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00:00Good afternoon, everyone. Welcome along to the pre-match press conference on the eve of Udinese and Milan.
00:07We'll start with Milan TV. Thanks, Nicola. Good afternoon, coach. Good afternoon.
00:12On the eve of Udinese and Milan, Gaffer, Milan are on the back of two victories against Lecce and at home to Bologna.
00:21How important is it to kick on from that?
00:24Your job is to try and make sure that the players really start again from scratch, don't they?
00:34And how far along are you on that journey?
00:37I don't know what stage we're at, but I do know the team are on the back of two victories.
00:44I think it's a very challenging match tomorrow because Udinese have taken seven points.
00:49They're on a very physical side and they also have some good technical players.
00:53It's always very tricky to go to Udinese.
00:57And above all, it's a very important test for us tomorrow.
00:59The players know that. We've spoken about it because we do need to show consistency.
01:05We need to kick on from the two wins that we've recorded.
01:08We're at the start of a journey.
01:11The season has only just begun with the victory over Bologna.
01:15And tomorrow we have a big opportunity in the knowledge that we're up against a very physical side that are very difficult to beat.
01:22Sky, good afternoon, coach.
01:24Two questions.
01:27Could you give us the latest on how Mignon and Liao are?
01:32And last season, Milan almost had physical issues.
01:37After just two or three months in charge, what do you make of the team?
01:45Do you think they have overcome the shock of finishing eighth last season?
01:50We'll see that with our performances on the pitch tomorrow.
01:52As I said, it's a very important test for us tomorrow.
01:55It's not simply because the lads have won two games that we've suddenly become a brilliant side.
02:01We have some shortcomings.
02:03We need to keep working hard.
02:04But what matters is that tomorrow night at 8.45 when the game kicks off, we need to turn on the engine.
02:11Because otherwise, we'll hurt ourselves above all against a team like Udinese.
02:18And it's very important for us at this moment in time to show consistency.
02:23There are four games over the course of a season that typically are decisive games.
02:28Tomorrow is a very important match, even though we're only at the start of the campaign.
02:32Tomorrow is one of those first four games that we need to approach before the next international break.
02:38So we need to make sure that we're relaxed, that we are accountable.
02:44And we need to make sure that we club together, that we're neat and tidy technically, because it won't be easy.
02:50There'll be very little space.
02:51We need to be switched on and make the most of the opportunities that we create.
02:55At this moment in time, we have a very low chance conversion rate.
03:01So that's something we certainly need to boost.
03:02And we know that we'll come up against a team that are very good in aerial duels.
03:10They've got physical defenders.
03:12They're strong from set pieces.
03:13We need to be ready for all of that.
03:15As for Raphael Liao, he is going well in terms of his recovery.
03:22We hope to have him available next week.
03:25And he's available for selection for the Napoli game.
03:28But it's only natural that I need to weigh things up, given he's been out for a while.
03:31As for Mike Mignon, he's relaxed.
03:35And I think he'll be between the sticks on Tuesday night against Lecce in the Coppa Italia.
03:40The Zone.
03:41Good afternoon, coach.
03:42Do you think the team is solid enough to be able to do without Youssef Fofa now?
03:51We always feel that he's the one that provides balance.
03:54But do you think you could play with Modric, Loftus, Cic and Rabiot?
03:57Would that be too unbalanced?
04:00No, it's not a case of how balanced we are at this moment in time or a month from now or two months from now.
04:05Because maybe in a month's time we might even change the way we play.
04:09I don't know.
04:10Because certain players will have returned from injury.
04:14Other players will be fitter.
04:16Other players will grow in confidence.
04:17So it depends on the stage of the season.
04:20The players need to know that during a game we can play in a number of different ways, above all when we're in possession.
04:26As for Youssef Fofa now, he's an excellent player, he's an important player, but he does need to score more goals because in these first few games he's had a number of opportunities.
04:36But we are working with everyone on that score.
04:43As I've said, what matters is forgetting about victories because what we've achieved remains, but we also need to think about what we have to do.
04:53We have a very important game tomorrow.
04:54As I've said, in terms of the start of the season, of these four games between tomorrow, Lecce, Napoli and Juventus, tomorrow is the most important game of that quartet.
05:04Mediaset.
05:08Hi, Max.
05:10I'd like to come back to what you're just saying about Fofana scoring more goals.
05:14You asked Loftus-Cheek to score more.
05:19Rabiot said that he could score 10.
05:20You said that you'd be happy with eight.
05:22Modric has scored goals.
05:24Is this the strength of this Milan side, the fact that you expect a number of players to be able to chip in with goals?
05:29We see other teams that are competing for significant goals and it's typically they've got a striker that scores 17 or 18 goals, whereas your Milan side is also that.
05:40You almost need goals from all over the pitch and plenty of them.
05:44Typically, at the end of the season, a certain number of goals need to have been scored by the strikers, a certain amount by the midfielders and a certain amount by the defenders.
05:57I think we've got some very decent strikes, some excellent forwards, Raphael Liao, Christian Polisic, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Christopher Nkunku.
06:06I think these are all players that are capable of scoring goals.
06:10The midfielders and defenders.
06:14The midfielders need to make those late runs and defenders from set pieces can also give us a helping hand.
06:20Correa de la Sera.
06:23Hi, Max.
06:25You won't be in the dugout tomorrow because you've got a touchline ban.
06:30Gianluca Rocchi has admitted that there was a mistake made and the president of Lega Serie A has also admitted it as well.
06:39Do you think there's something that's still to be found wanting with regards to the VAR protocol?
06:44You're an experienced man.
06:46Where do the referees and the VAR officials need to improve to make sure that we don't have a repeat of these incidents?
06:53I don't know where they necessarily need to improve.
06:56All I can say is that VAR is a tool that has improved football and has brought down a number of mistakes over the course of a game.
07:07But it's only natural, and as I've always said, since the Stone Age, VAR in a number of situations is subjective.
07:19So there have been mistakes, there will be mistakes, and there are mistakes at this moment in time.
07:25Because when a decision becomes subjective, I see it one way, someone else sees it differently.
07:31So it's only natural.
07:32I think one of them, and that's what I said, is a situation I don't know who this depends on, but when it's objective and when there's an offside and the move then leads to a corner,
07:46I think we need to intervene there because you give the opportunity to the opposition side to then toss the ball into the box.
07:53And in the last few chances, I think Palmer actually conceded two goals from situations such as these.
07:59These are objective situations where I think we can improve.
08:05I struggle to pick my starting 11, so it's up to other people to do it, but we need to be as objective as possible.
08:12Unfortunately, there are certain scenarios that will never be, and I make mistakes because I'm in the wrong because I get angry.
08:19Hi, Max.
08:21I wanted to ask something about the forwards.
08:26I wanted to ask about Santi Jimenez's form.
08:30You praised him for...
08:32I also forgot to say, when I said...
08:36I didn't say Santi Jimenez, who's playing well.
08:41He's had a number of opportunities, and he needs to relax and stay calm because he will start scoring goals.
08:47He's always scored goals, and he will continue to do so.
08:50So you've already answered this question, so I'll ask you this other question about Christian Pulisic.
08:58You decided to have him come off the bench in the last game because he had traveled back from international duty with the United States.
09:06He came on and played well.
09:08Could this be a game where you could use Pulisic from the start?
09:13And given you've already answered this about Mike Mignon, you said he could be back against Lecce in the Coppa Italia.
09:19As for Raffaele, you're looking ahead to Napoli.
09:23Does that mean he won't be on the bench against Lecce?
09:26You soon get found out with lies, so Leao is going well.
09:37I hope to have him available for selection against Napoli.
09:40He certainly won't be available for Lecce.
09:42As for the other question on Christian Pulisic, Pulisic is doing a lot better.
09:46He made an impact off the bench.
09:49He really is an excellent footballer.
09:50And so I'm very confident about that.
09:54Tomorrow I'll decide as to whether he starts or whether to have him come off the bench again.
10:00We have another important game on Tuesday, which is a knockout tie.
10:05And so as ever, as we saw with Sunday night, the substitutions, when the players came on,
10:12they made a significant contribution to the team because when Ricci came on, he played really well,
10:17just as all the other guys did too.
10:18What matters is that we all have that ultimate goal, which is clear in our mind, namely to finish in the top four.
10:28So we need to take things step by step.
10:31Tomorrow is a step forward that we need to take.
10:34Franco Ordine.
10:34I wanted to ask you two simple questions.
10:41Given that you've already taken your jacket off without necessarily having to go to Sky,
10:51will you need to keep your emotions in check next time?
10:55Second question is, I've noticed that there's a little bit too much sugar over the last few days.
11:03Even two of your staunch critics have actually praised Milan's display against Bologna.
11:10So do you not think it would be a case to actually get a little bit angry in the dressing room
11:15to avoid people getting a little bit overexcited?
11:24As for shouting in the dressing room, I don't need to because it was a consummate group of professionals we got there.
11:30We've spoken about this.
11:31We know that it's not only a difficult game tomorrow,
11:33we know it's an important match for us in terms of getting consistent results.
11:37and gradually we will move towards 8.45 tomorrow night
11:42and be in the right frame of mind to approach the game.
11:45The players will approach the game well.
11:47As for my jacket, I took my jacket off very carefully
11:53because I actually wanted to tear it,
11:55but then I actually took it off and folded it carefully.
11:58That said, as I said, I was in the wrong
12:00because tomorrow I will be serving a touchline ban.
12:03Hi, coach.
12:08You spoke about Samuel Ricci earlier on
12:11and the now infamous substitutions.
12:14This is a player that whenever he comes on,
12:16he always gives 100%.
12:17He's been very convincing.
12:19He's been very determined.
12:21Will there come a time when Ricci starts a game?
12:24Maybe when can he be a starter?
12:28Because when he comes off the bench,
12:29he really does offer a great deal, doesn't he, this player?
12:31Ever since Samuele joined the club,
12:34he has been improving day in, day out,
12:36both physically and technically,
12:38and also in terms of his mindset.
12:42He had an excellent pre-season in the friendlies that he played.
12:45Samuele is always ready.
12:47He's a reliable player.
12:48And that's very important
12:49because when you build a team
12:51to try and compete for certain objectives,
12:53you need to have a number of reliable players mentally,
12:56regardless of them making technical mistakes or otherwise.
12:59And Samuele is certainly one of those.
13:01Hi, coach.
13:03I wanted to ask you,
13:05coming back to what you said after the Cremonesia game,
13:08when you said that the team didn't necessarily
13:11accurately perceive danger on the pitch.
13:15Since then, you've had back-to-back clean sheets.
13:17So are you pleased with what you've seen
13:20in terms of response in the last two games
13:22with those two clean sheets?
13:24And what is the second thing
13:26that you'd like to see improved upon by the team?
13:31What's the next step to take, in your opinion,
13:34in order for the team to keep developing?
13:35First and foremost, we have 10 new signings,
13:40and that's a significant number of 19 players
13:43we have available for selection.
13:45So the more time goes by
13:47and the more they get to know one another,
13:48the better we'll perform.
13:50Managing certain spells of the game,
13:53we saw that against Bologna
13:54because there were times when we made mistakes,
13:57not necessarily technically,
13:58but we made mistakes in terms of decision-making,
14:01which pass to play at that stage,
14:03because we needed to keep possession differently
14:05at that moment in time.
14:07But these are all things that we need to improve upon
14:09in the same way that we mustn't think
14:11that everything has been resolved defensively
14:13as a team, not as defenders.
14:16As a team, because when you all work together,
14:18it's harder to concede goals,
14:22or at least we can cause problems
14:24for the opposition to take shots at our goal,
14:26and therefore, as a by-product,
14:28we can see fewer.
14:29That's important.
14:31Mazini, tutto sport.
14:36Luis Enrique has been watching games from the stands,
14:40and in spite of yourself,
14:42you have to watch from the stands.
14:44Do you like watching the game from the stands?
14:46Of course, you're not in the dugout tomorrow.
14:48Can it help in certain ways?
14:50I'll test it out tomorrow.
14:51I don't know.
14:52I think Luis Enrique is very good
14:56at watching games from the stands.
14:57I'm not sure whether I'm necessarily good.
14:59Let's hope so.
15:01Sport Italia.
15:02Hi, coach.
15:05Mike Mignon and Rafael Liao are both available tomorrow.
15:08Have you decided on the captain?
15:10Is there a hierarchy?
15:12I think a 99% chance it would be Gabia tomorrow
15:15in terms of the hierarchy.
15:17So you've now at least discovered
15:18one of the starters tomorrow.
15:20Daniele Longo.
15:22Hi, coach.
15:23I was listening to a Guardiola interview
15:26with regards to the reception that Donnarumma had
15:30against Manchester United.
15:31He made an excellent save against Brian and Burmo,
15:34and all of his teammates really praised him.
15:37He spoke about body language
15:39and how important that is for top teams.
15:41Coming back to the Bologna game,
15:43Luka Modric,
15:44who encouraged the fans to get behind,
15:47Asante Jimenez,
15:48Olofis-Chico went to celebrate with Ricci,
15:50a whole host of messages.
15:52Despite the fact this is a new team,
15:53and regardless of what good players you have,
15:56do you think you've got a great team
15:57in terms of those gestures as well?
15:59I think there's a detail you can notice very easily.
16:09And when the team scores,
16:10how they celebrate,
16:12and both at Lecce and at home to Bologna,
16:15the team really showed that they're starting
16:20to become a team,
16:21above all with everyone,
16:23all of us,
16:24we have a very clear goal in mind.
16:27TeleLombardia,
16:28I'd like to come back to what you've just said.
16:32So all the praise over the last few days
16:35that Franco Ordine was talking about,
16:37everyone spoke about the cooling break
16:39this time last year at Lazio,
16:40but now we're talking about a squad,
16:42a group of players,
16:43a team,
16:43team spirit,
16:45everyone with and for Allegri.
16:47The feeling is that we've had from the outside,
16:50even though you've only played a few short games,
16:52do you also have that internally
16:54in the fact that over the last few years
16:57this club has caused a lot of noise,
17:03lack of leadership and so on and so forth.
17:06It's not everyone for Allegri,
17:09it's for the players.
17:10It's the players ultimately that win matches for us.
17:12I try and give the players a hand
17:14and try and do as little damage as possible.
17:17What matters though is that we need to keep a very low profile,
17:20keep our feet on the ground.
17:21We mustn't get too down in the dumps
17:24and nor get too excited.
17:27We've got an important game tomorrow
17:28and we need to make sure that we're balanced in our approach.
17:31The players know that at Milan,
17:32you need to know that the normality is winning football matches.
17:36We've won two games,
17:37the players have won two games,
17:38but that needs to be the rule,
17:40not the exception.
17:42The exception needs to be when we lose one game.
17:45So then you can actually switch the mindset
17:52and we mustn't have these ups and downs.
17:54There has been that in the past,
17:55but we mustn't have those ups and downs.
17:56So it's more about mental strength that we need to have
17:58and it's getting into good habits,
18:02knowing that we need to go all the way,
18:04that we can't get there with one game.
18:07We've played three games
18:09and I think we've still got 35 to play.
18:11So we've still got 35 matches before we reach our target.
18:14So we need to take it step after step.
18:16We need to secure a certain number of points
18:18and gradually we'll get them.
18:25Hi, Gaffer.
18:26Good afternoon.
18:26In your career,
18:27you have coached a whole host of world-class talents.
18:31How high would you rate Luka Modric in that?
18:33Let's say I've been pretty lucky
18:35because I've coached a lot of them.
18:37Luka Modric is a Ballon d'Or winner.
18:40So we don't need to say anything more than that.
18:44It's a pleasure to watch him train,
18:46to watch him play
18:47and above all,
18:49he's a man
18:50who's very humble
18:54and above all,
18:55he's willing to work very hard for the squad
18:57and that's the nicest thing.
18:59Milan vibes.
19:00Hi, coach.
19:01Against Bologna,
19:02it's true that Luka Modric got the goal
19:04but it's also true that
19:06it came from an assist from Alexi Salamakas.
19:11He's coming on leaps and bounds,
19:12both defensively and offensively,
19:14but also in terms of quality,
19:16in terms of the choices he's made.
19:19What more do you expect from Salamakas?
19:21Where do you think he can further develop?
19:25Alexi is an important player.
19:27I think he's got the potential to become a very good player,
19:31but it's not a case of necessarily him playing better against Bologna in or out of possession.
19:38It's the case of he kept his cool throughout the 90 minutes against Bologna.
19:43Giovanni Delia.
19:44Good afternoon, coach.
19:49Stop me if I'm wrong because you're the coach.
19:53Milan started against Bologna in a 3-5-2 and then you shifted to a 4-4-2.
19:59Is that a game plan that you'd planned for
20:01or did those two yellow cards for Estupinian and Salamakas mean that you decided to go with the back four?
20:11You're causing me problems with these numbers because I struggle.
20:14What I can say is that both Salamakas and Estupinian and Thikao Tomori
20:18played the whole game on a yellow card and they kept an even keel
20:24and they never fell into the trap of getting a second yellow card.
20:28So they did a very good job.
20:29And that's an important step forward,
20:32more so than the tactical or technical side of a team.
20:38Sartorio Nimbresi.
20:39Hi, coach.
20:40I'd like to come back to Christian Pulisic.
20:44Today you highlighted the fact that the last 30 minutes can be important in a game.
20:50Are we wrong to think that Pulisic is actually giving you more guarantees as a match
20:56when they're coming off the bench than other players?
20:59No, but Christian had an ankle injury that kept him out of the team.
21:05He missed a few training sessions.
21:07He came back from international duty.
21:08He's a top player.
21:09He can play the last 30 minutes.
21:11He can play 90 minutes.
21:12He can play the first 60.
21:13When he's out there on the pitch, he's a top player.
21:17Stefano.
21:18Hi, coach.
21:19I'm over here.
21:21I want to avoid jinxing you.
21:25So this is a question about the long haul, not tomorrow's game.
21:30But looking at the numbers, I'm a big numbers guy.
21:34You've won two league titles.
21:37And above all, you conceded fewer than 10 goals in the second half of the season.
21:41Is this team able to concede fewer than this many goals over the course of a league season?
21:46We'll see come the end of the season.
21:49We certainly have a great quality, which is to work day in, day out to actually improve
21:57individually and then that the team can improve as a result.
22:01That's for sure.
22:01Whether we concede 15, 20, 30 or 40 goals, we'll see at the end of the campaign.
22:06If we conceded a very few, that shows that the players have done a very good job.
22:10Last question with Carlo Pellegatti.
22:12Hi, Max.
22:13I wanted to ask you a question.
22:17Franco Ordine is saying that there's been a lot of praise for you.
22:21I think you need 20 wins against Bologna and 20 tiramissus for really to have the alarm bells
22:28ringing like last year.
22:29A technical question for you.
22:30I've seen the questions, the best defence in Europe in terms of expected goals and shots afforded.
22:39I'd like to ask you, how have you succeeded with the same personnel from the same backline
22:48in a few short games to have secured such an important target with regards to defensive shape and focus?
22:55Where have you worked?
22:56How have you managed in such a short time to have secured this target?
23:04Working and above all, the players have been willing to work hard.
23:07They've got a lot of ability, but it all depends on the player's ability to begin with.
23:12Because you can say what you like, but ultimately, if a player doesn't have ability, it's very difficult.
23:17I don't know.
23:19All I do know is that we've played three games.
23:22We've only played a few games since the start of the season.
23:25We need to keep work hard.
23:26We need to keep our feet on the ground.
23:29This is a club where things can get very excitable very quickly.
23:35So I'm trying not to set off any explosives because we need to be very careful.
23:43But we need to make sure that this is the normality.
23:46As I said, the normality for Mila is to win football matches.
23:50The exception needs to be to lose games.
23:52That's it.
23:52It all comes down to that.
23:54The players are very good.
23:55We're working well.
23:58We haven't achieved anything yet.
24:00We're only three games into the season.
24:02There's still 85 points for us to finish right up there at the top.
24:06So we have to dig in and suffer.
24:11And above all, we need to see this team spirit out there on the pitch.
24:15And that's very important.
24:17And when we play at home, we've got the fans that will give us a helping hand.
24:21And that's also very important.
24:22But tomorrow we're going to Udine.
24:23And as I've said, tomorrow is one of the four most important games of the league season.
24:30Thank you very much, everyone.
24:31Have a nice day.
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