Milan coach Sergio Conceiçao claimed that their is ‘undoubtedly a failure’, however he insisted he’s ‘accountable’ for his aspect’s struggles and never Theo Hernandez.
The France worldwide wanted to overturn their first-leg 1-0 defeat in Rotterdam and hit the highway working tonight, with Santiago Gimenez scoring in opposition to his former aspect lower than 60 seconds into the sport.
Nonetheless, Szymon Marciniak punished Theo Hernandez’s alleged dive after the break with a second yellow card. Whereas the coach believes the referee’s resolution ‘modified every part,’ he lamented that his aspect wanted to be ‘mentally stronger’ in a match they’d been dominating till that second.
Conceiçao: Milan are indignant and upset, ‘not one of the best’ ambiance right here
“It’s undoubtedly a failure; we needed to succeed in the Spherical of 16,” Conceiçao mentioned at a .
“This match confirmed that we’re stronger than our opponent and that decisive moments made the distinction, similar to in Zagreb: a crimson card there, a crimson card at present.
“You can say the referee was too harsh, however we would have liked to be mentally stronger. I’m accountable, not Theo. We’ll focus on it within the locker room. Theo has given rather a lot to Milan, and I’ve made many errors in my profession.
“We’re indignant. Till Theo’s crimson card, Feyenoord didn’t know easy methods to get to our aim. We’re upset and indignant.”
This was Conceiçao’s third defeat in his two and a half months on the helm, however the Portuguese supervisor prompt the ‘ambiance’ he discovered at Milan will not be making his job any simpler.
“I arrived a month and a half in the past, but I’m being in comparison with coaches who had been right here for years,” Conceiçao added.
“We haven’t been capable of work with the total squad; we practice with only some gamers who do various things. We gained the one trophy we may win, we’re within the Coppa Italia semifinals, and within the league, since I arrived, we’ve earned 14 factors whereas Napoli has 15. It’s not excellent.
“The ambiance right here at Milan will not be one of the best, and the crimson card proves it—we have to work on this. Consider me, it’s not simple, it’s not simple.
“As soon as once more, we confirmed at present that we may keep away from conceding pictures on aim whereas creating probabilities. Then Theo’s crimson card modified every part. And that leaves us actually indignant and upset.
“You understand higher than I try this we have to change the surroundings. I’m not speaking in regards to the followers. To vary the surroundings, we now have to win.
“Now we now have the following match in Turin: we have to win that one, then the following, and the one after that. And deal with the Coppa Italia.”