Pioli, Milan: Today the ball didn't want to go in. You don't need a genius to beat Napoli

Stefano PioliRossoneri coach, so expressed himself Sky Sports After Milan-Empoli: “It’s not the result we wanted and maybe we regret the first half. We played with a lot of power and pressure, we didn’t concede anything, we did our best to win in the second half, but the ball didn’t go in. I see a healthy team. It’s a bad result, not a bad performance.”

Disillusioned with Rebec and Origi?
“The goals were expected from the attackers. A taller full-back would have given us more room in the first half and we had to fill the area better not only with the attackers. The team played a good game, but we lacked something…”.

The alternatives do not reach their owners …
“The referee could have been different if Rebic had scored in the first half, if Origi had scored a bit of luck with his heel… his teammates after that, I really changed a lot and didn’t want to overdo it. You all said ‘finally’ The three midfielders “And today…the selection is made. Charles has to be ready and train well: he’s a mature boy player. Then I make my selections.”

What was the game like today?
“It’s been a long time since we played with such intensity, with such compactness and with the desire not to let the opponent play. I’m sorry, we are Milan, but in my opinion as a coach we are getting back to our levels. We can do better. Our game is improving.”

How will he play against Napoli?
“I didn’t do any genius. Tomorrow morning I will tell the team one thing: in Napoli we needed more points than them. On Wednesday we will have a lot of motivation and we will play with a lot of energy. I expect a strong Napoli, a completely different match from the championship. Maybe we will change something, because Napoli have positions.” It created us and can create problems for us. It’s great to play the Champions League here at San Siro. Napoli is a great team. Then, as it happened to us, we lost a lot to spend a lot in the Champions League. Something in the league.”