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Paulo Fonsecathe Rossoneri coach, is present at the press conference to present the match between Milan and Juventus, valid for the thirteenth matchday of Serie A and scheduled for tomorrow at 6.00pm at San Siro.
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2.15pm | The conference begins now.
Juve is missing Vlahovic
“Juve knows how to adapt well to the players available. I don’t know if Weah will play, I know him well because he worked with me not as a striker, but they will have different intentions compared to when Vlahovic is there. Weah is very fast in depth, he will different and maybe we have to pay attention to these in-depth movements of Timothy and not to working with his back to the goal.”
What features does Sinner have? Would you also like them on your team?
“It was a pleasure to support a Milan player like Sinner. He has many good things that I would like to see in my team, even if he plays an individual sport. His ability to concentrate is impressive, he almost never makes mistakes because he is very focused. Obviously I would like see the same in my team.”
Is tomorrow decisive?
“No, it’s important. Among other things, I can’t say that the match against Juve is more important than the one against Empoli, because we need to win more victories in a row. We are Milan, we have a lot of respect for Juve , but we are not afraid.”
In the two games with their backs against the wall, against Inter and Real Madrid, his team pulled off a great performance. Is it calmer for tomorrow?
“I don’t feel pressure for these types of matches. It’s a question of motivation. It’s easy to understand that against Inter, Juve, Real Madrid you’re motivated, then it’s more difficult to go to Cagliari and find the same motivation. Then there’s the pressure always: those who are at Milan have pressure every day.”
Does Morata see him as motivated by his ex?
“It’s important to have Rafa and Morata in a good moment, they can make the difference in this type of match. In training I saw them very well, very motivated and I expect them to show this tomorrow too.”
Milan have a penalty area player tomorrow, Juve does not.
“We always want to be offensive and we do well offensively. But we don’t depend on one player, everyone depends on everyone. Juve are very strong defensively.”
Tactics like in Madrid?
“I think it will be a different match. I think Juve are stronger defensively than Real Madrid, as a team they defend better.”
The goals conceded have not improved…
“I don’t want to run away from the team’s problem, which is the defensive phase. I was lucky enough to have many defenders here during the break and we worked a lot on the defensive line and I expect the team to progress.”
How is Theo?
“Theo is a great footballer, for me he is the best left back in the world and I have no doubts about this. It was a question of adaptation. We spoke in recent days, he is learning things that are important and it seemed to me, in this week, more motivated than ever. And this is an important sign to have Theo at the highest level.”
Jovic called up?
“Jovic is not well. Camarda will be called up.”
How is the balance invoked by Ibra achieved?
“You want three midfielders (laughs, ed.). I agree with Zlatan: we have to find this balance. We have already had balanced performances against the best teams, so the team has capacity. I think it is above all a problem of concentration and in attitude, in how we approach matches against smaller teams.”
Deschamps said that Theo is tired psychologically…
“I spoke to Theo. I think it’s not mental fatigue. It’s a question of adaptation. But I don’t want to comment on Deschamps’ words.”