The new coach feels the French are in retreat with France. And he had already called Pavlovic who confirmed his stay
“Can you pass me the address book, please?”. One of Ruben Amorim’s first requests to Milan was the list of telephone numbers of all the players in the squad. While waiting to make the first contact with the club’s structures, from Casa Milan to Milanello – he is expected in Italy between the end of the month and the beginning of July -, the Portuguese coach began to talk to the members of the Rossoneri squad one by one. A text message, a Whatsapp message, a video call. “Hey hi, I’m Ruben, your new coach.” In one way or another, Amorim had the opportunity to interact for the first time with the players with whom he will inaugurate his first adventure in Serie A. And the presentation was particularly interesting with two AC Milan big names, today together in Boston for the World Cup: the French Mike Maignan and Adrien Rabiot.
crazy horse
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It is no mystery that the midfielder is very close to Massimiliano Allegri. The failure to qualify for the Champions League, followed by Max’s departure from the Rossoneri bench, gave rise to natural doubts about Rabiot’s stay in Milan. Adrien has not played in the Champions League since 2022 and when he signed for Milan last summer, he did so not only to reunite with his mentor Allegri, but also to go back to listening to the famous jingle of the great European nights. The disappointment for the season finale was strong, but Rabiot immediately had to absorb everything and focus on the World mission. His debut for France against Senegal was sparkling, even if Amorim certainly didn’t need further confirmation on the level of the former Juventus and Marseille player. Despite the rumors that Cavallo Pazzo would follow Max to Naples, the new Milan coach has informed Rabiot that he considers him a fundamental piece of the puzzle with which he plans to rebuild a Champions League Devil. Amorim sees Adrien as the pillar of his midfielder, in a role similar to the one the Frenchman is playing so well with Deschamps in the national team. Adrien has the technical and physical characteristics to be the Portuguese coach’s ideal midfielder: he knows how to be a tactically excellent balancer, but also how to cover large portions of the pitch and move forward. Reason why Amorim would like to have him at his side in the Milan that is being born.
magic mike
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If Rabiot, beyond the rumors about Napoli, has not yet given any signs of wanting to leave Milan, the situation is different for Maignan. The goalkeeper, fresh from a so-so debut at the World Cup, despite his France’s victory, naturally did not make the move himself, but his agent – Jonathan Kebe – did, testing the waters with other clubs, especially in the Premier League. Magic Mike renewed until 2031 with the Rossoneri just a few months ago, but in the meantime things have changed: the Devil was once again left without Champions League and the technical staff has changed once again. A special feeling was born with Allegri, the deputy Marco Landucci and the goalkeeping coach Claudio Filippi, as well as with the sporting director Igli Tare. Maignan will not find any of them when he returns to Milanello after the World Cup and the holidays. On the other hand, Amorim will be waiting for him, who is definitely counting on him. The former Manchester United coach told him this in the telephone conversation over the last few days: he had problems with goalkeepers in his last adventure in England and now he would like to feel safe with a number one like Mike.
the others
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As mentioned, the new Milan coach is feeling a bit of all the members of the squad. Amorim knows that the epilogue of last year can leave consequences and wants to start off on the right foot, forgetting the past. However, the one who has made enormous steps forward in the last season is Strahinja Pavlovic. In the conversation with the Portuguese, the Serbian defender guaranteed his stay at Milan, to which he is very attached, but also expressed his desire to win trophies with the Rossoneri. A mission shared by Amorim.
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