Pioli: ‘The Milan cycle has just begun. We understand what it takes to stay on top ‘

It is the most delicate period of the year. The one in which you go back to work, where you refocus the mechanisms, and in some cases you begin to get to know each other. The summer retreats of football teams are a fascinating microcosm, like a blossoming flower where everything is aimed at the upcoming season. Dazn, with its “Inside” format, tells the behind the scenes of the retreats, and the episode broadcast today talks about that of the Milan champion of Italy. Diletta Leotta entered Milanello and chatted with Pioli, Calabria (who showed the most iconic places of the Rossoneri sports center) and Giroud (with the French at work on the pool table).

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“Even after winning the Scudetto I received many phone calls, people who told me ‘be careful now because the boys could get their heads up or find more superficiality and less attention, less care’ – says Pioli -. Paradoxically, however, we have finally understood our value and we have understood how important it is to prepare well, how difficult it is to win, what it takes to stay at the highest levels, so I see the guys even more ready, even more prepared with even more attention to detail. I am convinced that this is a cycle that has only just begun and is not about to end. I really like ‘Pioli is on fire’ even if until the very end in the stadiums I tried not to dance it to stay focused, I must admit that I have always struggled. I waited for the match against Atalanta to dance, it was the last match at San Siro, so it was important for me to celebrate with our fans ”.

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The new captain Calabria explains the Rossoneri’s sense of belonging: “I was 10 when I arrived at Milan. And to think that when I was little I was not so sure of leading this life, of getting away from home, from family. My mom convinced me to continue, she said: ‘It’s your favorite team and you want it to be your job, so keep going.’ In fact she kept bringing me here and made more sacrifices than she did me, I will always thank her. If as captain will I scold Ibrahimovic? There will be no need, he is always precise and tidy and we count on his help, as essential as that of last season ”.