Conceicao made no statement at the end of Milan-Verona, in his place Ibrahimovic: here’s why.
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Not a great Milan, but in the end against Hellas Verona came a 1-0 victory at the San Siro. The decider was a goal by Santi Gimenez, who in the first half had had a goal disallowed for offside and in the second half made no mistake on Rafa Leao’s assist. With these 3 points the Rossoneri momentarily move to -5 from fourth place in the standings.
Sergio Conceicao did not speak to reporters’ microphones after Milan-Verona, a choice dictated by the fact that the Portuguese coach received the news of the death of Pinto Da Costa, a former Porto president to whom he was very close. He did not feel like making statements after the team’s victory at San Siro.
Milan-Verona: le dichiarazioni di Ibrahimovic
Instead of Conceicao, Zlatan Ibrahimovic showed up to speak. Below are the words he gave to Sky Sports.
CONCEICAO – “The coach is inside the locker room, he is very emotional because the former president of Porto died, he was like a father to him. I’ll take care of it.”
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GIMENEZ 2 GOLS IN FIRST 2 GAMES WITH MILAN – “I expected him to do well. He likes to score goals, in this team the balls come inside the area, you just have to be there and be ready to put it in. Coming to Italy as a foreigner and doing well right away is not easy. Our responsibility is to help him and put him in the right conditions to do well.”
THIS MILAN ENOUGH TO BEAT FEYENOORD? – “This victory is very important. We dominated, even though we only scored one goal. In these games if you score a goal in the beginning, then the game opens up and it goes differently. Verona came to the San Siro to defend, it is not easy to play with a well-organized team.”
JOAO FELIX TITLE – “We make use of all the players we have. He came to play and help, then it’s the coach’s choice. It depends on the games. He did well in the last few games, he is a player who always wants the ball and creates situations. With a little luck he could have scored today as well. He’s fine, if he’s fine he has to play or be ready to come in, it’s the coach’s decision.”
MILAN LESS LEAO-CENTRIC – “He will always be a reference for the team. Leao came in and made assists today. He can make a difference, even at times when he’s not at the top. We ask him to come in and solve games, he did that today. If there was only one player we wouldn’t be in good shape….”
THE ROTATIONS – “The more players you have, the more alternatives there are. We play every three days, you need to rotate and make everyone play, otherwise some players get burned or risk getting injured. We need to give everyone confidence.”
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