Sergio Conceiçao, coach of Milan, is present at the press conference after the match between Milan and Parma, which was valid for the twenty-second round of Serie A.
Here are his statements, as relayed via MilanNews.it.
What happened with Davide Calabria?
"I watch the matches and feel them with great passion. There was a bit more adrenaline. There was a game situation that I discussed with Calabria, and there were a few words too many, in my opinion. The players are all important to me, like a family. If I have a son who behaves badly, I tell him. And here, it's the same. There's no hypocrisy: we say things to each other as men. True, it wasn't pretty, but in football, it happens, we’re not in Church. We clarified things. Sorry for the delay, but I was already planning tomorrow's work."
Another comeback...
"We've already come back several times, but I prefer to win normally. You can’t sleep during the week; you have to always train to the max. We need to do better in the game. The spirit is there: we kept looking for the goal until the end against a strong Parma. There are things to improve, but there are also positive things."
What's the secret behind these comebacks? Conceicao replied:
"They pay me to make choices my way. What can I do to improve the match? It can happen that Theo and Leao have a less brilliant day. The names aren’t important to me. I thought we needed something different. Theo and Leao were very important, and they will be: they will play in Zagreb. So nothing too important."
What do you want from the market?
"We'll see. I'm not bluffing, but I'm focused on the players we have. After the Juve match, I said we needed something more, and I won't back down. So I hope something more can come, or we'll go to war with what we have."
How do you see Strahinja Pavlovic? Conceicao commented:
"For me, they are all starters. Pavlovic has worked well during the weeks, and it was clear that he was eager. I like players with this spirit. Believe me, otherwise, I’d say the opposite, like I’ve done before: I have a locker room that has accepted to work differently from the past. We’re changing many things, there’s a transition, and it's a bit tough. It’s like this for all changes."
