🚨 Carlo Ancelotti on why Paolo Maldini could never be compared to most modern defenders:
“Today, many defenders think passion means diving into tackles, shouting, and playing with constant aggression. Paolo showed that true greatness comes from control.”
“I remember one Serie A match where a striker spent the entire first half trying to provoke him pushing, talking, looking for reactions. Maldini never responded once.”
“At halftime, I asked Paolo if the striker was annoying him. He looked at me and said: ‘If he is talking this much, it means he already lost focus on the football.’”
“In the second half, Maldini completely dominated him without making the game dirty. That was his mentality. He defeated opponents mentally before he defeated them physically.”
“That is why he was special. He defended with elegance, intelligence, and authority not chaos.”
@Bazzy_9@Matt_Santangelo We have good records against the top 6 this year and now only competing 1 competition. We do still have chance even though it is not high and I am being realistic here
@Matt_Santangelo@Bazzy_9 This is what’s wrong with our fanbase. We are halfway of the season with 1 point below and already saying ZERO chance of Scudetto. This is fanbase is full of pessimistic and I don’t know why
Back in 1994, Milan won Serie A by scoring just 35 league goals and conceding 15 🤯🔴⚫
To put this into perspective, Udinese and Atalanta had scored just one goal less and were both relegated 📉
They weren't lying when they said defence wins titles ⚽❌