Allegri Insists Milan Have Nothing to Worry about
AC Milan coach Massimiliano Allegri insisted there was nothing to worry about despite a 2-0 defeat at Juventus leaving his side 15th in Serie A.
Although the season is only five matches old, champions Milan have managed just one victory in the league and are two points above the relegation zone.
However, they are also just six points off top and a point ahead of bitter rivals Inter Milan, who, before the season began, were considered their major title rivals.
Milan were outplayed by Juventus but held out until three minutes from time when Claudio Marchisio scored the first of his two goals.
Allegri paid tribute to Juve but claimed his team will come good.
"They played very well, we weren't up to it, we made many technical mistakes," he said.
"I'm disappointed but they did better than us. I'm also disappointed about the goal three minutes from the end. They played (Mirko) Vucinic up front, he played well, they played with great tempo.
"We didn't play well, we struggled but we only conceded at the end and with a bit more luck we could have got a point. We didn't play well in defense or in attack.
"Juve deserved it. We played badly, we used the same players we have all season and there could have been some tiredness at the end but with a bit of luck we could have got a point.
"There's nothing worrying at all. We'd played well in every game this season but this was our worst game.
"We lost at Napoli as well but we played much better. We didn't play well tonight but that's to Juventus's credit. There's nothing to worry about, we just need to improve."
Juventus coach Antonio Conte refused to get carried away by his team's start that sees them head into the international break top of the pile.
Three wins and two draws has put them above Udinese on goals scored, with Napoli just a point further behind, alongside surprise pair Palermo and Cagliari.
Juve had battered Milan for 87 minutes before Marchisio broke the deadlock and Conte admitted he was wondering if the goal would ever come.
"I was thinking a lot of things before the goal came. We definitely deserved a goal," he said.
"We played well from every perspective, our approach, our intensity, we did very well. We created a lot of chances so well done to everyone.
"We're still learning, we've set off down a good path and we're on the right path. We sacrificed a lot, we knew that to win this game we would have to win it as a team.
"We played as a team where talent put itself at the service of the team. We have many good players and we need to have a good season so we're trying to get back amongst the big teams.
"The path is still long for us, our fans have had too many disappointments in recent years. The only thing we can do is train hard to try to become competitive again because Juventus must do that."
Source: Agence France Presse
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