COACH BROCCHI LOOKS AHEAD
Cristian Brocchi offers his thoughts on the San Siro stalemate with Carpi:
"It’s fair to say that we weren’t clinical enough tonight. We enjoyed a record amount of possession for the season. But that isn’t a guarantee for victory, but rather a sign that a team wants to take the initiative. We weren’t determined enough in attacking their backline and we moved towards the ball when we should have attacked deep to stretch their defence. We haven’t had much time to work together and 3 or 4 days aren’t enough. The desire and the commitment though have been present. On other occasions we didn’t see the kind of desire we showed tonight to keep the ball and create chances. We have to work on our determination and spirit however which cannot ever go missing".
"The fans need to see this in the team. They need to see that the payers have desire, commitment and even a warrior spirit. I always want to see us play with determination. The absence of Kucka is not an excuse. I am happy with José Mauri’s impact tonight. He gave me positive signs in a testing moment during the match. He fits in well and he came on with the right approach. He attacked the opposition penalty area in the right way and he has to try and always do that. He came close to opening the scoring too. I told him that I like him as a player. I was not as good as him at his age. If he keeps this up he can have a very good career. Today he was very useful to the team and it would have been great if he could have scored. We now have to set our sights on Monday’s game, keep our heads up and work hard. Forza Milan!".
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