Pioli dissatisfied by underwhelming Milan kind: ‘I’m sorry for my gamers’
Former Milan coach Stefano Pioli says that he’s ‘sorry’ for ‘my gamers’ within the midst of an underwhelming run of kind for the Rossoneri, which has left them in ninth place within the Serie A desk and susceptible to lacking out on European soccer subsequent season.
Milan are presently on 41 factors after 27 matches of the 2024-25 season, which has put them in ninth place within the Serie A standings, 11 factors shy of the Champions League positions and 17 off their rivals Inter on the high of the league desk.
With three consecutive 2-1 defeats in Serie A (in opposition to Torino, Bologna and Lazio most lately), the Rossoneri now have the chances stacked in opposition to them if they’re nonetheless aiming for a spot in subsequent season’s Champions League.
Pioli ‘sorry’ for Milan gamers
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Pioli, who left Milan on the finish of the 2023-24 season, has mentioned that he’s ‘sorry’ for the scenario that the gamers presently discover themselves in.
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“I’m distant in the intervening time, however I really feel sorry for my gamers, for the followers, as a result of we created one thing magical and thrilling. I hope to seek out that vitality once more,” Pioli mentioned in an interview with .
Pioli was in cost for Milan’s Scudetto victory in 2021-22, the membership’s first in over a decade, and likewise introduced the workforce to the semi-final of the Champions League in 2022-23, however was unable to defeat Inter, who went on to lose to Manchester Metropolis within the ensuing remaining.
The 59-year-old is presently accountable for Saudi Professional League aspect Al-Nassr, a squad that options five-time Ballon d’Or winner Cristiano Ronaldo, in addition to Sadio Mane, Jhon Duran, Marcelo Brozovic and Aymeric Laporte. Al-Nassr presently sit in fourth place within the SPL desk.
Cristiano Ronaldo of Al Nassr celebrates victory together with his coach Stefano Pioli after profitable the Saudi Professional League match between Al-Riyadh and Al-Nassr at Prince Faisal Bin Fahad on November 8, 2024 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Picture by Yasser Bakhsh/Getty Pictures)