Maldini: ‘I felt the thrill of the old Milan. And now we’re playing it

For a man who has a surname inextricably linked to the Champions Cup since his father’s day, seeing his Milan in the top eight in Europe was a very strong emotion. Experienced differently than when he played, but just as intense.

Opportunities on the fly

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“I felt those shivers that Milan gave us in those days, it was a feat we deserved – the Rossoneri manager told Milan TV -. I feel contentment, pleasure, pride and I have a big smile for the journey that has been made, for how we got to this point. Obviously we can’t think of being permanently in the top eight, because that’s not the case, but now that we’re at it, we’re playing it. Opportunities when they come you have to take them on the fly. In January we had lost confidence and concreteness, we conceded many goals, and not having conceded against Tottenham was the main thing. Having succeeded in London, then, meant that the level of maturity has risen ”.

Communication

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“We know where we started, but perhaps we don’t yet know where we can go because we are young. We understood each other immediately with Pioli, there is no communication problem between us, he is a perfect communicator within the club and is a great coach. It is in difficult moments that man’s nature is evaluated and from this point of view with Stefano we are at very high levels. Goals? It will be tough in the championship but we have to finish in the top four. As far as the Champions League draw is concerned, I would avoid an Italian team, but at this point whoever comes comes. We can’t think we’re at the level of Bayern, City and Real right now, but if one of them arrives, we’ll fight for it.”