Milan, Paolo Maldini outspoken about Stefano Pioli

Former Rossoneri captain outspoken about Pioli

AC Milan technical director Paolo Maldini spoke as a guest at the Trento Sports Festival and, in words reported by MilanNews, paid tribute to Stefano Pioli.

“I knew him because I played together with him in U21 many, many years ago. I didn’t know he had this charge on the field that is contagious, he gives off energy that is incredible. This energy is really incredible, he manages to transmit something exceptional every day, he shares our plans, our strategies on the market. He doesn’t take alibis. All the things we asked for and he accepted because that’s the way he is. He grew him and he grew us, he is a born leader. He was considered a normal one, nowadays being normal is already a great thing. Sometimes there are agents who describe their players to me ‘he always trains, he is always on time.’ Normal things now are exceptional. It’s a special relationship, we compare, we share, we argue. He is sanguine. He has finally found an environment where he can show what he really is as a man and as a coach,” explained the manager of the Italian champion club.