Milan coach Sergio Conceiçao claimed that their is ‘positively a failure’, however he insisted he’s ‘accountable’ for his facet’s struggles and never Theo Hernandez.
The France worldwide wanted to overturn their first-leg 1-0 defeat in Rotterdam and hit the street operating tonight, with Santiago Gimenez scoring in opposition to his former facet lower than 60 seconds into the sport.
Nevertheless, Szymon Marciniak punished Theo Hernandez’s alleged dive after the break with a second yellow card. Whereas the coach believes the referee’s resolution ‘modified every thing,’ he lamented that his facet wanted to be ‘mentally stronger’ in a match they’d been dominating till that second.
Conceiçao: Milan are indignant and disillusioned, ‘not the perfect’ ambiance right here
“It’s positively a failure; we needed to succeed in the Spherical of 16,” Conceiçao mentioned at a .
“This match confirmed that we’re stronger than our opponent and that decisive moments made the distinction, similar to in Zagreb: a crimson card there, a crimson card as we speak.
“You can say the referee was too harsh, however we would have liked to be mentally stronger. I’m accountable, not Theo. We’ll talk about it within the locker room. Theo has given quite a bit to Milan, and I’ve made many errors in my profession.
“We’re indignant. Till Theo’s crimson card, Feyenoord didn’t know tips on how to get to our purpose. We’re disillusioned and indignant.”
This was Conceiçao’s third defeat in his two and a half months on the helm, however the Portuguese supervisor steered the ‘ambiance’ he discovered at Milan just isn’t making his job any simpler.
“I arrived a month and a half in the past, but I’m being in comparison with coaches who have been right here for years,” Conceiçao added.
“We haven’t been capable of work with the complete squad; we prepare with just a few gamers who do various things. We received the one trophy we may win, we’re within the Coppa Italia semifinals, and within the league, since I arrived, we’ve earned 14 factors whereas Napoli has 15. It’s not good.
“The ambiance right here at Milan just isn’t the perfect, and the crimson card proves it—we have to work on this. Imagine me, it’s not straightforward, it’s not straightforward.
“As soon as once more, we confirmed as we speak that we may keep away from conceding photographs on purpose whereas creating probabilities. Then Theo’s crimson card modified every thing. And that leaves us actually indignant and disillusioned.
“You recognize higher than I do this we have to change the surroundings. I’m not speaking in regards to the followers. To vary the surroundings, we’ve to win.
“Now we’ve the following match in Turin: we have to win that one, then the following, and the one after that. And concentrate on the Coppa Italia.”
