Allegri on Atalanta: Loftus-Cheek return, Nkunku improving | OneFootball

Max Allegri, the Rossoneri coach, spoke at a press conference a few minutes ago ahead of the midweek match against Atalanta. Here are the statements from the Tuscan coach.

Milan, Allegri: “Leao can score 15-20 goals! Gimenez is improving and will unlock”

The former Juve coach expressed himself as follows. Here are his statements;

On recoveries

“We knew that the schedule until the next break had complicated matches, but they are all complicated and difficult, even on Friday against Pisa we made life difficult for ourselves: we could have done better. It’s important to focus on tomorrow’s match: tomorrow we recover Loftus-Cheek before the Parma match we will recover Pulisic, Estupinan we hope they will be available already against Roma, and then face the post-break period with the squad available. We have a limited number of players but enough to face these matches until the break.”

On Leao and Gimenez

“Rafa I believe he can score 15-20 goals, he is improving his condition. He is becoming convinced of his characteristics as a forward, he needs to improve inside the area. He had important chances and exploited them little. He needs to be more clinical, he has to improve a lot in the area but scores nice goals from outside the area. He needs to improve like the whole team. Santiago is doing well, he works a lot for the team. It’s not that if he comes in against Fiorentina and does well then he must play. Then against Pisa, he doesn’t have a good game and then he must be left out. One is either good or not. Gimenez is a good player, he has always scored goals and he will do so at Milan too.”

On Nkunku

“At the moment we have a limited number of players, but enough to play these three matches before the break. Nkunku is improving his condition, he returned from the national team and was stopped for several days. He has extraordinary technique, we will have to decide whether to start him immediately or later. Do the same players always play? They find each other and we play even better. Tomorrow we face Atalanta which has great physical and technical qualities. It will be a candidate for the top 4 spots and therefore it will be a direct clash.”

On the midfield

“Samuele is playing in a role that is not specifically his, but he is doing well and I am very happy. He needs to improve the speed of his passing. Fofana is also improving from a defensive point of view. In my opinion, he has extraordinary potential, he himself needs to be more demanding because with his physical and technical qualities he can do much more. Luka is very good at managing himself. Then he is so good at playing, in this new role, that he runs so well it seems like he runs a lot. Then the more he is on the field, the better it is: for everyone, even for the spectators.”

On refereeing errors

“We have to move forward, no choice. We can’t go back. Refereeing is very difficult in this football where the speed is crazy and there are many clashes. VAR has improved many things, when things become subjective discussions arise. They should be allowed to referee, they make mistakes like we do, everyone makes mistakes. We need more serenity in accepting mistakes. When they are in our favor, we turn a blind eye, when they are against us, we open even the third eye (laughs, ed.). There are young referees like young players… Over time everything will settle for the best.”

Raffaele Morra

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