Milan will face Lecce on Matchday 5 of Serie A on September 21 at 20:45 CEST (02:45 Beijing time). Coach Amorim attended the pre-match press conference, and this is the second part of it.

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Claudio Raimondi (Sportmediaset): Right, it's my turn. Hello, Ruben. I'd like to ask you—at this moment, how close is your team to the football philosophy and tactical ideas you ideally want to build? In a nutshell, how much longer until we see that famous "promise" truly fulfilled and put into practice? What's still missing?

Regarding the promise to try to score more goals and dominate the game, we have indeed dominated possession in most matches. Of course, we haven't played well every minute of every match, but what's most crucial right now is winning against Lecce; that's the main objective.

As for our ideal style of play, we aspire to show dominance, but we're still in the process of building and refining the team's tactical organization, especially our ability to organize possession. So the match against Lecce is a great opportunity for us to try to do better and achieve further improvement.

Franco Vanni (La Repubblica): Good afternoon, Coach. After some time, Zlatan Ibrahimovic has returned to Milanello training ground, and you two met beforehand. So I'd like to ask you—if it can be revealed publicly—what did you communicate? Also, have you received clear instructions from Gerry Cardinale? Or have you conveyed any opinions and feedback to him? In summary, what's the latest situation regarding Ibrahimovic and the club's ownership in recent days?

No, it was just a routine visit from Zlatan, and we discussed it last week. It was purely a normal visit from someone closely associated with the club, nothing more, with no special significance whatsoever. All our energy and focus are on the match itself, and everything I do is to help my players win.

Our attention must center on the match; that visit was just a simple visit, completely outside our main task right now, which is winning the next match. I'm sorry, but no—it's not what the outside world is saying. It's something extremely normal, nothing could be more routine. It's part of regular contact and communication, discussing club matters, nothing special at all.

Franco Ordine (Il Giornale): Right, my turn, good afternoon. What concerns me personally is not the match against Benfica itself and the final result, but several statements you made after the game. Specifically, when you said "perhaps this team isn't suited to my football philosophy," or later when responding to Fabio Capello's question—when Capello pointed out that the team "must defend better," you replied "yes, perhaps we should also consider making changes." So I want to ask you from this perspective: can you clarify your real thoughts on both matters? Are you considering changing the team's system of play?

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

Regarding Fabio Capello's advice, Capello is a legendary coach in football who has won everything there is to win in the football world. So when a coach of Capello's caliber points out that we must defend better, I'm 100% in agreement with him, because under no circumstances can we concede goals as easily as we did in the last match.

However, in my view, "changing the system of play" does not simply mean changing the formation on the pitch, nor does it mean directly switching from a four-man defense to a three-man defense. The real meaning of changing the system lies in adjusting our tactical principles, improving our immediate reactions and counter-pressing after losing possession, and optimizing the execution of various defensive details.

We trust in the tactical model we're building and firmly believe in our work. We will never be shaken or abandon our tactical identity and overall approach simply because we lost one match. All we have to do now is continuously improve the details, maintain a compact team shape, and perform better as a solid defensive unit.

I'm not doubting myself or lacking a clear football philosophy; that's not the case. My tactical philosophy has always been very clear. This isn't the central point of our discussion and questioning either. At this moment, my attitude and personal thinking are extremely clear and firm.

Daniele Longo (Calciomercato.com): Coach, good afternoon. You just mentioned—we are currently analyzing both defensive and offensive aspects. So at this stage, I'd like to ask you, at this current point in the season, it's very normal and reasonable for you to conduct various personnel evaluations and tactical experiments within the team to find a tactical balance in both 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, all starting together with Gonçalo Ramos from the first minute? Another question is, regarding Pulisic and Sissoko, do you consider them as interchangeable rotation options, or do you believe they can coexist on the pitch?

No, they can absolutely coexist on the pitch. In fact, everyone can cooperate and play together. There are many factors influencing our daily preparation work. Although you, my journalist friends, are very familiar with and aware of many situations that occur in our training and daily preparation, which is normal in professional football, there are still many details and internal dynamics that you don't know about, and I must manage and handle these matters throughout the detailed preparation process.

Therefore, sometimes the personnel choices and starting decisions I make are based on the overall situation that develops over a week. However, they can definitely play together; they can coexist on the pitch. Perhaps in tomorrow's match, you'll see some of these players playing alongside each other on the pitch.

Traducido por IA.

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