Juventus” data-scaytid=”1″>Juventus Coach Max Allegri insists his victory at San Siro was “not revenge” against the Milan side that sacked him.
Juventus Coach Max Allegri insists his victory at San Siro was “not revenge” against the Milan side that sacked him.
“I think it was a good game. Milan defended, we created several scoring opportunities and ran some risks on the counter-attack, but overall we controlled the match pretty well,” he told Sky Sport Italia after a 1-0 result.
“We are on a journey and will improve as time goes on. There are still things to fix and do better on, but the players mainly controlled the ball well after taking the lead and I liked their attitude.
“We barely ran any risks and that is an important thing to note.”
It was Allegri’s return to San Siro for the first time since Milan fired him in February.
“After three and a half years at Milan sharing emotions, intense moments and victories, it would’ve been impossible to consider this a normal game.
“Having said that, it was absolutely not a chance for revenge. I am now a Juventus Coach. We lost a Scudetto here at Milan when battling with Juventus and despite selling players like Ibrahimovic and Thiago Silva we still achieved some important results.
“Milan was an important step in my career and I am still very fond of this club. Now I am at Juventus and I am focused on winning with Juventus.
“I consider myself very fortunate and proud of my career, as not everyone has been Coach of both Milan and Juventus.”
Allegri was asked about the new deeper Carlos Tevez role and had advice for Paul Pogba.
“De Jong was almost man-marking Tevez, so I told him to go a little wider to create space for Pereyra to run into. At the start of the second half Carlitos took that a bit too literally. We tried to go around De Jong and not leave Milan with many reference points.
“I get very angry with Pogba, as he has extraordinary potential and not all of it has been expressed. He’s only 21 and has time, but can do so much more.”