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00:02Welcome to the press conference on the eve of the match against Elas Verona, round 33.
00:10This is one of those weeks that occasionally happen to Milan and big teams.
00:17Lots of discussions, a lot of arguments, passion, but nobody actually speaks about the match.
00:26We would like to hear you speak about the actual match.
00:31Elas Verona recently have been working very hard, running a lot, and a difficult team.
00:38Tomorrow, after the last two defeats we've had, in which we haven't scored,
00:45we've had three defeats without scoring in the second half of the season.
00:51And in 13 matches, we haven't scored, and we have conceded goals.
00:58Tomorrow is an important match, because we need to get back to winning against a team which is still alive
01:05and played recently in the last match.
01:07They're counter-attackers, they're physical.
01:12So, we need to play as a team.
01:15As I said last week, it's a difficult moment of the season.
01:20We need to be calm, though, serene.
01:24We have to be organised.
01:27We were disorganised against Udinese on the pitch.
01:33And we suffered a lot of counter-attacks, and they were fatal for us, for the conceding goals.
01:39So, tomorrow, we have to avoid that.
01:43I repeat, six matches till the end of the season.
01:50Tomorrow is an important match for what our objective is that we want to achieve.
02:02We need to play calmly, we need to be compact, and we need to be organised.
02:09Aside from the points, Milan fans know your value and know what you and your staff have brought to Milan
02:23and are grateful to your work, which has brought the team into the Champions League zones.
02:27But, Matteo Gabbia said that it's difficult to find a player who can speak for the players in the dressing
02:42room.
02:43I'm pleased about what Matteo Gabbia said, and at this point of the season, we're all in the same boat.
02:55The players go on the pitch, they win us the matches.
02:59I can help them give their best.
03:04The club has always been close to us.
03:07Yesterday, I spoke to Giorgio Furlani, and he came to watch the training,
03:12because it's an important moment of the season.
03:15All the moments at the end of the season are important, because there's an objective.
03:18In September, October, and November, you don't normally speak about objectives,
03:24but when you get to March, the objective is quite near, and you want to reach it, you want to
03:29grab it.
03:36Even if we win tomorrow, we're not mathematically in the Champions League.
03:43So, we just have to approach the match tomorrow calm and organized.
03:48The players need to be relaxed and serene,
03:50and need to do what they know they can do, calmly and serenely.
03:56We went 24 matches without losing.
03:58Shows that the team have got something.
04:00There are values and qualities.
04:07We've got everyone fit and healthy.
04:09We've got everyone available, which is important for the end of the season.
04:13The objective
04:17has to be above personal objectives.
04:22We'll do it first, Carlos Passerini.
04:25We'll do it in the evening.
04:51Rafa Leao is like all the other players.
04:58The whistles from the crowd showed that there are difficult moments.
05:07So, he could use this as a way of growing Rafa Leao, the whistles.
05:11It's the first time he was whistled, being whistled by the fans.
05:17But he reacted well.
05:18He's trained well this week.
05:20Everyone's trained well this week.
05:22I believe that our attackers will continue or will return to scoring goals.
05:30But to do this, the whole team has to approach matches as we have many matches,
05:38almost all of them, playing well or playing badly,
05:42but organized and compact in the match,
05:47which didn't happen against Udinese.
05:50We conceded three goals.
05:52And I think in that match, we were not...
05:58We were not even...
06:01Only one minute were we properly organized along the back line,
06:04the defensive line.
06:05We were too disorganized.
06:06And that happens.
06:20Your relationship that you've created with your players,
06:25what do you think about that?
06:26Can you speak about that and with the leaders in the squad?
06:29Do you feel that your permanence with Milan would have an impact
06:36on whether certain players stay, including Mike Mignon,
06:42Adrian Rabiot, Luka Modric?
06:45They're quite connected with you.
06:48Do you think your permanence with Milan will have an effect on theirs?
06:53This, I don't know.
06:55I know one thing.
06:56I believe we're all working together.
07:00All our energy, all our force, all our efforts,
07:04the players, the coaching staff and the club,
07:08staff at the club,
07:10everyone who works at Milanello,
07:12we work for the club.
07:20The club is above everyone and everything.
07:25The history of the club of Milan,
07:27some important, very important presidents, directors, players.
07:32But the only thing that stays,
07:33this is what I've learned,
07:34and they taught me this,
07:36the only thing that remains is above everything
07:38and everyone is the club.
07:40We all work for the club.
07:45Therefore, the boys, the players,
07:49I've always had a good relationship with the players.
07:53For me, they're the best.
07:55And they need support.
07:58And they also have to support me
08:00and help me, and they've done that.
08:03I'm just thinking about what's happening today at this moment.
08:06I believe the club this summer,
08:11last summer, worked very hard.
08:14We've got excellent players in the squad
08:21and some extraordinary
08:23who play for big international teams.
08:28We've got a good foundation
08:30to reinforce the base,
08:32the foundation we need to go into,
08:34we need to qualify for the Champions League.
08:38First step is get into the Champions League.
08:41Second step is organize for the next season.
08:47You always say one step at a time.
08:51But those behind you,
08:55there's a space of five points behind Milan.
09:04First thing, we need to win.
09:07Second, Como didn't win yesterday,
09:09but there's Roma and there are,
09:12and Juventus.
09:13Juventus,
09:15Roma are six points away from us,
09:17Juventus three points away from us.
09:18but in all of these things,
09:2263 points will not be enough
09:24to get into the Champions League.
09:26This is maths.
09:27It's impossible.
09:28Tomorrow we're playing Verona.
09:31Once we've played against Verona,
09:34we'll think about,
09:34we'll think about the Juventus match.
09:38But it's one step at a time.
09:41You can't play all the matches at the same time.
09:48You say,
09:49first of all,
09:50the objective is to get back into the Champions League
09:53and then to organize for the future.
09:55This suggests
09:57that you,
10:00that during the week,
10:03these rumors that you want to leave
10:06or the Italy team
10:07have been trying to attract you
10:08to be their manager.
10:10Can you,
10:11you want to give
10:13continuity to this project?
10:15This week,
10:17everyone has spoken.
10:19Everyone's talked.
10:20The only people that aren't speaking
10:22are my friends in Livorno
10:24who haven't spoken about this thing.
10:27They speak about other things,
10:28my friends in Livorno.
10:31They don't.
10:33It's normal, of course.
10:35In all my years,
10:37I've never known a manager,
10:40I've never known football get to spring,
10:43get to March,
10:44in which people don't talk about
10:46where managers are going.
10:48He's going there,
10:48he's leaving,
10:49he's going there.
10:50It's normal.
10:51Football's like that.
10:52It's beautiful.
10:54It's,
10:56and also the matches are very exciting
10:58because sometimes a poorer
11:00or weaker team
11:01can beat a better team.
11:03It's unpredictable.
11:03The only thing that counts
11:05is the end result,
11:09which comes from performances.
11:12Sometimes you have good performances,
11:13sometimes you have bad performances.
11:15Our objective is clear.
11:18We haven't arrived there yet,
11:19but we want to get there.
11:21But do you,
11:22can you say something
11:24to reassure the fans
11:25about your future?
11:26Look,
11:27my history as manager
11:29speaks for itself.
11:31I had four years here at Milan.
11:33I've said it before.
11:36I don't want to keep repeating myself,
11:38but four years at Milan,
11:40eight years at Juventus,
11:42returned to Milan.
11:44To me,
11:46changing team very often
11:48is not in my DNA.
11:50I like to work
11:52for a company,
11:53for a club,
11:54which is basically a company.
11:57When you talk about
11:58the amount of money
11:59that companies,
12:01clubs produce,
12:03it means they are companies.
12:04They are like companies
12:05and they need to be run
12:06like companies.
12:08We need to be competitive
12:10but sustainable.
12:14Therefore,
12:15to do this,
12:16we can't do everything
12:18in one day.
12:19We have to plan,
12:22analyze,
12:23and look at the results,
12:25look at the steps
12:26we've taken,
12:27and move on from there.
12:29We have to be,
12:30we have to be,
12:32show continuity.
12:38I want to go back
12:41to the theme.
12:44You spoke about
12:45the importance
12:45of the club.
12:48You're here,
12:49you've been back a season.
12:51Two questions.
12:53Did you expect
12:54this kind of situation
12:56or something different?
13:01is this what you expected?
13:05And you've spoken
13:06about what you can do
13:08to help the players
13:09develop
13:09and the club.
13:11What do Milan,
13:12what does Milan
13:13need to do
13:13to develop?
13:21I'll give you
13:22a three or four
13:23word answer,
13:24very simple.
13:26A football club
13:29has to be competitive
13:30and sustainable
13:31but
13:32everything,
13:33everything,
13:35everything,
13:37everything
13:38is about the results.
13:39It's simple.
13:43Everything depends
13:45on the results.
13:46If you get
13:47a good result,
13:48the club
13:49gets stronger.
13:51The brand,
13:51the brand of Milan
13:53is one of the most
13:53important in the world
13:54but what does it
13:56depend upon?
13:56On the results.
13:58Therefore,
13:58we have a responsibility
14:02other than
14:06good performances,
14:07playing well,
14:08our responsibility
14:12is to
14:13put the,
14:14is to get Milan
14:15back into Europe.
14:17If Milan
14:18are not in Europe,
14:20it's difficult
14:21that the club
14:22can develop,
14:24can grow.
14:25Therefore,
14:28simplifying it,
14:29everything depends
14:30on the results.
14:32When you lose,
14:33there's a week
14:33of people
14:35asking
14:38difficult questions.
14:45You speak about
14:48growing step by step
14:49and the foundations
14:52and reaching
14:53objectives.
14:58You've got a lot
14:59of experience
15:01with great players,
15:03great clubs,
15:04great targets.
15:06What do the club
15:07need to do?
15:13What do the club
15:14need to do
15:15when it comes
15:15to projects,
15:17future transfer markets?
15:19What does the club
15:20need to improve?
15:25A club's strength
15:32comes from
15:36recognizing
15:37and working
15:38within their limits.
15:40Therefore,
15:41if you recognize
15:43that,
15:43you can
15:44get the best
15:46results,
15:47obtain the best
15:48results.
15:51there's data,
15:52information
15:53for 20 years
15:55of Champions League
15:56where the
15:57semi-finalists
15:59are normally
16:00the second
16:02and third
16:03and fourth
16:04teams which
16:06earn the most
16:06money,
16:07make the most
16:08money.
16:09If you can't
16:10get there
16:10financially
16:12or with your
16:13financial power,
16:14you have to have
16:15a different strategy.
16:15You have to be
16:16compact
16:17and you have
16:18to understand
16:20your limits
16:20and work
16:21within them
16:21and then make
16:23that into
16:23a strength
16:27like it
16:27has been
16:28for 24
16:29matches
16:30or was
16:31for 24
16:31matches
16:32this season
16:32in which
16:32we only
16:33lost one
16:33match.
16:34We worked
16:34within our
16:35limits
16:35and we're
16:35not ashamed
16:36of that.
16:36We're not
16:37ashamed
16:37of our
16:37limits
16:38and we
16:38used
16:38that
16:39ability
16:40to work
16:40within
16:40our
16:40limits
16:41as a
16:41strength.
16:42That is
16:44why
16:46we have
16:47to work
16:47in this
16:48manner.
16:50The margin
16:51for error
16:51compared
16:53to a team
16:56that can
16:56spend
16:56300 million
16:59euros
17:00is different.
17:02We can
17:02spend
17:02about
17:0220
17:03or
17:03a club
17:04that can
17:05spend
17:0520
17:05or 40
17:06million
17:06for a
17:07player
17:07and another
17:07who can
17:08spend
17:08300
17:08million
17:09euros
17:09for a
17:10player.
17:10It's
17:11different.
17:11The margin
17:12for error
17:12for us
17:13is smaller.
17:17Our
17:18ambition
17:18of course
17:19is to
17:19win the
17:20Champions
17:20League
17:20but
17:21the reality
17:22is something
17:23different.
17:24We have
17:25to use
17:25other
17:26strong
17:26points.
17:34Before
17:34you said
17:35that
17:37there's
17:38still a
17:38long way
17:39to go
17:39and the
17:40qualification
17:40for the
17:41Champions
17:41League
17:41is the
17:41most
17:42important
17:42thing
17:42but
17:42it's
17:42inevitable
17:43that
17:44everybody
17:45will
17:45speak
17:45about
17:46your
17:46future
17:46aside
17:47of
17:47course
17:47from
17:48your
17:48friends
17:48in
17:48Livorno
17:51and
17:53dignitaries
17:53and directors
17:54have spoken
17:55about your
17:55future
17:55as well.
17:57Yesterday
17:57Giorgio
17:58Forlani
17:58the CEO
17:59was at
18:01Milanello
18:01was here.
18:02Did anyone
18:03ask you
18:04about it?
18:04Were there
18:04a few jokes
18:05about it
18:06or comments?
18:07Max
18:07Massimiliano
18:08are you
18:09leaving?
18:09What's
18:10going on?
18:11The fans
18:12want to
18:12know.
18:13Let's
18:13make light
18:13of it
18:14but speak
18:14about it.
18:16Mr.
18:17Forlani
18:17was in
18:18the
18:20Milanello
18:20and we
18:21spoke about
18:22the season.
18:23What can
18:23we do?
18:24What could
18:24we have
18:25done
18:25better?
18:25but these
18:27are
18:27discussions
18:32that are
18:33important
18:34and we
18:37can talk
18:38about the
18:38objective.
18:39We could
18:39also reach
18:40our objective
18:41of getting
18:41into the
18:41Champions
18:41League on
18:42the last
18:42day of
18:42the season.
18:44Tomorrow
18:44is a
18:44match
18:45where it's
18:46fundamental
18:46to win.
18:49But if
18:50we don't
18:51win,
18:52we haven't
18:53lost
18:53everything
18:53if we don't
18:54win tomorrow.
18:54we know
18:55that we
18:56could still
18:57do it
18:57on the
18:57last day
18:58of the
18:58season
18:58to get
18:58back in
18:59the
18:59Champions
18:59League.
19:00Therefore,
19:01that's the
19:01first thing.
19:03So about
19:03the lunch,
19:04you talk
19:05about things,
19:06you discuss
19:06things,
19:06it's normal.
19:07When you've
19:08had three
19:09defeats in
19:10four matches,
19:11it's normal
19:11that people
19:12ask questions.
19:13We can
19:14ask as many
19:14questions as
19:15we like
19:15about why
19:17what's
19:17happened.
19:18But the
19:19most important
19:19thing is
19:20tomorrow at
19:20three o'clock
19:21the referee
19:21will blow
19:22his whistle
19:22and we've
19:22got a match
19:23against
19:23Elas
19:24Verona.
19:24And we
19:25want to
19:25get the
19:26team in
19:27perfect
19:27condition
19:28for that
19:29match.
19:33You could
19:33lose.
19:36it's possible
19:37what we've
19:38worked hard
19:39to achieve
19:39for the
19:40first half
19:40of the
19:40season.
19:41But we
19:43believe
19:46that after
19:48the transfer
19:49market,
19:49when you've
19:50put the
19:51team
19:51together,
19:53the value,
19:55the quality
19:55of the
19:55players doesn't
19:56change.
19:57change.
19:57So you'll
19:58see tomorrow.
19:59Let's
19:59discuss it
20:00tomorrow.
20:03I want to
20:04continue on
20:05this theme.
20:07People read
20:08the newspapers
20:09and they read
20:11things and
20:13there's
20:13versions,
20:14different
20:14versions regarding
20:15your future.
20:17Everyone knows
20:18what happens,
20:20how people
20:21speak.
20:22I'd like to
20:23know why
20:23aren't you
20:24going to
20:24say I
20:25want to
20:26stay at
20:27Milan and
20:28why aren't
20:28the directors
20:28of the
20:29club saying
20:29Allegri is
20:31our manager
20:31and he is
20:32staying for
20:33the next
20:33year?
20:34Why hasn't
20:34the president
20:35said Allegri
20:36is our
20:36manager and
20:37he's staying
20:37for the
20:38next year,
20:38next season?
20:40Why not?
20:44I said
20:45before,
20:47I'll repeat
20:48it,
20:49my history
20:50shows
20:51that
20:53feels like
20:54yesterday but
20:55it's 15
20:56years.
20:57I've only
20:58coached
20:58recently
21:00Milan and
21:01Juventus,
21:02two great
21:03clubs where
21:05I've worked
21:05and am
21:06working with
21:07great directors
21:08and therefore
21:09I'll repeat
21:11the first step
21:11is the objective
21:12of getting in
21:13the Champions
21:13League,
21:14then we'll
21:14plan the
21:15future.
21:16We've already
21:16started,
21:17last summer
21:18we started
21:18planning the
21:19future.
21:2050% of
21:21the squad
21:22changed.
21:27Then luckily
21:31everyone's
21:34hoping,
21:35is hoping
21:36that we
21:36could compete
21:36well with
21:37Inter for
21:39the league,
21:39for the
21:40squadetto,
21:40but without
21:40losing sight
21:41of our
21:42objective.
21:42I'm thinking
21:43about that,
21:43we need to
21:44think about
21:44that.
21:45I'm at
21:47Milan,
21:48connected to
21:48Milan.
21:51And
21:54obviously
21:55things change
21:56in football
21:57often,
21:57players,
21:58transfer market
21:59managers,
22:01but when I
22:03start,
22:07when I
22:07start a
22:08season,
22:12this is
22:132025,
22:152026,
22:16this season,
22:22when you
22:22start,
22:23you're already
22:24thinking of
22:25the next
22:25season,
22:26you're already
22:27thinking about
22:27the next
22:28season,
22:28it's
22:28normal.
22:36And then
22:37we have to
22:39think about
22:40the next
22:41season,
22:41and then
22:42when next
22:43season starts,
22:44Milan will
22:45need to
22:45think about
22:462027,
22:472028.
22:49Therefore,
22:54we don't
22:55look just
22:56three months
22:57ahead,
22:57we look
22:57two years
22:58ahead.
23:00So therefore
23:00you're late.
23:04No,
23:04no,
23:05no.
23:11before you
23:12said that
23:14when you
23:14have less
23:15money to
23:16spend than
23:17other clubs,
23:19it's difficult,
23:20you have
23:20smaller margin
23:21for error.
23:22There are
23:23some players
23:24who are
23:25potentially
23:25available on
23:26the market
23:26for free.
23:30Have you
23:31thought about
23:31them?
23:32Lewandowski and
23:33Goretzka from
23:33Bayern Munich.
23:34The club will
23:36think about
23:36that.
23:36I will give
23:37the club
23:37indications as
23:39to what
23:39characteristics I'm
23:40looking for
23:41from players,
23:41but Iglitare and
23:43Giorgio Forlani
23:44and Moncada,
23:47Ibrahimovic,
23:48Zlatan Ibrahimovic,
23:50they all work
23:51on that.
23:53They think
23:54about the
23:54market,
23:55the transfer
23:55market.
23:56I give
23:57them my
23:58thoughts and
23:59indications for
23:59building a new
24:00squad or adding
24:02new players.
24:04But talking
24:05about,
24:06I think
24:07Milan have
24:07got a great
24:08squad,
24:08I'm very
24:09happy with
24:09the squad,
24:10but at the
24:11end of the
24:11season,
24:12there will
24:13be an
24:13evaluation
24:15and there
24:16will be
24:16players that
24:18will leave
24:18Milan,
24:19there will
24:19be players
24:20that will
24:20come.
24:21But right
24:22now,
24:23I'm focused
24:24on the
24:24match against
24:25Elas Verona
24:26because we've
24:28had a week
24:28off and
24:38Christian Kivu,
24:40the Inter
24:41manager,
24:42spoke about
24:44qualifying for
24:45the Champions
24:45League.
24:50Well, I have
24:51to pay my
24:52compliments to
24:53Christian Kivu
24:54who's done a
24:54very good job
24:55with Inter.
24:57They're very
24:58close to their
24:58objective.
25:00For him to win
25:02the Scudetto in the
25:03first year, I think
25:04his first season,
25:06it's very impressive
25:07and he should be
25:07very proud of the
25:08work he's done.
25:09And the rest of
25:10it is, all I can
25:14say to Christian
25:15Kivu is
25:16congratulations for
25:17his excellent
25:17work with Inter.
25:20I want to speak
25:21about Christian
25:22Kivu's comments
25:23as well and
25:25the journalist
25:26Paolo Condor.
25:31The journalist
25:34Paolo Condor
25:35said the
25:38managers
25:45has said
25:48that the
25:52this theory
25:53that the
25:54arriving in the
25:55Champions League
25:56qualifying is
25:57more important
25:58than winning
25:58the league
26:02is perhaps
26:03not the sign
26:04or not enough
26:05for a club
26:06like Milan.
26:08It's hiding
26:09from the
26:10responsibility.
26:10Talking about
26:11qualifying for the
26:12Champions League
26:12only is hiding
26:13from your
26:14responsibility.
26:15No, no, I
26:16don't agree.
26:16I don't agree.
26:18It depends on
26:18the context.
26:20It's normal
26:21that Inter
26:23have got an
26:24objective of
26:25winning the
26:26Scordetto
26:27because last
26:28season they lost
26:28it by one
26:29point, I believe.
26:30And in six
26:31years, they are
26:33fighting for the
26:33Scordetto for six
26:34years and they've
26:35won it.
26:36If they win it
26:37this year, it'll
26:38be their third
26:39Scordetto in the
26:40last six years
26:41unless I'm
26:41mistaken.
26:43With two
26:44Champions League
26:44finals, they've
26:45done very well.
26:46Great work.
26:47And then
26:54if we get in the
26:56Champions next
26:56year, we have to
26:57raise our
26:58ambitions.
26:59Every year, you
27:00have to improve
27:01your objectives.
27:05But Inter are a
27:06team that have been
27:07competing very well
27:08for six years, just
27:09like it was for me
27:10when I was the
27:11manager of Juventus.
27:13I've never said
27:18at Juventus, I
27:19never said that we
27:20were battling for a
27:21place at Juventus.
27:22It's different.
27:23When you're a team
27:24that are fighting for
27:24the Scordetto, you
27:25say so.
27:27This season, to get
27:31in the Champions
27:32League, which I think
27:33will be a good
27:33achievement for
27:34Milan, it will be a
27:37good result.
27:37And then next
27:38year, we'll have
27:40the ambition to
27:41improve on this
27:42season's results, and
27:43then the year after
27:44that, and the year
27:45after that.
27:47When you arrive at a
27:48certain point, you
27:51have to improve it.
27:52You don't just stay
27:52there.
27:53You have to improve
27:53on what you did, and
27:55you have to fight.
27:57Fight for winning the
27:58Scordetto every year.
28:01Sometimes you win it,
28:02sometimes you lose it,
28:02but you have to fight
28:03for it.
28:10So, in the first
28:11press conference from
28:12next year, this year,
28:14in July for next
28:15season, you're going
28:15to say we're going
28:17to fight for the
28:17Scordetto?
28:19Well, I don't know
28:21if the press conference
28:22will be on the 10th
28:23of July.
28:23I think it'll be the
28:2412th of July.
28:26Anyway, let's get
28:30into the Champions
28:30League, and then
28:33the ambition, when
28:35you are a manager,
28:36when you work for a
28:37club like Milan, you
28:40always have to be
28:40ambitious to give your
28:41best, but there's a
28:43reality, there's a
28:44reality that the
28:46players will leave,
28:47some will arrive,
28:48you'll change the
28:48squad.
28:50Some players perhaps
28:51haven't done as well
28:52as last season, but
28:53the important thing is
28:55to hope that they'll
28:56do even better next
28:57year.
28:58There are lots of
28:59factors, including
29:01the state of the
29:01Italian game, but we'll
29:04want to improve on
29:05this season's results
29:07next season.
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