Boban speaks without filters: Milan no longer does things like Milan, Ramos' price is exaggerated

2026-09-04 17:36:40Sport SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Boban speaks without filters: Milan no longer does things like Milan,
Zvonimir Boban

Zvonimir Boban has never been very diplomatic and did not spare himself in the interview with "Gazzetta dello Sport" as he spoke about Milan:

"Milan hasn't been doing Milan things for years, in any sense. I don't see any steps forward, except for the courage and desire to play offensive football. Last year they lost to Cagliari because they had been playing defensive football all season. At the right moment, they failed to dominate the game."

The Croatian also disagreed with the price paid to bring 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 dimensions 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 midfield player:

"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 it will be difficult for him to play in Amorim's system. With coach Allegri, he was defended by two wing midfielders and played more withdrawn, while now he will have to cover 60 meters with another player.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 selection of the technical director and coach of the National Team:

"Who was wrong? It depends on what the agreements were and who betrayed them. Certainly 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 course, 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."


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