Ruben Amorim was happy with how his AC Milan team played for 75 minutes of their win over Torino, but admitted they struggled at the end.
It took Milan over an hour to break the deadlock in Turin, but when they did they scored twice in quick succession. Alphadjo Cisse got his first goal on his full debut for the club with an excellent turn and shot, then Adrien Rabiot doubled the advantage with a close-range volley.
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The home side piled on the pressure inside the final 10 minutes or so, hitting the post with Njie and then eventually netting a consolation deep into added time through Che Adams. In the end the Rossoneri would hang on for a hard-fought but deserved three points.
Amorim spoke to Sky after the final whistle at the Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino to give his verdict after a first ever win in Serie A. MilanNews relayed his comments.
How do you feel after the first win?
“I’m very happy. We played one game for 75 minutes and then a different one towards the end. We did well to control the game, but we were tired at the end. Maybe I should have managed the substitutions better. Still, we played a good game.”
A debut goal for Alphadjo Cisse, who you said you love…
“I like all my players. I liked some of the details I saw about Cissé. He’s smart, he’s always very attentive, and he’s even losing weight after being sidelined for a few months. I’m very happy for him, and not just for him. In the first half, he almost showed that he’s our most experienced player.”
We have Fabio Capello here with us…
“I was a big fan of Fabio Capello’s AC Milan. At first there was a bit of skepticism after Sacchi, but then Capello won everything and made history.”
What is the focus defensively?
“We’re trying to defend higher up the pitch. Sometimes we lose our man in the box, and we also need to do better with set pieces. We were tired towards the end. There were a lot of opponents in the box, and we took risks, but we know we need to improve in many areas.”
First half was quite entertaining even with the both null. Couldn’t hide my excitement even at the 1:27 where we had a first proper chance resulting from the proper gengenpress. It’s quite unpolished yet but finally some proactive and brave individual actions!
Night and day from last year’s Allegri ball.
If nothing else Milan will go down swinging this year versus playing scared and puckered up.
I fell sorry for the Napoli fans.
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Agree.
So much better to watch.
There will be some bad goals conceded.
But Allegri ball did that eventually anyway. As we plummeted to 5th place with the squad smothered by mental pressure.
That’s refreshing after last season’s tactics that almost made our players play against us! If they ever bring Max back again, I know some Italian journalists will probably start talking about it after a few huddles, I will just stop following Milan for the next come back
I’m loving the new Milan
Amorin is building the team back and today’s game showed it and especially looking at Milan (away) record with Torino
Moriera addition will spike Milan in the attacking section
Wow I’m happy to see such a game after a long while like the last times under Anceloti ( sheva, seedorf and Pato)
It’ll take few weeks to get the fitness level up, once everyone is fully fit, this style will be perfect for us.
Great to have Chukwueze back! More than crossing, his dribbling towards/in the box was stronger than I remember.
Although the control + lack of mistakes by Milan were refreshing to watch: Torino were easy to play against. Amorim will need to get more out of the squad to stay in the top 4 this season.
What control ??
Amorim mentality a rigorous realism that rejects excessive celebration of victories and immediately focuses on defensive errors and areas for improvement. Milan’s performance under Amorim shows “positive signs of transformation” in terms of identity, pressing, and second half control, but the display also revealed a structural weakness in managing the final minutes (game and closure). Amorim technical satisfaction is that of a supervisor at the outset, and the remaining work will be the true test of whether this project will compete for titles or merely provide entertaining performances.