Guendalina Galdi
October 22, 2024 (changed at 11.58pm) – MILANO
“They deserved it, from the first minute they were better than us.” Thiago Motta’s lucid and sincere analysis after the 97 minutes of the match at the Allianz Stadium against Stuttgart best illustrates the worst match of his management and the first defeat of the season (1-0 in the 92nd minute by Touré) of a team not more undefeated. “We have to digest the defeat as soon as possible – continued Motta after the match on Sky – then we get back on our feet to face a great match against Inter. What didn’t work? We weren’t able to take control of the game away from the Stuttgart, in the first half they came out of the pressure and we rarely had control.”
“Stuttgart won deservedly”
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“We suffered and they deservedly won. What if we go too slowly in Italy compared to the European pace? I don’t think today is the time to make this analysis. We certainly suffered from their play, we suffered and struggled to impose ourselves against a strong team. Then yes there are many things to analyze about Italian football and the differences with international football and this is the level.”
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“improve in attack, but also in defense…”
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“In the offensive phase we have to do better to compete with teams like Stuttgart but we also have to do much better in the defensive phase. We need to improve not only in the offensive phase, today we often suffered a lot even in the non-possession phase. Great responsibility is mine now We have a big challenge against Inter, another team that is doing well, and we just have to digest the defeat and think about the next one.”
