Zvonimir Boban has never been very diplomatic and did not spare himself in the interview for "Gazzetta dello Sport", as he spoke about Milan: "Milan has not done things like Milan for years, in any sense. I do not see any steps forward, except for the courage and desire to play offensive football. Last year they lost to Cagliari, because they had played defensive football all season. At the right moment, they failed to dominate the game".
The Croatian also disagreed with the price paid to bring in Portuguese Goncalo Ramos from PSG: "Ramos was paid an exaggerated price, while on the other hand he moves well to score and sees the goal, but we are far from the quality that changes the size of a team. On the contrary, I was moved by the story of Cisse, a boy who came from nothing thanks to talent."
The change in technical direction, in Boban's analysis, will also create problems for the veteran midfielder: "Luka Modric has genius and genius does not disappear with age; with his logic, he anticipates situations. Of course, these are life choices. I believe that it will be difficult for him to play in Amorim's system. With the technician Allegri, he was defended by two wing midfielders and played more withdrawn, while now he will have to cover 60 meters with another player. It will be difficult".
Boban then spoke about the summer chaos in the Federation, regarding the choice of the technical director and the coach of the National Team: "Who was wrong? It depends on what the agreements were and who betrayed them. Of course not Maldini. Pirlo as a coach has not had any successes, but he knows what the National Team means. He is not stupid and the players see in him a football genius, and this has not been understood. A manager makes a choice and bears responsibility for his choices.
In terms of ideas, we are far from Europe and its idea of speed. Italian football is less offensive, more and more physical and less and less suggestive. In the post-Sacchi era, 90 percent of winning teams played with four defenders and two wingers, while in Italy they play with a modernized 'catenaccio', with a defense of three. It is up to the clubs to change their ways, the Federation cannot impose this.
"The only exception is Como. I'm a fan of the project and the way Fabregas is leading the team. And then there's Baturina, a Dinamo Zagreb guy, like me."
