GATTUSO: "OUR FOCUS MUST ONLY BE ON SASSUOLO"
Following the first leg of our Coppa semi-final, Milan are now ready to return to Serie A TIM action at San Siro. On the eve of AC Milan v Sassuolo on matchday 26 on Saturday 2 March at 18:00 CET, and prior to the squad’s final preparations, coach Gennaro Gattuso today held his pre-match press conference. “I must thank our fans for their away support in Rome. We must do well tomorrow to get them onside, starting with the right mentality right from the first minute. We must only focus on ourselves and the game against Sassuolo. That’s it.”
FITNESS
“We worked long and hard over the summer and the results are there to be seen in our physical endurance. We now have 14 finals left to play, and we’ll prepare for them in the best possible fashion.”
SASSUOLO
“I know Roberto De Zerbi well. I picked up only one point against his Benevento side last season. Sassuolo have good players and they play De Zerbi’s style of football. We must show them respect, particularly after the past week during which we’ve worked hard. The main thing is to maintain consistency both in defence and in our general play.”
SUSO
“He’s going through a bit of a tricky spell. However, Suso isn’t a problem for me. He was out for a month and maybe this has impacted him physically. He needs to remain calm because he has the qualities to do well and give us great support.”
ROMAGNOLI
“His renewal was just a few months ago. He’s an important player for us and our captain. He’s happy here and I’m sure that he’ll continue his career in this shirt.”
ATTACK
“Cutrone must keep working with the same desire and intensity as always. It’s true that he didn’t receive much playing time of late, however, we’re only playing with one attacker at the moment and obviously has penalised him. Piatek? The fact is that he didn’t score in Rome.”
MIDFIELD
“Biglia is an important player for us. He has been out for a number of months due to a serious injury. We need to try to get him back fully fit because he’s a leader for us. Kessie? He was still struggling yesterday. We’ll see if he’ll be able to play in due course. Paquetá? He needs to rest. I want him to be less worried about his defensive duties, he needs to play in a way that is more natural to him. But this is something that will come with time and more experience.”
DEFENCE
“Caldara will play for the Primavera tomorrow but will only be on the pitch for a maximum of 50 minutes. I hope that he’ll get his match sharpness back quickly. Zapata? He won’t play tomorrow. He’s running again and his condition is improving, but he still needs time.”
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