Next week, AC Milan and Stefano Pioli will be making their final preparations before going on their separate paths, and he has taken a chance to reflect on his final season in today’s press conference.
Whilst Milan have earned a second-placed finish in Serie A this year, it has not been pretty. Results have been consistently inconsistent, and the Rossoneri have struggled continuously in the biggest fixtures in domestic and European settings, and it is understandable why separation is the route forward.
Inter doing the double in the Derby della Madonnina and AS Roma doing the double in the Europa League deeply wounded the club, and it is understood why change is required. However, there are also areas where the club have done well.
A second-place finish provides added revenue and an entrance into the Supercoppa. Above all, though, it is an improvement on the previous season’s finish.
Before this weekend’s game against Torino, the 58-year-old spoke to the press and spoke about the Rossoneri’s season – the full press conference can be found here.
A grade for you and the team?
“No. We definitely had a better championship than last year, but a worse Europe than last year.”
Is it possible that with almost 100 goals in the season, you can’t win something?
“There are those who have scored more than us, but also and especially those who have taken fewer than us.”