Yashari: I Take Responsibility for the First Goal, I Was Still Trying to Get Back into Position

lost 0-2 at home to Benfica in the first leg of the Europa League group stage, and Yashari was interviewed by Sky Sport Italia after the match.

Good evening, what happened tonight? This was another goalless first half, Adli. This might be AC Milan's most inconsistent performance between the first and second half since the start of the season, no?

No, I think we lacked something both with and without the ball. We were missing something in terms of performance and concentration, and when you're not playing at 100%, that's far from enough on the pitch, because it causes you to lose the ball and fail to score. I think that pretty much sums up this match. We couldn't create chances like we usually do in daily training or the way we're trying to build. So in the next match, we need to work harder and do more. Compared to the previous match, there's definitely been a slight drop in performance.

You mentioned a slight drop in performance compared to the previous match. Is this a normal phenomenon within the new tactical plan, or is it difficult for everyone to fully understand and apply the coach's new tactical ideas?

No, I've said it several times before: we need to have full faith in this tactical plan and implement it. But what we're showing now is far from sufficient. We need to be more aggressive, and this has nothing to do with the tactical plan itself. If we're not aggressive enough without the ball, not alert enough, and not engaged from the first second, if the team lacks this spirit and we do things very poorly – you could say we're blindly giving the ball away without creating real problems for the opponent – then these things have nothing to do with the coach's tactical plan. It's purely down to us. We need to analyze this match carefully and perform better in the next one.

Guest Alessandro Florenzi: Hello, Adli. First of all, I really want to praise you for one thing: at a difficult moment when the team loses 0-2, you voluntarily step up to the microphone for an interview. As a young player like you, only in your second year with the team, to be able to do this shows real character. I want to give you my highest respect. But on the other hand, what I want to ask is: to what extent have you now integrated and understood the coach's tactical philosophy?

First of all, thank you very much for your kind words. But we are players at a great and prestigious club, so ultimately, all of us, both collectively and individually, must be accountable for our performance on the pitch and the match results. Therefore, whether we win or lose, we must accept the facts calmly, and for this club, winning matches is the most core and important thing.

I've also said in recent interviews that it's very important to trust this tactical plan, and we must improve every day and really figure out how we want to play. Of course, we also saw some positive aspects today, but we need to make significant improvements in the attacking third and in how we concede goals, because we shouldn't be conceding so easily. If we're too easy to read by the opponent on the pitch, that's clearly not good, because it will make it easier for them to counter our tactical intentions.

Guest Fabio Capello: As a former midfielder, I want to ask from a midfielder's perspective. You're the playmaking midfielder, and it seems to me you always make short passes, you never spread play wide, and you rarely pass the ball into the box. Your teammates also never make runs into space behind their defense. Maybe some things need to change...

Those who know me and how I play know that I like to play balls behind the opponent's defense. But in some matches, there aren't those opportunities, which is why I said we need to create better chances, we need to find ways to create opportunities. This applies not just to me but to all of us.

It's always nice to have more options, and this is something all of us – not just midfielders, but in any situation – need to improve. We need variety in our passing options to create threats. Currently, creating chances isn't our strongest suit. For me and the other midfielders, it's very important to have the opportunity to play balls behind the defense, and also to control the pace of the game and find balance on the pitch. In matches like this, we might just lack the ability to make runs in behind the defense.

Guest Paolo Di Canio: Adli, good evening. I've watched you play at Brugge and with the Swiss national team, and as you yourself describe, you're a creative player who can control the ball, dictate play, and create, and in short, you can deliver important through balls into the attacking space. But you also need to work hard defensively. For their first goal, I have to criticize you a bit, because in that situation, you dropped too deep and were too far back. The opponent cut inside and created a one-on-one with your teammate, but you didn't push forward to press. Usually, at Brugge and with the Swiss national team, I see you very decisive and aggressive in tackling. If you watch the replay from that moment, when Lukebakio cut inside with the ball, you dropped too deep, didn't hold your defensive position, and when he shot, you almost froze or even stepped out of the way instead of moving forward to block the shot. What happened there?

Looking at the replay from that moment, I was indeed responsible. I should have stayed tighter, but this is also an area where we as a team need to improve together. I think that attack came from a mistake we made in the attacking third. If I remember correctly, we lost possession in the attacking third, and then they capitalized on that to create this opportunity, so I was still trying to get back into position. Normally, he shouldn't have been able to cut inside so easily. I agree with you. I should have been closer to my teammate to try to block and shield.

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