Milan: Ibrahimovic on Leao—won title alone, will only improve | OneFootball

Criticism rains down on Rafa Leao after the mistakes in Juventus-Milan, costing Massimiliano Allegri's team two points. After a week of intense discussions, it was the Rossoneri's Senior Advisor, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who extinguished the controversy. Speaking to Gazzetta Dello Sport, he discussed the delicate period the Rossoneri forward is experiencing.

Milan, Ibrahimovic quells the controversy over the Leao affair: “He won a championship on his own, he can only improve”

Rafael Leao is not having an easy time after returning from injury. The Portuguese forward has been at the center of criticism for several missed chances in Juventus-Milan, costing Massimiliano Allegri's team two points. After a week of grumbling and criticism, Milan's Senior Advisor, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, stepped into the matter, dispelling negative voices around the former Lille forward in an interview with “La Gazzetta Dello Sport.”

These are his statements: “There is a coach, if I can help without disturbing him, I do it. But you don't go above the coach, you only put him in difficulty. I can be more of a friend to him than the players, but I am always there with the experience of Ibra. Before, I only had one strong mode, over time I learned that to get into the players' heads, sometimes you have to be softer. And you have to insist. So, in Turin, I was in the locker room. Everyone was angry, everyone, Allegri, because we could have won. And also Leao, who missed two goals. Let's remember that during preparation he was the best, then he was out for two months, now he has to get back in shape.”

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It's clear that we expect magic, because Leao is magic! It's clear that we will always talk about him, because he is one of the strongest players in the world and I don't say this for marketing, but because I played football. I saw him as a kid, now he has two children: it's a journey. They say he is already 26, but I matured at 28. And anyway, when we won the championship, I can say he won it on his own… I don't take credit, I want to give it to others. That was my role that year. At the beginning of the season, I asked: how many have won something? One, maybe two, raised their hands. And how many have played in the Champions League? Again, one or two. It was a group of players who, in the teams they came from, were on the bench, they needed an alpha player, a leader to follow. It was all about Ibra, do we go right or left? When we lost, I would say “let only me speak” so we would leave the team calm: for me, it was like having breakfast. A strong group was born, which began to soar. When we won the championship, I saw them cry, it was the most beautiful satisfaction. But I had said it right away on the first day of my return, go check.”

Vincenzo Schiavo

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