Filippo Inzaghi has urged his Milan players not to lose confidence
following Sunday's surprise 2-0 defeat against Palermo at San Siro.
Inzaghi's
side lost in the top flight for the first time since September thanks
to a Christian Zapata own goal and a Paulo Dybala effort within three
first-half minutes.
It was Palermo's first victory on the road in the league since
returning to Serie A and ensured Milan slipped to seventh as a result.
Despite the disappointment, former Milan striker Inzaghi believes his
squad have shown enough under his tenure to remain positive.
"They were speaking about Milan as the revelation of the season and
one match lost cannot change opinions since there are other sides that
struggle that were ahead of us last year," he said.
"We have to re-watch the match with a cool head, I didn't get ahead of myself before and I won't get down now.
"I'm disappointed that we've taken a step back. I hope that the
players don't lose their self-confidence because it can happen that you
lose a match."
Milan's outing was made worse by an injury to Brazilian defender Alex
early on, with Inzaghi revealing his replacement Zapata also "felt some
pain".
However, the Milan boss stated injuries and fitness issues would not
be used as an excuse as Milan's attention now switches to Saturday's
clash with high-flying Sampdoria.
"When you lose it's easy to pass on the blame to those on the pitch
and the physical fitness, I don't want to fall into this trap," he
added.
"I sensed that we lacked the strength to react, this week we can work more and we’ll try and get back on track on Saturday.
"A good coach has to understand what he could have done better. When
you lose the coach is responsible, the players gave everything they had,
[but] it wasn't enough."
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