MASSIMO ODDO believes that Milan’s chances to reach the Cup final are still big.
The Italian right-back was given the nod by Coach Massimiliano Allegri and alongside Sokratis Papastathopoulos, Thiago Silva and Luca Antonini, he played in the defense of Milan against Palermo.
Oddo, who assisted the first goal to Zlatan Ibrahimovic, believes that despite the 2-2 draw, Milan’s performance was positive and they still have great chances to qualify to the Coppa Italia final.
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Speaking to Milan Channel after the game, Oddo said: “We had a great game. Palermo tried to hit us on the counter, and in the end they did it twice with their second goal being a real gem.
“We definitely wouldn’t have deserved to lose. The question of qualification is still open. We showed we’re doing well, we ran a lot, right until the final whistle. I haven’t played for a long while and I’m very pleased with my performance. I ran a lot and sent in plenty of crosses. Ibra’s goal came from my assist.
“Those who play rarely are doing well from an athletic point of view because they can train more. On the other hand, these players may find it difficult to get used to the pace of a real game.
“In any case, we’re professionals, we have to respect the coach’s decisions and work hard to make sure we’re ready when we get the chance to play.
“I don’t think tonight’s game will have an effect on the match against Brescia. We have a deep squad, today several players rested, so on Saturday they will be ready to go. I’m sure there will be no problem.”
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Great game? We couldn’t defend.
We were indifferent.
In my opinion, only player whose performance yesterday was worse than Oddo’s, was Sokratis. Bar the assist for Ibra’s 1st goal, the crosses from our RB were simply poor. You expect a player to stop crossing, if 80% of balls comfortably end up in the hands of Sirigu. And no – we didn’t have a great game – we just showed, that Milan doesn’t have backup option for defenders – Palermo scored goals, which perhaps they shouldn’t. Nonetheless, I’m sure that until the second leg, we will wrap the Scudetto, fielding our first XI and showing Palermo what a great… Read more »
Palermo has class players. They smashed 3 goals against Roma and are recovering from that crisis. We played decently. Good in attack, but poor in defense. Sokratis has failed to meet expectations. Oddo did fine defensively but is too slow to offer anything in attack. BUT I am not worrying. I would rather we rested Zambrotta and Van Bommel. The scudetto is priority numero uno.
Stop talking about others…your match was not awesome…