Former head coach of AC Milan, Arrigo Sacchi, has discussed the Rossoneri's current moment and game against RB Salzburg in the Champions League. Here are his words, as usual, on La Gazzetta dello Sport newspaper:
"Sometimes Milan stretch too far and when you stretch too far you are no longer a team. You can no longer press with the right times, you lack synchronisms, the players are too far from each other. Here, Stefano has to work on this aspect."
On the match against RB Salzburg:
"It's a game of 6 (rating). At most, 6+. In short, it was not an excellent performance."
Sacchi on if the draw vs RB Salzburg can be considered a step back from the derby victory and performance:
"No. The derby was a Serie A match and in Italy it is played in a certain way, tactics are the first quality. In Europe, it is different and Salzburg made AC Milan understand that there is a need to improve. In general, however, the Rossoneri are on the right path and I liked Pioli's words at the end of the match. He said he was not fully satisfied and this speech must enter the players' heads."
On the difficulties faced against the Austrian team:
"The Rossoneri suffered from the very high pace imposed by RB Salzburg. In Europe, pressing is the bread of all teams, except ours. The Austrians did not have great champions, they were almost all boys, yet they were able to cope with a team like Milan thanks to organisation, compactness and rhythm."
