Max Allegri explains his tactical adjustments as Milan beat Lecce 2-0, however admits he’s nonetheless not sure methods to use Christopher Nkunku, and ‘didn’t need to know’ about Santiago Gimenez and Yunus Musah transfers.
The coach stormed off down the tunnel on the closing whistle, as he was more and more tense on the Stadio Through del Mare.
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His workforce had seen two objectives disallowed, Matteo Gabbia’s header for a push and Gimenez for offside, earlier than Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Christian Pulisic
“It was vital for us to win, it’s all the time tough to play at Lecce. We allowed them three or 4 conditions the place we ran dangers, however we should always’ve accomplished higher when defending, so that’s one thing we should proceed engaged on,”
“The victory was wanted to maneuver up the desk, but additionally to cancel out the defeat to Cremonese, the place we paid a heavy worth for our errors. It’s important to earn factors on the pitch, we don’t win simply because we’re carrying the Milan jersey. The workforce confirmed humility, respect and persistence this night, as there are moments after they have the ball and we mustn’t open up an excessive amount of.”
Allegri unclear on way forward for Milan gamers
MILAN, ITALY – AUGUST 23: AC Milan coach Massimiliano Allegri gestures in the course of the Serie A match between AC Milan and US Cremonese at Giuseppe Meazza Stadium on August 23, 2025 in Milan, Italy. (Photograph by Marco Luzzani/Getty Photos)
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In the meantime, Nkunku was bought at the moment from Chelsea for €37m plus €5m in laborious to realize bonuses, however Allegri totally admits he doesn’t but have a plan to suit him in tactically.
“I don’t know the way I can use Nkunku, however he definitely has loads of high quality. We’ve got gamers in assault with high quality, the vital factor is to search out stability within the workforce.”
Allegri modified his tactical system to a 3-5-2 this night, though with Alexis Saelemaekers dropping deeper to guard Pervis Estupinan, it was virtually extra of a 3-6-1.
“As an alternative of two gamers upfront, I most well-liked to place an additional physique in midfield. This manner, we have now extra stability, and above all cowl the pitch higher. We should attempt to discover some confidence, and we will solely do this if we maintain a sequence of fresh sheets,” added the coach.
EMPOLI, ITALY – FEBRUARY 8: Santiago Gimenez of AC Milan celebrates after scoring a purpose in the course of the Serie A match between Empoli and AC Milan at Stadio Carlo Castellani on February 8, 2025 in Empoli, Italy. (Photograph by Gabriele Maltinti/Getty Photos)
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Milan are undoubtedly a piece in progress, as in Week 2 of the Serie A season they began may not essentially nonetheless be a part of the workforce tomorrow.
Atalanta have an settlement for Musah, which was placed on maintain after Ardon Jashari’s damage, whereas Gimenez might go to Roma in an trade of loans with Artem Dovbyk.
“I didn’t talk about the Gimenez or Musah points, as a result of we had a vital match to give attention to. I don’t need to know something in regards to the switch market in that scenario, it already prompted a little bit of bother final week, so it was finest for the workforce to give attention to the sport,” insisted Allegri
“The membership will make its choices tomorrow in the absolute best approach to make sure Milan turn out to be aggressive once more. These gamers are working effectively collectively and we want extra of those performances.”