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A talk with Nesta
by Ugo Allievi
Sandro places no limits to his eighth season with Milan: "We are ready for a season at the top. With the arrival of two champions of the caliber of Robinho and Ibrahimovic, we can't and we don't want to hide ourselves." "Allegri? A punctilious manager, always ready to discuss."
We are at his eighth season in the rossonera shirt. Eight seasons that saw Alessandro Nesta as one of the main protagonists of numerous and exciting victories by Milan in the past years, starting with the unforgettable Champions League in 2003, with a victory over Juventus in the final. A triumph, this one, bound by a double thread to Nesta, given that it was his first season in rossonero.
Eight seasons that have made Sandro one of the "senators" of the dressing-room at Milanello, which is why we are turning to him seeking an opinion on the beginning of the season. "I'd say we've started well. It wasn't easy to start off on the right foot given the numerous changes that happened this year."
What are you referring to?
I'm referring above all to the change of coach. The coming of Allegri meant some changes, as is always the case, whether in training methods or in tactics. We worked a lot in the pre-season to try and assimilate as soon as possible the technical and tactical requirements of the new coach. Then, the arrival of two champions like Ibrahimovic and Robinho when the season has almost started "forced" us, pleasantly, to start again on the tactical work.
Where are we now?
We're at a good point. I think I can say without fear of denial that from now on we can only improve. The understanding with the newcomers continues to improve, so I'm expecting us to have a great season. I'm sure we'll be able to fight to the end on all fronts, from the championship to the Champions League.
We'd like to analyze a little more deeply the changes brought by the new coach.
As I said, every manager has his own way of working that, even if it's only in the small little details, differentiates him from those of other manager, and this is also the case with Allegri. We're all comfortable with him. He's a very young coach who, in spite of his youth, has paid his dues before arriving at the top. He's always available for all of us, always ready to talk, always ready to explain his choices, be they technical or tactical. In the meantime, this availability doesn't reduce his authority at all.
Some more details as regards the training?
Fundamentally he's a coach who really likes to work on the pitch. During the sessions he talks a lot, he's a manager who is extremely punctilious and well prepared. On the pitch he guides us and explains all the movements that the team must make, even at the cost of making us repeat them dozens of times.
To change the subject – out of curiosity, how did the dressing-room react to the final fireworks of the calciomercato?
What do you think? (He bursts out laughing.) At first we seemed to be living a dream, we had trouble believing it. Then we went from a moment of the euphoria to real delight, because knowing that Ibrahimovic and Robinho are two of your new teammates can only make you happy! But be careful not to sit back — he warns immediately, his expression changing — although Ibra and Robinho are two phenomena, we should never forget, as the coach often repeats, that to win we need balance, sacrifice and teamwork.
Ibrahimovic and Robonho are two forwards: who better than you to describe to us their respective characteristics?
I don't think you need my opinion to describe them: they are two champions in absolute terms, they don't need introductions!
Come on, Sandro, don't make me beg...
If you insist... Individually they are two players with completely different characteristics, but because of this they're able to complement each other. Ibra, and I know I didn't discover this, is a phenomenon from all points of view. Physically he's unstoppable and powerful, and at the same time agile. Technically fantastic, above all if we link his technical capacities to the physicality that Ibra succeeds in putting on the pitch in all his play. In a word: champion. Concerning Robinho, we can agree that we're talking about another world-level champion, he's an atypical forward with immense technical gifts who loves to cover all of the offensive fronts.
And if I ask about Ronaldinho, Inzaghi and Pato?
I'll reply that
Сандро дал свидетельские показания по делу Кальчополи. Судью интересовало, на самом ли деле ему была показана желтая карточка с целью, чтобы защитник пропустил игру того сезона «Милана» с «Ювентусом». Одно из заявлений было о том, что Моджи заставлял судей показывать предупреждения игрокам «висящим» на карточке в преддверии ключевых встреч. Но ответ Несты предполагает, что такого никогда не было.
«Я едва помню тот сезон, ведь прошло столько времени. Но судья Де Сантис не показывал мне желтой карточки в матче «Фиорентина» - «Милан», поэтому я играл против «Ювентуса», - сказал он суду.
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