AC Milan's head coach, Sergio Conceicao, spoke to the microphones of Sky Sport Italia after the 2-2 draw at San Siro against Fiorentina.
Why are there players in defense who go up, others go down, and others stay still? Is it a consequence of suffering in order to create many goal-scoring opportunities?
"There are some individual mistakes, but not only in defense. I think the team made unforced errors against the opponent. There are behaviors we are trying to improve: even in Naples, the goal was more or less like that. We are working to improve. For me, it's not easy; these are behaviors from football and football academies that are learned from a young age. We also miss many goals. We need to find this balance because we create a lot. The approach was bad, it wasn't what we had prepared: the responsibility is mine."
Three full comebacks and one almost comeback: is it frustrating to see two different halves?
"We talk among ourselves, we prepare the matches well: the players gave me positive signs in these three days. The match against Inter had a different approach, and for 90 minutes, we were balanced. Honestly, the quality we have is a mix of characteristics that the players must possess, and this mentality, the personality to enter the game strongly and defend this shirt, must always be present."
Is the frustration over the substitution of Yunus Musah the emblem?
"He gave me positive signs, he was fresh and did well in training: later, I realized that the game wasn't going well, so I substituted him. He's a very good guy, sometimes games just turn out that way."
Theo: is it possible that his future is no longer as a full-back in a four-man defense, but as a wing-back in a five-man defense?
"Offensively, he has qualities that everyone recognizes. He creates difficulties for opponents on his side. Like all offensively-minded full-backs, with a five-man defense, they are more protected. But it's the dynamics of the team. Against Inter, we had a fifth man, and he felt more comfortable."
Would you confirm yourself if you were a Milan coach? Conceicao replied:
"(laughs) I'm disappointed, but now it's making me laugh."
