Paulo FonsecaMilan coach, spoke on the microphone after the success achieved at San Siro against Empoli Milan TV: “I think this is where the team was different: we had aggression without the ball, we recovered a lot of balls in the attacking half of the field. This allowed us to attack in better conditions. I am satisfied with everything we did: defensively a strong team and balanced. We scored 3 goals but we could also have scored 6 or 7 if we had made the right decisions.”
About Reijnders.
“We all know the quality of Tijji. He is scoring more goals and it is important to be more decisive, he finishes well. I am satisfied with what he is doing and so is Pulisic. But if we can talk about a moment from the team, I have to say that I am I really liked Chukwueze’s two moments defending the area: this is where you make the difference in a team. We must have this spirit.”
On the chosen formation.
“I expect it for this type of match, you have to understand that Empoli is the team that plays the longest in Serie A and that moves five players on our defensive line. It was important to have Musah and I think that with other teams we can do this but with others I think we can use other setups”
On the intensity shown on the pitch also by the coach.
“Yes, maybe sometimes it’s difficult to see certain things: I got angry. We need this energy: maybe it was the opposite, I was infected by the boys because of how they were playing. I have to say that the people who are closest to us know that we work hard: today a word also for our fans who were fantastic”