Amorim: Ibrahimovic's Visit to Milanello Is Routine, Nothing Special

AC Milan will host Lecce on September 21 at 02:45 Beijing Time (CEST) for the fifth round of Serie A. Head coach Amorim attended the pre-match press conference, and this is the second part of that conference.

Claudio Raimondi (Sportitalia): Okay, my turn. Hello, Ruben. I'd like to ask, at this point, how far is your team from the football philosophy and tactical ideas you want to build? Simply put, how much longer until we see that famous "promise" truly realized and implemented? What exactly is still missing?

Regarding our commitment to scoring more goals and dominating matches, in most of our matches we do dominate play. Of course, we haven't played well in every minute of every match, but the most crucial thing right now is to win against Lecce; that's our most important objective at the moment.

Therefore, regarding our ideal style of play, we aspire to show dominance, but we're still in the process of building and refining our tactical system, especially in how we organize ourselves when in possession. So the match against Lecce is a very good opportunity for us to try to do better and achieve further improvement.

Franco Vanni (La Repubblica): Good afternoon, coach. Recently, Zlatan Ibrahimovic returned to the Milanello training ground, and the two of you met. So I'd like to ask, if you can say, what exactly did you two discuss? Also, have you received clear instructions from Gerry Cardinale? Or have you given him your thoughts and suggestions? In short, what's the latest development regarding Ibrahimovic and the club owner in recent days?

No, it's just a routine visit from Zlatan, and we also discussed this last week. It's purely a normal visit from someone very close to the club, nothing more, with no special meaning. All our energy and focus are on the match itself, and everything I do is to help my players win.

Our attention must be focused on the match. The visit is just a visit, completely separate from our core task of winning the next match. Sorry, no, it's not like what the outside world is saying. It's a very normal thing, nothing more normal than that. It's part of routine communication, discussing some club matters, nothing special at all.

Franco Ordine (Il Giornale): Okay, my turn. Good afternoon. Personally, what concerns me is not the Benfica match itself or the final score, but some statements you made after the match. Namely, when you said, "Maybe this team isn't suited to my football philosophy," or when you later responded to Fabio Capello—when Capello pointed out that the team "should defend better," and you answered, "Yes, maybe we could also consider making changes"—therefore, I'd like to ask from this perspective: can you give me a clear and unambiguous clarification on the first and second points? What are your real thoughts? Are you considering changing the team's system?

No, I didn't say this team cannot adapt to my football philosophy. What I meant is that our coaching staff needs to flexibly adjust and adapt our tactical approach based on the technical characteristics and physical attributes of the current players.

Regarding Fabio Capello's advice, Capello is a legendary coach who has won everything in football. Therefore, when a coach of Capello's stature points out that we need to defend better, I agree 100% with him, because we absolutely should not be conceding goals as easily as we did in the last match.

However, in my view, "changing the system" doesn't simply mean changing the formation on the pitch, nor does it mean immediately switching from a back four to a back three. The real meaning of changing the system lies in refining our tactical principles, improving our immediate response and pressure reactions after losing possession, and optimizing the execution of various defensive details.

We are confident in the tactical model we are building. We have great faith in our work, and we will not completely waver or abandon our tactical identity and overall style of play just because we lost one match. The only thing we need to do now is continuously improve the details, maintain our team shape, and perform better as a solid defensive unit.

I am not wavering or becoming unclear about my football philosophy; that's not the issue. My tactical philosophy is always very clear. This also isn't the main focus of our discussion and questions. On this matter, my personal stance and thinking are very clear and firm.

Daniele Longo (Calciomercato.com): Coach, good afternoon. You just mentioned that we're currently analyzing both defense and attack. So at this stage, I'd like to ask, at this point in the season, it's very normal for you to conduct various personnel evaluations and tactical experiments within the team to find the right tactical balance between attack and defense. So in the upcoming match, is it completely unlikely to see attacking players like Pulisic, Moreira, and Chukwueze, or Pulisic, Moreira, and Saelemaekers, all starting together with Gonçalo Ramos from the first minute? Another question is, regarding Pulisic and Cissé, do you see them as interchangeable rotation options, or do you think they can play together on the pitch?

No, they can definitely play together on the pitch. In fact, all players can work together and play as a team. There are many factors that influence our daily preparation work, and although you journalists are indeed very knowledgeable about many situations that occur in our training and daily preparation, which is normal in professional football, there are also many internal details and dynamics that you don't know about, and I have to manage these during the microscopic preparation process.

Therefore, sometimes my final personnel choices and starting decisions are based on a comprehensive situation that has developed over the course of a week. But they can definitely play together; they can play alongside each other on the pitch. Perhaps in tomorrow's match, you'll see some of these players playing together on the pitch.

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