Alvaro Morata has claimed that all AC Milan can do is work harder to be better after they lost 2-0 to Napoli giving themselves a mountain to climb in the title race.
Milan went into the game against Napoli hoping to send a statement that they were still in the Scudetto race, given that the league-leaders arrived with a seven-point advantage over the Rossoneri.
However, it was to be another big game failure as Milan limped to a 2-0 defeat, clearly impacted by the absences of Theo Hernandez, Tijjani Reijnders, Matteo Gabbia and Christian Pulisic (who came on in the second half despite suffering flu).
Both of the goals came in the first half for the visitors as Romelu Lukaku got the opener with a typical powerful run and finish, before Khvicha Kvaratskhelia doubled the advantage just before the break in a half that Milan otherwise dominated.
Morata spoke to Milan TV after the full-time whistle to assess what was a difficult night for the team. MilanNews relayed his comments.
How do you judge that game?
“We played some good minutes. They were more clinical, they managed the game well when they were winning. We played as a team, unfortunately it wasn’t enough. We have to hold on, work hard and think about the next game.”
How are the group?
“We always want to win. We have to give everything on the pitch. The only thing we can do is work even harder. That’s the only thing we have to do.”
“We have guys who are ready to die for the team” – said Conte after the game and that is the difference here. Milan doesn’t have many of those unfortunately and Milan doesn’t have a coach who would force them to die for the team. Napoli isn’t better on paper than Milan but their coach is getting 100% out of each player while Fonseca isn’t. If Milan hired Conte, Milan would be in first place now.
Conte said everything needed. It’s all about the team. Unlike in our team.
Most of the current players at Napoli were already there last season. They had two coaches fired. And suddenly with Conte they’re a team. But what you get with the cheapest coach alive is cheap play and team building.
Milan got the antithesis of Conte, a cheap guy with no relevant background, no experience of coaching top players, who is not able to control the players and saying disgraceful stupidities in press conferences.
Why does it need for a coach to tell professional football players to play for the team and die fighting for the team. Surely everyone who join a team needs has to know that you put the team and the badge first? But we will come back stronger as i do believe we played a very good match. You can also see that Leao isn’t with the team as he seemed very lazy and had a lackluster performance once again. And to say the least he is paid the most in the team. We must just learn to start each and every game the same way we grow into each match. With attention and energy and not as slow but good I think anyways.
Milan DNA is a twin strike force. 4231 will not work for Milan
Sure it is.
You go on here saying 4231 won’t work for Milan but we won our last scudeto with it..
Formation means jack shìt. One striker, two strikers. Irrelevant. Quality of the players is what matters. And quality of the coach..
Dna? Miss me with that BS
Berlusconi by now would’ve fired half the team and replaced them all with italians.
What the hell were we thinking buying guys like Musah, Pavlovic, RLC, Abraham.
What Italians? There are like a handful of quality Italian players and they’re all at our rival clubs..
And berlo didn’t buy specifically Italians anyway.. it was a very mixed bag after they removed the 3 foreigners rule..
Acmilan did well but let’s avoid using Loftus cheek and also avoid 4-3-3 let’s maintain our 4-2-3-1 but I still say the same thing Acmilan need more attackers especially the attacking midfield and wingers but in my view if leao do very well this first half of the league I presumed let’s sign another winger to be leao deputy then move Okafor to top nine as substitute to Morata then we sign Berardi to be chukwueze deputy then let pulisic be moved to attacking midfield with rejnder but I presumed Acmilan should sign Dejan kulvshevki for attacking midfield in case they suspend either rejnder or pulisic then for double pivot let’s sell Loftus January and replace him with Ricci to add zeroli, Fofana,musah, for double pivot then for central defence thiaw, Pavlovic, Gabbia,then we add bartasaghi why Jimenez needs playing time to support Theo, why Calabria support Emerson.