Arrigo Sacchi had a lot of praise to say regarding Stefano Pioli's work with AC Milan. He expressed himself this way in his piece to La Gazzetta dello Sport:
"He understood that the game comes first and then the players. And the game helps the players to improve and not feel alone."
He added:
"For a precise economic strategy, which I agree with, Milan has chosen not to spend and spread on the market. Well done to Maldini and Massara to take players functional to the coach's ideas."
Sacchi concluded:
"Pioli was good at making these guys a group, a collective. It seems to me that he interprets the mission of football well, born to be an offensive and team sport."
