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Milan manager Massimiliano Allegri previews the crucial match against Parma, stressing the importance of focusing on the present and putting past results behind them. With only 13 games left in the season, every point is vital, and Allegri acknowledges Parma's strong away form and defensive organization, emphasizing the need for respect and a compact team effort.
Despite the intensity of the league race, Allegri provides a positive team news update, with all players fit except for Stenja Pavlovich, who has recovered from a minor injury. He highlights the significance of player rotation and the impact of substitutions in deciding matches, especially noting Parma's late-game scoring prowess. The manager also expresses admiration for Luka Modric's continued exceptional performances and leadership on the field.
Allegri addresses his frustration after the Como match and the broader context of the title race, acknowledging Inter's strong position but insisting on Milan's commitment to winning every remaining game. He touches upon recent refereeing controversies in Italy, advocating for improvement and learning from incidents to foster growth within the officiating system. The discussion also includes thoughts on potential VAR innovations and enhancing the refereeing process.
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Despite the intensity of the league race, Allegri provides a positive team news update, with all players fit except for Stenja Pavlovich, who has recovered from a minor injury. He highlights the significance of player rotation and the impact of substitutions in deciding matches, especially noting Parma's late-game scoring prowess. The manager also expresses admiration for Luka Modric's continued exceptional performances and leadership on the field.
Allegri addresses his frustration after the Como match and the broader context of the title race, acknowledging Inter's strong position but insisting on Milan's commitment to winning every remaining game. He touches upon recent refereeing controversies in Italy, advocating for improvement and learning from incidents to foster growth within the officiating system. The discussion also includes thoughts on potential VAR innovations and enhancing the refereeing process.
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00:00Welcome to the press conference from Massimiliano Allegri on the eve of Milan against Parma.
00:10It's an important moment for Milan, but obviously they're all important.
00:15We've spoken a lot about Milan against Como.
00:18How much is it important to put that behind you and focus on this second consecutive match at home against
00:28Parma?
00:28Well, it's important because the further you go, the more the matches are important.
00:35We're coming towards the end of the season, 13 matches left.
00:41So there are plenty of points available.
00:45What happens, talking about what happened, there's no reason we should talk about what will happen tomorrow.
00:54We are playing against a team with skillful players who are well organized defensively.
01:02Parma's away performances have shown that they won at Verona, they won at Bologna, they drew with Napoli at Napoli
01:11or in Naples.
01:13Defensively, they're very good, they're very good at set pieces, defending set pieces, they're good at winning second balls.
01:20We have to be very compact and organized and we have to show Parma a lot of respect.
01:28First thing, can you give us an update on injuries and team news?
01:33And Luka Modric has played a lot of minutes.
01:37He's played the most minutes of outfield players for Milan.
01:41And Rafa Leal and Christian Pulisic have played less than Luka Modric.
01:47Would you have imagined that would have been the situation?
01:53And was it always your plan to rotate players?
01:59Or do you want to give more minutes to Pulisic and Rafa Leal?
02:02Regarding the news health bulletin, everyone's fit apart from Stenja Pavlovich.
02:11He fractured his...
02:14We were worried that he'd fractured a bone in his foot, but he's okay.
02:18So there's nothing to worry about.
02:20Everyone else is well.
02:22Pulisic and Rafa Leal are well.
02:26Are okay.
02:28I'm happy to have everyone available.
02:30It's very important because changes, substitutions during matches are very important.
02:37They can decide matches.
02:40Parma in the last half an hour has scored a lot of goals.
02:43So tomorrow, I repeat, we'll have to play very well to bring the three points home.
02:50Regarding Luka Modric, no one expected him to play so many minutes.
02:57And we hope he can continue the way he's been so far, in good physical condition.
03:03He's an extraordinary player.
03:08I haven't got words to describe him.
03:13When I talk about Luka Modric, think about Luka, I get a bit emotional because when you've
03:19got a player of that quality, it's a wonderful thing.
03:23Because he has an effect on everyone else.
03:25And players like that do when they play.
03:28These players are marvellous.
03:33Good afternoon.
03:35I'd like to return to the end of the match or after the match against Como.
03:40You were a bit angry, full of adrenaline after the match.
03:44Everyone was.
03:47You seemed a bit agitated after the match.
03:52And was that because of how things are going in general and how Inter have maybe got ahead
03:59of Milan in terms of the top of the table?
04:01Or was it just because of episodes during the match against Como?
04:06No, there's a long way to go in the championship.
04:09There are 13 matches left.
04:12We have to do what we can.
04:14We have to beat Parma tomorrow, which will not be easy.
04:18The sad thing is that I won't be on the bench in the dugout tomorrow because I am suspended.
04:26Let's move on from that.
04:27There's nothing else to say about what happened after the match against Como.
04:33These two matches have been very important.
04:35Just like the derby will be important.
04:37Just like all the matches will be important.
04:39Towards the end of the season, Inter are going.
04:48I've got 60 points and they're flying with 13 points left.
04:5413 points left.
04:56With an average of two points a match.
05:00They could go beyond 90 points.
05:03They could reach 88, 90 points.
05:07We've got to win 12 matches.
05:20And if Inter fall apart and we aren't able to take advantage of any potential slip-up by Inter
05:30or any potential errors, it's our responsibility.
05:35But at this moment, I think Inter are clear favourites for the championship.
05:47You're not going to comment on it, perhaps.
05:54But I would say, I can say that it's been a bad week for the referees in Italy.
06:03Tomorrow, you're not on the bench.
06:12As long as we can't use TV evidence for certain situations regarding speaking about the match
06:19between Inter and Juventus, as long as that's the situation, the certain incidents can't use
06:24the video assistant referee.
06:26That's the way it is.
06:32If we don't take these incidents from last weekend as a chance to grow, a chance to improve,
06:38we're always going to remain in the same situation.
06:40Because everybody makes mistakes.
06:42I'm not talking about Cesc Fabregas.
06:44I'm saying in general, everybody makes mistakes.
06:49We have to use this as an opportunity to grow.
06:54So, if we don't change, we can't complain.
06:58If we don't change, but we have to make decisions based upon recent incidents.
07:06And it's always very hard to make decisions.
07:08They're the hardest things to make.
07:14I'd like to ask two things.
07:17On Wednesday, Yashari played his third match in a row.
07:26Regarding his performance, do you think he is back to his best after his interview?
07:37Do you think you can now give him continuity and he can play regularly as a starter?
07:43And the second thing, soon there will be the meeting of IFAB who make rules and are in charge
07:51of rules in football, and there will be discussions about the VAR, among other things.
07:59And the incident between Pier Calullo and Bastoni will probably come into that discussion.
08:06Do you have any ideas about innovations or anything that could be done to improve and develop this system?
08:17Would you like to have VAR on demand from managers who can choose when they want to intervene
08:26and look at an episode at any moment?
08:30Okay, well, it's difficult to say what we need to do.
08:38I've always said, and I'll repeat it, objectively, we have to make as few errors as possible and be objective.
08:51But there will always be decisions that will please one person and upset another person.
08:58But being objective, and when it comes to using video cameras, technology,
09:10lots of things can improve.
09:12But they will decide about how to do it and how to do it in the best way.
09:17We've had VAR for many years, but it hasn't been enough to be able to improve it and arrive
09:26not at perfection, because that's impossible, but to make serious improvements.
09:37I'm very happy about Yashari.
09:39He's grown a lot, developed a lot recently.
09:45The winter has also improved.
09:48Atacame has improved, has developed.
09:53We worked well in the winter transfer market.
09:59We're mixing players, veteran players like Rabiot, Modric, Magno, Fico, Tomori,
10:06and we're mixing them, and Pulisic as well.
10:09And we're mixing them with players who have had, who have got less experience.
10:14When you come to Milan, you might, people might think it's easy,
10:20but you need to adapt.
10:21And the new players, the young players, are adapting very well.
10:30Yesterday, I looked at some statistics.
10:33Since the championship has gone to three points,
10:37there have been two huge comebacks.
10:39Zacaroni's Milan in 98, 99.
10:42They were behind Lazio by significant amounts.
10:48And when you were on the bench for Juventus 10 years ago,
10:57Juventus won the title by a huge distance,
11:02despite starting off quite badly and having to catch up.
11:07Milan are seven points off the top.
11:12Do you think you, in the way that you made up the 10 points when you were at Juventus,
11:18how did you do it?
11:19Do you think you can do it again?
11:22There's one thing we can do.
11:24We've got to go on a winning run,
11:27and the others, Inter, have got to go on a run of draws.
11:32In football, anything is possible.
11:37We have to work hard.
11:41We mustn't lose sight of our objectives.
11:48I'd like to know,
11:51have you noticed
12:00some managers, some benches,
12:02use a very clever strategy
12:08when there are moments of tension.
12:15Sometimes some teams send them the assistant manager
12:21or they send the team manager towards the fourth official
12:26just to make sure that it isn't the actual managers
12:29who are exposed to the referee
12:31and they almost use them as a shield
12:34so the manager, the head coach,
12:37isn't cautioned or sent off.
12:40Have you thought about doing this
12:41so you wouldn't have to be sent off?
12:44No, I think aside from what happened against
12:48where there have been a few incidents
12:51where there's been a bit of tension,
12:52I think our bench, our bench staff,
12:56I think everyone has to behave.
12:59well and be polite
13:01so the referees
13:04can do their job well
13:07and make the right decisions.
13:08Okay, it happens
13:10like it happened on Wednesday
13:12or other situations
13:14where even I,
13:17I'm a human,
13:18I'm not a robot
13:20and you can lose your cool.
13:23These things happen.
13:24but I tell everyone on the bench with me,
13:30my staff and extra staff,
13:32to be polite
13:32and to comport themselves well.
13:38In the last five matches at San Siro,
13:42Milan have drawn three,
13:44Sassuolo, Genoa
13:45and Como as we're speaking about.
13:48My view is
13:49they draw
13:51because these
13:51opponents
13:52close up
13:54and play very compact
13:55and make it hard
13:56for Milan
13:57to break them down.
14:00Como's goal
14:00indeed came from
14:01a counter-attack.
14:04have you got a different
14:05or do you need to come up
14:06with a different method
14:07to combat this
14:09starting from the match
14:10against Parma
14:11tomorrow
14:12perhaps starting with
14:14Nicolas Fulgrug
14:15from the start?
14:21We haven't played
14:23too much
14:23at home recently.
14:25After the match,
14:26before the match
14:27against Como
14:27we hadn't played
14:28at home
14:29for a while.
14:34We hope to win
14:35more matches
14:35at home
14:36between now
14:37and the end of the season
14:38obviously
14:38including tomorrow
14:39against Parma.
14:41There are solutions
14:42well
14:42there are substitutions
14:44you have to use
14:45characteristics
14:46of different players
14:48we've only got
14:49one striker
14:50at the moment
14:50and that's Fulgrug
14:52whether he starts
14:53or whether he comes on
14:55Raffaella
14:55in my view
14:57is playing well
14:58as the centre forward
15:01the statistics
15:05maybe
15:06he has
15:07he has less involvement
15:09but he scored
15:10eight goals
15:11and provided
15:12two assists
15:15maybe
15:16maybe it's less
15:18aesthetically
15:19maybe it's less
15:19noticeable
15:20what he does
15:20but in terms of
15:22playing practically
15:22for the team
15:24and not playing
15:25in great conditions
15:26I think he's done
15:27lots of great things
15:28likewise Pulisic
15:31between now
15:32and the end
15:32of the season
15:34if they are fit
15:35and healthy
15:35they'll have
15:36a very important role
15:37to play
15:37Pulisic
15:38can Raffaella
15:38I want to talk
15:42about
15:43midfielders
15:55how can you
15:57teach
15:57good timing
15:59and
16:03and the importance
16:04of timing
16:05your
16:06aerial duels
16:08and headers
16:09in the penalty area
16:10for midfielders
16:12and Ricci
16:15appears to me
16:16to play better
16:16when he comes on
16:17as a substitute
16:18and I wondered
16:19if you'd notice that
16:22regarding the
16:22wide midfielders
16:28it's a question
16:30of timing
16:30if you get in
16:31too early
16:31or you get in
16:32too late
16:32you don't score
16:38Fofana
16:38is more used
16:39to playing
16:40in a two-man
16:40central midfield
16:41compared to Rabiot
16:42so he has to
16:43develop in that sense
16:44Ruben Loftus-Cheek
16:45is the same
16:47regarding Ricci
16:50he's played recently
16:52but he wasn't
16:52in great form
16:53physically
16:56and one or two
16:57players had
16:58an intestinal
16:59virus
16:59Ruben Loftus-Cheek
17:01had an injury
17:04Ricci went
17:05onto the pitch
17:05not in great
17:06conditions
17:08likewise
17:09Ficayo Tomori
17:12these injuries
17:13and illnesses
17:13can hit anybody
17:16but I thank you
17:17I thank the players
17:18for the performance
17:19they gave
17:20against Como
17:21two strategies
17:27very different strategies
17:29you are happy
17:31to allow others
17:32to discuss
17:33things among themselves
17:39I want to ask you
17:42what you think
17:42about the situation
17:44after Wednesday
17:46the match against
17:47Como
17:47if the club
17:48have opened
17:49a dossier
17:49on refereeing
17:52or things
17:52that they felt
17:53have gone against them
18:03it's about
18:05things that happen
18:06in the past
18:07we can't change them
18:08I told the team
18:12you have to think
18:13about the things
18:14that you're here
18:15to do now
18:16and you're here
18:17to win matches
18:18we're here to win
18:20matches together
18:21that's our objective
18:23if the club has a campaign
18:25or a political
18:26issue
18:27or lobby
18:28it doesn't affect us
18:31we're in this part
18:32of the season
18:33in which it's normal
18:35that there's pressure
18:37on everyone
18:39because the first four places
18:41go into the Champions League
18:43and that is worth
18:45so much money
18:46in Italian football
18:47it makes such
18:50you can't
18:52overestimate
18:53how much it's worth
18:55to the players
18:56that the team
18:58I want the players
18:59I don't want the players
19:00to waste their energy
19:02on these things
19:04everything
19:04that is not to do
19:06with football
19:06and not to do
19:07with the 90 minutes
19:08on the pitch
19:08wastes your energy
19:10the directors
19:12and the club
19:13think about other things
19:15it's normal
19:15but us
19:16the players
19:18the squad
19:18we mustn't waste energy
19:20on these things
19:21we have to think
19:22about tomorrow
19:23we've got a match
19:24three points
19:25up for grabs
19:27we have to
19:28we want to win
19:29at home again
19:30it's a second consecutive
19:32match at home
19:34we want to get
19:35three points
19:36to hit our objective
19:37this is our objective
19:39get into the Champions
19:41we've got 60 points
19:44when you arrive
19:45at the level you want
19:46it's the next objective
19:49we've got small objectives
19:50to get to the big objective
19:52and I hope we achieve
19:54those objectives
20:04you spoke about the emotion
20:05that Luka Modric
20:08you get when you speak
20:09about Luka Modric
20:10and you spoke about
20:12Adrian Rabiot
20:13do these players
20:15what do these players
20:16need to give
20:17do you give them advice
20:18do you tell them
20:19what to do
20:19or do you leave them
20:20to do what they need to do
20:23or do you think
20:25they need extra stimulation
20:26or do they need
20:27to be consistently
20:28in the starting 11
20:31it's not as if you can
20:32let them do what they want
20:33because they're good
20:35the higher the level
20:37the easier
20:48Luka Modric
20:49is 40 years old
20:52Adrian Rabiot
20:53has developed
20:53so much recently
20:54he is
20:55when he was younger
20:58he was good
20:59at this moment
21:00he's much better
21:01than he was
21:01at Juventus
21:07I think
21:08every player
21:09has different
21:10characteristics
21:10some who can
21:13learn
21:14faster than others
21:16develop faster
21:17than others
21:17but I don't want
21:19to put
21:19I don't want to put
21:20players in a cage
21:22especially talented
21:23players
21:28around a month ago
21:2918th of January
21:32you said
21:33that Inter
21:34had a
21:3610 point
21:37gap
21:38over the 5th
21:39base team
21:39and were guaranteed
21:41to go into the Champions
21:42Milan have got
21:438 points
21:44advantage
21:45over the 5th team
21:46so does that mean
21:47that you are guaranteed
21:48a spot
21:48in the Champions League
21:51well
21:53there are lots
21:54of matches left
21:55so
21:56we've got two
21:58matches against
21:59rivals
21:59direct rivals
22:00Napoli
22:01we've got three
22:02Napoli
22:04Atalanta
22:05and Juventus
22:05and Inter
22:08we've got four
22:09we've got four
22:10matches against
22:11our direct rivals
22:12for the Champions
22:12League places
22:14we have to keep
22:15quiet and work
22:16hard
22:17I repeat
22:19let's start with
22:20tomorrow
22:20that's the first
22:20step against
22:21Parma
22:24Ruben Loftus
22:25Cicca scored
22:26three goals
22:26in six matches
22:28as a starter
22:29a bit further
22:29forward
22:31in midfield
22:32what do you think
22:33is the best
22:34place to get
22:35the best out of
22:35Ruben Loftus
22:36Cicca's ability
22:37skills
22:40raiding midfielder
22:42attacking midfielder
22:44he's had lots of
22:46chances over the
22:47season
22:47he could have scored
22:49seven or eight goals
22:53he didn't play
22:54against Como
22:55because he had
22:56this virus
22:57I was speaking
22:58about earlier
23:04at this point
23:06in the season
23:07you'd already
23:08spoke
23:08you've already
23:09spoken about
23:10pressure
23:10how do you
23:10manage the
23:11pressure
23:12which comes
23:13from outside
23:14and the
23:15players feel
23:16do you do
23:17that
23:18do you manage
23:19the pressure
23:19by giving
23:20the team
23:21small objectives
23:22and protect
23:23them from
23:24the pressure
23:26it's a very
23:27simple thing
23:27we just
23:28think about
23:29what we have
23:30to do
23:32what the next
23:33task is
23:33and we concentrate
23:34on the next
23:35thing we have
23:36to do
23:42you love
23:43balance
23:48when
23:49Skriniar
23:49Pavlovich
23:50goes into
23:50the penalty
23:51area
23:51as a defender
23:52does that
23:52annoy you
23:53or do you
23:53like it
23:55Pavlovich
23:56annoys me
23:56when he
23:57controls
23:57the ball
23:58the rest
23:58of it
24:00everything
24:01he's got
24:01he gives
24:02on the pitch
24:04he's
24:05I like
24:06him a lot
24:08Strania
24:08Pavlovich
24:09and as a
24:09person
24:09I really
24:10like him
24:20I'm a fan
24:21of Milan
24:22I'd like
24:22to ask
24:23a question
24:23on behalf
24:24of fans
24:25at this
24:25point
24:25of the
24:26season
24:26it's
24:26a very
24:27important
24:27stage
24:28what
24:29would you
24:29say
24:29to us
24:30fans
24:32to the
24:33fans
24:33I ask
24:37as
24:38as I've
24:38done
24:38for the
24:39entire
24:39season
24:39so far
24:40since
24:40start
24:42the
24:42fans
24:43have
24:44been
24:44fabulous
24:46when we
24:46had our
24:47first match
24:47this season
24:47in the
24:48Coppa Italia
24:48the stadium
24:49was full
24:50squadra
24:51everybody
24:53together
24:54with everyone
24:55together
24:56united
24:56we can
24:57reach our
24:57objectives
25:00you decide
25:02whether to
25:02smile or
25:03grimace
25:04when I
25:04ask this
25:04question
25:05Milan are
25:07second
25:07seven
25:08points
25:09behind
25:09Inter
25:12and you're
25:13unbeaten
25:13since
25:14August
25:15but people
25:16are saying
25:17that
25:17Milan
25:18are a
25:20little bit
25:20far off
25:21the usual
25:22traditions
25:22of their
25:23style of
25:24play
25:24that the
25:25team
25:26doesn't
25:27really
25:27give
25:28or play
25:29in a way
25:29that excites
25:30or gets
25:31the fans
25:31emotional
25:32do you
25:33care about
25:34that
25:34or are
25:35you not
25:35particularly
25:36fussed
25:36about that
25:36and if
25:37I'd
25:37said to
25:38you in
25:38August
25:38that you'd
25:39be playing
25:40with
25:40that
25:40Leao
25:41and Pulisic
25:42not at
25:43their best
25:43would you
25:44have
25:46said
25:47about
25:47that
25:48and also
25:49I'd like
25:50to know
25:50your opinion
25:51about
25:51Milan
25:52that aren't
25:53playing well
25:53and that aren't
25:54playing a
25:56kind of football
25:56that perhaps
25:57fans expect
25:58well
26:00I think
26:01for all
26:02the teams
26:05you have
26:05to get
26:06the right
26:06results
26:09we've had
26:10matches
26:10in which
26:11we've
26:11played
26:11well
26:12and we've
26:13had
26:13matches
26:13in which
26:14we could
26:14have
26:14done
26:14better
26:15technique
26:16wise
26:16skill
26:17wise
26:19we've
26:19had
26:21we've
26:21played
26:21lots
26:22of
26:22matches
26:22with
26:23more
26:24skillful
26:24players
26:25in
26:25attack
26:25or
26:25more
26:26skillful
26:26players
26:27injured
26:27unavailable
26:29this team
26:30knows
26:30what
26:30it's
26:30capable
26:31of
26:31but
26:31it
26:31also
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