Here is full press conference of AC Milan coach Massimiliano Allegri ahead of Milan's match against Udinese:
"Udinese are doing well like Napoli, Cagliari and Juventus; the Bianconeri have not conceded a goal, they have good players and excellent quality and Di Natale is continuing to score. We have to be on our guard because recently we have paid straightaway for our first mistake.
"We'll have a look at Inzaghi today. He is much better and had his first traning session with the team but we will have a look today and after training we will see if he is in shape to come on during the game.
"I feel that we have made mistakes in these games while against Barcelona we defended very well. We committed errors at Napoli and paid for them. To confirm what we did last year it is not enough to be favours, but you must earn it on the pitch. I do not want to make excuses for Sunday because the team played well but in the middle we made mistakes that cost us dearly in the second and third goals, We have looked at things that did not go well, but also the good things, but there are things that need to be improved. It is only one game and tomorrow we will try not to make mistakes and not give Udinese the opportunity to show its quality.
"I have a lot of defenders, very few midfielders and a few strikers. I will look at everyone in training but Pato and Cassano will play up front even if they were criticised at Napoli but this should give them a lift to do even better. The whole team needs to sacrifice and be more aware of what is going on. I will see who in midfield is tired and make my decision on who is in the best shape.
“We have only played two games and the championship is long, but it’s been an abnormal start. We need our injured players to get back so we can reintegrate and start again. Ibrahimovic returned last night, this morning they have examined him again, and he is much better and I believe he will be ready for the game against Juventus, maybe even for the Champions League. Last year the only risk I took was with Ambrosini against Catania and we paid for it. I needed him but to risk a player for one game and then lose him for fifteen is not worth it.
“We have one point just as Inter do, so we are in the same situation as them. We didn’t lose our merit on Sunday against Napoli. Now we need to show what we are worth, we need to get back on track together and get going with the characteristics that were so important in us winning last year.
“In respect to the previous year, Pato has improved a lot and must get better and make the most of his quality. Of course it’s normal to play better in one game than another, but this happens to all players.
"I doubt that we will have players back from injury for the game against Cesena, maybe for the Champions League and for the Juventus game I hope to have two of three back, Boateng and Ibra. I don't think Robinho will recover. I don't believe in miracles, he needs time to recover. Gattuso has a paralysis to his sixth optical nerve and so we are running other tests to see how long his recovery time will be."
"First of all we need to think about tomorrow because that will be important for the other two games. Udinese are always a tough team to beat, that is why we need to be on top of our game, be patient and play with concentration.
"The goals we conceded against Napoli are similar to the ones we conceded against Cesena last season. From a statistical point of view we are the same as last season. Last season against Udinese we were hit on the break three times and that is where they are very dangerous. Tomorrow will be tough and we don't have to be impatient, we just have to careful and play without tension.
"Usually I don't have a go at referees because it is a difficult job and then sometimes things do go in your favour. Certainly on Sunday Tagliavento's decisions went against us but that doesn't mean we have to look for alibis."
Source: acmilan.com
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