Milan falls to Monaco, dig at referees by Ettore Messina

The EA7 Emporio Armani Milano was beaten 82-79 by Monaco in the game of the third day of the Euroleague regular season. Obviously, he is not at all satisfied with Ettore Messina, who lists what the team missed, even throwing a dig at the referees. Here are the words of Olimpia’s coach.

“We built our chances to win the game. Unfortunately, we were not sharp enough in the last two or three possessions defensively to grab rebounds, and on offense to find something better. Now the main thing is to get back some of the players who are not healthy. Next week we go to play two away games, another chance to improve” said Messina.

“We are trying to have balance. We had some good finishes like in the Super Cup final and like against Red Star. It didn’t happen in the last two games, with Tortona and today. We just need to keep working, get to know each other. However, the team always fought, always found a way to reopen the game and create an opportunity for itself. Today when we found a moment of positive inertia, things happened that did not help us.”

“We take note, we take it home. Of course, I’m talking about the referees. I cite just one example: the clear interference on a layup by Brooks. And there is a very precise procedure there: the referees have to validate and then go and check. When you don&#8217t validate, you make an arbitration decision that hurts one of the two teams. By not doing what is said by your instructors. And there have been others. Unfortunately, this is not the first time, we get over it. And we move on.”

On Zach LeDay’s injury: “It’s always hard to understand with him. He tells you he never has anything, then he tells you he pulls his adductor. Then our doctor says he doesn&#8217t have to keep playing, he says he&#8217s fine and he&#8217s not fine. Moral of the story: now he is not fine. The problem is that communication definitely needs to be better. The positive things? Booker’s game that he played both 4 and 5. All important little things that give us an’extra weapon at the Euroleague level. The good defensive work on Mirotic, whose value we know. Also today many positive things on which we can continue to ask.”

“Cancar? He will make evaluations next week. There’s probably an overload of work that led him to have problems with his operated knee. Next week we will understand the situation better. Instead Nebo you know the situation. Toté is making sensible steps forward, soon he should start training with the team”.