Milan drew 2-2 with Lazio away in the 4th round of Serie A, and coach Amorim was interviewed by Ghazi Omari, a reporter from Iraq's Fourth Sports Channel, after the match.

Coach, thank you for accepting our interview. Are you disappointed with the team's performance in the first half, or proud of the comeback in the second half?

Both. Not just me personally, but the players feel the same way, and you can sense it clearly throughout the stadium atmosphere and the energy the team showed in the second half. In the first half, we were completely disorganized. We cannot under any circumstances surrender a half to our opponents, and we cannot start a match like that.

During the match, we need to maintain a completely different fighting spirit. But what matters most to me is what I felt in the dressing room, and the thoughts expressed by the players when I heard their interviews with the media after the match – everyone shared a consistent consensus, which is very positive, and we can continue to improve based on that.

In the first half, Milan had an early good chance, with Maignan making an outstanding save, but then the team seemed to fall apart. What went wrong with your tactical plan for the first half?

Everything went wrong. When there's a lack of proper energy in the game, when we can't execute at the right tempo, we suffer greatly against any team, let alone an excellent and very confident opponent. In the first half, they clearly played better than us; but in the second half, we clearly had the absolute advantage and played much better. So we need to build on the positives from the second half, but also make targeted improvements for the problems we exposed in the first half.

We discussed this last week, but it happened again this week – against Torino and Venezia, Milan often responded well in the second half, especially after you made substitutions. Why do you think the team generally performs better in the second half than the first?

I'm not sure. If you look at the Torino match, we actually played better in the first half and had more control of the game – we just scored very quickly in the second half, so I wouldn't say the second half was better against Torino. Against Venezia, we created more chances in the first half, not the second – the opening minutes of the second half were quite difficult. As for the Juventus match, I think we had better control of the tempo in the first half, but we ended up scoring in the second half.

So sometimes – as we discussed – it's more about the team's overall mentality, not just about substitutions. It depends on the cohesion and fighting spirit we demonstrate at specific moments. Sometimes we tend to dip quite easily at times, but we can definitely improve that.

From tonight's match, did you take away more positives or more lessons to learn?

Both. If the situation had been reversed – if we'd played well in the first half and then relaxed and coasted through the second half, the feeling would be completely different. Although we finished the match with good momentum, you still have to feel extremely frustrated and disappointed. Again, it's not just me who's frustrated – our fans and our players are too. That's a good thing, because the frustration I feel, my players feel it completely as well, which is a very positive sign.

Of course, this frustration can also serve as a foundation for future improvement...

It's a long season, and we're about to start our European campaign, which will be very challenging for everyone. Playing away against Lazio is never easy, and playing away against Torino is equally difficult. We've played three away matches and only one at home. But given that we could have earned more points in these games, we should feel frustrated, and it's very important to experience and maintain that frustration deeply.

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