessié, he ignored their tactical approach and he bolted by forming a defensive line of six players with two midfielders intent on filtering every ball."
Sacchi then continued:
"Perhaps the best defence for Pioli would have been to keep the same organisation with one less striker (4-3-2), so the opponent would also have to think about defending himself. At the 1994 World Cup it also happened to the Italian national team to play a couple of games in 10 against 11, and they won both, so you can also win with 10 men on the pitch, with the right organisation. In the end, the boys of Pioli did not deserve to lose, but once again the tactics did not help them."
The Italian experienced manager also wrote his opinion on Kessié and Pioli:
"Maybe Kessié doesn't perform as he did last year due to a contractual problem: if so, either the agreement is defined or the player is left out of the team. Pioli? He is an intelligent person and I hope he does not fall into error anymore. Despite being defeated, the Rossoneri proved to be competitive with Atletico. The path is long, but we can hope."
