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00:00Thank you Nicola, good morning coach.
00:02Good morning.
00:03At San Siro, Napoli are very consistent, very square.
00:09They have been reduced by many games in which they have been able to accumulate confidence, self-esteem.
00:17Are these the main qualities of Napoli, the main characteristics of Napoli that we face tomorrow night?
00:23Yes, Napoli are a very strong team, as the table shows, with a very strong coach.
00:31He is in a good moment, he wins, he is in first place, he arrives here very motivated to face our team.
00:44But we are also motivated to play this match against a team that is obviously very strong,
00:53that has won well the matches it has won.
01:00But as I said, for us it is a match that we are also very motivated.
01:10Good morning coach, good match for tomorrow.
01:12I ask you, what were the days for you in Milanello, this uncertainty,
01:18if we play or not, if we play in Bologna, if we play in Bologna,
01:21could it have been managed differently?
01:24Also for you, for the training sessions, to work with better continuity.
01:29What is your idea that has been done?
01:31There is no controversy on my part.
01:33Even technically, how did you experience it?
01:35No, it was difficult to manage this moment.
01:40Even the first days of the match, when we didn't play,
01:47it was difficult to manage because when we did the training sessions,
01:52we didn't know if we would play or not.
01:55If we didn't play, we could do another training session.
01:59It was difficult, also because we wanted to play.
02:05I think we were penalised a lot for not playing this match.
02:16It was a match that, as I said, we wanted to play.
02:20From a physical, tactical and technical point of view,
02:23how was it?
02:24There are two important players missing from the team,
02:26Tijani Reinders and Teo Ibanca, also from Gabbia.
02:30If you give us a point, I'll ask you about who you think
02:34will be able to recover in the next few weeks.
02:36Has your perception of Camarda changed?
02:39Because he came on very well the other day.
02:41Sometimes the matches also help the coaches to see things
02:44that you don't see in training.
02:46Also for this reason, we wanted to play.
02:53We have two important players missing from the team.
02:58Bad or good, our players take the cards.
03:04It's not always the same, but we have these two players missing.
03:12The team trained well.
03:15I have faith in all the players.
03:19I have faith in the players who will play tomorrow
03:22in the position of Teo and Tijani, like everyone else.
03:27As for Camarda, nothing has changed.
03:30He came on very well.
03:33He's a good boy who always works well,
03:36but he has confirmed what I think of Camarda,
03:40who is a player with a great future.
03:43Andrea Ramazzotti, Gazette dello Sport.
03:45Hi, coach.
03:46Two things.
03:48First, I wanted to know how Leao has been training these days.
03:54Has he decided if he wants to start from the first minute tomorrow?
04:00Second, last week when he played the Champions League match
04:06against Bruges, he gave us the starting line-up.
04:10Did he win?
04:11I don't know.
04:13Maybe he should have, but I don't want to know.
04:19Today I won't talk about anyone who will play tomorrow.
04:24I understand Leao's curiosity.
04:27Leao has worked well, as always.
04:32It's not a problem, it's not a case.
04:37We're sure he'll be back soon.
04:42He'll be what we expect, what he expects.
04:46If he plays tomorrow, I don't want to say.
04:50Carlos Passerini, Corriere della Sera.
04:53I have a quick question.
04:55Is Napoli the favourite team to win the Scudetto?
05:00The favourite?
05:02This favouritism thing is always complicated for me.
05:07Is it the strongest team in the league?
05:09At the moment it's the first place, it's the strongest.
05:12For me, Napoli is one of the teams that can win the Scudetto.
05:19Francesco Rocchi, Rai.
05:21Good morning.
05:22Good morning.
05:24I'd like to go back to Leao.
05:26It's not a case, but what's not working?
05:29Why is he having such a difficult time?
05:36Because he doesn't let him play.
05:39If he lets him play, there's no problem.
05:43It's a normal situation in football.
05:47They play, they don't play.
05:50As I said, when I make my choice, I always think about different things.
05:59He didn't play, maybe he'll play tomorrow.
06:03For me, this is very normal.
06:07Claudio Raimondi, Mediaset.
06:09Good morning, coach.
06:10Good morning.
06:11As I said, for me Napoli is one of the teams that can win the Scudetto.
06:18I said one of the two teams.
06:20No, I said one of the two teams.
06:22No, I said one of the two teams.
06:24No, no.
06:25One of the two teams.
06:26One of the two teams.
06:27The question is this.
06:29Is Milan still in the Scudetto?
06:32After yesterday's 4-4 between Inter and Juve,
06:37you said Napoli is enjoying a good result for the Scudetto.
06:41You talk about Inter, you talk about Napoli, you talk about Juve.
06:44You talk less about Milan.
06:46The question is, is Milan still in the Scudetto?
06:49For me, yes.
06:51Why should the fans believe us?
06:53Why should they believe us?
06:56Because we're a strong team, we're growing.
07:01We believe we can be a team that can fight for the Scudetto.
07:08Antonio Vitiello.
07:10Hi coach, good morning.
07:12The fact that Bologna-Milan will be back in four months,
07:16most likely in February,
07:18do you think this will make the league even worse?
07:22And one more question about the pitch.
07:24Calabria could be used on the left.
07:28It's just a hypothesis, obviously,
07:30since there's no Teo Hernandez.
07:33Yes, they could.
07:37I don't want to talk about the match against Bologna anymore.
07:41We're totally focused on tomorrow's game.
07:47It's over, we have to move on.
07:50Viscogliosi, Sportitalia.
07:52Hi coach.
07:53I'll bring it back to the summer.
07:55A lot of people, especially the fans,
07:57were calling for the coach you'll face tomorrow.
08:02Does this give you extra motivation for tomorrow's game,
08:06as well as the motivation that Milan-Napoli always have?
08:10My motivation is to be the coach of Milan, period.
08:16Longo, Calciomercato.com
08:18Coach, since you've been on the Milan bench,
08:21you've been thinking a lot about the next phase.
08:23You said you're a growing team.
08:25After the match against Udinese,
08:28you said you're a team that knows how to suffer.
08:31I ask you, in this phase,
08:33especially in light of the upcoming Napoli game,
08:35what do you expect?
08:36What more steps do you expect from your team
08:39in terms of concentration, defence and attack?
08:42What more do you expect?
08:45In general, we expect a lot of things.
08:50When we analyse the last few games,
08:53our focus is always on seeing what we've done well
09:00and what we need to improve.
09:04Tomorrow will be a different game for me.
09:08It will be a balanced game,
09:11against a team that defends very well.
09:16That's why we've prepared the game
09:19thinking about what tomorrow's game might be like.
09:26In terms of defence,
09:28there are things that we've improved
09:30and there are other things that we can improve.
09:33But I think we've improved a lot
09:37in terms of defence.
09:42In terms of attack,
09:44I think we've improved a lot
09:48in the last few games
09:50with a stronger possession.
09:56Maybe tomorrow we'll need to play
10:02more in the last 30 metres
10:05because Napoli are a team that presses high
10:08and then goes low.
10:11It's something that we need to improve
10:14in the last 30 metres.
10:16We need to play against a team
10:20that normally compacts very low.
10:24There are always things to improve
10:26but I think we've improved in many areas.
10:33Good afternoon, coach.
10:35Is having an asterisk,
10:37a game with fewer goals,
10:39that increases the distance
10:41and leaves you uncertain?
10:44Is it something you work on?
10:46Is it something that penalises you?
10:48How do you deal with it?
10:52To be honest, it's the same for me.
10:55But it penalises the fans
10:58and the people who watch the league.
11:02It doesn't change anything for me
11:08but I understand that it's different
11:11for the people who watch the league.
11:16Federico Masini, Tuttosport.
11:18Good evening, coach.
11:19I have two questions.
11:20The first one is about the asterisk.
11:22For you, Pulisic is the ideal role.
11:25What is the role of a three-quarter player
11:27given that you keep saying that you love him
11:29and that he's more central.
11:31I'll ask you another quick question.
11:33I don't want to talk about that today.
11:38In general, you know that I like it
11:41when Cristian plays on the inside.
11:48I like that more.
11:51It depends on whether you've seen
11:53last night's game against Juventus.
11:55If you have, what's your take on it?
11:58A spectacular game or a game with lots of mistakes?
12:07Both.
12:10Stefano Bressi.
12:12Good evening, coach.
12:14I wanted to ask you about the asterisk.
12:17I wanted to ask you about the substitution
12:20against Bruges.
12:21Is it more about the lack of coverage
12:24on the occasion of the goal
12:26than what you did with the ball between your feet?
12:29No, it wasn't that.
12:31It was a choice
12:33based on what I think
12:37I asked for from the start.
12:40It wasn't a penalty.
12:42No, no.
12:43Conte Aria.
12:46Hi, Paolo.
12:47Last week, Conte said that
12:49those who win know what it takes
12:52to keep winning.
12:54In your opinion,
12:55does the club need to know more
12:57or does the team need to know more
12:59with the mentality and conviction?
13:01I didn't get the question.
13:03Last week, Conte said
13:05that those who win know what it takes
13:08to keep winning.
13:10In your opinion,
13:11does the club need to know more
13:13or does the team need to have the mentality
13:16and the conviction to keep winning?
13:18Conte talked about Napoli, didn't he?
13:21No, he talked about Juventus and Inter.
13:23They had to face each other.
13:26He said that those who have the habit
13:29of winning can keep wanting to win.
13:34I don't understand the question.
13:39Let's go from here.
13:41We'll get back to it later.
13:43I didn't get it.
13:45We'll try to do it again.
13:47Try to do it again.
13:48Antonio Conte said the other day
13:50that talking about Juventus and Inter,
13:52which are clubs and teams
13:55that have the habit of winning,
13:58he said that those who win
14:00know what it takes to win,
14:02with the mentality, the game
14:04and the conviction.
14:06I wanted to ask if Milan has
14:08these convictions as a team,
14:10as a club,
14:12and if they have the mentality
14:14to win the Scudetto.
14:16Yes, I said here
14:18that we want to keep fighting
14:20to win the Scudetto.
14:26If we have the strength,
14:28I'm sure we do.
14:32Everything is important
14:34at the moment.
14:37Maurizio Cardone.
14:39Good afternoon, coach.
14:41You've never looked for an alibi.
14:43You always take responsibility.
14:45Tomorrow is perhaps
14:47the most difficult moment
14:49because there are so many absences.
14:51It's always said that in difficult times
14:53the group comes out.
14:55Is it a big group response
14:57that you need more than anything
14:59to beat Napoli?
15:03As I've always said,
15:05I have faith in all the players.
15:07Honestly,
15:09it's not just here.
15:11That's what I think.
15:13We can't do anything
15:15with the players we don't have.
15:19We have other players.
15:21I like to feel
15:23that it's an opportunity
15:25for players
15:27who normally don't play
15:29to have the chance to play.
15:31That's how I like
15:33to see things.
15:37As I said,
15:39I have faith in all the players.
15:41It's not because
15:43another player doesn't play
15:45that I don't have faith
15:47that I can win this game.
15:51As for the players,
15:53I think everyone
15:55needs to understand
15:57that when we're a team
15:59it doesn't matter
16:01who plays.
16:03We're stronger.
16:05Tomorrow we really need
16:07a team
16:09to be able
16:11to play well against Napoli.
16:13Let's go to the back.
16:15Milan Press, good morning.
16:17You mentioned Calabria
16:19on the left.
16:21I want to ask
16:23about an alternative
16:25for the future
16:27given the position
16:29in the national team.
16:31Can it be Pavlovic?
16:33As a full-back?
16:35Yes, as a full-back.
16:37In the national team
16:39he's a left-back.
16:41Sometimes they play with three
16:43and sometimes
16:45they play with
16:47a more open
16:49centre-back.
16:51Honestly,
16:53I don't think Pavlovic
16:55has the qualities to be a left-back.
16:57Let's go to Martin Sartorio.
16:59Good morning, coach.
17:01I'll go back to Napoli.
17:03What or who are you most afraid of
17:05against Azzurri?
17:07Could the game be decided
17:09by the wing-backs?
17:11Yes,
17:13in both teams
17:15they are
17:17the most decisive
17:19players
17:21in both teams.
17:23Napoli
17:25has two players on the right and left
17:27who create
17:29more chances for the team.
17:31We also have
17:33important players
17:35on the wing
17:37of the game.
17:39If there are no more questions, let's...
17:41Who am I?
17:43I don't know.
17:45Let's go to Carlo Pellegato.
17:47Good morning.
17:49Listen,
17:51in 1987-88
17:53Milan di Sacchi
17:55played against Napoli.
17:57He wasn't a Milan di Sacchi,
17:59he'd already lost two games,
18:01he'd equalised four.
18:03But the game against Napoli
18:05made us understand
18:07the strength of Gullit.
18:09Here's the newspaper.
18:11Super Milan-Napoli destroyed.
18:13That's what the newspaper said.
18:15Do you dream that the game
18:17against Napoli
18:19will be like the one against Fiorentina?
18:21Because we're talking about
18:23a Milan di Fonseca
18:25in a few years.
18:27We've already talked about this
18:29before the game against Inter.
18:31We're...
18:33We're talking about it.
18:37I don't think so.
18:41I think the wins
18:43bring confidence.
18:45It's stronger
18:47against stronger teams.
18:49But I think the growth
18:51of a team
18:53doesn't depend
18:55on a game.
18:57Because
18:59if we can play a great game
19:01tomorrow, but if
19:03we come back later,
19:05it's no use.
19:07What I like the most
19:09is to see
19:11if the team is
19:13growing,
19:15improving.
19:17That's the most important thing.
19:19But the wins
19:21bring more confidence
19:23against this
19:25type of team.
19:27I'd like to ask the coach,
19:29I'm in Milan,
19:31the Americans say
19:33the attack brings the money
19:35while the defense brings the titles.
19:37I saw the last weekend
19:394-4 yesterday, but
19:41in all of Europe, Norwich-Middlebridge
19:433-3, yesterday I saw Monaco-Nizza
19:45passing back and scoring
19:47the goal.
19:494-0
19:51with a very high defense
19:53but you don't teach
19:55how to defend anymore.
19:57I didn't see
19:59that before.
20:01But you coaches,
20:03the defense that brings
20:05the titles,
20:07I don't see it like once.
20:094-1 Barcelona-Bayern,
20:11I'm talking about strong teams.
20:13What's happening?
20:15We can stay here
20:17for two more hours talking about this.
20:19Do you have the power of summary?
20:21Well,
20:23if we think
20:25about
20:27Serie A,
20:29we can't say that
20:33Real Madrid
20:35don't work defensively
20:37because if there's
20:39a league where you work
20:41defensively,
20:43it's Serie A,
20:45one of the teams
20:47that have more
20:49defensive influence
20:51is here.
20:53I think that here
20:55they work a lot
20:57defensively.
20:59I liked
21:01to work more
21:05but I don't have time
21:07because here
21:09it's these teams
21:11that play for three days
21:13and don't have time to work.
21:15Practically nothing.
21:17To prepare strategically
21:19the matches
21:21is like that.
21:23I think that
21:25there's a tendency
21:27in football
21:33that for me
21:35is important
21:37which is
21:39individual work.
21:41Today,
21:43the structure
21:47the defensive line
21:49but
21:51it's missing
21:53to work individually
21:55mainly on the defender
21:57and what I see
21:59is that
22:01the goal
22:03happens a lot
22:05in almost every team
22:07not because of structure
22:09but because of
22:11defensive decisions.
22:13There are many goals
22:17that are like that.
22:23But honestly I think that
22:25today it's more difficult
22:27to attack because
22:29the teams defend
22:31better than in the past.
22:33There's a tendency
22:37for me
22:39to be a man.
22:41Here it's always been
22:43clear that
22:45there are many teams
22:47that defend like that.
22:49Now we've started to see
22:51also in moments
22:53not always in every match
22:55but
22:59other teams, big teams
23:01in moments
23:03play like that.
23:05I think that
23:07this also brings
23:09more opportunities
23:11in some moments of the match.
23:13I can give you an example.
23:15Barcelona
23:17Bayern
23:19how do you say in Italian?
23:21Monaco.
23:23They watched the match
23:25Bayern
23:27when it's the first phase
23:29when it's high
23:31presses man to man.
23:33When it's
23:35medium block
23:37low block, it doesn't press man to man.
23:39But here it's risky
23:41and then
23:43Barcelona scored
23:45in these moments.
23:51At the same time
23:53it's more risky
23:55to press like that
23:57and at the same time
23:59it creates more opportunities.
24:01Yes, it's true.
24:03Now I think that all teams
24:05defend better than in the past.
24:07It's more difficult
24:11to look for space.
24:13Today you can see
24:15that not all teams
24:19know how to attack
24:21in the last 30 meters
24:23when the teams are low.
24:25Because it's difficult to look for space.
24:27The teams are organized
24:29and it's difficult to look for space.
24:31After the match
24:33with so many goals
24:35it's true
24:37but there's no clear explanation
24:39about this.
24:41I honestly think
24:43that all teams defend better
24:45than in the past.
24:49Bye.