Spezia-Milan on the pitch on Saturday at 3pm
"Last year everything was missing. This year we have to do the opposite. We have to have clear ideas and play with the right rhythms."
Milan coach Stefano Pioli says this on the eve of the match against Spezia, returning to last season's match, perhaps the worst played by the Rossoneri team defeated 2-0.
And one of the variables of tomorrow's match is the size of the pitch: "I don't know the measures, but when you play you realize that the pitch in La Spezia is a bit smaller. It will be a very intense match, we will have to occupy the spaces well. . We will have to be lucid and fast ".
The pats on the back console from the defeat but do not bring points. For Thiago Motta's Spezia after the bitter defeat against Juventus it is time to compete against another big player in the championship, and the hope of Maggiore and his teammates is to move the ranking and not only the compliments for the good performance. Milan arrives at the peak, with the Ligurians having to deal with a short blanket in defense and in midfield due to many injuries. Motta, however, does not seek an alibi. "For me there is no problem even in the conditions we are in and with the squad available. Maybe I would worry if we played three games every week" says Motta, who expects tomorrow at the Picco "the best possible Milan: it's a great team with a great coach, who has been proving his worth since the beginning of the season.It is up to us to take the game to our side, and to take advantage of what may be the weaknesses and difficult moments of a great team like Milan. "