The midfielder: “Max is close to us, he is one who makes the difference, with him we talk about football but also anything else. From Luka you can only learn. Competition? It is not a problem but a challenge”
He struggles less to chase the opponents for 90 minutes rather than speaking … Italian, but Yousouf Fofana yesterday ended up and answered only in our language to the questions. Vote? 7.5. “Too”, and away a smile, sitting on one of the sofas of the hotel chosen by Milan in Hong Kong. Against Arsenal the French was not at the top and was a spectator, but tomorrow with Liverpool he will be the protagonist. As almost always happened last season.
“Well. I had the time to rest and I’m ready.”
Did you like Milan seen against Arsenal in Singapore?
“We did quite well despite ours is a young team. And we will improve again. We are working, and having played with Arsenal makes us acquire experience”.
Did the disappointing 2024-25 leave the group in the group or are you already loaded to the maximum?
“We are loaded. Last year has passed and we can no longer change anything. Now we have the right malice for the new season”.
Are you ready to put your race to the service of Massimiliano Allegri?
“I’m ready. We all give the best and let’s see what happens.”
First impressions on the new technician?
“He has a good feeling with the group and is close to us: we talk about football, but also more. On the field he makes the difference with what he explains and we follow him”.
Did you need a winner like him to shake up to the Milan world?
“Yes. He won so much in Serie A and in the Champions League he made excellent paths reaching two finals. It is good for the team that is here.”
In the middle with Ricci are you starting to find the right feeling?
“Ricci is a very good player, with and without the ball. In a short time he will have the right automatisms”.
If there is a need, will it run a little for Modric also?
“We are all ready to sacrifice ourselves for the Golden Ball. We can’t wait to train with him.”
What does it mean to have a champion with the leadership and experience of the Croatian in the locker room?
“From one like this, just looking at him play or talking to us out of the field, there is to learn. To Milan will give a lot.”
Reijnders started, but with the arrivals of Ricci and Modric, the full recovery of Loftus-Cheek and the possible purchase of Jashari, there in the middle the competition has increased. Will it be a problem?
“In football, competition is never a problem, but a normal thing. Indeed, it is good because it pushes to be more competitive. With such strong players we can tell our against everyone”.
Has Leao already asked her to prepare some of those filtering passages with which she sent him to scoring last year?
“Not yet, but he will ask me (laughs, ed)”.
The qualification for the Champions League this year cannot escape Milan again. Do you agree?
“In full. Each season Milan must play in the Champions League. That of the company is not a request: for Milan there is no possibility of choice”.
When the others play in the Champions League, will you see the games, a movie or a TV series?
Can not play European cups can it be an advantage in the league view?
“Yes and no, because the cups play 6-7 Serie A teams, while the others will have the same time to prepare the championship competitions”.
Last season, however, Napoli without cups conquered the Scudetto …
“We don’t have to look at Napoli, but ourselves. The goal is to win all the games that we will play and return competitive”.
After losing six derby in a row, with her in the field Milan got three wins and a peer. Is it the anti -Inter Rossoneri cryptonitis?
“No, the merit is of the team’s work. We knew of the strip of six ko and we all wanted to interrupt it. I made my contribution, like the others”.
Tomorrow there is the challenge against Wirtz’s Liverpool.
“I am. We work for these games.”
Pogba will start from the monk. What wishes him?
“All the good of the world. Paul has my admiration: my generation saw him play in Juve and Manchester United, win with France. We are all happy with this news”.
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