AC Milan's head coach, Sergio Conceicao, spoke in a press conference after the 3-1 win at San Siro against Bologna.
Question: Vincenzo Italiano said that Milan have a plan A and a plan B. Do you need a plan C for Wednesday?
"We need to prepare for a very important match for us. It will be a different game, maybe with some different players on both teams. Every match takes its own path. We need to do a little better, especially in terms of what we didn't do in the first half, understanding where we struggled. We need to work on the negative things, and then on the positive things too—today again, those who came on changed the game."
Santiago Gimenez, will he start next Wednesday? Conceicao replied:
"It depends on what he does over these next few days. It’s up to me to choose the striker or strikers."
Is Samuel Chukwueze an option?
"I hugged everyone. He deserves a very positive word, like the others who came on. He hasn't played in a while and wanted to show the coach that I was wrong not to put him in that game. It's a good sign to have these kinds of doubts when deciding the starting lineup."
Matteo Gabbia said the players finally managed to get to know you...
"Really, I also now know them better. It takes time. I’ve changed quite a few things. At the beginning, it was difficult. We work differently compared to before. Now I feel like I can work on many aspects: we started with three at the back, then we finished with a 4-4-2. And we work on these things. The players believe in what we’re doing right now. It took a few months to have this very honest and very direct relationship with the players. Beyond the daily frustrations about one thing or another..."
What did your son say to you?
"He asked Zlatan for an autograph..."
Yours for next year? Conceicao commented:
"Come on! (laughs)."
