Torino-Milan, Stefano Pioli and Ivan Juric’s different certainties about their future
Torino-Milan, Stefano Pioli and Ivan Juric’s different certainties about their future
Here are the words of Stefano Pioli and Ivan Juric, the two coaches of AC Milan and Torino, after the match at the Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino won by the granata hosts over the rossoneri 3-1.
“Torino we expected soì, they have important goal and this è their way of playing – says Pioli -. We were less good than them on crosses, the first half decided the match. But we did not play so bad. I am not talking about the future. I say that this year è the defensive phase is our Achilles heel, tonight è it was a bit of a continuation of the season. We could have done better, defending better as a collective and as individuals"
"When è started from higher positions, lost something. If he starts moreù low, in construction with one close and moves, he has a good controlled oriented and fits in better. It's what I've seen this year, è strong and dynamic. He has played a lot of minutes, è strong. The last one in San Siro? I don't know…I always talked to the company at the end of the season. È the last of the championship, we will say goodbye to two great players and it will be emotional”.
Here instead are Juric’s words: "My relationship with the boys è fabulous, we have been together for three years. Rodriguez è special because he didn't have to stay, they told me he couldn't play at Torino, then I met him, a great feeling was created between us, I gave him 2-3 weeks to decide, he decided to stay and we had three wonderful years together. He always played, never missed a training session. I used to criticize him, told him he never scored a goal, today he scored".
"I am not sick with ambition, I like challenges, fun, feeling, love. Even if you fight for salvation, but you find the right feelings, è still beautiful. I live it more on feeling than on ambition. In these three years we have done beautiful things, we inherited a disastrous situation, and I have enjoyed every moment, every relationship. I am not one of those who is bored if fighting for salvation, I want feeling, love, doing the best, making a group. These are my priorities as a coach".
" We have done things very well, we want to get to Europe and I think we can do it, although it will be tough in Bergamo knowing Gasp. Right now it would be a shame not to succeed, I believe in it so much, it would be the icing on the cake of an exceptional three-year period. There have been good things and things for which I have been a little disappointed.
“I hope I didn't get worse, I didn't get more cynical, more cunning. Sometimes I did not get everything I had in my head, also because of the characteristics of the players. At the level of play we could do even a little bit more, but out of necessity we also accepted some situations that are not the best".
"I don’t know whyé he hasn’t been approached by Italian clubs, I really don’t know. I have my character, maybe someone cané deem it uncomfortable. I just want to continue to coach, to have fun. In Italy would be great, but abroad is fine too since I speak languages".
