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00:00Hello, this is the Milan-Cagliari press conference.
00:03We'll start with questions from Mauro Suma for Milan TV.
00:06Thank you, Nicola. Good morning, coach.
00:08Good morning.
00:09Good morning, coach.
00:11How important is it for you, for the team, for all of Milan,
00:16to keep your feet firmly on the ground at this moment,
00:19because the league table is all about climbing,
00:23it's all about doing it again, possibly, for us.
00:27Good evening, everyone.
00:29Of course, but I don't think you can work for Milan
00:36if you think you've won a Super Cup.
00:40We've enjoyed it a lot, we've also deserved it.
00:44However, we have to remember that we're 17 points from the top of the table,
00:51a club that has won 19 titles, seven Champions Leagues,
00:57so it's not good to be full of energy after a Super Cup.
01:02We have to focus on tomorrow's game
01:06and start winning from tomorrow.
01:11We have to win to get as high as possible,
01:14which is one of our objectives.
01:16The Super Cup is over.
01:18Peppe Di Stefano, Sky.
01:20Hello, coach.
01:22We always talk about the team,
01:25but I'd like to ask you what kind of emotions you have tomorrow
01:28as you make your debut in Serie A.
01:30This is perhaps your second home away from Portugal.
01:33If you've been able to relive those eight days,
01:36if you've stopped to think about your emotions,
01:39and if you think you'll have any tomorrow.
01:41That's my first question.
01:43I apologise to anyone who will be disappointed.
01:46I don't have any emotions.
01:50I have normal emotions,
01:52a normal adrenaline rush for a game,
01:55to understand where I am.
01:58It's a historic club, no doubt about it,
02:01but after the preparation for the game,
02:03I have too many things on my mind.
02:05I look at all the details, all the things.
02:08I have so many things on my mind
02:10that I don't even think about what I'll do before.
02:13No, really, no.
02:15At the moment, before the referee's whistle at the start,
02:18I'll feel something.
02:20I'm not a stone.
02:22The most important thing for me
02:25is to prepare the lads as well as possible
02:28to have a good game tomorrow,
02:30and above all to win.
02:32That's my main thought.
02:34Federica Zille from Sona.
02:36Hi coach, good afternoon.
02:38I wanted to ask you about the decision,
02:40in the absence of Calabria,
02:42since this year you've brought it to Hernandes.
02:45Is it for Menyan's leadership?
02:48Is it to take away Teo's responsibility
02:50and make him think only about the game?
02:52Why this decision?
02:54Every player has to take on his responsibilities.
02:57I'm the top leader in the dressing room.
03:00I'll take them on in front of you.
03:02It's different between us.
03:04So those who wear the belt
03:07or those who don't,
03:09all have their job to do,
03:11to take on their responsibilities.
03:13That's important to me.
03:15It's not that you see me
03:17creating controversies
03:19with the captains.
03:21It doesn't matter to me.
03:23Carlos Passerini, Corriere della Sera.
03:25Good afternoon, coach.
03:27All the players have changed
03:29since he came on,
03:31but two in particular,
03:33Teo and Leao.
03:35It's true that Leao had already shown
03:37signs of growth,
03:39under everyone's eyes.
03:41Can you tell us what happened?
03:43What did he tell you?
03:45By changing the atmosphere
03:47at the level of the staff,
03:49I don't mean the other players,
03:51Paolo and his staff.
03:53Changing the atmosphere
03:55is something different for them.
03:57That's the truth.
03:59I've been a footballer for 25 years
04:01and I know what it's like.
04:03You have to show your message
04:05and your way of working.
04:07They have to believe in that
04:09or it will be more difficult.
04:13I think
04:15what I've found here
04:17in the dressing room
04:19is the acceptance
04:21of everything we've worked on
04:23in terms of preparation
04:25for the game.
04:27We've made changes
04:29at the organisational level
04:31of the team.
04:33That leaves me
04:35very happy
04:37because I've found
04:39the dressing room
04:41to be very positive.
04:43Andrea Ramazzotti,
04:45Gazzetta dello Sport.
04:47Hello, coach.
04:49It hasn't been long
04:51since you left Milan
04:53with the first trophy
04:55and the transfer.
04:57In January,
04:59a month in which
05:01the transfer market opened,
05:03I'd like to know
05:05if you've already spoken
05:07to the managers
05:09because you said
05:11you wanted to get an idea
05:13of the transfer market
05:15and train it
05:17to understand
05:19what would be needed
05:21and if the departure
05:23of Okafor
05:25when it's official
05:27will lead you
05:29to reflect on
05:31an offensive position.
05:35Yes, it's true.
05:37I have to tell you
05:39the truth.
05:41The management
05:43has tried to speak
05:45to me about this
05:47but I think
05:49they were wrong
05:51because we had games
05:53and tomorrow we have
05:55a big game in the league.
05:57I prefer to speak
05:59on this topic.
06:01It's not the most important thing
06:03and I know we have to
06:05talk about it
06:07but no.
06:11In this period
06:13I think the most important thing
06:15is tomorrow's game against Cagliari.
06:17The day after
06:19we'll have time
06:21to talk about
06:23an important thing.
06:25Franco Ordi, Il Giornale.
06:27Here we are, coach.
06:29Hi.
06:31I wanted to ask
06:33the first important thing
06:35you did was to recover
06:37Tomori who seemed
06:39to have left
06:41the ranks of the other Milan.
06:43I wanted to know
06:45since there are other players
06:47like Calabria
06:49Loftusic who has already started
06:51to recover.
06:53Will Loftusic continue
06:55to play like this?
06:57No, because he's not
06:59at his best physically.
07:01Will he continue
07:03to play like this?
07:05Will he recover
07:07those who seemed
07:09out of place?
07:11For me
07:13they all start at the same level.
07:15The day after
07:17I'll see in training
07:19those who
07:21depending on
07:23my energy
07:25for each game
07:27those who
07:29can start
07:31and those who
07:33are on the bench
07:35to help with the game.
07:37No one
07:39is excluded
07:41because
07:43you fight for a place in the squad every day.
07:45Can you tell us
07:47how the situation is
07:49between those who were
07:51injured?
07:53No, I think
07:55there's a small problem
07:57with Ruben.
07:59I don't think he'll be
08:01available tomorrow.
08:03I'm sorry about that
08:05because he was growing
08:07physically as well.
08:09He had a relapse yesterday
08:11but the doctors
08:13will talk to you
08:15about that later.
08:17Letizia, Sport Italia.
08:19Good morning.
08:21You said in the press conference
08:23that you don't care about the squad
08:25but the attitude.
08:27We've seen that.
08:29You've often played 4-4-2
08:31but in the first games
08:33you've played 4-3-3.
08:35In your mind
08:37what is Milan's squad?
08:39With the two points?
08:41If it's the two points,
08:43do you see them as points
08:45or do you see them as midfielders?
08:47It's interesting.
08:49I've already talked about
08:514-4-2 and 4-3-3.
08:53You need to find a good
08:55balance for the team
08:57when you have the ball
08:59and when you don't.
09:01That's important.
09:03I think that today
09:05with a three-man midfield
09:07the team can feel
09:09a bit more secure.
09:11When you have
09:13a bit more knowledge
09:15about what we want
09:17and with the two points
09:19I like to play with
09:21the work is a bit different
09:23with the two midfielders
09:25and the two forwards.
09:27You need a bit more time
09:29and it's normal
09:31but I change during the game.
09:33I haven't changed much
09:35in the last two games
09:37but I had to change
09:39because I wanted something different.
09:41They pay me for that.
09:43They help the team
09:45and sometimes I can't
09:47do the opposite.
09:49What I see
09:51or what I do
09:53during the week
09:55because I change
09:57and in different situations
09:59I work in training.
10:01That's important.
10:03I don't go on the bench
10:05because I'm smart
10:07and I know
10:09what I need to do
10:11so that I can do my best.
10:13What about Rafa?
10:15Rafa needs to run.
10:17He needs to run
10:19both on and off the pitch.
10:21He needs to run
10:23and help the team.
10:25He needs to learn
10:27the quality he has with the ball
10:29and without the ball
10:31because when we talk
10:33about a collective process
10:35it's collective, not individual.
10:37Masini, Tuttosport.
10:39Good morning, coach.
10:41I imagine you've seen
10:43several Milan games
10:45and one of the problems
10:47with this team
10:49is that they often excel
10:51in big games
10:53and lose to smaller teams.
10:55For example,
10:57Cagliari came into the league
10:59after winning against Madrid.
11:01Can these games
11:03be the real problem
11:05for this team?
11:07I've spoken about these players
11:09because something
11:11has changed
11:13especially in our attitude
11:15and it's not good
11:17because the most difficult thing
11:19is not to get up there
11:21but to stay.
11:23You need to start again
11:25with the good things
11:27and not fall.
11:29If you're at a high level
11:31you can understand
11:33that you're not playing well
11:35but you need to express
11:37all the technical
11:39and tactical qualities
11:41both physically and in the game
11:43but you need to have a strong base
11:45as we always say.
11:47If you have a strong base
11:49you'll win the game
11:51because we have quality players.
11:53Michael Cuomo, Tele Lombardia.
11:55Good morning, coach.
11:57The fans really liked
11:59the new rhythm
12:01that Sergio Concesao set up
12:03and the importance of
12:05bringing AC Milan back to the centre.
12:07How did it come about
12:09and where did
12:11this need come from?
12:13The rhythm,
12:15the training sessions,
12:17the training session the day before
12:19and the attention to detail
12:21under all the points of view.
12:23I think every coach
12:25has his own ideas
12:27and his own methods
12:29of working.
12:31It's up to the coach
12:33to decide
12:35whether what he does is right
12:37or not.
12:39I don't have an exact formula.
12:41I've lost some games
12:43and some titles.
12:45I've won a lot of games
12:47and a few titles.
12:49I have my way of thinking
12:51and my way of doing things
12:53and so far I've done well.
12:55If I have all these details
12:57and we go back to training
12:59and decide what we do
13:01and what we don't do
13:03and the results don't come
13:05the coach is always ready
13:07because that's how he is.
13:09I'll try to make sure
13:11that this doesn't happen
13:13because I'm confident
13:15in the things I'm working on
13:17and they're the best things
13:19for the team.
13:21I think it's very important
13:23because everything is easy
13:25and it's fabulous.
13:27It's a dream come true.
13:29The player does this
13:31and three quick people
13:33come to see what he's got.
13:35There's nothing.
13:37I'd say hello to someone
13:39and they'd think
13:41he doesn't need anything
13:43because he's got too many things.
13:45I've got too many things
13:47because I've come here
13:49and I don't need much.
13:51A small bed is fine
13:53and I can work on my own.
13:55It was different before.
13:57I've been here for 30 years.
13:59In 1996 I faced Milan
14:01against Porto
14:03as a player
14:05and we won 3-2.
14:0730 years here
14:09and it was different before
14:11but now it's changed.
14:13You need to focus
14:15on the players
14:17and focus on what's most important
14:19which is working on the pitch.
14:21This isn't a hobby
14:23but it has to be a job
14:25and not a hobby.
14:29Hello coach.
14:31You said
14:33you didn't come to Milan
14:35to make friends
14:37but to win.
14:39You won the first trophy
14:41but how did you manage
14:43to win the draw
14:45in such a short time?
14:47How did you turn
14:49a team that played
14:51in the Super Cup
14:53into a team that played
14:55in the Super Cup?
14:57The players were proud.
14:59They're a good group
15:01of players who accept
15:03what we say
15:05even though the rules
15:07have changed.
15:09They're different
15:11from the ones before.
15:13This acceptance
15:15and humility
15:17to accept things
15:19like this
15:21has been fundamental
15:23for me.
15:25They responded
15:27fantastically.
15:29We lost two games
15:31but we managed to win
15:33against top teams
15:35like Juve and Inter.
15:37It was important
15:39but it's in the past
15:41and we need to improve.
15:43We need to improve a lot.
15:45I told them
15:47that I don't like
15:49the moments
15:51of the game
15:53and we need to keep
15:55working on that
15:57and not think
15:59we did something important.
16:01Other teams have done
16:03a lot more
16:05with different titles
16:07and a lot heavier.
16:09We're at the start
16:11and we're trying
16:13to get to the end of the season
16:15but we're very happy
16:17because it's difficult
16:19to get to the end of the season
16:21but we need to get to the top four.
16:23That's what we're working on.
16:25Good morning, coach.
16:27You talked about improving
16:29in January.
16:31I know you haven't spoken
16:33to the management yet
16:35but could Rashford improve Milan?
16:39There are a lot of players
16:41who have tried everything.
16:43I understand.
16:45It's the same in Portugal.
16:47It's even worse.
16:51We're talking about football
16:53and I'm happy about that.
16:55There's another question
16:57that's a bit off topic
16:59but I'm here to answer it.
17:03Rashford is a good player
17:05like many others
17:07who are on the market
17:09for some teams
17:11and we'll see what happens.
17:17Good evening, coach.
17:19You've had two special experiences
17:21at Nantes,
17:23getting a lot of points
17:25and at Porto
17:27with an incredible winning run.
17:29Do you see any similarities
17:31in this team, this environment
17:33and these ambitions
17:35in your new experience?
17:37I think it's a great club.
17:39I think it's a country
17:41that is passionate about football
17:43and has an incredible fan base.
17:49There's a similarity
17:51with Porto.
17:53I've been at Porto
17:55for four years
17:57and nothing has changed.
17:59It's not normal.
18:03In that sense, yes.
18:05The teams are different,
18:07the environment is different
18:09and the football is different.
18:13Two big clubs.
18:15Nantes is a bit different.
18:17We managed to do a good job there
18:19and it's a historic club
18:21even in France.
18:23But it's different
18:25from Porto and Milan.
18:27Carlo.
18:29Good morning.
18:31I've read that
18:33you're an impostor,
18:35a liar.
18:37You need to manage
18:39this win well.
18:41How did you manage this win?
18:43I don't want you to get angry
18:45so I'll give you some criticism.
18:47I saw
18:49in the game against Inter
18:51the same defects
18:53in terms of length, space
18:55and defence
18:57as in the last Milan v Pioli.
18:59You know
19:01that Milan
19:03isn't perfect yet
19:05because Inter had six or seven chances.
19:07It's like the rest of Milan.
19:09It's like us.
19:11No doubt, Carlo.
19:13You're right
19:15about one of the things
19:17that didn't go well
19:19or that we kept making mistakes.
19:23The pressing,
19:25the wrong timing,
19:27the area we defined
19:29the opposition and Inter
19:31didn't play well.
19:33There are things
19:35that we need to improve on.
19:37The way
19:39to live
19:41a win,
19:43in my opinion,
19:45is to immediately think
19:47that there's another one
19:49that's much more important
19:51than the previous one.
19:53I didn't enjoy
19:55that moment.
19:57I was ill
19:59and I was already in the bus
20:01to catch the plane
20:03at four in the morning.
20:05I was already thinking
20:07about what to do
20:09to stay calm
20:11and think about
20:13the most important thing
20:15which is tomorrow's game against Cagliari.
20:17Thanks. Good luck.