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00:01Good morning, everyone.
00:03Welcome along to Casa Milan.
00:06Welcome to Paolo Fonseca.
00:09Today he's finally here.
00:13His first day of work.
00:16First day of training, which will be open to everyone later on to Milanello,
00:22as you're all very well aware.
00:25Today we're talking about the present.
00:27A few days ago we spoke about the future.
00:30We're very happy that the day has finally arrived in which we can unveil Paolo Fonseca.
00:39As I've said, this is part of our strategy and the ideas that we have.
00:50We have studied and we continue to study a number of things that will come to pass.
00:56We're in absolutely no hurry.
01:00And we're very motivated.
01:03We've got a lot of desire to get started on this new adventure.
01:12And above all, we're happy.
01:14But as I said, we are motivated.
01:19And we have this new wonderful initiative, this new wonderful adventure.
01:23Away you go.
01:27Over to the gaffer.
01:30Good morning, everyone.
01:37First and foremost, I need to thank everyone for how they've given me a warm reception over the last few days.
01:44I would also like to thank the club for the trust that they have shown in me and the work that I do.
01:56I must say I'm very motivated.
01:58I'm very excited.
02:01And I'm confident about doing a great job here at Milan.
02:10I know that I've come to a club that wants to win.
02:15I've just been to the beautiful museum and I've seen Milan's history firsthand.
02:24And I must say that I have a great ambition to be part of this wonderful history.
02:31Zlatan also showed me the space for new trophies and new titles.
02:42I want to be part of the club's history.
02:48I'm now ready to start along this road.
02:53And I can't wait to get started, to get working.
02:58Thank you, gaffer.
02:59Thank you, Zlatan.
03:00So let's start with the questions from the media.
03:03We have a running order.
03:05So I'll give the floor to Mauro Suma, Milan TV.
03:10Thank you.
03:11Good morning, Zlatan.
03:12Good morning, gaffer.
03:14Gaffer, you have always kept an eye on Milan players over the course.
03:21Franco Baresi sat here in the front row.
03:23So, too, Daniele Massaro, the three Dutchmen in the past.
03:28Eras change, yet Milan is still Milan.
03:32In light of what Milan has always represented for you,
03:37is this the peak of your coaching career?
03:41Is it a part of fate?
03:43What is it?
03:48No, I'm very ambitious here.
03:54I know that whichever coach comes here to Milan, they want to win.
04:00I watched Franco Baresi many times in the past.
04:04I watched so many players that really made Milan history in the past.
04:14I'm aware that this is a huge responsibility,
04:17but it's also a huge source of pride for me.
04:23Milan are a global brand.
04:25They're a global club.
04:28I know the responsibility that I have,
04:33but I have a great deal of confidence that I can get Milan winning
04:39and I can continue along this great legacy.
04:43Hi.
04:45Good morning, Gaffer. Welcome along.
04:48I'd like to ask you, looking a bit at Milan's results from last season,
04:52looking at the squad, how far along are you in terms of team building?
04:59Given that you know Serie A,
05:01do you really believe that Milan can strive to win the Scudetto?
05:10I must say that I'm here because I believe a great deal in the players that we already have.
05:16I believe a great deal in the squad of players.
05:24I don't think it's anything new that we need some signings,
05:28not too many because we have a quality squad,
05:32but there are one or two positions where we need to bring in new players
05:39to try and improve the squad as a whole.
05:43Mediaset.
05:46Good morning. Welcome along.
05:49First and foremost, I'd like to ask you whether this is the most significant club in your career
05:58and whether this is where you wanted to get to.
06:02The last foreign coach to win the Scudetto was Jose Mourinho in 2010 with the treble.
06:09No foreign coaches won since. Is that a source of motivation?
06:12No, I want to be another one.
06:16I'm different to Jose Mourinho,
06:20but I'm proud to have a fellow Portuguese who won here in Italy.
06:30As I said, I'm very ambitious.
06:35I know just what a big responsibility it is to be Milan head coach and I want to win.
06:42Dazon.
06:45Good morning, Paolo Fonseca. Welcome back to Italy.
06:50Can you help us to imagine what the Milan side looks like in your head on the pitch?
06:56What sort of Milan team are you actually building and have you been thinking about over the last few weeks?
07:03Are there some key concepts?
07:06I've also noticed the badge you're wearing on your lapel today.
07:20Milan traditionally play an attacking brand of football.
07:27And in order to win matches, we need to dominate proceedings.
07:30That's what I want to build here.
07:32I want to build a courageous side, a team that dominates matches, an attacking team,
07:39a team that can react, a side that won't allow opposition teams to think and play.
07:49First and foremost, I want to win.
07:54But it is important how we play the game.
07:57And I want to build a team that makes the fans proud and puts a smile on their faces.
08:06I think this is important.
08:09And I think it is significant, it is important to me to try and build a team with a clear tactical identity.
08:19That's a personal matter.
08:25I think we have the responsibility to not forget what's going on in Ukraine.
08:32Gazzetti dello Sport.
08:37Good morning, Gaffer.
08:40You spoke about the squad that needs completing.
08:43I'd like to ask you about a specific area of the pitch, the front line,
08:48even though you won't necessarily want to give us some names.
08:51What sort of skillset, what sort of attributes are you looking for in your number nine
08:56that will ultimately complete your squad?
09:02We all know that we need a centre forward.
09:14We're working together to try and bring in the right striker with the right attributes.
09:25Rather than a striker, if we want to play in the final third of the pitch,
09:29then obviously we need a striker that can dominate the final third of the pitch.
09:33We know the sort of player we want.
09:39And now we wait to have the player that we want here in the near future.
09:49Good morning, Paolo.
09:55I wanted to ask you, after six derbies lost in a row,
10:00the Rossoneri fans want to exact their revenge on their city rivals.
10:04So I wanted to ask you, do you believe you can bridge the gap with Inter at this moment in time
10:12and are you willing to promise something to the fan base in terms of the derby?
10:18No, what I can promise is that we will fight in every game to try and win every match
10:23and that will be no different against Inter.
10:30We know that there are some good teams in Italy.
10:33Italy are one of the better teams in Italy.
10:38But we need to play with courage, we mustn't have fear of anyone
10:44and we want to win matches and that won't change against Inter.
10:50Good morning, Gaffer. Best of luck.
10:54Thank you very much.
10:56In terms of fellow Portuguese, I'd like to ask you about Rafael Leão.
11:00What do you make of Rafael Leão? What do you expect of him?
11:04Rafael Leão is a very important player for Milan.
11:08He's a match winner.
11:14I expect the player to be very motivated.
11:19I expect him to be ready to play for the team.
11:22I think Rafael Leão is a young player.
11:30He has the opportunity to learn day in, day out
11:34and I want to work so that he can learn new things.
11:43But of course the aim will always be to try and help the team as a whole.
11:46Corriere dello Sport.
11:50Good morning.
11:53I hope to actually talk through transfer dealings.
11:59I don't know whether Paulo Fonseca or Zlatan could answer this.
12:02It's the 8th of July, there have been no new signings.
12:05The fan base are very sceptical.
12:07So I wanted to ask you, when will these new faces come in?
12:10Where are we at in terms of our centre-forward?
12:13Because it's a very important player to actually sign.
12:17What happened with Joshua Zik?
12:19The deal fell through.
12:20I wanted to ask about transfer dealings.
12:25As I said, this is one of the moves that we've made in the market.
12:29We are speaking, we are studying things,
12:32but we are in no hurry because the transfer window is a very long one.
12:37And I'm sure I can guarantee you that new signings will come in.
12:41But as I said, we are in talks, we are discussing things,
12:47but we haven't cleared anything yet.
12:50But ZX has been and gone.
12:54As Paulo said, we have someone in mind that we are aiming to sign,
12:59we'd like to sign.
13:00Obviously I'm not going to give you names.
13:05But there is someone that we're targeting.
13:07Thank you.
13:16No, we have an expression in Portuguese.
13:19I don't know whether...
13:22And we say, hurry, rushing is the enemy of perfection.
13:29So we have certain situations,
13:34and we know exactly what it is we want.
13:37And when the time comes, when the time is right,
13:39we will have the player.
13:45Good morning, Gaffer.
13:47I wanted to ask you a couple of things.
13:48First, last season Milan were the team that scored 99 goals
13:57across all competitions,
13:59but they're also a team that conceded a great number.
14:02So the issue is, how do you build a house?
14:09Typically, rather than start with the roof,
14:12you start with the foundations.
14:14So is it more crucial for you buying a defender
14:19or signing the number nine?
14:23And how do you think you'll be able to sort out
14:28all of those goals you conceded in the previous season?
14:32Clearly, I've studied the team.
14:34I don't want to draw any comparisons
14:38with what the team was last season.
14:44But I need to look at what I need to learn.
14:48One of the things that we need to learn
14:52if we want to be a winning team
14:53is we need to strike the right balance.
14:59That is a defensive matter that I've studied.
15:05We need to improve on that score.
15:06We need to learn to do certain things.
15:11But I think that's also linked to the way you defend.
15:14What I can say is that we want to build
15:18a more aggressive team that presses more,
15:21that defends a lot further from our own goal.
15:27That's one of the things that I'm focused on,
15:30and I will work in that direction
15:34to try and make sure that we defend better.
15:38I think we have some good defenders.
15:40I don't think it's an individual issue.
15:43I think we need to improve collectively.
15:47And quite honestly, I think our priority
15:49is a centre-forward at this moment in time.
15:55In order to sign players,
15:57you also need to free up some space.
16:01As I said, I don't know how long ago, three weeks ago,
16:04we don't want to have a centre-forward.
16:07I don't know how long ago, three weeks ago,
16:09we don't want to have a squad of 30 players.
16:12We want to have a squad of 23.
16:17And as I said, new signings will come in,
16:20but we also need to free up some space.
16:25Otherwise, the coach might have too many players.
16:31We don't want players that aren't functional
16:33to the squad as a whole.
16:36We mustn't only think about those that come in,
16:38but also those that go out.
16:41Of course, those that are coming in
16:43are there to improve the squad,
16:45not only signing for the signing's sake of things.
16:49Maybe I'm being a bit repetitive,
16:52but as I said, we are studying in order to improve our squad
16:55both defensively and offensively,
16:57but first and foremost, you need to free up space.
16:59It's not only a case of signing, signing, signing,
17:01for signing's sake.
17:03It's not American football where we have 40 or 50 players
17:06on the roster.
17:07It's also important to consider that.
17:11La Stampa.
17:13Morning, Gaffer.
17:15I don't know whether you've realised,
17:17but there has been a bit of scepticism from the fan base
17:20when your name was announced.
17:24Certain supporters wanted a different name,
17:26a different head coach.
17:28How do you feel that you can win over these sceptical Milan fans
17:32that Milan have actually made the right decision in hiring you?
17:39I'm very keen to get started
17:41and to be able to win over and convince the fan base.
17:46What I want to do is make the fans believe
17:50that we'll be an ambitious team.
17:56We'll be a team that will try and go out there and win matches.
18:00I know the responsibility I have
18:02and it's up to me to try and convince the fan base.
18:06I'm sure that the supporters will get behind us at all times.
18:14And I'm confident that all together we will be a very strong side.
18:22Il Foglio.
18:24Good morning, Gaff.
18:25I wanted to ask you how long will it take
18:27in order for us to see your influence on Milan?
18:32And are you not concerned that the derby
18:34comes a little bit too soon in the season
18:36in terms of your team-building process?
18:46I expect to see my ideas on the pitch right from the word go,
18:51the first game against Torino.
18:54But of course, this process will take time.
19:04We know that we're starting today without some important players.
19:07Some players will join up a little bit further down the road.
19:16And I don't think we'll be a perfect team
19:18come the opening day of the season against Torino
19:20or come the first derby.
19:22I think as of the first weekend of the season
19:25we will be able to start to see a slightly different team.
19:33Rai TV.
19:36Good morning, best of luck.
19:41I wanted to ask you, you inherit a Milan side,
19:45you take charge of a Milan side
19:47that last season finished second in Serie A.
19:52So a coach that comes in always needs to do better
19:56than his predecessor.
20:00So what does the word scudetto mean to you?
20:06It means winning.
20:10As I said, I don't know whether it was here.
20:15You also turned up late, eh?
20:18When we turn up late, we get fired, eh?
20:27There's still time to kick you out of Milanello.
20:34No, I'll repeat what I said.
20:36Any head coach that comes to Milan is here to win.
20:39I'm no different.
20:40I'm here to win.
20:42I assume that responsibility.
20:48There's no issue on that.
20:49That's the truth.
20:50You can't shy away from that.
20:58PN Sports.
21:01Good morning, Gaffer.
21:02Good morning, everyone.
21:03Apart from Rafael Liao,
21:04who are the Milan players that you know personally?
21:11Personally?
21:12No, I've played against a number of these players.
21:17I don't have any personal ties with anyone,
21:20but I know all of the players in the Milan squad.
21:29Let's move on.
21:30Titan Sports.
21:33Good morning.
21:37What do you think about Alessandro Florenzi,
21:39who's the only player who played under you at Roma?
21:42Are there any prospects for him?
21:48He's another Milan player.
21:52At this moment in time,
21:53I count on everyone that's part of the squad,
21:56and Florenzi's one of those players.
22:01Sport Italia.
22:03Good morning, Gaffer.
22:04Welcome.
22:06My question is about fullbacks.
22:09They are a bit underrated in overall play,
22:12but they're very important in your style of play
22:15because you have them very wide.
22:19Ismael is the player that you picked the most in your career,
22:22184 times as a left-back.
22:26Have you spoken to Teo Hernandez with regard to left-backs?
22:30And Ibra, what do you make of Teo Hernandez's comments
22:34that he said,
22:35I don't know where I'll be staying,
22:37even though Ibra said that he would be staying?
22:40No, Teo is a Milan player.
22:46We're fortunate that we have three players
22:48at Euro 2024 in the semifinals.
22:50Teo is one of those players.
22:53For us and for him as well, he's a Milan player.
22:58We know that he's very happy here,
23:00that his family likes it here.
23:04And now Teo Hernandez will have a lot more space
23:08to play as he likes under the new head coach.
23:10He already played like that in the previous regime,
23:13but now in terms of Paolo Fonseca's identity
23:15and style of play,
23:17it will also be built around Teo Hernandez.
23:20He'll play very well.
23:21I'm not concerned about that.
23:26I must say that Teo is a very important player for us.
23:37I think that we can play in several different formations
23:40and shapes.
23:41We need to understand the various attributes
23:44of the players that we have available.
23:48If we have Teo Hernandez, who's very good going forward,
23:53I can't necessarily have a player like Teo Hernandez
23:57on the right-hand side.
24:02But maybe we can play with a full-back
24:04sitting a little bit deep in one game,
24:08or we can have a full-back pushing on higher up the pitch
24:10in another match.
24:12It depends on our game plan.
24:14It depends on the formation
24:16that we want to implement for every match.
24:19I think what is positive is that we have
24:22a number of different solutions
24:24based on the formations we want to play.
24:28Tele Lombardia.
24:30Good morning. Welcome along.
24:32Would you like an experienced player,
24:35given that you've lost to Simon Kier and Olivier Giroud,
24:38and with that in mind,
24:40is Alvaro Morata a striker that you'd like to coach?
24:46I don't want to talk about names.
24:52As we said, we clearly know that
24:55Alvaro Morata is a player
24:58As we said, we clearly know
25:01which player it is that we want to sign.
25:08What we do know is
25:11that we want a great deal of quality in this position.
25:14It's hugely important for the team.
25:16We've lost to Olivier Giroud,
25:21and when you change things,
25:23you change things for the better to try and improve.
25:26And it's very clear for us.
25:31We want a striker that can contribute a great deal to the team.
25:36We know the skill set we want.
25:38We know the name we want.
25:39We're working on that,
25:41and I really believe that in the near future
25:43we'll have this player with us.
25:47Milan News.
25:49Good morning, Gaffer.
25:52Among the many things that you inherit,
25:54you also inherit a situation
25:56which in recent years has pertained to injuries
25:59and has really influenced the team's performances.
26:02How do you plan with your staff
26:04to change training methods with regards to injury prevention
26:07so that you don't lose a lot of players
26:09over a long period of time?
26:11And maybe Zlatan can give us a bit more information here.
26:14In terms of the names of those
26:17that have been called up for the pre-season,
26:21there's no Divock Origi nor Fodde Baloture.
26:24Why is that?
26:26No, Origi and Baloture have been named,
26:29but they will be part of Milan Futuro
26:32because they're not part of the first-team plans.
26:38As for injuries,
26:42clearly I wasn't here,
26:48and I don't know
26:51in detail what the nature of the injuries were.
26:57But as of yesterday,
26:58we started to speak to people with Milan Lab
27:01and we're all working together
27:04to avoid having injuries.
27:10Studies have shown
27:15that obviously injuries mount up
27:17the more matches you play,
27:18the more competitions you're involved in.
27:22But I'm confident we won't have big issues on that score.
27:29But it is part of the entire process.
27:33It's not only about the first-team coach and his staff.
27:36We've done a lot of work to try and change the medical staff
27:39because we also have experience.
27:41Where were we in January and February
27:44where we had a number of injuries?
27:51And we weren't overly thrilled about that.
27:56So things have changed as well
27:58in the medical department as well.
28:02So we think we have now found the right route forward
28:05along with the head coach and his staff.
28:07La Presse.
28:14Good morning, Gaffer.
28:15I wanted to ask you
28:17what have you taken away
28:19from your first spell in Italy with Roma
28:22and how have you matured over the last few years
28:24given that in the time you're away from Italy?
28:30I don't know whether you're aware of this
28:35but I'm very passionate about Italy.
28:43I really enjoyed my time at Roma.
28:48Having the opportunity to work in another league
28:52shows that Serie A is a very unique league.
29:00But I think my time at Roma was very important
29:03in order for me to make this decision to come back to Italy.
29:11Of course, it's a different environment here
29:14but I know the league very well.
29:19I know the other coaches well
29:24and I'm very familiar with the characteristics of Serie A.
29:29I'm very ready. I'm very ready to get going.
29:34Aria.
29:37Good morning, Paolo.
29:40I'm very happy to be here.
29:42Good morning, Paolo.
29:44There's been a lot of controversy in Italy
29:46after Italy went out of Euro 2024
29:50also because we failed to qualify for the previous two World Cups.
29:55There's also been a lot of controversy about the academy system.
30:00What idea have you of Italian football
30:03of the level of the Italian game as a whole
30:06and how do you plan to interact with Milan Futuro
30:09in order for the club to improve as a whole?
30:13Serie A is a very strong league.
30:22I think Serie A is one of the hardest leagues in the world
30:28and there are very unique facets to Serie A.
30:35I know everyone's focused at the moment
30:37on how to maximise the number of Italian players that come through
30:41and I think we're a good example at this moment in time
30:44because we've created Milan Futuro.
30:51I think we are preparing very well for the future
30:55and I think we have a lot of potential.
30:59I think we are preparing the present and the future of Milan very well
31:06via the Milan Futuro project.
31:11There are young players I know, young players that I've seen,
31:14Italian players with a lot of ability.
31:22And I have no issues with picking young Italian players
31:26if they have the courage, the quality.
31:29I think we do have players like that here, quality players at the club.
31:39Good morning, Gaffer.
31:42When did you first hear from Milan?
31:43When were they first in touch with you
31:45and how useful could it be to have someone like Zlatan Ibrahimovic
31:49alongside you at Milanello?
31:51Zlatan is very important.
31:53He's a benchmark for all of us, particularly here at Milan.
32:05I don't think it's important when we first started to talk to one another
32:13but what is important is the fact that we shared ideas,
32:17we were on the same page
32:20in terms of what Giorgio, Geri, the club and Zlatan want
32:25and in terms of what I can bring to the club.
32:30That was the most important thing.
32:37I think we're all confident about the here and now and the future of Milan
32:43because we share the same ideas when it comes to Milan.
32:52Let's move on. Paolo Vinci.
32:58Welcome, Gaffer. Welcome to the club.
33:00You spoke about the fact you have excellent defenders
33:03and there's an issue with the centre-forward
33:07but I would say of the 69 goals that Milan conceded last season
33:14with the midfielders that were more attacking as opposed to defensive
33:18that was the issue. How do you plan to tweak things there?
33:26As I said, based on what I've seen, it's not necessarily an individual problem
33:33it's an issue that we have which is collective,
33:35which comes down to the various units, lines of the pitch
33:40and it's tied to the way you defend.
33:43What I'd like to change is I'd like to have a more aggressive team
33:49that presses our opponents, a team that's more responsive
33:54and reactive when we lose possession
33:56but also a team that plays higher up the pitch
33:58and defends higher up the pitch.
34:01And I think if we're able to improve that,
34:05if we're able to have greater commitment as a team
34:12then there will be certain issues that arise
34:14which pertain to a certain line of the pitch or an individual player
34:18but we need in general to find a way
34:23that allows the team to feel comfortable when we are defending.
34:31And I think it's very important to strike that right balance
34:35to make sure we don't concede too many goals.
34:44Good morning Gaffer, welcome to the club.
34:47About balance, I wanted to ask you about the midfield
34:51that's an area that struggled a little bit
34:53you didn't really have too much shape in the middle of the park.
34:56Do you plan to play with a two-man midfield, a three-man midfield
34:59or do you need a holding midfielder there,
35:03slightly more physical profile?
35:06How do you think the midfield will change compared with last season?
35:11As I said, I don't want to draw any comparisons with the past.
35:16What I would like to say
35:19is that I have a different way of defending
35:23compared with what Milan did last season.
35:30That's why I know that there's a trend, not only here
35:35but it's more of an Italian trend
35:37to play man against man all over the pitch.
35:43But at certain times, I don't want to say when exactly
35:46but there will come times when we can play man against man all over the pitch
35:50but I'm not a coach who wants to play man against man all over the pitch.
35:55And I think that will change the defensive midfielder's approach.
36:04It's linked to the way you defend.
36:08Guys, it's no good if we have to reveal our entire game plan now
36:12because otherwise our opponents will know exactly what the head coach is going to do.
36:15We need to keep a few secrets.
36:17Let's move on with Pianeta Milan.
36:20Good morning, guys.
36:22Let's move on with Pianeta Milan.
36:24Good morning, Gaffer. Welcome to the club.
36:26A lot has been said about Serie A winning the league
36:31but there's also the Champions League.
36:33Do you have a target for the Champions League?
36:35Milan made the last four of Europe's Premier Club competition two seasons ago.
36:41We want to go as far as possible in the Champions League
36:44but we know just how difficult it is to win the Champions League.
36:52Our ambition is to win every match
36:58but we also need a bit of luck along the way.
37:03But in every match, including the Champions League,
37:06our ambition will be to win the game.
37:10All Milan.
37:15Good morning to both.
37:16Best of luck, Paolo Fonseca, for your time at Milan as head coach.
37:23Everyone is dreaming of the second star, the 20th league title,
37:27especially because of what happened last season.
37:30I don't know whether you knew it but the 10th league title
37:32was won by Nils Lildholm, a foreign head coach.
37:35Does that give you pressure or is that a source of motivation?
37:39No, it's a source of motivation.
37:41It's a source of motivation.
37:49Milan Press.
37:51Good morning, Paolo.
37:53We haven't spoken a great deal, even though Ibra is here.
37:57We haven't spoken too much about your ties with Gerry Cardinale,
38:00how things went, what you said to one another,
38:02how much he played a role in terms of you deciding to take on this job.
38:11No, Gerry and I have spoken
38:14and the conversation that we had was very important.
38:24What I like the most, or one of the things I like the most,
38:27and Gerry said something very important to me, namely,
38:34Milan want to win, not only today but tomorrow.
38:38And I think that's what the club are working towards.
38:43They're preparing the ground to win today
38:46but they also have a very clear plan for the future.
38:52That was important for me.
38:59Gerry and I are always in contact.
39:01I think that's only natural.
39:03Gerry and I are always in contact.
39:05I think that's only natural to have that contact.
39:08But it was very important, the conversation I had with him.
39:17Good morning, Gaffer.
39:18Best of luck here at Milan.
39:20I'd like to come back to the defenders
39:23and you'll be able to coach them right from day one.
39:26Are you happy with the skill set of the centre-backs you have
39:29in terms of your playing style
39:31and whether Pierre Kalulu is more of a right-back
39:34or a centre-back in your mind?
39:41We have the option of Pierre Kalulu
39:43playing in two different positions.
39:47First and foremost, I am happy to have
39:49almost all of our defenders available
39:52so that we can get down to work.
39:57It's important to get started
39:59and typically I do begin work
40:01with the defensive phase of the game.
40:04It's important to have everyone available.
40:06We're only missing Teo Hernandez.
40:09And it's positive to have a player like Pierre Kalulu
40:14who can play in several different positions.
40:18Of course, we know that Pierre Kalulu
40:20is not a hugely attacking player,
40:24but it depends on the shape in which we'll play.
40:30I'm happy with the fact that Pierre Kalulu
40:34can operate in several different positions.
40:41Good morning, Gaffer.
40:44You've always been able to actually improve
40:47individual players everywhere you've worked.
40:49Is there someone here that you can get the most out of?
40:54Maybe someone like Noah Okafor, perhaps?
41:00I think we've got a lot of quality here at Milan.
41:07And we have a number of different options
41:09in every position.
41:12I think every player will be important.
41:18One of the most important things for me
41:22is to see the players learning and developing
41:27when they're working and training with me.
41:31Because if we can learn and if the players improve,
41:35then the team will get better as a result.
41:40But my focus is on having everyone in the squad
41:45getting better and improving.
41:47A few more questions,
41:48that way we can free up the head coach
41:50so he can go on to his commitments at Milanello,
41:52at the training ground.
41:53Gioia.
41:57Good morning, Gaffer.
41:58Welcome to Milan.
42:00Welcome back to Italy.
42:01Zlatan said that Zickzay has been and gone.
42:05But the striker that we're waiting for,
42:08is he similar in terms of skill set to Joshua Zickzay,
42:11given you were in for him?
42:13Are you disappointed by Joshua Zickzay's agent's behaviour,
42:18given that he wouldn't bring down his requests
42:21in terms of commissions?
42:23No, never disappointed.
42:27As I said the first time,
42:28this is part of what the reality is
42:30and what the rumours say.
42:32These are two very different kettles of fish.
42:34There are some agents which sort problems
42:38and those that cause problems.
42:40He's neither one nor the other.
42:44As I said, rumours doing the rounds
42:46and the reality, they're two very different things,
42:48they're not the same thing.
42:50But in terms of what we know
42:51and in terms of what we want,
42:54we do have an idea.
42:56And we hope that that idea can join the club
43:03as quickly as possible.
43:12I think Zlatan said everything on that matter.
43:15I don't really like to talk too much about that.
43:31Yes, we're perhaps no longer in for that player,
43:34but it's very clear in terms of the player that we want
43:36and in terms of the skill set he possesses.
43:38Good morning, Agafo.
43:48Welcome to Milan.
43:49Thank you.
43:54We have read that you've decided to live at Milanello.
43:57Ah, for now, for now.
44:00Because it's cheaper.
44:01Property is cheaper at Milanello.
44:08No, it's a nice place to live at Milanello.
44:10There are some journalists that actually camp out
44:12and live outside Milanello.
44:14They'd like to live inside the training ground,
44:16but you actually need to pay rent.
44:25No, it's very simple for me.
44:27It gives me a lot of time to get to work.
44:31For me and my staff,
44:32we don't have a great deal of time available.
44:36My family aren't currently with me here in Italy.
44:44Typically, I work many hours a day,
44:49so much so that there's only time to go to the hotel
44:51and go to bed, so it's quite easy, actually.
44:54And that gives us and the staff the opportunity
44:57to actually spend longer to work there.
45:01And that's the most practical option for me at the moment,
45:04to actually live at Milanello.
45:06And as Ibrahimovic said, it's a beautiful place to be.
45:10Iacobone.
45:13Welcome along, Gaffer.
45:17When Zlatan made it official
45:21that you would be joining the club,
45:23there were a number of comments on social media,
45:26but what I was struck by were the comments
45:28by Roma fans.
45:30Treat Fonseca well.
45:32He's a great man and a great professional.
45:34Best of luck, Gaffer.
45:36Given Rome is a tough place to coach,
45:38now that you're here in Milan
45:41and this is an ambitious place to be,
45:43what do you want to say to the Milan fan base?
45:46And what were you not able to convey in Rome
45:49in terms of your style of play
45:50that you'd like to hear at Milan?
45:53They're different teams.
45:54I don't want to speak too much about the past.
46:01What I would say is that we all know
46:05that Rome is not an easy place to coach,
46:11but I was very happy during my time at Roma.
46:18That still has a place in my heart, Roma,
46:20but Roma's now in the past.
46:28I always want to respect the Milan fan base.
46:36I want that desire to try and build a team
46:39which really makes the fan base proud
46:43in an honest way.
46:45I want to be clear, honest, very sincere,
46:48in the way I do things,
46:50because that's who I am.
46:51That's how I work.
46:54Sempre Milan.
46:58Welcome, Gaffer.
46:59Do you have a specific motto,
47:01a personal motto,
47:02that you'd like to bring here to Milan,
47:04a slogan, a watchword?
47:12Quite honestly,
47:15we've always said
47:17we always have a few words
47:20and sentences and phrases within the team,
47:23but I have to say
47:24that I haven't actually given it too much thought
47:26at this moment in time.
47:28It's all about feeling.
47:32I need to get to know the players well.
47:35I need to get to know the staff
47:38so that we can come up with something.
47:42Pellegatti.
47:47Good morning.
47:49I studied some of your past matches.
47:5226th of October 2020,
47:55you played against a Milan Zlatan.
47:57We'll remember that.
47:59He scored twice.
48:00They were lucky that night.
48:04And then Marash Kumbulla scored that game,
48:06ended three each, if I remember.
48:08And you played with Edin Dzeko as a striker.
48:12And then in perhaps the biggest week for Lille
48:15last season, you played against Marseille.
48:18It was a 3-2 result.
48:20And you played in a different shape
48:22with Yazici,
48:25with Gudmundsson
48:27and Jonathan David as a striker.
48:30And against Aston Villa,
48:33you had Zengrover, David
48:36and Remy Cabellat on the other side.
48:38So you're very flexible.
48:40Do you prefer
48:42a target man like Edin Dzeko
48:45or more a Jonathan David mobile striker?
48:49And I wanted to ask Zlatan,
48:50saying that it was important not only to buy,
48:52but also to sell.
48:54If there were the opportunity,
48:57could you actually sign three strikers
49:01after Luka Jovic and the mystery man you're looking for?
49:05Could you even go back to having three strikers in this squad
49:09in terms of how flexible you are in the final third
49:13under Paolo Fonseca?
49:15As I said, we need to come up with solutions
49:19for the players that won't get playing time,
49:22that are part of the squad at this moment in time.
49:25As for the three strikers,
49:27one is Mr X,
49:30the one that we're targeting.
49:33That's nailed on.
49:35But then it depends on the situations.
49:38Luka Jovic is a Milan player
49:40and it depends on the head coach,
49:43how many strikers, how many forwards he needs.
49:46But as I said, we want to have
49:50players that are used in a positive way
49:55and we don't want to just be here wasting time.
50:00We also have Milan Futuro,
50:03where when there are opportunities
50:05and when they're ready,
50:07we want to push them into that team.
50:09We want to also make sure
50:11that they have an opportunity there.
50:15But it's not their responsibility.
50:18They need to focus on developing.
50:20Yes, three forwards is possible.
50:22Nothing is impossible.
50:24We'll see how things pan out.
50:27I think that was a very intelligent way
50:30to try and figure out the sort of striker
50:32that we're looking for,
50:34because he listed everyone.
50:38No, I understand what you're saying.
50:44Let's have one of the three,
50:46one, one and one,
50:48and then we'll see what happens.
50:50We'll see what happens.
50:53Let's have one of the three,
50:55one, one and one.
50:57It depends on the game.
51:00It depends on the players that we have.
51:03It depends on the shape
51:05in which we want to play with Lille.
51:07I played without a traditional striker.
51:15But I think we'll play in different shapes
51:17in different areas of the pitch.
51:20But it all depends on the player attributes
51:24that we have in terms of our forward skill set.
51:27What we do know is
51:30that we want to concentrate our play
51:32in the final third of the pitch.
51:38And the striker that we want
51:40is someone who needs to play
51:43in not too much space in the final third of the pitch.
51:50One final question to Zlatan.
51:57I know how close you are to the fan base.
52:02You always stop and talk to the fans at Milanello.
52:04What message do you want to send towards the fan base?
52:07They're a bit cool on the club's plans at the moment.
52:11You must have noticed that,
52:13given the ties you have with the supporters.
52:17No, I understand the fans' passion and ambition,
52:22that they have great expectations for the club.
52:24As I said at the start of the press conference,
52:29this is part of our plans,
52:31this is part of our strategy
52:33recruiting Paolo Fonseca.
52:35I understand that the fans want to win,
52:37but we're on the same page
52:39with regards to everyone.
52:42I know that a number of players are still missing,
52:49but ultimately it's all love between us and them.
52:53We do this to try and put a smile on the fans' faces.
52:56We have the same ambition.
52:59And when you're at Milan,
53:01you are under pressure.
53:03Those working at Milan, those coaching Milan,
53:05those playing for Milan,
53:06not only at Milanello, at Casa Milan as well,
53:08they know that the club's ambitious,
53:10that the ambition is to win and they must win.
53:12We're all on the same page.
53:15As for whether there are any guarantees, no.
53:19But we are all in the same boat.
53:23We are all moving forward together.
53:26We have targets and goals and we'll get there.
53:29We'll be working hard, knuckling down.
53:32There won't be any miracles.
53:34God didn't create the world in a day.
53:36It took seven days.
53:37This is day one.
53:38This is day one.
53:39Thank you very much.
53:41Just to finish off,
53:43I'd like to say that we also have unconditional love for you,
53:46the media, so we'd like to thank you.
53:48We'll see you soon.
53:49We'll also thank Paolo Fonseca and Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
53:51We'll see you this afternoon.
53:52Thank you very much, everyone.