Milan's Performance Analysis and Improvement

They managed to score in the first half, in the beginning of the second half.

The first half, in the beginning of the second half.

In those moments, killed the team. We were nervous with the ball.

We lost the ball many times. Everyone was nervous.

The f- the fans were nervous, and was a tough game for us.

And what do you think that Milan can improve in the next

matches?

In every situation of the game we, we need to improve, and we need to,

to adapt to the, um,

to the games. Uh, every game has a different history,

and we need to do b-

better, to be more organized. But this game we cannot change.

We can change, uh, is the next one.

That's not great, is it? Everyone was nervous. The fans, the players.

How would you describe that, gentlemen?

Uh-

Honest

... Milan play like a pu- what? What?

I think it was just self-critical. Which part are you not having?

Ah, I, I'm having it, but I'm saying that-

You think the players being nervous was honest?

... isn't that your job as a manager?

Isn't that your job as a manager, to fix that?

You, you-

You can't be coming in telling us-

... think the players being nervous was honest?

You don't, Charlie?

We're talking about players who have played in the World Cup.

They're, they're nervous to play-

Okay, sure

... in a Europa League League 1 phase game?

You think these guys are nervous?

Well, hey, may- maybe the ner- maybe more than, than nervous, like,

antsy on the

ball, you know? They didn't have that calm.

M- m- more beyond, like, dissecting the use of the word nervous.

Or do you think it was no-

I thought it was self-critical

... no completion?

Like, no, he didn't give any excuse.

Instead of, instead of-

He was very self-critical

... instead of calling out individuals, you d-

Which is fine, but it's your job to fix it

... you did the team, "Oh, it's nerv- they're nervous."

Your team's nervous on the ball. We can't keep the ball.

We need to exp- uh, uh, improve in every area of aspect.

You got Luka Modric and Rabiot on the bench.

You didn't start them.

You're the manager. You chose not to start these players.

Yeah.

You have an international break coming up. Yes, you've got another game coming up.

Pick your strongest team. Pick your best players.

Mm-hmm.

No one told you to pick that team.

You, you think he should have taken-

You chose to pick that team

... a little bit more blame in the interview?

Your, your job as a manager, you gotta manage.

It's your responsibility.

Yeah.

Nige, did you ever get more nervous as a player

when you played with an 11 that you

weren't comfortable playing with, if there was loads of changes going on in

the

team? Like, if you were in that Milan 11 today, would you feel, like,

a bit

unsettled?

No, because it, uh, as a player I took that from a young age,

that

I'm responsible for my own actions and how I perform.

I have to go out there and do my job. You wanna say this in football, go and do

your job first before you start trying to help or tell someone else how to do

their job. Take accountability for yourself.

But it looked like they didn't know what job they needed to do correctly.

I, I, but that, that, and then where does that come from?

It come, it's gonna be pointing-

Yeah

... at the manager again. It's your job and your responsibility to

have your team

set up in a football match.

So what would you like him to say? If you were i- in his shoes right now,

what

would you say?

I, I think he could've been a little bit

self-critical.

I, I think he-

Like, point the finger at himself and go, "Hey, listen, I gotta..."

I think, I think that's the right thing there.

He should've looked at himself to say, "Listen, I need to still work out what my

strongest and b- and best team is."

Right.

But for, uh, for representing Milan Football Club,

that is not good enough.

It's not good enough for the club, the history and the fan base.

We need to do better. We need to control games better,

and I need to look at

m- the teams that I'm picking up.

But to go, to go further from what Nigel, when you're asking Nigel, is there a

difference when the team is not set? There is a difference.

Let's not be foolish. When you're playing in a team

and all of a sudden the coach

starts chopping and changing and players at you go,

"This guy hasn't played well at

all."

Mm.

"This guy's giving the ball away all the time," or, "This guy has no courage," or,

"This guy's nervous." And everyone on the team can see it.

There's, there is a feeling.

Mm.

Especially when you're talking about a new manager who's...

And guys might say,

"They bought this guy Gonzalo Ramos for 70, $80 million.

The guy can't even control a ball."

You and your Ramos.

No, I'm just saying, for, for example, right?

Ramos's gonna come after you, bro, by the end of this interview.

I have a question.

You...

A, h- how from a, from a 0 to a 10, what do you think his rating tomorrow

morning

in Gazetta's gonna be?

Who?

Ruben Amorim.

Oh, Amorim?

Yeah.

I don't know. I-

I think they'll give him, they'll give him a-

... I'll give him a, uh-

They'll give him a f-

... I'll give him a-

... a four

But what would you give Gonzalo Ramos?

I don't think anybody in the Milan team gets above a, a s-

There's no one in the Milan team that played well

... a five and a half.

Right.

Their best two players were on the bench. Christian made an impact.

Mm-hmm.

But for me, again, this is the, the problem I have.

I have no issue with Ruben Amorim. You put yourself in these situations by

the

decisions you're making. You have to take responsibility for

that aspect of

it as a manager. You talk about controlling the game,

you've got players on the

bench who can do that, but you didn't pick them today.

So at the end of the day, you have to take responsibility at times.

It's gonna be really interesting, isn't it, to see what the starting 11

is against

Lecce at the weekend. Le-