Pippo Inzaghi was left to rue Milan’s missed opportunities in a draw with Cesena, but “I cannot complain about the team.”
Once again the Rossoneri had to fight back from an early goal, Adil Rami cancelling out the Davide Succi opener, but Cristian Zapata saw red in the second half.
Pippo Inzaghi was left to rue Milan’s missed opportunities in a draw with Cesena, but “I cannot complain about the team.”
Once again the Rossoneri had to fight back from an early goal, Adil Rami cancelling out the Davide Succi opener, but Cristian Zapata saw red in the second half.
“Unfortunately we had the game in hand and created so much in the first half, but when you work so hard and don’t score in this heat you will pay eventually,” he told Sky Sport Italia.
“We played very well in the first half, then got stretched out and it was tough to win after going down to 10 men. We probably deserved to score a second.
“We thought the Cesena goal was offside, but it is an issue of centimetres. Again, I cannot complain about the team’s performance and their goalkeeper made some crucial saves, but we started to run out of steam when we didn’t make all that pressure count. The heat was terrible today, it felt like the height of summer.
“It’s a shame, as this weekend Inter lost and Fiorentina drew, so the teams we are jostling for position with all slowed down.”
Fernando Torres wasn’t as sharp as previous appearances in a Milan jersey.
“Torres hadn’t played for a long time, that injury slowed down his training schedule and he also played on Tuesday, so I had to introduce fresh legs after a while. Unfortunately when Pazzini came on, we went down to 10 men, so he didn’t get much service.
“People seemed to think away games at Empoli and Cesena would be easy, but it is never simple against the newly-promoted sides in Serie A.
“As a Coach I need to look at improving the team game by game and I feel we are doing that. We have a good team spirit and maybe those who watch us risk a heart attack, but at least they are entertained! That’s what we wanted to bring back to Milan.
“We have to remember we were eighth last season, we are playing good football now and it will take time and hard work.”