New Milan boss Marco Giampaolo says he will take a calm and ‘intellectual’ approach to managing his players.
Giampaolo is known for his quiet demeanour, and the former Sampdoria Coach made it clear he would not be changing his philosophy at Milan, despite the increased pressures of the role.
“There are many of Milan fans, millions of them,” he told Milan TV.
“Milan are one of the best-supported teams in the world. Here I can feel the history of the club, what it means to win, the ambitions they have.
New Milan boss Marco Giampaolo says he will take a calm and ‘intellectual’ approach to managing his players.
Giampaolo is known for his quiet demeanour, and the former Sampdoria Coach made it clear he would not be changing his philosophy at Milan, despite the increased pressures of the role.
“There are many of Milan fans, millions of them,” he told Milan TV.
“Milan are one of the best-supported teams in the world. Here I can feel the history of the club, what it means to win, the ambitions they have.
“I already knew what to expect in terms of ambitions and aspirations: now I can touch them with my hand.
“I believe you have to be yourself. Never play a part that doesn’t belong to you or isn’t derived from your way of being, thinking and acting.
“I always think about working to improve. I don’t talk much but I try to create an intellectual relationship with my players.
“I fall in love with my players, I always try to get those who have gone off the rails back on track: it’s the players who make the difference.
“I love hard workers and those who remain silent. We can also communicate with attitudes and not words: I’m like that.
“My staff are crucial. I collaborate with 10-12 people, working hard from morning to night.
“I look at my players every day, always with the intention of trying to make them perform better: I care a lot about the psycho-physical state of my players, I have great faith in my staff.
“I love and fall in love with my players. Yesterday I was asked about Praet, who I admire and respect a lot, but now I’m at Milan and we’ll all make the right assessments together, to build a team as competitive as possible.
“Milanello is an extraordinary place, I wanted to get to know the groundsman immediately because the field is very important for me. Here, I have the best place to train.
“I’d never seen it before. It’s an extraordinary place to work.”
The 52-year-old never lost a Derby della Lanterna in his three seasons with Samp…
“It’s always a different game to the others. For me, it was like that in Genoa and I was lucky to never lose.
“I know what the derby means for the fans, I know that winning matches like these is very important for the fans: to win them, you have to play football.
“The derby brings great pressure. I’ve sometimes taken the team in ritiro before derbies so as not to have negative influences on the players ".