Champions League eve for the Milanexpected tomorrow from the match against Girona for the penultimate day of the “Championship phase” of the top European competition. In the press conference, the Rossoneri coach Sergio Conceicao he focused on various topics including the different performance between Europe and the championship: “Being in the best club competition in the world is a huge motivation and the big teams, like Milan, have to work every year to be there. We are working to be there next year too. For this year we will try to put Milan where history says they should be. Tomorrow is a very, very important match.”
Does preparing for the Champions League change?
“Aside from the short time that there has been, I see the boys focused. I have to be the coach to find the right mentality for them. We have to be here every day, they are showing me that they are motivated every day as teams and on an individual level. The shirts don’t play, but the men wear them.”
There is no continuity in the 90 minutes…
“It’s true. I spoke to the group, but the team is aware of what needs to be done. We need to believe in what we do on a tactical and technical level. The beauty of football is continually starting over and it’s an opportunity to improve.”
Have you ever had such a lack of consistency in your career?
“Even worse has happened to me… Then there are opponents of quality and value and every match has its own story. And the result is what counts: the first half against Juve was very, very positive, but in the second something has been missing for some time. The players are aware of it and this is the basis.”