Head coach Ruben Amorim of AC Milan
AC Milan head coach Ruben Amorim has admitted that he knew his side would struggle, and hinted decisions are coming regarding personnel.
After some encouraging signs against both Celtic and Inter in the opening two friendlies, the third game of the summer did not exactly go to plan as Chelsea ran out comfortable winners in Indonesia on Saturday afternoon.
Joao Pedro scored a goal just before and just after half-time to put Xabi Alonso’s men in command, then Moises Caicedo’s excellent volley pretty much put the game to bed after just 50 minutes of play. Milan failed to register a shot on target, which will be a bit of a worry.
Amorim’s post-match reaction
Amorim spoke to Sky after the full-time whistle to give his thoughts on a difficult afternoon in Jakarta, with his comments relayed by MilanNews.
It wasn’t a very positive evening…
“We knew we’d struggle a bit, but we want to present this kind of challenge to our players. They know how to defend as a team, play one-on-one, and press high.
“We’ll never press like this against teams like Chelsea, but we’re here to prepare to win the first competitive match of the season and give our players confidence.
“We also have a lot of young players on the team, and we’re on the right path to put the team in a position to win the first competitive match of the season.”
Was this match important for the choices you’ll make in the coming days?
“Yes, of course. We’ll make some decisions about our players. These past two weeks have been very positive, but we have a large squad. We need to choose some players, and we’ll make those decisions this week.”