Fonseca: I believe in winning the league title, and we are still improving

Saturday 14-12-2024

The technical director of the Italian club Milan, Paulo Fonseca, appeared in important press statements before facing Genoa in the framework of the sixteenth round of the Italian League championship.

He said Fonseca: “For me, after the match, it was easy to talk only about the win or four successive wins in the Champions League, but there is one thing: Milan celebrates its 125th birthday tomorrow and we must live up to this date. I have already told the team.” With what I think, as I always do, I have already spoken to the players I felt I had to speak to, and we are ready for a historic day for Milan.”

Regarding Theo Hernandez, he said: "At the moment I have nothing to add to what I said. Obviously I will not mention the names of the players I spoke with. I showed what I think face to face. We have to move on."

He continued: “After the match, we went to the locker room and I think everyone was They have the same feeling. For me, it was positive and this was a first step to understanding what happened. The team worked well, and the atmosphere is good as always. We are a family and we have to solve the problem in the locker room. We succeeded in that.”

He continued: “First and foremost, I always speak and tell the truth. It is difficult to hide what I feel after the match. I believe that I must always be honest. I also believe that there are important messages.” It has to be communicated, obviously you're not inside and don't know everything, but I was In need of that.”

When asked whether the youth would participate: “The Milan Futuro project is important for including youth sector players in the first team. We have worked with them since the first day. What I can say is that tomorrow we will see someone on the field.”

He added: “I never talked about the tactical and technical issues after the Red Star match because the problem is for me. It wasn't that, but it was the situation that affected other things It was not a defensive problem. They did not create anything practically. I think the team became better defensively. It was not a tactical problem.”

Regarding Jimenez’s condition, he said: “He is fine. He can He plays on the right and left back, and on the right and left wing. He has the ability to play in more than one position, which is a good thing.”

He concluded his speech by saying Regarding Milan’s chances of winning the league title, he said: “As always, I want to To be honest, I think it's more difficult now, but deep down I still believe in it. What more can I say? It's not easy but I still believe in it."