AC Milan lost against Sassuolo at the San Siro 3-1. Stefano Pioli and his team must work harder in the preparation especially that a game against Genoa is already approaching: it takes place on Wednesday.
The Italian boss said this to the media during the post-match press conference:
"This defeat hurts. We want to get different results with a different performance than today."
7 goals conceded in just two Serie A games:
"It is true that we suffered too much. We have a way of staying on the pitch and we have to keep it even in difficulties. After the advantage we had to manage the balls better, then at a disadvantage we lost clarity. 7 goals conceded are too many: we need to defend better."
Too many errors today for AC Milan, does that worry you?
"We know how we want to play, but we made some mistakes. We will try to make fewer mistakes. We must not leave the game with this nervousness. I tried to calm the players at half-time, but today was not the best day. Too bad, we could have stayed in the game until the end."
Pioli on losing twice in a row in the league and on what that means:
"It is an unexpected slowdown. When I talk about lucidity I mean bad choices. At the beginning of the second half we tried with character to resume the game, but we didn't do it with quality. Only our fans didn't give up until the end."
Is this defeat due to the Champions League victory?
"The Champions League has nothing to do with it. We missed too many simple balls, giving courage to a fast, technical team. When I say that 7 goals are too many, I say I'm worried."
