‘Tactically and technically bad’ – Di Stefano’s scathing review of Milan’s Coppa Italia final | OneFootball

There has been a lot said about the Coppa Italia final, and from an AC Milan perspective, little has been good for the Rossoneri.

It is difficult to defend Milan after last night. Put simply, the team were way below the standard expected in a final. However, many would say that this is nothing to shrug at, considering it has been the norm.

With the recent run, there was a feeling of dread present for when it would come undone, and as it so often has this season, it was in a game which mattered the most. Bologna outclassed their opponents, but it was a game won tactically from Vincenzo Italiano, who ‘knew’ his opposition’s plan.

For Peppe Di Stefano, the game was bad in several areas from Milan, and his words to Sky have been relayed by Milan News.

“It was a Milan that was not up to the evening, from the first to the last minute. Some flashes, flashes from some players, but Milan was tactically and technically bad. Little courage, little desire.

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“It is a match that the Milan players had been preparing for a month, they could have played it better. And now all the knots are coming home to roost, because now the wait is over, now we start with the analyses, with the reflections, with the choice of who is to blame, of the guilty, of who will obviously pay for this situation beyond the technical discussion.

“I repeat it cannot be only and always the fault of the coach or the coaches or the players. There is certainly a component linked to a corporate uncertainty that we tell you about but that everyone has now understood.

“The evening ended as Milan’s evenings have traditionally ended, contesting Cardinale, contesting Scaroni, contesting the managers, and now there is concern for the future, because Milan must start again. It must do so with a new coach, with a new management, it must do so with new ambitions. It must do so.

“Surely changing something, because you lost the Italian Cup final, you were eliminated due to a series of horrible matches against Dinamo Zagreb and Feyenoord in the Champions League, you’re eighth in the league… and you have to do some calculations because it’s been a more than negative season at this point.”