Milan coach Sergio Conceicao was mourning as Zlatan Ibrahimovic addressed the media after . Throughout his temporary chat with Sky Sport Italia by way of , Ibrahimovic hailed the impression of winter signings.
Santiago Gimenez grew to become solely the third Milan participant to attain of their first two Serie A appearances this century. Andriy Shevchenko and Christian Pulisic had beforehand achieved that feat, underscoring the standard the Mexican dropped at the San Siro in January.
Ibrahimovic showered the brand new Milan hero with reward within the post-match interview.
“I anticipated issues to go this properly as a result of Gimenez is somebody who likes to attain objectives and it is a workforce the place the ball does get into the field,” Ibrahimovic said. “You simply need to be prepared to satisfy it and put it into the web.
“It’s not simple coming to Italian soccer as a foreigner, however we’re serving to him to settle in and step-by-step get stronger.”
He additionally praised Joao Felix, who joined Milan from Chelsea on mortgage till the tip of the season.
“He got here right here to play and to assist. The coach makes the selections, it will depend on the video games and his kind,” the Milan government added. “Joao Felix is a participant who all the time needs the ball at his toes, he creates conditions and if he’s in good kind, then he ought to play. It’s as much as the coach.”
After bouncing again from a disappointing end in Rotterdam, Milan will host Feyenoord on the San Siro, trying to overhaul a slender 1-0 deficit of their Champions League knockout playoff tie.