Fikayo Tomori has revealed what Massimiliano Allegri told the team after their unbeaten run was ended last week by Parma.
It will be a tough battle for Milan – as the early kick-offs always seem to be – against a side that are very much in the relegation picture. As the season enters the final straight the scrap for points intensifies, and the Rossoneri need to bounce back after losing their unbeaten run one week ago.
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Allegri has named his starting line-up for the game, with Mike Maignan in goal protected by a three-man defence of Tomori, Koni De Winter and Strahinja Pavlovic ahead.
Alexis Saelemaekers, Youssouf Fofana, Luka Modric, Adrien Rabiot and Davide Bartesaghi are the midfield line, with Christian Pulisic and Rafael Leao up front.
Tomori spoke to the DAZN cameras not long before kick-off in Cremona, with his comments relayed by MilanNews.
How risky is this game?
“Every game is tough in this league, we know what to do. After Sunday, we know we have to react and do well in this game. We have to start strong, we know they are a good team.”
What kind of week has it been after the defeat?
“The best thing is that we have another game today to correct what we did on Sunday. It’s true that we haven’t lost in a long time in the league, but the good thing is that we have another game today. We have to react strongly to maintain our position in the standings.”
Did Allegri work a lot on mentality?
“He said that in football there are defeats we deserve and we don’t deserve. We lost, we have to react. These games are the ones where we see the team’s mentality. We’ve done well so far and we have to continue today.”
