Milan-Como, Conceiçao: “Abraham and Gimenez together? Not for now”

Milan, 14 March 2025 – “We worked on the game and the physical part, we needed an answer: it was fantastic, I saw spirit, in Lecce as in these days even at the end of training. In the training match, the players were happy. The fourth place? We fight every day to have an evolution. We have to think about the present, we meet a beautiful Como. We'll settle the score in the end."

Clear, very clear Sergio Conceicao, scheduled for tomorrow at San Siro at 18:6. Milan is 8 points behind Europe and 3 points behind the Champions League zone. The coach continues: “We shot a lot against Lecce right from the start, we scored XNUMX goals and we could have scored a lot more. In Italy it's tough: before you just had to count how many goals difference Milan or Juve had won by, but that is no longer the case."

Coaches 

Rumours are circulating about his replacement (Allegri in pole) and on the future DS: “It's been like this since I arrived, I can't control what others say and think, I can control my players. I've been playing football since I was 9 years old, sometimes it seems like there's a lack of respect, even from people who are still here, but that's football."

On the challenge with Fabregas, among the names linked to the Milan bench: "If the motivation is to beat him I have to go to the hospital. He is a good coach, him, his staff, the interesting young players he has: there are many and of quality. But there are 3 points at stake, with Como or other teams. If we do what we have worked on, we will be closer to winning it, it's Milan-Como, not Fabreagas-Conceiçao".

Players

On singles like Lion, on the bench in Lecce: "Among the best players in Italy. And he can be in the world. We talk to him: he can be available from the first minute, from the 40th or from the 90th... The relationship is fantastic and he is always ready". He will return Loftus Cheek, after a long break: “I never had it available, I like very much. Last year he scored 10 goals, he is a box to box midfielder and physically he is a monster".

More on singles: Is it possible to see Abraham paired with Gimenez? “It depends on the game. They can play together, I like two references up front, but for now I don't think so”. its Theo Hernandez: “I can’t cut or neuter his offensive ability, I have to let him go and find that balance that we are looking for. Not just us: all the coaches are always looking for the best balance”.

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Finally, the Portuguese once again emphasizes the time he has had available: “Without midweek games, and I'm sorry I won't have any, we had time to work on the field, not just on the board or with videos. On the balance of the whole team: when you lose the ball you have to know where to stand, who has to cover you, for example. You can't be 100% over the years, let alone from one day to the next".