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00:00Good afternoon, everyone. Welcome along to this pre-match press conference on the eve of Milan Lecce, but before we get started, the coach has some thoughts.
00:12My first thoughts go out to the family of Rocco Commissor. Deepest condolences because football has lost a great sports lover, a very passionate individual, and who did a lot of good for Fiorentina.
00:32So my deepest condolences towards his family. Away you go, Mauro. Thank you, Nicola. Good afternoon, coach.
00:39Some lovely thoughts there about President Rocco Commissor, with the utmost respect for Lecce, without necessarily considering matches like these as home bankers, because every game in Serie A is difficult.
00:56But given how much Milan put into that victory away at Como, in terms of energy and desire and heart, you need to capitalise on the Como performance, don't you, by beating Lecce?
01:11First and foremost, Lecce are on the back of two excellent performances, because they took the lead at home to Parma, and I think they produced an excellent performance.
01:23But I think they did very well against Inter, because they were in the game for 77 minutes.
01:28They dug in enough, they didn't afford into too many opportunities, they had a good chance to score before Inter found the net.
01:36They're very good in terms of their fitness levels.
01:40And tomorrow's game is very important for us.
01:42First, because in our last three games at home against Sassuolo, Verona and Genoa, we have drawn two and won one.
01:52So we need to go back to winning at home, because we're back at San Siro on the 22nd of February, because we have Roma, Bologna and Pisa as our next three away games, because the match against Como is still shrouded in the mystery.
02:12We don't know when we're going to play that game.
02:14So it'll be a very important game tomorrow to kick on from the excellent performance and victory at Como, otherwise we'd lose a little bit of what we were able to achieve two days ago at Como.
02:27Sky, the usual two questions.
02:30Can you give us the updates of how tired the players are, as well as the room from the treatment room, Rafa Liao, Modric, will you make some decisions on that?
02:45Rabiot spoke to us and said the coach didn't tell us, but it was a turning point in the season.
02:51The first it was Udinet, then it was Cagliari, and the third was Como, this third turning point match of the season.
03:02And what do you make of the rumours from the last few days?
03:05You play well, you play badly, playing good football, just getting results.
03:11So what does Allegri think about that as a sportsman?
03:14As for what Rabiot said, yes, I do think it was an important game.
03:19It was a turning point this season, above all, to stay in touch with the top four positions and stay in the top four, because we have three away games now.
03:30After tomorrow's game, we'll have for three consecutive away games where we've had a period of three home games and six away games, starting with the Sassuolo game at home.
03:43So we need to get a win tomorrow, producing a good performance with the utmost respect for Lecce.
03:55As for after the Como game, people have spoken about the difference between giochisti and risultatisti, those that play for results and those that want to play good football.
04:10It was a good game between two sides approaching the game very differently.
04:13We did a very good job in the first half.
04:22Menion produced two excellent saves and we came away with the result.
04:28It was important for us to get a result and that's ultimately what we did.
04:31We knew either way that Como would always be a difficult team to play against.
04:37As for all the latest from the treatment room, it's unlikely Strahinia Pavlovich will be involved because he's still got those stitches and he can't really head the ball.
04:50Until yesterday, he couldn't do so, we'll see today.
04:52As for Santi Jimenez, he's still out and everyone else is all pretty much fit.
05:00There will certainly be some changes tomorrow because tomorrow is the fourth match we played, Thursday, Sunday, Thursday, Sunday.
05:10Everyone else is fit.
05:12And what matters above all is having that team spirit, that desire to secure our target.
05:20And ultimately, that's what matters.
05:21Because ever since we said, since the start of the season, the first thing that needs to be obvious is Milan securing their target.
05:34And you do so by playing well, by playing less well.
05:37But even when you play less well, you still need to get a result.
05:43And it's very important how we read the game.
05:45I think we produced two good performances, even though between the Verona and the Cagliari games, we had one good half, one less good half.
05:58I think we played well against Genoa, but football's unfathomable.
06:02That's what's the great thing about sport, because you have lots of shots and then you don't score.
06:08Whereas there's another game where you score three opportunities.
06:10But we do need to keep working on our build-up play, on our attacking play, but we mustn't lose sight of the goal that we're playing for.
06:22Namely, Milan need to finish in the top four to play Champions League football next season.
06:28Hi.
06:30I'm about to come back to one of the things you've just said.
06:32There's this trend whereby this team against teams like Como or teams that have more of the ball and yet you're very clinical.
06:43Whereas there are other games when you need to dominate proceedings, like against Genoa, against Pisa at home.
06:51You have a number of opportunities that you don't make the most of.
06:54So I'd like to ask you whether tomorrow that's the first thing you need to improve upon against a team like Lecce.
06:58How can you improve that? Is that coincidental? Occasionally that happens in football, or can you improve it?
07:04No, you can improve. You can improve everything, and you must improve everything.
07:10Tomorrow, we need to make sure that we are switched on when we play against Lecce and we have a cutting edge, both when we have the ball and don't.
07:17Because Lecce have some technical, pacey players up top, and we need to make sure we play the game in the right way.
07:24We need to be neat and tidy. We must be patient. We need to dig in and, above all, be clinical.
07:30Those are the things, ultimately, that allow you to win football matches.
07:33Correa della Sera.
07:34Hi, Max.
07:35Quite rightly, you're banging the drum that the goal for this season is to get back into the Champions League.
07:44That's the target that's been set by the club, so that's the way it is.
07:47But the league table, after 20 matches, says that you're all there in the hunt.
07:52Inter are only three points ahead of you, so after 20 matches, that means something.
07:56That means that, as you said, you've deserved this points tally, and that means you deserve to stay in touch with Inter.
08:02So, I'd like to ask you, what do Inter have more than you?
08:06What do Napoli have more than you?
08:07You're always talking about those two teams in the title race.
08:10Is it about their squad? Is it their mentality?
08:13And can you bridge the gap, perhaps, in some way?
08:20No, it comes down to the last few years, where I said in the last press conference,
08:25apart from one season where Inter came third or fourth, over the last six seasons,
08:30they've either won the Scudetto or finished second.
08:33In the last three years, Napoli have won the domestic title twice,
08:36and in the last 12 years, if I'm not mistaken,
08:38I think only once or twice they've missed out on Champions League football.
08:43Whereas Milan have overhauled 55% of the playing staff this season,
08:48mixing players with more experience and younger members of the squad.
08:56But that needs to be the future for Milan.
08:58But Milan's future comes down to results, final scores,
09:03and our ultimate result needs to be to make sure that we finish in the top four.
09:07because the way that Italian football is built
09:14doesn't allow a top-level team to stay out of the Champions League
09:19from an economic perspective.
09:22It doesn't work.
09:24Therefore, it's our responsibility,
09:27besides to try and play football well,
09:30to try and entertain our supporters,
09:32but we need to try and secure our target.
09:34That's the responsibility that we have.
09:38And you have that when you coach a team
09:40and you play for a big team.
09:44So, our goal needs to be the priority.
09:48La Gazzetta dello Sport.
09:52Hi, Coach.
09:53You've spoken about making a number of changes tomorrow.
09:57Without necessarily going into the specifics,
09:59can you tell us whether some of the big guns might be wrested,
10:04Luka Modric or someone else?
10:06I said that there would be some changes,
10:08but I'm not even sure what they are at this stage,
10:10because I'll see the team today.
10:13I saw them yesterday, but I'll see them on the training ground today.
10:15And we'll see who's recovered well.
10:18We'll see how Rafa Liao is,
10:21because he was crucial.
10:23But as soon as Liao came off,
10:27he felt a bit of pain in his groin.
10:32When Fulker came on, he did very well,
10:34because he's useful with his physicality up top.
10:39And everyone else looks like they're okay,
10:40but we'll see today.
10:42Those that can play,
10:47and from a physical perspective,
10:49we'll pick the best team,
10:50because we need to push,
10:51we'll need to run.
10:52Substitutions will be important,
10:53because the other day at Coma,
10:55just like in our recent matches,
10:57substitutions become crucial,
11:00not because I'm getting them right.
11:02No, but because when the lads go out there,
11:05they immediately work hard for their teammates.
11:07And that's an important sign,
11:11and we need to keep having that,
11:13because if there comes a time during the game
11:16where someone comes off the bench
11:18and the physical, technical and mental level
11:21of the team drops off as a result,
11:22we might have some issues.
11:23But at this moment in time,
11:25all of the lads are focused on what our goal is,
11:28because we're in the second half of the season,
11:31and the margin for error obviously reduces.
11:36Rai, can Francesco Camarda become for Milan
11:44what Pio Esposito currently is at Inter?
11:47He plays for Lecce.
11:48He's not with us.
11:50Let's talk about the players that we have.
11:56Based on what I've seen this season,
11:58and there will be some young players,
12:00there will be some players born in 2010, 2011, 2012,
12:05there are some good players in the academy,
12:07some good young players.
12:09But there are four players
12:10that are Camarda,
12:13Bartesaghi,
12:15Comotto,
12:17and the fourth one is,
12:22I can't remember,
12:25those are four players that have come from the Milan academy.
12:28They've already had Serie A experience,
12:30Comotto's played in Serie B,
12:32and they are players that I believe in the future
12:35could be part of the Milan first team squad.
12:37But Milan have always produced some good players
12:41from the academy.
12:43You need to be patient with them.
12:47You need to give them playing time.
12:49You need to choose the right path forward.
12:52I think the club have done well
12:53to send Comotto to Spezia plays a few games,
12:56and Camarda to Lecce.
12:59Mediaset.
13:04Torriani is the other one.
13:05Torriani.
13:10I wanted to ask you
13:11how far along is Fofana?
13:15You've been rotating a lot,
13:16and yet Fofana already always starts.
13:19And lots of praise for Meignan,
13:22some wonderful saves.
13:27Do you think Meignan is currently
13:28the best goalkeeper in the world?
13:30I don't know whether he's the best goalkeeper in the world,
13:32because I'm not really an expert on goalkeepers.
13:36But he's an important player
13:37because he's the Milan captain.
13:40He's an international player,
13:41and Milan need international footballers
13:44to keep the standards high.
13:45Above all,
13:46because with those international players,
13:49they take the responsibility on board,
13:53and it's not necessarily for the others to do so.
13:58I think
13:59that it's those saves that Meignan makes
14:05are quite normal for him,
14:06so that means he's playing at a very high level.
14:09Youssef Fofana is playing very well.
14:11He works very hard.
14:15He's always very willing,
14:16whether he starts the game and comes off the bench,
14:18just like everyone else.
14:19There are times when things go better.
14:21There are times when things go a little less well.
14:24But the fact that he's always willing to work hard for the team
14:32is very significant.
14:33Hi, I'd like to come back to some of what Fabregas said after Como Milan.
14:46He said the Resultatisti will enjoy this match,
14:50but we'd have won this game eight times out of ten.
14:52So I'd like to ask you,
14:54do you agree with what Fabregas has said?
15:00And does it bother you to hear about Milan being lucky
15:04and Milan getting results almost through the rubber the green
15:08as opposed to them deserving it?
15:11Above all,
15:11I've heard that many times after the Como game.
15:16As for good luck,
15:19luck is part and parcel of life.
15:24And I think the more you seek out good luck,
15:26the better it is.
15:31But I think that's a little bit of a lack of respect
15:33for everyone that's working at Milan
15:35because we're getting some pretty decent results.
15:41As I said,
15:42we mustn't lose sight of what our ultimate goal is.
15:46But we really need to work hard and roll up our sleeves.
15:51And this team has the great quality of being humble
15:54and knowing where their limitations lie
15:56and they're working hard to push those limitations.
15:59As for what Fabregas said,
16:00I think Fabregas is a young coach.
16:03He's only been coaching for a couple of years.
16:05He's achieved a great deal
16:06because he's taken Como into a high league position.
16:11And so I think Fabregas
16:17will have a very good career ahead of him.
16:23As for matches,
16:25it's difficult in life,
16:27just as in football,
16:28to say,
16:28had we done this,
16:29had we not done that,
16:30had we...
16:31You know,
16:31it's difficult to say that.
16:33There was a football match
16:34where they approached the game very well.
16:38We approached the game
16:39better in the second half
16:42compared with the first half
16:43where we got a few things wrong
16:45and we afforded them some opportunities.
16:48And I think it's a good game of football
16:49where ultimately we scored three goals
16:53with three shots on target,
16:55but ultimately we scored three goals
16:57and we were very orderly
16:59in terms of the way we defended above all
17:00in the second half.
17:01Hi, Coach.
17:09You spoke about away games
17:11and Milan won't play too many matches at home.
17:14At Como,
17:14we saw a team
17:15that were very compact
17:18and you were able to bounce back
17:20despite falling behind.
17:21But I think what's really emerging
17:24over the last few weeks
17:25where maybe when you're not necessarily sharp
17:27is that you've got
17:28great mental strength in the side.
17:30Even when it feels like
17:32the opposition's performance
17:35is perhaps going beyond
17:37what Milan are able to withstand,
17:40the Rosso and then
17:40do still stay afloat,
17:42keep your heads above water.
17:44How happy are you about that?
17:47How much symbiosis is there
17:49between you and the team
17:50in terms of what you're doing?
17:51Day in, day out on the training ground.
17:53I haven't brought a mentality.
17:55We started working with the lads
17:56and we said to one another
17:57we needed to improve
17:59in terms of the way we defended.
18:01Whether you defend higher
18:03or lower on the pitch,
18:04it depends on the opposition
18:05and the actual match you're playing.
18:07We need to try and bring down
18:09the number of goals conceded.
18:11We've conceded three goals
18:12in the last three matches,
18:13if I'm not mistaken.
18:15So we need to go back
18:16to keeping clean sheets again
18:18because ultimately shutouts
18:20allow you to finish
18:22high up the league table
18:23because we are currently
18:27scoring a lot of goals.
18:30We played better in the second half.
18:32In the opening 45 minutes,
18:34we lost our shape
18:35after the opening goal.
18:37We wanted to get back
18:38into the game
18:38and in terms of them
18:40moving the ball forward
18:41and in space,
18:43Como caused us some issues.
18:48Where do we need to improve?
18:49I remember there was
18:50a chance from a throw-in
18:53where they built out from the back
18:56and we conceded
18:57a goal-scoring opportunity.
18:59So there were certain areas
19:00of the way we defended
19:01with a large space on the field,
19:04but it was a completely
19:05different game
19:05in the second half
19:06and that's where we improved
19:10also physically
19:11whereas they had expended
19:12a lot of energy
19:12but it was a lovely game of football.
19:13You came away from the Como game
19:24with that scintillating brace
19:26from Rabiot
19:26but there was the penalty incident
19:29and given you always say
19:31that one particular moment
19:34can ultimately determine a season
19:36so the penalty taker
19:37that you chose
19:38could be important
19:39especially given the way
19:40the spot kick was taken.
19:41Let's say we're lucky
19:44because I told Nkunku
19:47to take the penalty.
19:49There are two or three
19:50penalty takers.
19:51Christian Pulisic
19:52is one of the other penalty takers.
19:54Pulisic wasn't on the pitch.
19:56It was between Lyon and Nkunku.
19:58I chose Nkunku.
19:59It worked well.
19:59He didn't take a perfect penalty.
20:01Luckily,
20:02it found the back of the net.
20:04Calciamercato.com
20:05We've seen a number of different things
20:12from Milan
20:12over the course of the season
20:14a lot of very interesting things
20:16in terms of
20:18the change in mentality
20:19the way you're getting them to play
20:21what are you liking most
20:23at this moment in time
20:24after the Como game
20:25maybe you struggle
20:27going into that game
20:28and what do you think
20:30could change?
20:31How can Milan get even better?
20:32We certainly need to improve
20:35in terms of the way
20:36we manage the ball
20:38when we come under pressure
20:40but the most important thing
20:46is that we come here
20:49day in, day out
20:49trying to improve
20:50trying to work hard
20:54to ultimately reach our goal
20:55We mustn't get above our station now
21:01because we're second in the table
21:03we need to think about tomorrow's game
21:05once we've played tomorrow's game
21:06then we'll focus on the Roma game
21:07then the Bologna match
21:08then the Pisa fixture
21:10so we need to work
21:12to try and kick on
21:13and be consistent
21:15in terms of results
21:15that's not easy
21:16because Serie A
21:18is a very difficult league
21:19it's very tough
21:20to win matches
21:21domestically
21:22but I believe
21:23that these nads
21:24and this team
21:25and I'm delighted
21:26with them all
21:27because they
21:28have the desire
21:30to do so
21:30to do so
21:31we need to
21:32keep quiet
21:33work hard
21:33and above all
21:35you need to
21:38be very cool minded
21:40when the going gets tough
21:41because over the course
21:42of the season
21:43there will be
21:44some tough times
21:44and that mustn't
21:47necessarily
21:47chip away
21:49at the certainties
21:50that we have
21:51because if a team
21:52is worth 7, 8, 9
21:54or 10 out of 10
21:55in June
21:56it can't then become
21:57a 5 out of 10 team
21:58in December
21:58because you lose
21:59two games
21:59or it can't be
22:00then again
22:018 in June
22:02the following season
22:03if the team
22:04is 8 out of 10
22:05then it's June
22:06December
22:06whatever
22:07but you need to know
22:09that over the course
22:09of a year
22:10there will be
22:11some tough times
22:12your fitness levels
22:12drop off a bit
22:13you might struggle
22:15mentally
22:15but we need to make sure
22:17we do a good job
22:18to stay switched on
22:19because we do have
22:21a significant goal
22:22that we want to achieve
22:23Milan vibes
22:24and then Pianeta Milan
22:27Hi coach
22:28Fulcruc seems to have
22:29settled in well
22:30with regards to Serie A
22:32he came on against Kama
22:33how important is it
22:35to have a player
22:35with his qualities
22:38when it comes to
22:38reading the game
22:39at certain times
22:40it's important
22:40because
22:41he had half a broken toe
22:45but he wanted to be involved
22:47and he came on
22:48he scrapped away
22:49and he offered
22:50his skill set
22:51for the team
22:51above all
22:52players like that
22:53actually drag players
22:55with them
22:55when the going gets tough
22:56Bressi
22:57hi coach
22:59you've changed
23:00a lot of different formations
23:02at Kama
23:02given that you've spoken
23:04about potentially moving
23:06to a back four
23:06what did you make of that
23:07and could Salamakas
23:09actually play
23:10right back
23:11in a back four
23:12we shall see
23:14there will be some matches
23:16there will be some
23:17times in games
23:18when he can play
23:19at full back
23:19but Atacame came on
23:20with the right spirit
23:21so we'll see
23:22we'll take things
23:24one step by step
23:25and we'll try
23:26and think about
23:27beating Lecce tomorrow
23:28we'll try and play the game
23:29and beat Lecce tomorrow
23:30because it's easier
23:31said than done
23:32hi coach
23:33I'd like to come back
23:36for a moment
23:37to Rafa Liao
23:38there's a statistic
23:39that's come from Opta
23:40that says that
23:41with seven goals
23:42and two assists
23:42Rafa Liao
23:43is the most decisive player
23:46despite the fact
23:47that he's not necessarily
23:48100% fit
23:49I'd like to ask you
23:50how far will
23:55will Liao go
23:57and does he annoy you
23:58occasionally
23:59how far will he go
24:01that comes down to him
24:02that depends on him
24:03because he's
24:05turning 27
24:06this year
24:07as for
24:10him being decisive
24:11it's only natural
24:12a player like Liao
24:13needs to be a match winner
24:14the only thing
24:16he needs to improve
24:17is his fitness levels
24:18because unfortunately
24:19now he's willing
24:20to work hard for the team
24:21but he's not 100%
24:22hi coach
24:24I'd like to ask you
24:27rather than ask you a question
24:30I'd like to make a statement
24:31Como won Milan 3
24:34we wake up the next day
24:35Milan are lucky
24:36Milan play badly
24:37I find that crazy
24:38to be honest
24:39but if you look at the numbers
24:4119 matches unbeaten
24:43your last defeat
24:45came in August
24:45but what's really surprised me
24:48is that this team
24:49is able to play
24:50with a number of different
24:52formations over the course
24:53of the same game
24:54I think you played
24:55three different formations
24:57at the Sini Galli
24:57over the course of 90 minutes
24:59how much has this team
25:00matured
25:01or what are your thoughts
25:02on that?
25:02let's say the team
25:09has matured
25:10we have improved
25:11as a team
25:12compared with the start
25:13but then there was a time
25:15when we lost a bit of solidity
25:17over certain matches
25:18the other day
25:20in the first half
25:20at Como
25:21we afforded them
25:22too many shots
25:23I think we'd conceded
25:25more shots
25:26in Como
25:26in the first half
25:27than in the entirety
25:28of the season so far
25:29that's something
25:29we need to improve upon
25:30and then based
25:34on the players
25:35I pick
25:36it's up to me
25:37to try and make sure
25:38that the players
25:39are in the best possible
25:40position to perform
25:41whether or not
25:42we're playing well
25:43but ultimately
25:44our aim is to try
25:44and get a result
25:45Tele Lombardia
25:47In your second stint
25:55with Juventus
25:56you were on 49 points
25:58after 20 matches
26:00and they brought in
26:02Alcaraz in the January
26:03transfer window
26:04and in the second half
26:05of the season
26:06you dropped off
26:06Could that sign
26:13of ambition
26:14be a contract renewal
26:16for Mike Mignon
26:16for the dress room
26:17first and foremost
26:18internally
26:19before externally
26:20as for Mike Mignon's
26:23contract renewal
26:24and the future
26:25of Milan
26:25I believe the club
26:26is very ambitious
26:27and I think
26:28our aim needs to be
26:30to try and get back
26:30into the Champions League
26:32and above all
26:33we need to make sure
26:34that we stay
26:35competitive
26:36for the top four
26:37year in year out
26:38but that's
26:41not only crucial
26:44from a technical perspective
26:45but above all
26:46economically
26:47Fulcrook has signed
26:49for the club
26:49the club did very well
26:50to quickly get him
26:52available for the first
26:53match of the new year
26:54at Cagliari
26:55so I'm delighted
26:56just as I'm delighted
26:57with all of the players
26:58we have in the squad
27:00they're also getting better
27:02in training sessions
27:03and if need be
27:07David Odogu
27:08who's a young player
27:09who's barely played
27:10or never played
27:11I'm sure that if he needed
27:12to play
27:13he would produce
27:15a good performance
27:16so signing players
27:21at this moment in time
27:22that we don't need
27:23or that won't
27:24necessarily improve
27:25the level of the squad
27:26doesn't make any sense
27:26pointless
27:27hi coach
27:32Milan have picked up
27:3313 points
27:34from losing positions
27:35more than anyone else
27:37in Serie
27:38are you proud of that statistic
27:43or is that a sign
27:44that Milan
27:45can actually improve
27:46in terms of the way
27:47you manage games
27:48it would be nice
27:50to occasionally
27:51take the lead in matches
27:52because every time
27:53we trail in matches
27:54we always need
27:54to come from behind
27:55it would be nice
27:59occasionally
27:59to take the lead
28:00and do as we did
28:01against Verona
28:02and that became
28:03an easy game
28:04as a result
28:05but tomorrow
28:08as I said
28:08Lecce's results
28:11don't necessarily
28:14reward the performances
28:16that they're producing
28:17because I saw
28:18Lecce against Inter
28:19in their last game
28:20and in terms of
28:20how much they ran
28:21in terms of
28:23how they defended
28:23they did a very good job
28:25last two questions
28:27hi coach
28:31I wanted to ask you
28:32often against teams
28:33like Lecce
28:34that sit back
28:35and defensively
28:37you need to be
28:37very patient
28:38how important
28:38will it need to be
28:39tomorrow
28:40to be able to
28:41read the various
28:42phases of the game
28:43and not necessarily
28:44be too frenetic
28:45that's what you were
28:46lacking against
28:47the general
28:47Fiorentina
28:48late on in the game
28:49above all
28:50when we have
28:51possession
28:51because if we're
28:52frenetic
28:53then we can also
28:54become a little bit
28:55more vulnerable
28:55defensively
28:57because we need
28:59to make sure
28:59that we're
29:00organised
29:01when we win the ball
29:02back
29:02so we need to be
29:03very technical
29:03tomorrow
29:04move the ball
29:04quickly
29:05and above all
29:06we need to
29:07defend in such a way
29:09that we can get
29:09a result
29:10hi Max
29:12you coached
29:15Sassuolo
29:16Cagliari
29:16Milan
29:17Juventus
29:18twice
29:18and now
29:18this squad
29:19of players
29:19when you finish
29:22your time
29:23here at Milan
29:24what will you
29:25remember
29:25of this squad
29:26of players
29:26compared with
29:27the other
29:27players you
29:29coached
29:30compared with
29:33the previous
29:33Milan side
29:34with Ibra
29:34those great
29:35Juventus
29:35sides
29:35what will you
29:36remember
29:36about this
29:36squad of players
29:37first and foremost
29:38I hope to
29:39record this
29:40squad of players
29:41a long time
29:43in the future
29:44that said
29:45so I will
29:48recall them
29:49a lot further
29:50along
29:50that said
29:52I've been
29:54very fortunate
29:54to coach
29:56some great
29:57players
29:57some good
29:59players
29:59but I've
30:01also been
30:01fortunate enough
30:02to coach
30:03some great
30:04squads of players
30:05that have become
30:06great teams
30:07that have won
30:07things
30:07and great teams
30:09where we've
30:11achieved results
30:12and secured
30:12targets that we
30:13needed to secure
30:14look at
30:15Cagliari
30:16the first season
30:18was wonderful
30:19because
30:19I started with
30:23zero points
30:23after the first
30:24five games
30:25it's not like
30:25we made a
30:26great start
30:27but after that
30:29we had a terrific
30:29season
30:30so I have
30:31wonderful
30:32feelings
30:33for all of that
30:34I've got fond
30:35memories
30:36all of that
30:36the staff
30:37the ground
30:39staff
30:39the kit man
30:40because the
30:41great thing
30:42about this
30:42sport
30:43and this
30:43job
30:43is the fact
30:45that
30:45I think
30:46there are
30:46only 70
30:47between
30:48kit men
30:50physios
30:51technical staff
30:52players
30:52it's a very
30:54intense season
30:54for everyone
30:55and you need
30:57everyone
30:57from the players
30:58to the doctor
30:59to the kit man
31:00to the physio
31:01from the chefs
31:02that make us
31:03eat well
31:03so we need
31:04everyone
31:05that's why
31:09it needs
31:10to be a
31:10wonderful
31:11intense
31:11journey
31:12but ultimately
31:13we need
31:13to secure
31:13a target
31:14but we do
31:14so all
31:15together
31:15and I'll
31:16say that
31:16further along
31:17in the future
31:17I've only been
31:20here six months
31:21let's hope
31:21I have a few
31:22years before
31:22I make a call
31:23on that
31:23thanks very much