Tomori assesses ‘incredibly important’ Pisa win and defensive improvement: “More of a unit”

AC Milan defender Fikayo Tomori believes that he and his team-mates secured three ‘incredibly important’ points in Pisa.

Milan looked to be on the right track in the first half when Ruben Loftus-Cheek headed in the opener from a Zachary Athekame cross. Substitute Niclas Füllkrug had the chance to double the lead from the spot in the second half, but hit the post with his penalty.

That seemed to spur Pisa into life, who levelled through Loyola, ironically the man who gave away the penalty not long prior. Thankfully, Luka Modric popped up inside the box in the final few minutes to make it 2-1 and secure a big victory for Milan in a crucial round.

Tomori spoke to Sky Italia after the final whistle at the Arena Garibaldi to offer his assessments after a tough test against Pisa, with MilanNews relaying his comments.

This feels like an important victory, are you happy?

“Yes, of course. At this point in the season, it’s important to get the three points. We could have closed the game out earlier and played better, but the three points are incredibly important.”

Allegri brought a lot of solidity to the defensive phase. What changed?

“We’re more of a unit, we defend together, and we’re more demanding not to concede goals. We’re more solid overall, and we all work together to avoid conceding goals because we know we have strong attackers: they can change the game.”

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Are you looking up in the table or down?

“We’re looking at ourselves, we’re focused on what we have to do. Tonight we had to win, and we did it. On Wednesday we have another match against Como, which will be very difficult.”

How does it feel to play with Modric?

“He’s truly a legend, an example for us in the dressing room. When he plays like this and when we need a champion, he’s always there: today he won the match for us. We’re happy because he always sets an example.”