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“It’s easy to understand how I feel. This moment is too negative for a team like us. We should have brought a positive result back home”.  This is the analysis of Stefano Pioli to the microphones of Sky after the tough loss against Genoa. “In this moment it’s more important to show character than to make it to Europe next season. A difficult moment but it gives us the opportunity to show who we really are. We knew this was going to be a tough game with an opponent that would close the space but we failed to take advantage of the occasions we had”. According to Pioli something is missing on a mental level: “The mental aspect is always important, when you are in trouble it’s hard to find the will to change things. It’s a shame because even if you don’t win you can always go home with a draw”. About the future: “I have never said that we would win the scudetto, but our results cannot be this negative. After six months with this team I know the strengths and the weaknesses. I think that this neagtive season will have positive effects on the future”.  About the techincal choices pre-game and during the game: “We have played both well and bad with a trequartista. Today I though that an extra attacker would give us pressure on the opponents. Icardi didn’t have his best day today and I’m the coach and have to make the decisions that I think it’s best for the team. I’m not desperate, if I make the choices I do it’s because I thought this was the best choice to do at the moment”.

Source: Sky Sport