The Rossoneri coach: “Rafa is a phenomenon, if he learns two or three things he can be the greatest in the world”. Rafa: “The coach brought energy and mentality, I needed this”
Two games, two deluxe comebacks and a trophy placed on the board after just two turns. The Milan fans rub their eyes and enjoy the feat of Sergio Conceiçao, who in the space of 180 minutes gets rid of Juve and Inter and gives back to the Devil that dimension that the Rossoneri world has been waiting for since the beginning of the season: a team capable of competing (and therefore to impose oneself) on everyone. Not only that: with this cup the Portuguese coach enters in some way into the club’s ledger because it gives Milan title number 50 in its history and RedBird the first of Cardinale’s management (in addition to a robust handful of millions, which doesn’t hurt for Nothing). Now the season can really turn around.
finish line
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“I hope the team is better than me,” the feverish Conceiçao said the day before. In medical terms certainly, also because during the celebration of the third goal the Portuguese also injured himself. In terms of spirit, well, one week was enough for him to transfigure the team. He was visibly moved after the final whistle and in the locker room he maintained his personal tradition of celebrating by smoking a cigar while dancing in front of the enthusiastic players. A truly unthinkable postcard until a few days ago. “I’m very happy for the players, the environment wasn’t at its best and we had a few days to work on many details that were important to me – says the coach -. There are things to improve, not everything is going very well, but the players they are aware because there is humility. We have an important goal to reach, we need to get to the Champions League, which is where Milan must be. Not in seventh or eighth place.” He continues: “We have character, we managed to comeback to win twice against two great teams. During the interval a coach must manage, correct, that’s what they pay me for… If we want to be compact, all the departments must be compact. If we want go back to being the great Milan, we need to have this courage and this hunger. Congratulations to the guys who understood what they had to do to win, I’ve known him for a long time, he’s a more relaxed Portuguese, I’m less so. If he learns two or three things he can be the strongest in the world. A lot of quality, if he puts it at the service of the team he can be the strongest.”
personality
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A few meters away, Rafa responds directly to him very frankly: “I didn’t know the coach personally, they’ve always spoken well of him. They told me he has a strong personality, what he’s done in a few days is incredible. I heard energy, I needed that. There is a change that can be seen on and off the pitch, there is a mentality that makes us win.”
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