Since January this year, ac Milan have only lost 3 games in all competitions and have not lost a goal this season. Currently, the Rossoneri are at the top of the table, ahead of their city rivals Inter Milan.
In other words, Pioli has done wonders in this team, the likes of Ibrahimovic and Kyal are equally creditable, and the team's management deserves thanks. Led by Maldini and Riche Masala, the Rossoneri's clear market strategy has paid off. Maldini spoke in an interview about the club's recent successes as well as plans for the future.
<b>About being proud</b>
"The team makes me happy with the way they play, the form they present and the courage they have asked for when the players arrive and what the team I saw when I took over the job in August 2018 needed. ”
<b>A secret to change</b>
"Believe in what you do, believe in the players, give them patience. This team is a team that needs to be rebuilt on the basis of a team that has changed for years and cannot be restarted. The speech we made when we first arrived, continued to be communicated to the team the following year, and now, after 18 months, we can see the initial results. ”
<b>About their return</b>
"I don't think it's necessary for my life. I've been away from football for 9 years and don't have the idea of coming back one day, but thinking that if one day this really happens, I'll go and enjoy it. ”
<b>About young players and their needs</b>
"They have to have time to adapt. Not all clubs are the same, and not all clubs will give you the same pressure and needs. The requirements in Milan are high and young people working elsewhere are not necessarily qualified to work here. This takes time. ”
<b>About Daniel Maldini</b>
"He's still with me and I see him every day. At the Milan training base, we said goodbye in the usual way. It's a bit like between me and my father. Football is a democratic sport and he is in Milan because he should be here. ”
<b>About the continuation of the dynasty</b>
"It's a special thing. Both my father and I have had the privilege of achieving many successes. Hopefully, Daniel will have similar success. ”
<b>About Pioli</b>
'I think he's a great coach with a lot of characteristics, so we have a very open relationship between us and we can tell each other everything and also because that's the only way to get results.'
<b>About Leo's record</b>
"It's unique, but if you don't try, it's never going to happen."
<b>About hard work</b>
"Once you enter the gates of the Milan inspection base, you have to work hard, leave your ideas outside and focus completely on the work that needs to be done."
<b>About Saki</b>
"A year ago, I also said that I still remember all the things he told me and those nightmares of physical and mental work. Thirty years later, he sent me an apology. But he led me to perfectionism. ”
<b>About Ibrahimovic</b>
"He was angry because he was close to returning. Muscle problems plague everyone, especially during the pandemic, and those who suffer from the disease are not only hurt by the illness, but also tested by promises about an imminent comeback. ”
<b>About the transfer market</b>
'It may be a player, maybe a creative person, maybe someone who is looking for some opportunities, but we are not going to completely change the team, this team has shown a good competitiveness in 2020.
<b>About Ibrahimovic's temporary replacement</b>
"We have Ibrahimovic and there are a lot of options such as Leo, Rebić and Colombo. Daniel also played in that position. We believe in a lot of young players, we keep our word, they play a role and we are number one in the standings. ”
<b>Aspirations for 2021</b>
"Hopefully everything can be back to normal. We can't stop dreaming. I'm a very pragmatic and realistic person, but dreams sometimes take you where you thought you couldn't get there. ”
(One Plus Seven)