Former striker of AC Milan, Oliver Bierhoff, granted an interview to the microphones of La Gazzetta dello Sport. He talked about the derby of Milano among other topics.
Here are the legendary German forward's statements:
"A memory from a derby? When I scored, in 2001, and it ended 2-2. But you no longer remember the result of the derbies, but the environment. It was all beautiful, the turmoil of the stadium, the previous tension. This remains with me forever."
On Olivier Giroud's performances and his brace in the derby:
"His brace was a signal. Scoring in the derby is beautiful. Now, that victory has awakened a fight for the Scudetto. If I expected an impact from Giroud? Yes. He is a player with great experience and quality in the box. Italian football helps him: he is more tactical and more organized but slower than England or France, where you need more physical freshness, speed. I, too, took advantage of it. I am convinced that I would not have done as well in England or in Germany."
Bierhoff added:
"Giroud and Ibra together in the squad? I'm happy for Paolo that Milan are doing well. Times have changed: when I played there was the owner or the reserve, almost fixed roles. Now, however, with all the commitments and matches, there is room for everyone."
On Zlatan Ibrahimovic's role:
"Relationships are different, but more than age you need personality, to give something to the group. It is not easy to find players who have the experience or perhaps even the quality of leading a team. Today kids are more 'individual', they stand each for themselves, that's why the types who bring the group together, and lead it in a certain direction are important. But it doesn't work if you are old and you don't give certain performances, but you only try to defend your territory or to claim rights."
