Milan, the words of Stefano Pioli and Mike Maignan
Milan, the words of Stefano Pioli and Mike Maignan
Here are the statements by Stefano Pioli and Mike Maignan at the end of the match won with Udinese 3-2 and also characterized, unfortunately, by “buuu” racist booing towards the Rossoneri’s extreme defender, due to which the match è was suspended for five minutes in the first half.
Word to Pioli: "I am proud to coach someone like Mike so proud, fair and proud. È time to stop hearing such things at the stadium: ignorant people should stay home".
"In the first half we had to score a few more goals; out of nowhere we got two goals. Then è came the demonstration that when you keep believing, you can find important results. We knew it was going to be a dirty game, we played it well showing great character. We must not think about May, but only about Bologna".
"Inter and Juve are traveling at such a high pace that it becomes difficult to think about anything other than ourselves. Leao? The numbers say he è become a more associative player. We have changed the way we conduct matches and for him the spaces are less”.
”Making an overall analysis, in direct clashes we were less performing than last season, we lost points and after the second stop we è created gap: but these wins must give us even more confidence and conviction. The next 100 wins again with Milan? Let’s hope…”, Pioli concludes.
Here is Maignan: "In the first half, when I went to get the ball behind the goal, I heard the monkey sounds and said nothing. Then they did it again, so I called the fourth man and explained what had happened. So è you can’t play. Not è the first time, we have to give an important message. A signal".
"Right now I wouldn’t want to talk to the people who did this, it wouldn’t do any good. To help all the players who suffer as much as I did, we need punishment. These are ignorant people, they need to stay home. Real fans come to the stadium to cheer, these things in soccer cannot happen”.
“I did not want to come back, ours è a great club and we have a great group. They all came to me, and after that we went on the field to win the game. The right answer was to get the three points. Right now I don’t look at the standings, we move forward game by game. È the second game of the return leg and we know how è important it is for us".
" The Prosecutor’s Office has to take a very strong stance, also becauseé sometimes nothing happens. We players, on the other hand, must and can give a very strong signal".
