Former Rossoneri goalkeeper gave an exclusive interview to Milan News. Here are all the details: To talk about the contractual situation of Gianluigi Donnarumma, the future of Ibrahimovic, Pioli, and the match on Sunday evening against Juventus, MN editorial team contacted Simone Braglia, former Rossoneri goalkeeper, exclusively. These are his words. We enter the week of Milan-Juventus. What match will it be? "In my opinion, it will be a game of vital importance for Milan, which has perhaps the most difficult calendar together with Juventus. So any setback becomes problematic both from the point of view of the gap it could have and from the point of view of morale. Before reaching that, however, you have to play the game. Milan and Juve are not having a good time anyway. "
How do you rate the Rossoneri's season? "I evaluate Milan's season in a positive way. It is true that there was talk of the Scudetto, but no one would have imagined that Milan was in that position. The fans may be disappointed if the Rossoneri club does not make it to the Champions League. In my opinion, however, even if they finish fifth it would not be a dishonor."
What are your thoughts on the Donnarumma situation? "I defend Donnarumma, especially because that's what football is by now. Donnarumma should do like De Bruyne, manage himself. The point where he arrived he arrived on his own merits, so seeing Donnarumma used by the agent, for his own ends, is not I'm in it and I don't like it. I also understand the agent doing his job, but the agent should also have a bit of morality and ethics for a 22-year-old boy, who is in great psychological difficulty right now. That he would have cried after the confrontation with the fans, but it is normal: any person would suffer from the psychological state he is in at the moment ".
Is it right to continue with Ibrahimovic next year? "It is right that Ibrahimovic has renewed. You always forget the words about the championship and the position in the standings, but you can only speak well of Ibra, then you can discuss the management during the course of the year. The centrality of the players must return to power to the companies they manage, not to the agents. It is right that Ibrahimovic's contract has been renewed, because he has done so much in the redevelopment and growth of Milan, together with Pioli, the staff, Maldini, and Massara. Anyway, between Ibra and Ronaldo ... Ibra 100 times. The Swede is good for the club, Ronaldo is a company within the company."
Would it be right to confirm Pioli regardless of the final position? "It is entirely right to reconfirm Pioli. A club must be managed over time, the work of a coach cannot be evaluated in the space of a little more than a year, it takes continuity, admitting the fact that, in any case, you are dealing with a person you believe, capable from a managerial point of view. Pioli, together with the staff and the technical nucleus, has brought Milan to positions that no one could wish it would remain. To date, however, I do not identify Milan as Milan. . The club has a coat of arms to defend, and at the moment the team, Maldini and Pioli are defending it. "
Renewal issue: should Calhanoglu's contract be extended? "I am of the opinion that continuity must be given by maintaining a framework. Then if there are budgetary needs, and therefore some players must be sold to make money, I can also understand. This year has been such a strange championship with the talk of the pandemic and being continuous also depends on being able to feel good physically, not playing every three days, and making adequate preparation. The difficulties must still be understood and analyzed and continuity will be the determining factor that will be used to the difference".
