On the many absentees: “I would like to underline that the last two injuries are not muscular, they derive from blunt trauma from the match against Udinese, both Rebic and Theo. We have been playing every three days since September, a lot of energy expended, especially at a mental level, we have proven to be there, to believe in it.”
On the group: “Milan wins, we are a team, we are a stronger team when we are all together but also when there are no important players. We are not Martians, we can miss a few games, we know our path, the difficulties help us to grow. We know strengths and weaknesses, we are improving to increase our qualities.”
On the standings: “We look at ourselves, we are aware of our qualities. The path is difficult, the opponents are strong. It is the best match we have played against Verona, it is the one in which we have suffered less. A very difficult match in the Europa League awaits but very stimulating.”
On Ibrahimovic: “Zlatan is part of the team, he is the pack leader, he knew the difficulties of the race and the choices, he was planning to be here and kept what he said. He asked us how we were doing, he gave us advice like the big boys do.”
On the second half: “Playing often helps you to overcome difficulties, we cannot lick our wounds, we analyse and throw ourselves into the next game. Even in victories we have to look at the defects, we think about the next game. We take this away with satisfaction because it was a difficult and important game, now let’s think of Manchester.”
On the team and tactics: “We have been working together for a year and a half, in the attacking phase we changed positions, we were less wide so as not to give points of reference. We played a good match from a technical point of view on a pitch that was unfortunately not perfect. We have identity, this is nice because the boys believe in what we have to do.”
On Romagnoli: “I have always maintained that the hierarchies are decided by the performances. Tomori had an immediate positive impact, he has important characteristics that were missing. Gabbia is also back, who gave us so much before the injury. I have three defensive starters, then I study the matches and try to field the most suitable for the single match. Romagnoli reacted well, as a professional, they must not lose respect and availability.”