Eugenio Corini has conceded there may not be a worse time to be facing Milan, but that his Chievo side go to San Siro with the intention to complicate matters.
The Flying Donkeys face the daunting trip out to face the Rossoneri in Week 6 looking to improve upon a start to the season that so far has yielded just the one win and one draw.
Whilst Milan have dropped points in their last three games, it doesn’t mean Chievo’s task is made any easier, according to their Coach.
Eugenio Corini has conceded there may not be a worse time to be facing Milan, but that his Chievo side go to San Siro with the intention to complicate matters.
The Flying Donkeys face the daunting trip out to face the Rossoneri in Week 6 looking to improve upon a start to the season that so far has yielded just the one win and one draw.
Whilst Milan have dropped points in their last three games, it doesn’t mean Chievo’s task is made any easier, according to their Coach.
“There’s never a worse time to face an opponent,” Corini has considered in today’s Press conference.
“We are preparing to go and play Milan, a team that is playing very well, who want to express themselves and that has a great competitive nastiness.
“They come from two draws in which they have demonstrated great character in retrieving results.
“We know that they are a team of value who will be back to playing in front of their own fans, where they have performed well against Lazio and Juventus.
“My team, however, has the inherent capability of making life difficult. We have already shown this and we will go to Milan to try this approach.”
The 44-year-old successfully made the transition from player to Coach and was asked of Pippo Inzaghi’s attempts at Milan to do the same.
“He built his career as a Coach with the academy at Milan thanks to two important years, now he has this opportunity to coach the first team thanks to his commitment and his professionalism, which he also showed as a player.
“I see his great strength and determination to the do the best possible job as the Coach.”
Corini was asked what playing system he will go with, whilst confirming Ruben Botta is ‘very difficult to recover’ for the match.
“I will choose the most appropriate playing system to counter them and to make use of the space that they will grant.
“This team was built for the 4-3-1-2 or 4-3-3, we have worked principally on these. Against Sampdoria we played with three centre-backs and two wingers, without conceding a shot in the first 45 minutes.
“We need some adaptation, but variations are also possible depending on the flexibility of the players.”