Calabria: Milan are solid and ambitious Pioli has given Milan more chemistry

In an interview with reporters, Milan defender Calabria talked about his growth, Milan, the Italian national team and Pioli.

About growing up

"To be honest, I've always been confident in myself, and even though I had very few chances to play in the first few years, I know I can always improve in training and that if I work hard, I'll get more opportunities to play. I've always thought I'm smart in football, which keeps me confident. Then I realized I could play at a high level and was getting ready for a career leap. Miha found me and it was a wonderful journey. ”

About Milan

"Everyone has their own opinion of Milan, milan have been great in recent years, but our performance is not enough to prove that we are the Milan with a glorious history. But we have a lot of really good fans, our club is very stable in terms of finance, we are ambitious in terms of development, Milan is now going back to the way it used to be, all of us are working very hard, the foundation of the team is very solid, any team that comes to the San Siro stadium to face us will feel very difficult. ”

About the impact of empty matches on the team

"It did feel uncomfortable at first, we lost to Genoa in the first empty game because we couldn't get excited against an empty pitch. It's also hard to concentrate, and it feels like you're playing a friendly. But then we gradually accepted reality and became more and more brilliant. But it's not because of the empty game that we did well. It's terrible from a game viewing point of view, but from a tactical point of view we can hear the coach's instructions more clearly, so there are some positive aspects as well. ”

About the Milan fans

"Despite the many difficulties we have encountered over the years, the Milan fans have never given up on the team. They've been staying away and being patient because they know we're not going to concede defeat and they know what's been going on with the club over the years and they know it's not going to be easy. ”

About the Italian national team

"Honestly, I think I should have been called up before I was called up. I have now been selected for the Italian national team many times, but unfortunately, the last few times I have had physical problems and have not been able to contribute to the team as I wished. Obviously, I'm sorry I didn't play in the European Championship with the team, and I can imagine how great it would be to play with this group of teammates. ”

About Pioli

"It was great to feel under Pioli, maybe at first I was a bit struggling, but then everything went well because we were adapting to a different type of tactical system. I think the coach took different ideas from different teams and fused them into a combination that suited us, allowing all of us to manage to play to our strengths in the game and help our teammates do better. Everything became very easy on the pitch, everyone quickly adapted to the new tactical system, and then we got the pace of the game very fast, there was more chemistry between us and it became more united. ”

(Iron Fist)