As pointed out by by La Gazzetta dello Sport newspaper in this morning's print edition, Pioli appeared furious after the elimination from the Italian Cup. As widely reported, the coach forced the players to sleep at Milanello after the match.
The coach asks sacrifices from the big names, from Rafael Leao to Theo Hernandez and Olivier Giroud as well as Ismael Bennacer. All of the most negative after entering the field. Pioli, however, in his speech focused on attitude: he asked for willingness to sacrifice, attention and lucidity in choices.
These are some of Milan's strengths in the Scudetto, which strangely evaporated in the post-World Cup winter: there were also many mistakes in the December friendlies, in Salerno and in the final minutes against AS Roma.
