Rafael Leao has made the rather worrying admission that AC Milan failed to match the ‘determination’ that their hosts Feyenoord had in tonight’s defeat.
Milan have left themselves with a lot of hard work to do in the second leg as they were beaten 1-0 at De Kuip this evening, with the opening goal coming from Igor Paixao’s shot from range just a few minutes in.
The Rossoneri saw plenty of the ball but ultimately were unable to break their hosts down, while in the first half they seemed to struggle to cope with both the intensity Feyenoord showed and the weather conditions that the two sides were battling.
One player in particular who had a frustrating night was Leao, who felt he should have had a penalty in the first half but generally struggled to impact the game. He spoke to Prime Video at full-time, with his comments relayed by MilanNews.
What didn’t work?
“We didn’t show the same determination and aggression that they did. We weren’t at the level of this match, I also had an opportunity in the first half that I couldn’t take advantage of. Now we have to go home, rest and see what we didn’t do well today.
“We have the second match at San Siro with our fans. They were helped by their fans. We didn’t play a good match, we have to rest and rectify today’s mistakes.”
Did you have any physical problems?
“We don’t make excuses. We had to show their same aggression and win all the duels. Now the match is over, we have to think again and think about the next one.”
What do you need in the return leg?
“On the return leg we need to have the right attitude for an important Champions League match, which we didn’t do today. If we do this, with our quality, we’ll win the match.”
saw Theo’s hair. The color didn’t run in the rain.
A win for Theo.
Thoe lose with style, not like the others.
Should get a bigger mirror and reflect on himself, he should passed the ball and not headbutting the GK, he should also quickly rise up and not sitting on the pitch like a looser.
Supposed world class goal keeper cannot be letting in weak goals like that. He’s done that on far too many occasions.
Leao have been in Milan for years and still his performance is not stable is time for him to move ahead❤️🖤
Leao and determination never go hand in hand.
mamma mia theo, if you have more time to color your hair then use it to train more..
Theo is hair styler. Football is his second job.
This is what happens when you sell world class mids like Tonali, Bennacer, Kessie, Hakan
And then play instead with:
Musah and Leftus Cheek
You are left with no players able to make to make crucial passes and interceptions. Selling Tonali was the biggest mistake Milan made.
Sell?
The problem was that only 1 of them was sold, the others were gifted to other teams by an incompetent management.
Bennacer is world class nothing.
Biggest mistake was losing Hakan and Kessie. The sale of Tonali was the smartest thing to do. The clown was suspended for a whole year
With no leao, Milan more balance on the pitch. 7m / years for only short run on the left side. Paixao more dangerous than this clown. Leao have been several years with Milan and he’s stuck. It’s time cash in..
I couldn’t finish the match yesterday from how carless he has been with the ball yesterday. I shut the TV half time I am fed up with this carless imbecile. This guy gets paid 7 mil for what to run on the left side thats it. The problem is that he thinks if he leaves this team he is going to make it in any other team with this attitude. Really sorry for him and this disoriented team. This summer we need to sell all the wingers and go back to the 442 instead in my opinion keep pulisic, rest out of the door.
Mamma Mia Leao… As always minimum effort on the pitch. Please Milan, sell him this summer. Isn’t Milan attitude player like this. With no leao on the pitch, Milan more balance for attacking and defending. Please conceicao you should watch this..
sell Leao and get who? why always Leao when Milan looses?