Christian Pulisic has admitted that the speculation surrounding AC Milan can be tough to deal with, and confirmed his desire to stay at the club.
Milan were once again forced to come from behind in order to get the three points against Como at San Siro, just like they were in the reverse game, but they did eventually emerge 2-1 winners.
Luca Da Cunha opened the scoring for the away side in the first half with a nice finish from the edge of the box, but Pulisic and then Tijjani Reijnders scored in the second half to turn the game on its head.
There was a rather sad ending to proceedings though as the team left the field to jeers rather than celebrating with the fans, a sign that not all is rosy despite a second straight victory.
Pulisic spoke in the post-match press conference and to DAZN at the end of the game, another comeback win under Sergio Conceicao. His comments were published by MilanNews.
Will you go back to looking at the table?
“We have to be more positive, because we have won two games in a row. We have the chance to get where we want, but we think game by game.”
Is this the club of your life?
“Yes, 100%. This club gives me so much confidence and it’s a pleasure to be here every day. I want to stay here.”
Do you believe you can make the top four?
“The fans always support us. The moment is not positive, but we want to finish in the top four. We have to believe in it, support the team.”
Are you able to isolate yourself despite all the rumours about the next coach and management?
“We try, but it’s difficult. We hear these things, it’s not easy to play with these voices. But the important thing is to take every day as the right training.”
Why didn’t you go to acknowledge the Curva Sud?
“I don’t know, we decided to go back. I have nothing to say, I don’t know.”
Do you feel the trust of your team-mates?
“I have to score. It’s a difficult moment, but it’s with goals that we change things.”
Can you explain to us why this team always has to react?
“I can’t give you a reason. We want to start stronger, I don’t know why this season in the first half we are always in difficulty. It’s important to have changed things and done things well in the second half.”
Is it difficult to find motivation at this point in the season?
“The motivation is there. It will be difficult, very difficult to get into the Champions League. We have to take it day by day and game by game. We want to win the next one against Napoli.”
screw the curva sud, bunch of crybabies.
Players are doing all they can. Team chemistry has to be handled by higher-ups. Need someone who understands football and has played it but who is also a psychologist.
Journalists think they can write negatively 5 days a week and expect the team to play well on the weekend. No matter how many problems there are, journalists have made them even bigger, which Pulisic confirms. Imagine that brain who writes every day about Allegri as a future coach, and you already have a coach in the dressing room. And how can the players hear what he tells them if they know he won’t be there in the summer. The players are not robots, but flesh and blood people.
They don’t care. Isaak, Oliver and boys need to make their money, who cares if 50% of articles here (and other Milan “fan” pages) are negative and paint the wrong picture about players, the club and so on. Remember, Pulisic was leaving Milan after a fight with Conceicao 😂
Criticism of the game yes, but to force the story about substitutions of people who should bring you some result is idiocy. And this story about DS. It turns out that it is the most important role in the club and that everything is asked. No one is equal to the Italians 🤣🤣
Thanks capt. for the the goal that make us came back.
I think we should appreciate this team’s win rather than jeers them.
Congrats team.
I generally support the Curva Sud but to whistle and jeer the team after a win is unacceptable
It was a few centimetres away from a loss. If you’re happy with barely beating Como, good for you…I personally think it is disgraceful to be quiet after barely beating Lecce and Como.
Pulisic didn’t sound happy that the team leaders decided not to go to the south end.
At least Pulisic and Raijnders are the few best players what this management buy.
It’s great they both want to stay here. Price of both players are double, so hope they don’t sell them in summer