Following his team's 4-2 defeat at the hands of Juventus on Sunday, AC Milan coach Carlo Ancelotti said that he expects his team to bounce back from the loss before the end of the year. The Rossoneri were humbled in Turin by a brilliant Juventus performance, and the loss could have been with a larger margin if it wasn't for Juve's leniency towards the end of the game. Nonetheless, Ancelotti remained calm that his players can get their act together in the near future. "I think there will certainly be a reaction from the team," Ancelotti said after the game. "We have one more game before the Christmas break and that time off will be very useful so we can get some injured players back and begin again." Poor defense The former Parma tactician refused to blame all his players for the defeat, adding that the defense was the weakest link which led to receiving four goals. "In defense our performance was weak and we conceded soft goals. Juve made the most of our mistakes and most of their first half chances came from our errors. "We played well throughout and our only real problem was giving away cheap scoring opportunities." Sending off Ancelotti added that Gianluca Zambrotta's second half dismissal was a key point in handing Juve the game's points. "The red card made it an uphill struggle for us. We got back in the game twice, but when we went down to 10 men as well it became impossible "Our only real regret is that we should've been tighter and more attentive on the counter-attacks."
