Pioli丨 We've been trying to take the initiative to attack

Milan Circle

Milan boss Pioli participated in the Radio anch'io Sport interview program owned by Rai TV and talked a lot about the team and the individual.

Speaking of the Milan derby victory

We always had the belief in winning, never gave up, it was a very balanced game, and the technical statistics showed that, we worked hard all the time and finally achieved a reversal in the score.

Talk about your relationship with the players

A good relationship between a coach and a player is the key to a team, and I've always tried to build a relationship of mutual trust with them and have always tried to get them to play to their best.

Talk about refereeing

Referees have their own way of interpreting the game, all players must get used to the referee's law enforcement standards, for example, when we participate in the Champions League, some actions will not blow fouls, I support loose law enforcement standards, as long as the players can adapt to it, sometimes the game whistle is too much to disrupt the rhythm, which is not good. Should there be more "live ball time" in the game? I'm absolutely in favor of that, we need to play more fluidly and coherently and guarantee more live time.

Talk about data analytics

The team now has a specific set of algorithms that allow us to understand the data efficiency of each player in terms of body and technology, of course, the coach still has to judge with his eyes, but the data can help us do our job better, which is an added value, when I first started coaching, there were only two assistants around, now there are 12, the times are different.

Speaking of Menion

His performance did not surprise me, when Milan played against Lille, We were impressed by Menion, and then the Milan scouts have been paying attention to him, a player who is very focused on the field, very strong as a goalkeeper, and a French national, in short, Menion is a very high-level player.

Talking about the next game

First of all we have to prove that we are a mature team, and winning the derby will give us motivation and enthusiasm, but every opponent in Serie A is difficult to deal with, especially in the second half, at the weekend we will welcome Sampdoria, they just beat Sassuolo 4-0, so we have to show very good performances. But the most important thing now is the Italian Cup in front of us, and we will only consider the next opponent in the league after playing Lazio.

Talking about the ups and downs of the season

We need to be continuous, only in this way can we maintain a stable ranking, we can't forget the journey we are going through, and now we can still be at the top of the table, which means that Milan have not had a big ups and downs this season, we have been trying to take the initiative to attack the style of play, and against Juve, we have always been eager to win.

Talked about the unexpected incident in which fans broke into the stadium

This kind of thing should not happen, and the people on the scene should stop them immediately.

Talking about Milan's injuries

I don't think Milan have a more serious injury problem than other teams, but it's been more frequent since November and it has affected the team and we've paid for the injury problem.

Speaking of Ibrahimovic

It's been a long season and unfortunately Ibrahimovic is temporarily absent, but he's still a great player and he's also an important resource for Milan. Ibrahimovic is doing everything he can to get back on the field and for us he will never be a burden, but a resource and he has improved this team a lot.

Speaking of Casey

He can play multiple positions and last weekend I put him in the forward position to limit Brozovic, Casey did a good job on the defensive end but on the offensive end we lacked some flexibility, Brahin came on and did a good job, providing the technical skills we just needed. Casey is a professional player, and as for the contract, we'll see what happens later.

About your future in Milan

I feel good in Milan, I have a fantastic relationship with the club, I can stay in Milan forever, of course I know football is a sport full of unknowns, but I really feel good in Milan.

Talk about your thoughts on VAR

A few years ago, everyone supported VAR technology, and it was impossible to completely eliminate misjudgments, and referees have done their best to minimize false penalties.

Talking about Olivier Giroud's passion to celebrate after scoring

I saw the replay footage and it took me a while to find the players (laughs), but I'm actually a very emotional person, I like to feel life and I like to be with the players, so rushing over and celebrating with them is an instinctive reaction.

Talking about the Serie A title race

We still have points to chase because the standings will continue to be updated, the top teams will fight for the title, there are many games that follow, in my opinion, Juve and Inter are the strongest teams in Serie A. （Inter e Juve per me sono le squadre più forti del campionato". ）