MILAN (ITALPRESS) – “Udinese is a good team that is making a good start in the league: they play well, they are aggressive and very motivated. We will have to express ourselves at our maximum level in order to win, it will be a very intense and difficult match.” This was said by Milan coach Paulo Fonseca on the eve of the league match at the ‘Meazzà with the Friulians. Regarding the stoppage, which came after the knockout with Fiorentina, “the first day I did not see anyone, I was angry and it was good that so many went to the national team,” the Portuguese coach stressed in the press conference, “Yesterday we talked about what happened, problems are always there and they have to be dealt with. I didn’t turn a blind eye, if we have some problems I don’t give a f— about the name of the player. You have to talk about it right away and to the face with the players who did wrong, and that’s what I did. If someone who made a mistake in Florence will be punished tomorrow? We’ll see,” Fonseca explains, “for me team spirit is more important than the individual, and if someone doesn’t have it for me it becomes difficult. “Would I not be in charge of the locker room? I don’t flaunt my leadership, I’m not an actor. In soccer today there is so much need to be seen, but I am like that from day one. Ask the players this question, whether I have been like this from day one or not,” adds the former Roma coach. Who then dwells on a few individuals, “Musah? I am lucky to have a footballer who can play in different positions. Playing as an outside player right now doesn’t seem like a possibility. He can play in other positions. Whether it will be Okafor’s turn tomorrow? It’s a possibility but I don’t know if he will play.” Against Udinese there is the rebus of the captain’s armband, given the absences of Calabria and Theo: “I arrived here and Milan already had three captains: Calabria, Theo and Leao. I may or may not agree with that, but I respected that choice. What I think is that this team needs more leadership. It is not important who goes on the field and uses the armband, but it is important to have two to three players in the locker room who share this leadership. It’s not only the one who has the sash who is a leader,” Fonseca concluded, “we have other players who can be.”- Photo Ipa Agency -(ITALPRESS).
