The game at Stamford Bridge between Chelsea and AC Milan had all the signs of being a classic European night, but in the end it was a one-sided 3-0 win for the home side.
As reported by Corriere dello Sport (via MilanNews) this morning, the 3-0 loss against Chelsea will of course provoke disappointment on the part of Pioli and his players after a subdued performance in which the team never got going.
The Rossoneri coach reflected on the game afterwards: “It hurts a lot to lose like this, we didn’t have the right spirit and desire.” The coach’s words were then echoed by the captain Ismael Bennacer, who stated: “We must give more.”
It was a match in which Milan appeared inferior in all respects to their opponents and one for which Pioli does not want to find excuses: “The lack of experience or who was not there has nothing to do with it: we had to be more lucid and precise. We were less brilliant in the recovery of the ball and in the management.”
What is certain is that with a Theo Hernandez and some solutions on the right – maybe starting from Saturday against Juventus – things could change and improve. Despite this, there is still some bitterness that Milan fell short on the big stage with a big opportunity to show themselves.
I think it prove the gulf between us and the prem sides. An in crisis chelsea with new coach having a bad season tanked us.
Injuries are a reason, I respect Pioli’s stance, but with three of the back 5 out you’re in trouble.
Redbird have to invest, not only to get us better but also to keep Theo and Leao. If they go, we will go back 5 years
Considering players we miss in def ,there should be a reserve plan,keep talking about reserve plan that pioli prepared but never used… If you miss half of a team its not normal to use same tactic,toure and dest are not ready for this level,it had to be 541 or 532 since we didnt even try to attack them but we still played 4231 ,very bad.