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'We need to be more clinical' - Pioli frustrated by wasteful Milan forwards after defeat to Napoli

Stefano Pioli was extremely frustrated as Milan lost at San Siro despite having 22 shots to Napoli's nine. As Milan's 22-game unbeaten strea...

Chima Joseph Ugo
Chima Joseph Ugo - Editor-in-chief September 18, 2022
Updated September 18, 2022 at 10:19 PM
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'We need to be more clinical' - Pioli frustrated by wasteful Milan forwards after defeat to Napoli
Stefano Pioli was extremely frustrated as Milan lost at San Siro despite having 22 shots to Napoli's nine.

As Milan's 22-game unbeaten streak in Serie A came to an end on Sunday with a 2-1 loss to Napoli, Stefano Pioli lamented their wastefulness in front of goal.

After Khvicha Kvaratskhelia was crudely fouled by Sergino Dest, Matteo Politano scored Napoli's first goal from the penalty spot.

In the 69th minute, Olivier Giroud tied the score for Milan, but Giovanni Simeone scored the game's winning goal with a header in the 78th to put Napoli back atop the Serie A standings.

Milan had 22 shots to Napoli's nine, but Pioli says that is scant consolation after watching his side suffer a first league defeat of the campaign.

"I am not satisfied at all and neither should my players be," he told DAZN. "We only scored one goal, which isn't enough for all that we created.

"It's disappointing because nights can happen when the opponents play better, but in this case we really shouldn't have lost.

"I hope we will learn from this to be more clinical in front of goal because we did everything right except for errors and a lack of determination in both penalty areas.

"I could have said I was very happy because we played better than Napoli and created lots of chances, but seeing as we were the only side unbeaten in Europe's top five leagues for 22 matches – longer than Bayern Munich, Manchester City and Real Madrid – it's a shame to lose it with a performance like that.

"On Simeone's goal we had too many players attacking the man with the ball, forcing Messias to sit deeper, which freed up Mario Rui.

"It's difficult to blame our defensive movements when Napoli only really had that chance. I am more bitter about the lack of chances that we converted.

"We allowed very little to a side that usually creates and scores a lot of goals. It's true we are conceding too many at the moment and need to work on that, but my concern is more up front."

Milan, who dropped down to fifth following the defeat, travel to Empoli on October 1 following the international break.
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