Donadoni believes Milan grow with the Champions League's challenges
Former AC Milan star Roberto Donadoni believes the Rossoneri can certainly win the Scudetto and said that players will "grow" this season with the challenges of the Champions League.
“
Milan can certainly aim for the Scudetto,”
Donadoni told La Gazzetta dello Sport.
“I see a group of very strong teams that are equal
.
“I don’t see who among Milan, Juventus, Inter, Lazio, Napoli and Roma can break free from the others and if any of them are technically more competitive.
“Milan cancel the advantage thanks to the continuity of management: if the others need a period of adaptation, then Pioli won’t.
“Stefano is very good and has an organised club that supports him.”
Milan will return to the Champions League and will have a hard time in the group stage, as they are in the same group as Atletico Madrid, Liverpool and Porto.
“
The group is objectively difficult, but the teams and players grow with challenges like this,”
Donadoni continued.
“Advancing from such a group cannot be the minimum goal, it’s something more. And if you go through, you can have your say all the way.”
Milan lost Gigio Donnarumma and Hakan Calhanoglu for free at the end of last season.
“
The choices were made to build a top team and the target was achieved. Gigio is one of the four best goalkeepers in the world, but Maignan is also valid and started well,”
the former Italy coach said.
“Calhanoglu did well but he hasn’t always been present. And if a player gives his best for half the championship, it doesn’t satisfy me.
“They have been replaced well: there hasn’t been a single signing that guarantees the leap in quality, but those are now reserved for others. Milan made prudent, studied choices that I agree with.”
Donadoni is worried about the connection between
Olivier Giroud
and
Zlatan Ibrahimovic
.
“I don’t see it easy [for Girioud] to live with Ibra, maybe in certain moments of the game. Giroud is a man of the area, of weight.
“He’s not a striker or a player who solves games with a technical movement, but he has great experience, and he always scored his goals.
“To see him alongside Zlatan, it will be necessary that the others behind them do a great job.”
Brahim Diaz
returned from Real Madrid this summer and was given the number 10 shirt at the San Siro.
“The number is a detail, it only serves as a reminder that a young player like this must be given all the more trust and the possibility of making mistakes,”
Donadoni added
. “Without constantly approaching him with this or that former No. 10.
“It’s important to play the role in a functional way: Brahim moves a lot, he’s an annoying player for his opponents. He can improve in personality.”
Sandro Tonali
stays in Milan and the former Rossonero expects him to perform better in his second season with the team.
“He had a year of adaptation, Last year, I saw him do good things, but also moments when he conveyed a bit of insecurity.
“This must be his year. He must take advantage of the competition with [Ismael] Bennacer and [Franck] Kessie. It can be good for all three.”
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