Florenzi says Milan players are ‘close to Pioli’ as ‘it could be a good season’

Following the 3-3 draw between AC Milan and Genoa this evening, Alessandro Florenzi spoke to the media and shared his thoughts on the performance. He also spoke about the Curva Sud protest and the resulting atmosphere at San Siro. 

Florenzi was the MOTM for Milan this time out, as stated in our player ratings, thanks to one goal and one assist. He also stood up well defensively and it’s a shame that it wasn’t enough for the three points, with Genoa equalising late on.

Speaking to Sky Italia and MilanTV after the game, as cited by MilanNews, Florenzi was asked about the performance and the special atmosphere at San Siro. He also made it clear that the squad is with Stefano Pioli until the end.

On the atmosphere…

“The atmosphere was certainly a bit strange. I had experienced scenes like these before, I tried to tell the boys what to prepare for. We didn’t succeed in winning the game but I think that the commitment was maximum.”

On the season finale…

“There are three weeks left and we cannot give up. We must leave the rumours out of Milanello, as we have done in the past. Finishing in second place could be a good season in the end, even if at the beginning, we definitely wanted something else.”

On the Pioli situation…

“We are very close to him in this situation. We know that he has always been our lightning rod, even when we perhaps deserved more criticism than him. The team is with the coach in everything. perhaps he has been a bit too criticised, people quickly forget what was done the day before…”

Milan lacked personality?

“It’s not that we lacked personality. There are many young players who have improved a lot in recent years, obviously there have been some missteps but they are made as a team, like victories. There isn’t an individual mistake but a collective one.”

On his goal…

“It was a nice goal that isn’t worthless, but something along those lines. The team is more important and I have always thought so, I would have preferred not to score and win this match.”

Milan will take on Cagliari next, scheduled for Saturday next week, and it remains to be seen if Florenzi will play from start. Davide Calabria will be back from his suspension then and could give the veteran some rest.