Oscar Hiljemark admits Pisa ‘fell asleep in two conditions, and you’ll pay for that’
The coach in a 0-0 draw with Hellas Verona, and this was one other step in the proper path when it comes to efficiency, albeit not outcome.
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Ruben Loftus-Cheek had been allowed a free header to interrupt the impasse, and after Niclas Fullkrug fired a penalty onto the upright, Pisa pounced to equalise with Felipe Loyola.
Luka Modric made his mark late on by combining with Samuele Ricci to attain the winner, regardless of Adrien Rabiot seeing pink in stoppages.
Hiljemark noticed Pisa positives and negatives
PISA, ITALY – FEBRUARY 13: Zachary Athekame of AC Milan in motion through the Serie A match between Pisa SC and AC Milan at Enviornment Garibaldi on February 13, 2026 in Pisa, Italy. (Picture by Gabriele Maltinti/Getty Photos)
“Tactically, we did fantastically nicely, however fell asleep in two conditions, and in opposition to a aspect like Milan you’ll pay for that,”
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“We suffered a little bit within the first half, did higher after the break, created extra optimistic conditions and it was going nicely once we had been at 1-1, so accepting the 2-1 defeat is hard.
“I see enhancements, stepping up the tempo through the match, however we’ve bought to do it extra and for longer. We’ve got the standard to play soccer, should you maintain simply kicking the ball away, you’ll spend 90 per cent of your time defending, so we’ve bought to do higher.”
PISA, ITALY – FEBRUARY 13: Luka Modric of AC Milan in motion through the Serie A match between Pisa SC and AC Milan at Enviornment Garibaldi on February 13, 2026 in Pisa, Italy. (Picture by Gabriele Maltinti/Getty Photos)
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Curiously, Modric is seven years older than Pisa coach Hiljemark, turning into the third-oldest participant to attain in Serie A at 40 years and 157 days.
“When dealing with a workforce like Milan, they like having possession, so once we win again the ball, we’ve bought to go straight into that optimistic transition. We did it higher within the second half, however must do it extra.”
Pisa have only one victory in Serie A all season, earned in opposition to Cremonese, and stay rooted to the foot of the desk.
Nonetheless, that they had held Milan to a 2-2 draw at San Siro, and really almost did the identical this night, so they can elevate their sport in opposition to the large golf equipment.
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“At this second, I’m already excited about the following match. There’s a lengthy highway forward of us, however I noticed a workforce that wished to play and will depend on the followers. Resilience is essential proper now,” concluded Hiljemark.