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00:00Good morning everyone, welcome to Alvaro Morata's press conference.
00:04Let's start with questions from Mauro Suma for Milan TV.
00:07Thank you Nicola. Good morning Zlatan, good morning Alvaro.
00:10Zlatan, I wanted to ask you this.
00:12Among the characteristics that have convinced Milan to focus on Alvaro Morata
00:16as a centre-forward of the club for the next season,
00:20there are certainly the technical qualities,
00:22but also those human and emotional, of leadership, of spirit?
00:27Good morning everyone.
00:29First of all, I want to welcome the captain of the European champions, Alvaro Morata.
00:36He's finally here.
00:40What we were looking for in the attacking position
00:45was someone who was complete, who is already present on and off the pitch.
00:54Alvaro Morata is a perfect example for us,
00:58because as a young team, younger than last year,
01:04with Giroud and Chier, who no longer exist,
01:06who had this role of leader, of team leader,
01:13as I'm no longer here, Alvaro also enters this role.
01:20Obviously on the pitch he's important, but also off the pitch.
01:27We help him to take on this responsibility,
01:34because when you're young, you don't know the team yet,
01:37you don't know the club and the whole environment around him.
01:44But I'm not worried, because from what I've seen of him,
01:49he led the team in Europe, he was captain,
01:53and then he won.
01:55He's a winner, a champion,
01:57but not only in the national team, but also in the club,
02:00where he played, he has great experience,
02:03he won something, not little, but a lot,
02:06and this brings extra to this team.
02:10On the pitch, I don't have much to say.
02:13We all know Alvaro,
02:16with the new coach we brought,
02:19the identity he will bring on the pitch,
02:23more offensive play, of course with balance.
02:27When I spoke to Alvaro, I said,
02:30the best position in this team is for an attacker.
02:36We bring everything around you,
02:39you will have players around you,
02:42as I just said, you just have to stay focused,
02:47then you put the ball into the goal.
02:50But it's not just about scoring,
02:52everything else around you also counts,
02:56but we are very happy.
02:59Yesterday it was animal, today it's the beauty.
03:06It will go well.
03:08As I said in the press conference with Fonseca,
03:12God created the world in seven days,
03:15this is day four, and we're getting there.
03:19We are very, very motivated.
03:24Then I give the floor to Alvaro,
03:26and he will think about it. Thank you.
03:30Good morning, Alvaro.
03:32Good morning, did you hear Zlatan's speech?
03:35He deserved it.
03:37I wanted to ask you this,
03:39the first time you heard the name Milan,
03:42the concrete opportunity for Milan,
03:44did you evaluate it, did you think about it,
03:47as a professional, or was your opening
03:49also a matter of instinct?
03:53Good morning everyone.
03:55First of all, thank you to everyone
03:59who made the effort to bring me here.
04:02Honestly, I've had several opportunities
04:05to come back to Italy in all these years,
04:08but as soon as I picked up the phone,
04:11Zlatan called me,
04:13I talked to the coach, I talked to the managers,
04:16there was nothing to think about,
04:18because in the end no team has ever wanted me so much.
04:21It's the first time we've put all this effort,
04:27it's the first time I've played for Milan,
04:32and this obviously makes me proud.
04:36In the end, I'm the kind of person who needs trust,
04:40but also to be ready.
04:42I don't have a problem if one day,
04:45let's hope not, if I don't have to go to the gym,
04:48to be told that I'm screwing up.
04:50I don't have a problem,
04:52because I'm the kind of person he is.
04:55I know I haven't reached my full potential yet,
04:58because I need people who really believe in me.
05:01He's shown me that,
05:03and so has the coach and the club.
05:05I'd also like to thank him,
05:07because I've often read about him
05:09and many other players,
05:11that Milan is Milan.
05:13They used to say that,
05:15and then I came here with Alberto
05:17and all the people who work here.
05:19It's incredible, I think it's hard
05:21to find a club like this,
05:23but with this organisation,
05:25with all the help I've received,
05:27I can't wait to go out on the pitch.
05:29I can't promise a title or a league title,
05:32because that depends on many factors,
05:34but I'll definitely run like a dog to press,
05:37and I'll try to help all my team-mates
05:40to give their all,
05:42because many times people think
05:44that a leader is the one who scores 50 or 60 goals,
05:47but a leader is the one who pushes his team-mates
05:50to their maximum,
05:52and that's what I'll try to do.
05:54Peppe Di Stefano, Sky.
05:56Hi Alvaro, first of all, welcome.
05:58You're one of the few players in Europe
06:00who has played in Milan,
06:02you've played in London,
06:04you've played in Madrid,
06:06so you know how to deal with pressure.
06:08I'm asking you,
06:10if even in the past,
06:12it's true that you had this idea
06:14of dressing up as various leaders
06:16and taking you to Milan,
06:18today it's 51 years,
06:20do you have a past in Juventus
06:22or have you made history in Milan?
06:24On your left you have a World Cup symbol,
06:26as well as the Milan one.
06:28Do you remember anyone in Milan's history
06:30that you'd like to emulate?
06:36This summer,
06:38where it all started,
06:40for me,
06:42one of the biggest references,
06:44I asked him for a shirt and shoes,
06:46and I don't know how he didn't send me
06:48a shirt and shoes,
06:50because I always ask him for shoes,
06:52socks, videos, everything.
06:54For me it's a pride,
06:56it makes me dream,
06:58to be next to him today.
07:00Then I heard Kaká,
07:02I had the chance to speak
07:04with Shevchenko,
07:06with Pato,
07:08with David Beckham.
07:10He told me this summer,
07:12I was with him,
07:14he told me you could see
07:16that in Milan,
07:18and that's why I'm here today.
07:20I know that in the world of football,
07:22a big part of football
07:24has been written here,
07:26with these colours,
07:28and in this club.
07:30A question for Ibra.
07:32He talks about Rosso Nero,
07:34is this something that convinced you?
07:36It seems he already has great feelings
07:38about the environment.
07:40When did the idea of wearing
07:42Rosso Nero start in you,
07:44we also talked about other strikers,
07:46or was it always an idea?
07:50No, Álvaro is himself.
07:52Being himself
07:54is what matters the most.
07:56With the names he said,
07:58he passed great names,
08:00they remained in the history
08:02of Milan.
08:04I'm sure Álvaro will do the same,
08:06with the help of his teammates,
08:08with the help of the club.
08:10Álvaro's name,
08:12when we saw the possibility
08:14to take him,
08:16we attacked immediately.
08:18Then, to convince him,
08:20I said,
08:22I'll bring you happiness.
08:24If you're happy,
08:26I'm sure everything will be fine.
08:28As a former player,
08:30as you're off the pitch,
08:32you're on the pitch.
08:34If you're not well off the pitch,
08:36you're not well on the pitch.
08:38Then the rest, of course,
08:40the feeling with the coach,
08:42all this,
08:44I don't see
08:46in this team
08:48that it will be difficult,
08:50because it's a team
08:52very simple,
08:54a good team,
08:56that's why with Pavlovic,
08:58we brought a different attitude,
09:00because this is also needed,
09:02because I don't want
09:04a team that is too good.
09:06There must be a balance
09:08between the two.
09:10I'm sure Álvaro
09:12will join this group easily,
09:14because the whole team,
09:16we were in America,
09:18I know that everyone
09:20is waiting for him,
09:22because they know who he is
09:24and they're waiting
09:26just to train with him
09:28and know him,
09:30because
09:32I'm not saying
09:34that I'm here and I know him 100%.
09:36We've seen him a few times
09:38with friends,
09:40but now I know him
09:42a little more
09:44and he must be himself
09:46and he won't have
09:48a hard time. He's already played in Italy,
09:50if we're talking about
09:52the player,
09:54he did well.
09:56He's not a player who needs to grow
09:58or has room to grow even more,
10:00because he only needs to be well
10:02and perform well.
10:04The others we've brought
10:06have room to grow even more,
10:08but Álvaro is already at the top,
10:10he's already complete.
10:12Obviously, with more experience
10:14he'll have more ease to play,
10:16because the more experience you have,
10:18the easier it is to play.
10:20But
10:22we're 200%
10:24sure that
10:26he'll join this team very well.
10:28We're
10:30configuring the team
10:32as we want it
10:34and, as I said, last year
10:36when I wasn't here,
10:38the manager brought
10:40the team's base,
10:42this summer,
10:44and details.
10:46Álvaro was one of these details
10:48with Pavlovic
10:50and
10:52we're there.
10:54We want to create a competitive
10:56team.
10:58This time...
11:00It's competitive
11:02to reach
11:04objectives,
11:06which is important.
11:08Then there's Milan's Diena,
11:10because he's a winner.
11:12Someone who has objectives
11:14in his head.
11:16Milan's players are beautiful,
11:18he's beautiful too.
11:20Pavlovic, we'll make him grow
11:22his hair, he'll be beautiful too,
11:24but he has another character
11:26that we want to bring in.
11:28He just has to train
11:30and be well.
11:32There was a desire
11:34to be a player
11:36and I want to thank
11:38Álvaro's people
11:40who were willing
11:42to make it
11:44come true
11:46and today we're here.
11:50Let's go to Andrea Ramazzotti,
11:52Gazzetta dello Sport.
11:54Hi Álvaro, welcome.
11:56Milan, 31 and a half years
11:58after your best
12:00season in terms of
12:02your career.
12:04You scored 21 goals this year
12:06especially after winning
12:08the European Cup
12:10against Spain.
12:12You're over 30
12:14but your
12:16professional record
12:18seems to be growing
12:20despite Zlatan
12:22who's jealous
12:24of many of your teammates.
12:26What do you expect
12:28from the success
12:30and from a personal point of view
12:32in this new challenge?
12:34I want to win.
12:36I don't care if I score
12:3850 or 60 goals.
12:40There are players
12:42who score millions
12:44but then
12:46they don't win anything.
12:48You have to win
12:50and enjoy the journey
12:52but above all
12:54you have to understand
12:56that we're a team
12:58with so many great players
13:00who will give us the chance
13:02to score so many goals.
13:04I can assure you
13:06that when I arrived
13:08last night
13:10in Milanello
13:12I saw what was going on
13:14and I can assure you
13:16that I can only do better.
13:18As you said,
13:20I want to score more goals
13:22every year
13:24but that's not what worries me.
13:26I'm here
13:28because I want to
13:30take the second star
13:32and help this club
13:34to make history
13:36and above all
13:38because I know
13:40that these are the last years of my career
13:42but the best because I've reached maturity.
13:44Federico Sala, Dazone.
13:46Hi Alvaro,
13:48first of all
13:50you said that you haven't reached
13:52your full potential yet
13:54but as my colleagues said
13:56you're a European champion
13:58and a captain
14:00and in Spain you scored 36 goals
14:02and scored 8 assists.
14:04Do you feel that you can
14:06become the best version of Alvaro Marat
14:08in your career?
14:10The best version of Alvaro Marat?
14:12Yes, without a doubt.
14:14It's not my character
14:16but I can tell you
14:18that I'm very happy
14:20and that Milan
14:22will see that
14:24it was a good purchase
14:26even if they made
14:28a lot of effort
14:30but it was a good purchase
14:32to take Marat
14:34in the way they took him.
14:36Francesco Rocchi, Rai.
14:38Hi Alvaro,
14:40welcome back to Italy.
14:42Tell me,
14:44which Italian league
14:46do you find yourself in?
14:48Here in Milan
14:50there are always derbies
14:52and last year
14:54with Atletico
14:56you were happy to win
14:58against Inter.
15:00Which league do you find yourself in?
15:02It's a league that
15:04has grown a lot
15:06and every year
15:08it's better to watch.
15:10I remember 10 years ago
15:12when I watched the Italian league
15:14it was very different,
15:16much more tactical,
15:18there were less goals.
15:20Now every team is well prepared
15:22and trained
15:24and it was a great satisfaction last year.
15:26A question for Zlatan.
15:28I wanted to ask you
15:30that Milan
15:32are very close to the start of the season
15:34and now Marat is coming.
15:36It's a Milan that is convincing.
15:38In America
15:40it's growing very well.
15:42Is Milan growing well?
15:44The team
15:46is reacting
15:48well,
15:50reacting well
15:52to the work they are doing
15:54because
15:56they have a new coach,
15:58a new staff,
16:00many new things
16:02in the team.
16:04They are reacting well,
16:06they are working well
16:08and of course
16:10every day that goes by
16:12the more
16:14Fonseca's identity
16:16comes in.
16:18It's also true
16:20that the players
16:22didn't have all the players
16:24on the first day
16:26because there was a European team
16:28and other tournaments
16:30that extended
16:32the holidays of certain players
16:34but
16:36the team is slowly forming.
16:38On Tuesday we have
16:40the Trofeo Berlusconi.
16:42It will be another
16:44possibility
16:46to play a game
16:48to form the team.
16:50I don't know
16:52about Alvaro's situation
16:54but if I ask him now
16:56he can play today
16:58because he is already in good shape.
17:00Slowly
17:02the team will be complete
17:04and when it's complete
17:06it will move from there.
17:08But
17:10after three games in America
17:12with a mix of young players
17:14and players
17:16that came back
17:18during
17:20the tour of
17:22America
17:24I saw it well, it's positive.
17:26Then the results
17:28we put aside because
17:30winning there doesn't mean anything
17:32but it's an official game.
17:34We are optimistic
17:36and with a bit of patience
17:38when it's complete
17:40I'm sure
17:42everything will go well.
17:44Then in 2017
17:46everything
17:48we were waiting for will start.
17:52Good morning Alvaro.
17:54What effect will the Juventus
17:56as an opponent have on you?
17:58Juventus has changed a lot
18:00compared to when you were two years old
18:02and do you think it will be the most important
18:04rival for the Scudetto with Inter?
18:08Emotions?
18:10I'm a grateful person
18:12and I thank them for everything
18:14they did for me in the past
18:16but life is like that.
18:18I'm a Milan player
18:20and friends are friends
18:22but to go to dinner
18:24and not to play
18:26we say goodbye later
18:28and they are pissed off.
18:30Football is
18:32nothing special
18:34and I thank them
18:36for everything they did for me
18:38in the past
18:40but now it's a new journey
18:42and a new adventure.
18:44Francesco Letizia, Sportitalia.
18:46Welcome Alvaro.
18:48This Milan
18:50looks a bit like your Spain
18:52with Nico Williams
18:54with Dani Olmo
18:56with Leao and Pulisic
18:58with Fabian Ruiz
19:00who could be a midfielder
19:02and Rodri is missing.
19:04I wanted to ask Ibrahimović
19:06you said
19:08four days have passed
19:10and there are three days left.
19:12What should we expect in these three days?
19:16In these last three days
19:18we will see.
19:20We are working
19:22and following the plan
19:24and the strategy
19:26we had from the beginning
19:28and we will see.
19:30If I tell you everything
19:32it won't be a surprise
19:34and it won't be fun.
19:36But as I said
19:38it's the fourth day
19:40and with the ambition
19:42we have
19:44we aim high
19:46and we want to get there.
19:48We are working
19:50a lot
19:52but
19:54we are all committed
19:56and we will see.
19:58Daniele Longo
20:00calciomercato.com
20:04Very similar
20:06as players
20:08as you said
20:10there are players
20:12who if they are not
20:14among the best in the world
20:16they can become
20:18and the coach
20:20is very similar
20:22when I have to stop
20:24because otherwise we prepare
20:26the other teams to play against us.
20:28Yes, I see a lot of similarities
20:30and in the end
20:32the important thing
20:34is to get into the group
20:38and they will understand
20:40what kind of person I am.
20:42As I said before
20:44I want to win
20:46I don't care about goals
20:48I want to win
20:50and that's why
20:52I came to Milan.
20:54Welcome Alvaro
20:56you mentioned getting into the group
20:58as a favourite
21:00as you know some teammates
21:02like Teo Hernandez
21:04you met him at Real
21:06we saw you spent a few hours
21:08together in Sardinia
21:10how did you find him now
21:12and what did he tell you about Milan
21:14and what they have in mind
21:16to do in the next season?
21:18I have always had a great relationship
21:20with Teo
21:22he is very funny
21:24very open
21:26he always asks for everything
21:28I was on holiday with him
21:30we saw each other
21:32for a few days
21:34we played together
21:36and I hope
21:38he put petrol in the engine
21:42because he is a fundamental player
21:44for this team
21:46but he can still
21:48make the last quality jump
21:50so he has to do it
21:52he has the potential
21:54to be the best
21:56in the world
21:58and I am sure
22:00he will do it
22:02I will try to remind him
22:04every morning
22:06that he has to be the best
22:08Cristian Pradelli
22:10Good morning Alvaro
22:12welcome
22:14I have a question about two coaches
22:16the one you will meet
22:18Fonseca
22:20and the one that loved you
22:22in Italy
22:24what do you think about them?
22:26did you ask them
22:28if you have already played with them?
22:30and since in Italy
22:32a coach called
22:34Massimiliano Allegri
22:36loved you
22:38did you have the chance
22:40to talk to him
22:42before coming here
22:44to ask him
22:46yes, I talked to him
22:48several times
22:50we couldn't meet in person
22:52because I was busy
22:54with the Europeans
22:56as I said before
22:58I didn't need
23:00a lot of information
23:02to make the decision
23:04two or three little things
23:06have changed
23:08Milan made an effort
23:10and I am very grateful
23:12his idea is very similar
23:14I know I can do my best
23:16and I didn't talk
23:18to Max
23:20I think he had
23:22a difficult time
23:24I am sure
23:26he is not into football
23:28he will be on holiday
23:30when I see him
23:32I will meet him
23:34it will be fun
23:36we met many years ago
23:38he helped me a lot
23:40I send him a hug
23:42titansport, Wang Meng
23:44welcome back
23:46you said
23:48you feel
23:50happier here
23:52in Italy
23:54Italy is like a home
23:56in reality
23:58both in Torino and San Siro
24:00the fans are not always nice
24:02sometimes
24:04there are fissures
24:06towards the players
24:08but for you
24:10it is special
24:12people like you
24:16they welcome you
24:18but you don't score against them
24:20how do you explain
24:22this?
24:24you can hope
24:26that in your family
24:28you speak more Italian
24:30or Spanish
24:32that is part of football
24:34how you go to a theatre
24:36it is not nice
24:38you have to understand
24:40the fans
24:42they pay to see you
24:44they pay to support you
24:46they convey their emotions
24:48the fissures are good
24:50when you deserve it
24:52when you are not playing well
24:54the insults are normal
24:56but here in Italy
24:58you understand more
25:00when you are working
25:02in the theatre
25:04when you go out with your family
25:06it has never happened to me
25:08to go to a place
25:10where I played
25:12and have a lack of respect
25:14on the streets
25:16only with
25:18football
25:20you get nervous
25:22but it is all about education
25:24it is the difference
25:26I see
25:28at home it depends
25:30when I am angry in Spanish
25:32when I am angry in Italian
25:34when the kids are in English
25:36to make them learn
25:38we are very open
25:40we go to
25:42Nicolo Crespi Milan News
25:44hello Alvaro
25:46in life as in sport
25:48trust and enthusiasm
25:50how can Milan help you
25:52to find trust
25:54to get excited
25:56to find new emotions
25:58in San Siro
26:00thanks
26:02I am here
26:04I have to be 100% honest
26:06because it is an emotion
26:08that comes to Milan
26:10that comes to Ibrahimović
26:12it is an emotion
26:14for me
26:16I could go and get money
26:18to relax
26:20in some place
26:22I am in the perfect place
26:24at the perfect age
26:26to do 5-6 years
26:28at the highest level
26:30above all to win
26:32we are from All Milan
26:34Lucrezia Pagetta All Milan
26:36good morning Alvaro
26:38you arrive to Milan after
26:40Olivier Giroud and Zlatan Ibrahimović
26:42you got the number 7
26:44just to mention one of Andriy Shevchenko
26:46how much is this a stimulus
26:48and how much a weight?
26:50I think
26:52I don't even have to think about it
26:54it is obvious
26:56but I think
26:58you put your feet
27:00in Milan
27:02and you see all the players
27:04that played there
27:06Olivier
27:08he was my teammate
27:10at Chelsea
27:12I forgot to say
27:14because he still plays
27:16even if he is in America
27:18but I had the chance
27:20to learn from him
27:22to share things with him
27:24I can't wait
27:26when I was almost done
27:28Zlatan sent me a video
27:30I had goosebumps
27:32with all the goals
27:34of the best players
27:36in the history of football
27:38they played a lot in Milan
27:40and this makes me emotional
27:42and makes me live
27:44this adventure
27:46to the maximum
27:48Nicolo Schira
27:50hello Alvaro
27:52last year with Atletico Madrid
27:54you were one of the few teams
27:56that put Inter in trouble
27:58that dominated in Italy
28:00so you know how you can hurt
28:02the Nerazzurri
28:04you talked about Seconda Stella
28:06that becomes the goal of Milan
28:08your winning mentality
28:10the experience you have
28:12do you think it can give a factor
28:14to a group that is very young
28:16in Milan compared to other big clubs
28:18there are a lot of young players
28:20that are growing
28:22so you are a totem
28:24in the dressing room
28:26do you feel you have these characteristics
28:28and you did very well in Spain
28:30wearing the captain's armband
28:32yes
28:34in the end
28:36you have to have the desire
28:38to win
28:40you have to know how to do it
28:42in the last European
28:44they said
28:46we were very young
28:48it was impossible
28:50in the end
28:52you have to believe in yourself
28:54work hard
28:56even if you are 16-17
28:58if you are in the first team
29:00it's because you have something different
29:02that the others don't
29:04with all these things
29:06you can get anywhere
29:08that's why I can't wait
29:10to join the group
29:12to remind them
29:14every morning
29:16how much it can give
29:18nobody can imagine
29:20how I am in a dressing room
29:22I like to see the others
29:24working
29:26I like to see the others dreaming
29:28and I like to see the others happy
29:30as I said before
29:32this is a positive thing
29:34that this team will do well
29:36good morning
29:38and welcome to Milan
29:40Morata said
29:42the work is the first thing
29:44he is a player that makes the team play well
29:46I ask you
29:48what kind of team
29:50makes Morata play well?
29:52what kind of team do you like
29:54to give the best?
29:56definitely a team that
29:58is convinced with its ideas
30:00and above all
30:02I think that with the quality
30:04we have in this team
30:06what we have to do
30:08is to take the air away
30:10from all the other teams
30:12if we take this habit
30:14in the upper part of the pitch
30:16with the quality
30:18that the coach has
30:20I think it will be very difficult
30:22because when you take the air away
30:24as we did in the national team
30:26when you take it
30:28then when the others have the ball
30:30it is very difficult to play
30:32and what we have to do
30:34is to put ourselves without the ball
30:36in the dressing room
30:38and with the ball
30:40they know how to play
30:42Massimiliano Canta
30:44Hi Alvaro, welcome back
30:46I wanted to ask you
30:48you are the kind of player
30:50that all coaches would like to coach
30:52have you ever given an explanation
30:54or an answer to this?
30:56yes, I guess
30:58because I am not a selfish person
31:00I am a person
31:02that always brings a positive dynamic
31:04a person that
31:06as I said before
31:08I play as a central attacker
31:10and when they change me
31:12on the bench
31:14I am the first one
31:16that comes to hug him
31:18even if there are 250 meters of space
31:20because I am a person
31:22that likes to win
31:24that likes to enjoy the moments
31:26when you get
31:28so much confidence
31:30with the teammates
31:32that you see every day
31:34that eat you
31:36in bad situations
31:38you have to give importance
31:40to what you have lost
31:42because that is what
31:44brings you the chance to win
31:46Shasha
31:48Hi Alvaro, going back to the experience
31:50of the national team
31:52I think you were fundamental
31:54for the growth of Yamal
31:56in Milan there is a player
31:58Francesco Camarda
32:00that is more or less his age
32:02what is missing for him
32:04to reach that level?
32:06Obviously I know him
32:08I watched his matches
32:10and when I knew
32:12that he came here
32:14obviously the first thing
32:16that I like to do
32:18because I can see myself
32:20in him when
32:22when I was young
32:24I played for Real Madrid
32:26but he scored so many goals
32:28more than I did
32:30so I just want to help him
32:32I just want to help him grow
32:34and I think he will be
32:36the future
32:38or maybe the present
32:40because in football you never know
32:42maybe I am talking about him
32:44and then I play for him
32:46football is like that
32:48if the coach is listening
32:50we can play together
32:52no, I am just kidding
32:54I just want to help
32:56the guys
32:58I always joke with the young players
33:00but I also get angry
33:02when they don't do things right
33:04thank you all, good job
33:06Francesco Camarda has to work
33:08that's what he has to do
33:10thank you