New episode of Unlocker Room - The Rossoneri Podcast, a format curated and produced by Milan TV, featuring various protagonists from the Rossoneri world, past and present.
This episode's guest is Gabriel Paletta, a solid central defender who wore the Rossoneri jersey from 2015 to 2018, with a brief loan spell at Atalanta in 2016.
The toughest attacker you've ever marked?
“Ibra, Cavani, Lavezzi. One who always drove me crazy was Totò Di Natale. He moved a lot; he was incredibly strong. Cavani and Ibra are more about the penalty area. I remember a Milan-Parma match. I was playing as the left center-back, paired with a young guy who was just starting out, Rolf Feltscher. The two of us were marking Ibra. Feltscher committed a foul on him, and then Ibra called the referee and said: ‘Ref, do you want me to kill them both?’ I heard it, and that phrase really stuck with me after such a rough foul," as relayed via Milannews.it.
What did Zlatan Ibrahimovic struggle with most when being marked? Paletta replied:
“Although, the last few times I faced him, in a friendly between Milan and Monza, he told me that he needs the defender to challenge him. Because it motivates him even more, which ends up being worse for the others.”
