Coppa Italia, Sergio Conceicao: words of the Rossoneri coach after the Milan-Bologna final. Lots of disappointment.
Finale Coppa Italia, Milan-Bologna: le dichiarazioni post-partita (Ansa Foto) – MilanLive.it
For Milan, winning the Coppa Italia was a way to make an overall bad season a little less bitter. Raising the trophy would have allowed them to gain direct qualification to the next Europa League, but it was Bologna who got the better of them tonight at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome.
Except for the blameless Mike Maignan, virtually all the players who took the field disappointed. Sergio Conceicao expected much more from his team, especially at the moment when they found themselves at a disadvantage and had to have the hunger to go after the goal to equalize the result. In the post-match, the Portuguese coach spoke to the microphones of Sportmediaset.
Finale Coppa Italia, Milan-Bologna: le dichiarazioni di Sergio Conceicao
PARTIAL ANALYSIS – “Balanced first half, we had two chances to score and going ahead would have been important. In the second half we could have done more. After Bologna’s goal there was little play. I don’t want to find alibis with the referee, however in some situations… Not only the elbowing… Then they say I make excuses. We had to do more. Now let’s try to finish the championship with dignity. I am sorry for the fans, we are all disappointed. We could have done more, these games are decided in the details, they scored goals and we didn’t.”
MAKE CHOICES AGAIN, CHANGES DIDN’T WORK – “We are all good afterwards to comment. Before the game I did what I had to do, I was fair with myself and the preparation we did. Now it’s different, we know what didn’t work. It’s part of soccer.”
DELUSION – “We were rushed to play at times in the building phase. In the first 20-25 minutes we hadn’t been bad, then we could do better. Very combative and competitive match, in every duel you have to put everything and think that it can be decisive. It is the mirror of the season this thing. The disappointment is to have lost a final and a title in a difficult season and with a difficult context. This match reflects the situation. However, congratulations to Bologna, we lacked something.”
IN THE NEXT CUP ITALIA CONCEICAO STILL AT MILAN? – “See you in the next league game still here in Rome.”
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