German exam for Milan: perfection is needed for Paulo Fonseca
The words of Paulo Fonseca
After two consecutive victories in the league, AC Milan will try to redeem itself in the Champions League as well after the clear 0-3 loss against Liverpool on the first day. On the eve of the Bay Arena match against Bayer Leverkusen, Rossoneri coach Paulo Fonseca presented the crucial encounter in a press conference.
"I don’t think I will change much in terms of formation. We have to have continuity. We know it è a different game, but the opponent è equal level to Liverpool and we will just have to focus on what we have to do. Defensively I think the team has grown, it will be a good test to see our defensive capabilities against such a strong club. I told the boys that to beat a team like Bayer Leverkusen we have to do a perfect defensive performance" began the Portuguese coach.
"I am always confident. We have done very well in the last few league outings, but Champions League competitions are very different from those in Serie A. When people talk about Italian teams in the international arena they say that they are very good at defending and playing on the counterattack, while I would like other things to be said when talking about Milan. Tomorrow we will of course defend because we will be playing against a very strong opponent, but when we have the ball we will try to be an offensive team, attacking and attacking Bayer" continued the Milan coach.
"I saw the challenge between Bayer and Atalanta. Leverkusen, on that occasion, faced a man-to-man situation that in the Bundesliga is not è so widespread. Even Arsenal's Rice said that it è always difficult to face a team like Dea that plays one-on-one all-out. We però are not like the Nerazzurri and I am not Gasperini, so I cannot tell my players to go out and play in such a reckless way. It will beà a totally different match" added the'former Roma.
"Alvaro made a big effort to play the last game against Lecce. He is in doubt and we will manage him. We will evaluate his condition after the last finishing training session, forò, we are not going to take any risks", Paulo Fonseca commented.
