Amorim: Ibrahimovic's visit to Milanello is routine, nothing special

AC Milan will host Lecce in Round 5 of Serie A at 02:45 Beijing time (CEST) on September 21. Head coach Amorim attended the pre-match press conference, and this is the second part of that press conference.

Claudio Raimondi (Mediaset): Okay, my turn. Hello Ruben, I'd like to ask you—at this point, how far away is your team from the football philosophy and tactical ideas you want to build? In short, when will we see that famous "promise" actually realized and put into practice? What's still missing?

Regarding the promise to score more goals and dominate matches, in most of our games we have indeed consistently dominated possession. Of course, we haven't performed well enough in every minute of the entire match, but what's most important right now is securing a win against Lecce; that's our primary objective.

As for our ideal style of play, we want to demonstrate control and dominance, but we're still in the process of building and refining our tactical organization, particularly our possession management. So the match against Lecce is a great opportunity for us to improve further and make more progress.

Franco Vanni (La Repubblica): Good afternoon, coach. After some time, Zlatan Ibrahimovic returned to Milanello training ground, and you two met beforehand. So I'd like to ask, if you can reveal—what did you two discuss? Also, have you received clear directives from Gerry Cardinale? Or have you conveyed any feedback to him? In summary, what's the latest regarding Ibrahimovic and the club owner these past few days?

No, this was simply a routine visit from Zlatan, and we discussed it last week as well. It's entirely normal for someone with close ties to the club to visit. Nothing more, nothing special about it. All our energy and focus are on the match, and everything I do is to help my players win with their best effort.

Our attention must be on the match; that visit was just a simple one, completely separate from our core mission right now—winning the next match. I apologize, but no, not what the outside world is saying. It's an extremely ordinary thing, nothing could be more ordinary. It's part of our regular contact and communication, discussing club matters, nothing special at all.

Franco Ordine (Il Giornale): Okay, my turn. Good afternoon. Personally, what really concerns me is not the Benfica match or the final score, but a few statements you made after the game. Specifically, when you said, "Perhaps this team doesn't adapt to my football philosophy," or later when responding to Fabio Capello—when Capello pointed out that the team "must defend better," and you replied, "Yes, perhaps we should also consider changing our system"—so from this angle, I'd like you to clarify both the first and second topic. What's your real thinking? Are you considering changing the team's system?

No, I didn't say this team can't adapt to my football philosophy. What I meant was that our coaching staff needs to be flexible and adjust our tactical approach based on the individual technical and physical characteristics of our current players.

Regarding Fabio Capello's observations, Capello is a legendary coach in football who has won every title imaginable in the sport. So when a coach of his stature points out that we must defend better, I agree with him 100%, because we simply cannot concede goals as easily as we did in the last match.

However, in my view, "changing the system" doesn't mean simply changing the starting lineup, nor does it mean directly switching from a four-man defense to a three-man defense. The real meaning of system change lies in refining our tactical principles, improving our immediate reaction and counter-pressing after losing the ball, and optimizing the execution of various defensive details.

We're confident in the tactical model we're building, and we firmly believe in our work. We will never completely waver or abandon our tactical identity and overall playing style just because we lost one match. All we need to do now is continuously improve our details, maintain team cohesion, and do better in defense as a solid unit.

I'm not wavering or unclear about my football philosophy; it's not like that. My tactical philosophy is always very clear. This isn't the main point of contention here. On this matter, my personal stance and thinking are extremely 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 you—given that at this point in the season, it's normal and reasonable for you to assess personnel and experiment with different tactical setups to find the right balance between attack and defense. So in the upcoming matches, is it completely impossible to see attacking players like Pulisic, Moreira, and Chukwueze, or Pulisic, Moreira, and Saelemaekers, starting together with Giroud from the first minute? Another question is, regarding Pulisic and Loftus-Cheek, do you see them as interchangeable options for rotation, or do you believe they can coexist perfectly on the pitch?

No, they can absolutely coexist on the pitch. In fact, every player on the field can work together and play with each other. There are many factors involved in our daily preparation work. Although you journalists truly understand many situations that happen during our training and daily preparation process—this is normal in professional football—there are still many details and internal dynamics that you don't know, and I must handle and manage these issues throughout the preparation process.

So sometimes my final personnel decisions and starting lineups are based on the overall circumstances that have unfolded throughout the week. But they can certainly play together; they can coexist on the pitch. Perhaps in tomorrow's match, you'll see some of these players appear on the pitch together and fight alongside each other.

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