From the farewell of Donnarumma to the telenovela Calhanoglu, passing through Tonali, Giroud and more: we talked about the Rossoneri world with a great football man like Pietro Carmignani, former goalkeeper coach at Milan as well as assistant coach during the management of Sacchi. Here are his statements.
In the end Donnarumma chose PSG. What is your idea of this story?
“I totally marry the choice of Milan. Let him go away! I will always esteem Donnarumma as a goalkeeper, but as a person and man he fell for me. He and his whole group, including family members. You cannot leave Milan, which offers you a contract like this. , after having “cultivated” you and made you explode. Did he give so much to the club? No, it was Milan that gave him so much, and he chose the economic discourse. Explain to me what cannot be done with 8 million a year. year and what can you do with 10 or 12? This is something that normal people cannot understand. Refuse an 8 million contract and leave the place that raised you and to which you owe everything … You have to be grateful to those you did it get there. ”
There are those who blame Raiola, but in the end it is always the player who decides.
“Raiola is an uncomfortable character for clubs because he tries to draw the greatest interests for his players, which are the greatest interests for him. The more he takes the player, the more he earns as a percentage. It is all the fault of that movement that began a few years ago. ago, when it was said that it had arrived at the success of the workers. But which workers? These are great showmen who earn money that normal people dream of. They are masters of doing what they want. Let me give an example: an attacker signs a contract worth a total of millions a year, if after the first season he scores 12-13 goals, he immediately goes to ask for an increase, but if he gets zero or two or three what does he do? something that is difficult to keep up with “.
The example seems to fit with Calhanoglu. Right to please him?
“In my opinion, he should take the money he takes now. Calhanoglu is so praised but it’s not like he did these great things. Yes, he is a good player and he can stay in the squad, but he can also stay out. He is not the footballer. that makes the difference, there are few of them around. Calhanoglu was inconsistent, asking for a double salary is paradoxical. If all the clubs did what Milan does, things would be fine. We need to put a calmer: Milan it does well to offer what it offers and not to go up “.
In recent weeks, have you had the opportunity to view and “discover” Maignan?
“To see him I have to see him play. I’ll see him when the friendlies start, then I’ll be able to give an opinion. Honestly, I’d like to see him in training, because there you immediately realize the potential”.
Is it easier for a goalkeeper to settle in after moving from one league to another?
“I think the setting is to find new friends and change habits, but above all the paths change: the food, the home, etc. I don’t think, however, that this affects the player’s performance. A midfielder may have to integrate with the team. , and it can have some difficulties, but a goalkeeper is there waiting for them to shoot on goal or make some exits, so it is a specific matter that does not include a tactical setting. It is true that today goalkeepers play a lot with their feet, but it is much more relative to a player on the move. I believe that if Milan, who had someone like Donnarumma in goal, have taken Maignan, it means that he is good. He will have been judged from a charismatic, technical and tactical point of view. Surely they will have made a ‘ excellent choice, because it is not a question of replacing pinco palino, so they must have been careful of everything “.
The Frenchman will have a lot of pressure on him.
“He mustn’t have it. Everyone is himself. I had Frey after Buffon, and he replaced him very well. You don’t have to put pressure on him, you have to be close to him. The trainer must be close to him, as well as Pioli, who is fantastic: I know all his staff, both he and Murelli and Bonera were my players. I am convinced that Maignan will have no problem, he will integrate very well. “
Let’s move on to Tonali. Maldini has no doubts about the boy’s worth, but would like a discount from Brescia.
“In my opinion it is good. It is right to take Tonali, but let’s go back to the previous discussion: if a player does well he is evaluated a lot, but if he does less well? Tonali has made a championship of acclimatization … Here, yes, here he influenced the setting: even if the distance from Brescia to Milan is not that great, what counts is the relationships you have with your teammates, the tactical modules, the interpretation you have to give to the role. There are many things that can put a solid player in difficulty like Tonali. He seems like a tough guy to me and I am convinced that next year he will do very well. When a player does well they ask you for more, when he does not do so well you can look for a discount, as Milan is rightly doing. But he would. anyone, not just the Rossoneri. “
From midfield to attack: is Giroud the right profile?
“I think Giroud must be taken in the context of who will be there. Will there be a healthy and physically recovered Ibrahimovic? Yes, then he is a right striker, who can alternate with Zlatan. Milan had already tried with Mandzukic, but obviously he had problems. I believe that Giroud could be an alternative. Then, in my opinion, there is to consider – and I would say this to Pioli, of whom I am a friend – that Ibra cannot start. champions manage to put their class on the pitch and are often decisive, but many times recovery counts. You have to make a particular program. Then Milan will play every three days, there will be the Champions League, so in taking on the forwards you have to think about how much it can give Ibrahimovic “.
Ibra was forced to undergo surgery, at this point Milan could take another striker. Budget permitting …
“Exactly. There was talk of Belotti, but how much does it cost? You always have to reckon on the basis of what you can. The strongest coaches make the clubs spend: the various Ancelotti, Guardiola, Mourinho, Conte have made a lot of money. They win a lot because they take the best players around. “
We close with the national team. What is your opinion on the Azzurri?
“My idea is exciting. First of all for the great esteem I have for Mancini: the work he has done in depth can now be seen in all its greatness. It is a team technically and tactically, for the two games we have seen, clearly superior. Having to make a comparison with the others, they seem full of vigor, enthusiasm and conviction. They are experiencing a wonderful moment, also for the fact of playing in Italy and having the public on their side. when the matches will be from inside or outside. But there is great substance. I think the most important opponents are France and Belgium. I also liked England, but I don’t think they have the strength of these three teams. Spain and Portugal itself did not impress me “.
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