AC Milan head coach Stefano Pioli accused his side of lacking attention as they dropped points last night against Salernitana.
It was a frustrating night for Milan in front of over 70,000 fans as they needed to take advantage of the poor results for Inter, Lazio and Roma but failed to do so. It looked like they would after Olivier Giroud’s header from a corner before half-time, but Boulaye Dia equalised for the away side who earned a draw.
Pioli spoke to Milan TV at the end of the draw against Salernitana to reflect on another frustrating night for his side domestically.
“There was a lack of concreteness and attention. We weren’t able to bring home the victory we wanted. It’s a shame because we wanted to give continuity and move up the standings but we only partially succeeded,” he said.
“We had to be quicker around the ball. We were struggling in the first half but the second half was going to be managed with more quality, speed and attention. Conceding that goal is too bad for our qualities. After the match it got complicated, it was more foul but it wasn’t our best night.”
On refereeing decisions: “I honestly haven’t seen them again after the game, I can’t judge them honestly. Otherwise I’d say what I think.”
On the goal conceded: “Yes, the goal we concede mirrors that. We conceded a goal from a throw-in where we weren’t positioned well due to lack of attention. The result was more due to our own shortcomings. We shouldn’t have committed as many oversights as in the goal conceded.”
