AC Milan head coach Paulo Fonseca has given some perception into his preparations for the sport towards Actual Madrid, which began together with his alternatives towards Monza.
Fonseca selected to make from the crew that beat Monza on Saturday, with probably the most notable being the inclusion of Yunus Musah.
There was doubt about whether or not he can be a proper winger or a wing-back, however the coach talked about a five-man line of defense in his pre-match feedback.
The sport may hardly have gone any higher and it was a plan executed to near-perfection. Malick Thiaw, Alvaro Morata and Tijjani Reijnders .
Fonseca spoke within the press convention room on the Santiago Bernabeu after what was a well-known European win for Milan, and his feedback had been relayed by .
Was that your Milan?
“I’ve to be sincere: these video games are completely completely different from those now we have in Serie A. It’s the Milan that I would like, however we will’t all the time be the identical crew in Serie A. Solely those that are in Italy perceive this.
“Right here there is no such thing as a man-to-man crew throughout the whole pitch and for that reason I’ve to watch out when making these comparisons. In Europe we could be this sort of crew, however typically in Italy there is no such thing as a chance of taking part in this sort of recreation.”
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Why did you select Musah?
“We tried to cease Vinicius who may be very sturdy in one-on-one conditions.”
Morata did properly…
“It’s not concerning the objective however how he works for the crew, how he creates doubts within the opposing groups, that’s necessary.”
When did this concept come to you?
“In Monza I didn’t play Royal, Musah, Tomori, Leao, as a result of I had already studied Actual Madrid and I had this match in thoughts.”
Did you just like the midfield?
“Fofana, Reijnders and Pulisic and Morata had been decisive in how they managed the sport with and with out the ball. I just like the braveness the midfielders confirmed.”
The most effective performances have come towards Inter and Actual Madrid, is it a great factor to start out as underdogs?
“No, it’s the traits of the matches. We’re rising in lots of issues. This match was extra open, through which we may have performed otherwise. There are various matches in Italy towards groups that shut up properly.
“It’s not the identical taking part in towards Monza or Cagliari, who mark man-to-man all around the pitch, or towards groups that play like Actual Madrid. It’s tougher for us to play towards Italian groups.”
