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Ivan Gazidis, the managing director of Milan, gave a long interview to Sky sport in which he spoke in all areas about the present and the future of the rossoneri club. The opportunity was also valid to grant the first interview entirely in Italian: “This is the first time that I speak Italian, but let’s try it.”
MILANESA AND DREAMER – “I feel truly Milanese. I am in love with this city. We have lived through a very difficult period and I have seen the strength and feelings of Italians. And after this period in which I have been here with my wife, I feel truly Milanese He said, “I have a challenge for you. You have to find San Siro starting from the Navigli. It took me 3 hours.”
CAREER – “My career began in the United States, when I was very young. We had the idea with a friend of mine to create a new league in the United States. After the beginning I worked as the technical director of the League. It was particular because in MLS it is the league who makes the contracts of the players and not the clubs. Then I came to Arsenal with Wenger. He is a great man, not just a great coach. He was the club’s technical director and I had many responsibilities with him in the commercial development of the club. Today in Milan it is necessary to have a total vision, not only on the field but also off the field, this vision is very clear in my mind and I share it with everyone who works here.
DREAM – “We have not won anything yet, but we are on the right track and I dream at night like the fans. I have a dream for the club, for this season, that’s the attitude. I work during the day, I dream at night, be part of the return of this top club. “
PIOLI – “Stefano is very smart. We can say that it is ‘simple’, but it is also very deep. He understood immediately and whenever we are under pressure in this sport. It came at a difficult time for the club. What impressed me is that he only He focused on work. He never complained about the situation, he didn’t focus on rumors. No, it was simple and with his work he showed us all that he has the ability to run a great club. That’s what made me fall in love with him “.
RANKNICK – “For me the decision was always open. I always told Pioli and he understood it very well. The choice of a club like Milan must be done with sporting merit. It is always like that. Pioli’s attitude was very surprising, no only personal, but also on the field. He embraced the young talents he brought to the club. He uses data, videos, analysis. He understands that in football the 5-second transition is the most important thing and he understands it. ”
THE DERBY – “Today marks a year since the derby against Inter was lost, but even then we understood that it could be the right choice because of how they had managed that team.”
GREAT TEAM – “If we say that the great leap is thanks to Pioli, I agree. If you say that the credit goes to Maldini and Massara, I agree. If you say it is thanks to Ibra, this is also true. There are many stories that I know. intertwine. ”
MALDINI – “Our relations today are very strong and unity can also be seen in the team. However, it is also important that there is not always an agreement with the other parties. Maldini represents Milan, it is history. But that is not the reason. “. so I chose it. I see something special in him, he is a man with values, modern, humble and eager to learn. I see a man who thinks about the team and is fundamental for this club. I hope Paolo stays in Milan for a long time and I see no limits for him. ”
IBRAHIMOVIC – “Ibra is the exception to all the rules, always. He is special, because he has incredible personal qualities, on the pitch, physically. It is true that Ibra has broken all the rules and this is fantastic. Will he stay in Milan? Everything is The challenge for him is the greatest of his career, the most romantic because he has a history with this club and he feels this challenge in a special way. So why not a future with him?
DONNARUMMA AND CALHANOGLU – “They are very important for this club and we want to have them with us again. If it is possible with Hakan and Gigio we would like to continue. We are doing everything possible and I am sure that an agreement can be reached, but then also It depends on your decision that we will accept. “
COVID-19 – “Football can’t go on like this. I don’t want to see this club in trouble again. Not only financially, but also on the field. It is not a contradictory phrase, but these things go hand in hand.”
STEP BY STEP – “It is clear that Milan had a difficult period and that with the income the coverage was too short. The expenses were really high and we are doing everything possible to bring Milan back to the top. This is possible step by step, with work, but it is not easy, I do not mean a challenge already met, we are working in progress every day.
VISION AND ELLIOTT – “This vision for the club, a superior Milan, modern, progressive, global, local by values, in a new stadium, which represents this city in Italy and in the world. Elliott has always said that there is no timeline. We have to complete this vision. Elliott has always supported this club at this difficult time and did so in an exemplary and forceful way despite the moment. “
RACISM – “We all have a bias in one way or another. This is important to understand. It is not something we are perfect at and the rest of the world needs to improve. It is something we all need to improve. Racism exists in football.” In England, in the United States and also here because soccer reflects society.
STADIUM – “The stadium in all sports, all over the world, is the basis of modern sport. This is also a duty for us, not to think about today, but also about tomorrow. The fans of the future deserve a club that be proud and that is why, if Milan has the opportunity to live history, it is still necessary to have a modern stadium with everything the fans of the future need. Our commitment is to create a stadium for Milan and for Milan that we can be proud ”.
SCUDETTO DERBY – We are at the beginning of the road, and not at the end. If I spoke of the Scudetto today I could understand it, but our project is long-term and not for this season for the good of the club. I’m wrong. and I will do them in the future. But everything I do is in the interest of the club. “
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