Sergio Conceiçao no-nonsense about first month at AC Milan

Milan, Sergio Conceiçao draws a first balance

Milan’s month of January, which began with success in the Italian Super Cup and continued with fluctuating performances in the league, will come to an end on Wednesday evening at home to Dinamo Zagreb, an important match for the Rossoneri who, with a victory, would guarantee themselves direct access to the round of 16, without going through the playoff.

Sergio Conceiçao, in the pre-match press conference, not only talked about what will happen on Wednesday night but also took stock of his first month in the Rossoneri, without mincing words: "There are many moments when we play well and others when we don&#39t, he said. We need to keep the ball better, improve defensive transitions, occupy spaces effectively. Unfortunately, the time to work on it, between games, è little".

" I see both positive and negative things,” added the Portuguese coach. “The character is there and the boys believe in it: of course, it is better to play a quiet game than to be forced to come back. The spirit forò è is the right one, we have to keep taking the good from the games we play and keep improving".

Conceiçao does not compromise, finally, on two issues: the preparation for the derby and the spat with Calabria after Milan-Parma: "We cannot prepare two games at a time, now we have to think about Dinamo Zagreb – explained the former midfielder.”

Calabria? I wouldn't talk about 'shock' we have to get that with work. We have the responsibility of representing Milan, that è the most important thing".