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00:00Welcome to the presentation of Samuele Ricci, and a quick introduction from Iglitare.
00:12Hello everybody, today we're here to present Samuele Ricci, our new midfielder.
00:21I'm very happy to present him.
00:25It's our first signing of this season, this summer campaign.
00:29He's a modern midfielder, he's got lots of character.
00:38Last season, he was captain of Torino, and he demonstrated not only his quality on the field, but also off the field.
00:51He's played for Italy ten times, and has shown that he deserves to play for Milan.
01:05He deserves a Milan shirt.
01:06It's not just an investment for now, but it's for the future, and we hope, we believe, he can become a reference point for our team and the future of Milan.
01:25And now I'll let Samuele speak.
01:27Iniziamo subito con le domande.
01:29Vi chiedo la massima collaborazione, essendo la presentazione di Samuele, di rivolgere le domande al calciatore.
01:36Partiamo con Mauro Suma di Milan TV.
01:38Grazie, Ilaria.
01:39Buongiorno, direttore.
01:40Buongiorno, Samuele.
01:41Buongiorno, Amon.
01:42Samuele, la sensazione è che si ha guardando ti, si ha il tuo arrivo...
01:48Watching your arrival at the hotel, the night before the medical checks, and watching you, watching how you comport yourself,
01:59and the way you play in training, there's a bit of electricity, there's a bit of energy, it's a good feeling.
02:08Torino was important for you, you played for Torino, wore an important shirt, but you've already played for a big team,
02:16but how do you feel about this new shirt?
02:21I think, I believe it's the best moment of my career.
02:26Torino gave me a lot, and I've written a post, thanking everybody at Torino, everyone who helped me on this journey.
02:41But now, I think I've made an important choice, it's an important step, an important club, a big club, like Milan,
02:50who have got a huge history, it's a very prestigious, it's a prestigious club on a worldwide level.
02:56And as I said in my last interview, I'm here to repay the faith that Milan have shown in me,
03:05that Igli Tare, the sporting directors, shown in me, and I'll do my best.
03:13Two small things, what impression has Allegri, Massimiliano Allegri, made on you?
03:23Milan's history is also linked to lots of great Italian players,
03:34and there haven't recently been many Italian players with Milan.
03:39Aside from Donnarumma, Tonali and Gabia,
03:43do you feel responsible to bring back some Italianism to Milan,
03:47especially in the dressing room?
03:52Well, the first question,
03:54Mr. Allegri has had a good impact, it's been very positive, his impact.
03:59He's a great manager,
04:01one of the most successful.
04:05The positive thing is that he's very cheerful.
04:09Us Tuscans are always cheerful with a joke on hand,
04:13so we get on in that sense.
04:15The other question,
04:17it's a bit of time since there's been a lot of Italians in the Milan dressing room.
04:25Mattia Gabia has told me how things work in the club
04:30and how things work in the dressing room,
04:32and spoke very well about the situation.
04:35I've noticed in the last few days that it feels like a real family.
04:42We're working, there's lots of people who work here,
04:46but it does feel like a...
04:48It's very super, it's super positive.
04:50I've noticed it's like a family,
04:52and we're all going in the same direction.
04:54We all want to give our best and feel good while doing it.
04:58Samuele, compliments, good luck for your new career with Milan.
05:09The transfer markets,
05:12lots of talk about you leaving for a long time.
05:17When you heard that Milan were interested,
05:19did anything, what thoughts went through your head?
05:22Did you have trouble sleeping with excitement?
05:24How did you feel?
05:27And also, which player that you're going to play with at Milan
05:30is most interesting to you?
05:31In a football player's career,
05:38when you're young,
05:41when you do well at a big club,
05:48even in the past,
05:49when I played for other clubs,
05:50Empoli, Torino,
05:52I was linked with Premier League clubs.
05:55But they were just rumours.
05:59It's nice to hear these rumours,
06:01but we mustn't get carried away
06:03and let them unstabilise us
06:05and get on with what we're doing.
06:08But now it's become true.
06:09The rumour, the voce,
06:11as they say in Italy,
06:12has come true.
06:14And I didn't quite believe it
06:15when I was told that Milan were interested,
06:18but it happened.
06:20And I know everyone says that
06:22when they join a new club,
06:23but they couldn't believe it.
06:24But it's true.
06:26And it didn't take me one second
06:27to decide to come to Milan.
06:29I know everyone says that,
06:30but it took me no time to decide.
06:33I'm going to try and repay
06:35the faith that the club have shown in me
06:37on the pitch,
06:39which is the most important place,
06:41but also the way I act
06:43and behave off the pitch.
06:44The other question.
06:45I think I'm most looking forward
06:54to working with and seeing
06:55Rafa Leao at close quarters.
06:57I've always played against him
07:04and you can see that he's got something,
07:08he's got a bit more than the others.
07:10And now I know him as a person
07:12and you realize that some of the stories,
07:17some of the rumors about him
07:19aren't necessarily true.
07:21He's actually a very calm,
07:22he's a relaxed guy.
07:24You recorded something
07:32for Milan's social media.
07:34Are you from Tuscany?
07:36Yes.
07:38Yeah, we recognize each other,
07:40us Tuscans.
07:40I saw one of your posts
07:45that you recorded for Milan's social media
07:47and I was struck by
07:49how quickly you were able to talk
07:55about Milan's star midfielders of the past.
07:58You spoke about Beckham,
07:59you spoke about Andrea Pirlo.
08:02Were you a Milan fan?
08:05Well, I expected this question.
08:07I have to say,
08:08OK, Milan are one of the
08:12the most successful clubs in the world
08:15and from when I was young,
08:16I always followed Milan.
08:18I admired so many of their players
08:20and obviously,
08:22I can't say that,
08:24it's obvious that I knew
08:26their players from the past.
08:27I knew,
08:28I know all the players
08:32that have played for this great team,
08:33this great family.
08:35And now,
08:36now we'll see.
08:37I'm part of the family.
08:41I'll try and give my best
08:42because I understand
08:44how important this club is.
08:49I will try,
08:50we will try to give our best.
08:51Monica Colombo,
08:53Corriere della Sera.
08:53Buongiorno, Samuele.
08:55Benvenuto.
08:56Grazie.
08:57Volevo chiederti,
08:58prima si parlava di Allegri.
09:00You spoke about
09:01Massimiliano Allegri.
09:04You've already,
09:05have you already spoken
09:07to him about where you'll play,
09:09wide midfielder,
09:10playmaker,
09:12if you have a preference,
09:13where do you think you will play?
09:14Where do you see yourself?
09:16Well,
09:17we haven't discussed
09:19or argued
09:20about anything,
09:21so that's not a valid question.
09:24However,
09:25the position which I prefer
09:28is a box-to-box midfielder
09:33in a midfield three,
09:34but I've covered other roles.
09:37There aren't problems
09:37if Mr. Allegri asks me
09:39to play in other roles.
09:41If he says
09:42you have to play
09:43as a fullback,
09:44I'll play as a fullback.
09:45It's no problem.
09:58I don't know
10:00if I could play fullback,
10:01to be honest.
10:02You're not from Tuscany,
10:05are you?
10:05No?
10:10You chose the number four.
10:13Is that not a bit heavy
10:15like a number
10:17if you think of
10:18the history of Milan,
10:20number four?
10:22And I'd like to say
10:24without making too many comparisons,
10:28you are the first
10:30new signing
10:33in a midfield
10:35which has lost
10:36Tijani Reinders.
10:38Aside from
10:38the skill and ability
10:41of Tijani Reinders,
10:42and he scored 10 goals,
10:43where do you think Milan
10:45will get these
10:4610 goals from?
10:51Who's the question for?
10:54You're asking
10:55Samuel Erici,
10:56but you're looking at me.
10:57Well, okay, look,
11:07returning to
11:08the question.
11:10Yeah,
11:11number four,
11:12it's a
11:13heavy number
11:14at a
11:16club like Milan.
11:18It's a number
11:20that lots of
11:23star players
11:24have worn.
11:27But from my point of view,
11:28it's a number
11:30that reflects
11:31how I play.
11:34I know
11:35the significance
11:37of the number four
11:39for Milan
11:39and I know
11:40what I am.
11:42I know how I play,
11:44how I behave,
11:45my attitude.
11:48I can't deny
11:51that it's
11:51a serious number.
11:54But I'll try
11:54and do everything
11:55to earn
11:56be at the level
11:57of that shirt number.
12:00About the goals,
12:02what do you want
12:03me to say?
12:12Certainly,
12:13Tijani Reinders
12:14and I
12:15are very different.
12:18have different
12:18characteristics.
12:20You could say
12:21that
12:22he had a great
12:24season last year
12:25and he was one
12:25of the best,
12:26he's one of the best
12:27midfielders in the world.
12:29But
12:30I am who I am.
12:32I don't like
12:33to make comparisons.
12:37Maybe I won't be able
12:38to score 10 goals,
12:39but I'm trying,
12:40I'm here to try
12:41and give other things
12:41to the team.
12:49Nice to see you
12:50again,
12:50Samuele.
12:51Italy,
13:06how important
13:07could Milan be
13:09in your campaign
13:11to become a regular
13:12for Italy?
13:13you've already
13:15played 10 times
13:16for Italy
13:18and you're
13:19an exciting talent
13:20that I think
13:21the manager
13:21Gennaro Gattuso
13:22would like to
13:23depend upon.
13:24I think
13:28Milan
13:28in my career
13:31can be
13:33fundamental
13:34in my career
13:35with Italy,
13:36for Italy.
13:37I think I'm
13:38at the right place
13:38to develop,
13:40improve.
13:42I know
13:42I know
13:44that there will
13:45be difficulties
13:45and I'll face
13:46them.
13:49I've taken
13:51a big step
13:51forward
13:51joining Milan
13:52and I'll
13:56train,
13:57I'll be
13:57training with
13:58very good
13:59players.
14:00The competition
14:01for places
14:03will be
14:03increased,
14:04but that's
14:04part of
14:05football life.
14:06I have to
14:07say that
14:07for Italy
14:08I've already
14:11spoken to
14:12Mr. Gattuso
14:14I had a
14:15quick chat
14:15with the
14:15boss
14:16Mr. Gattuso
14:17and I
14:18appreciated
14:19that,
14:19I liked
14:20that.
14:28In the last
14:30few days
14:31we try
14:32and come
14:32up with
14:33the
14:33formations
14:34how Milan
14:35will line
14:35up,
14:36how Milan
14:36will play.
14:38We were
14:39thinking about
14:39Luca Modric
14:40and Samuele
14:41Ricci
14:42together.
14:44Will it be
14:45a midfield
14:46without a
14:46box-to-box
14:47player?
14:48Would you
14:48play as
14:51playmaker
14:51or do you
14:54see yourself
14:54more as a
14:55box-to-box
14:56player who
14:57sacrifices
14:57himself?
14:58Some people
14:59perhaps say
14:59that you're
15:00you're a bit
15:00light
15:02for defensive
15:04work.
15:08What kind of
15:09contribution do
15:10you think you'll
15:11give in the
15:11defensive phase?
15:12I've always
15:16played box-to-box
15:17mediano.
15:19I've played
15:19other roles.
15:24I prefer
15:24to have the
15:28ball,
15:29I prefer to
15:29have possession
15:30as much as
15:31possible.
15:31what I was
15:35in the past
15:35at Empoli
15:36and also
15:37at Torino.
15:39I think
15:39since then
15:40I've improved
15:40a lot in
15:41the non-possession
15:42phase.
15:44Obviously I
15:45still have to
15:46improve.
15:47maybe in the
15:51defensive phase
15:52I need to
15:52learn other
15:53things and
15:54Mr. Allegri
15:56will help me a
15:56lot with that.
15:58That's why I'm
15:58here.
15:59I can play
16:00wide midfielder,
16:02I can play
16:02box-to-box
16:03midfielder.
16:09How does it
16:13feel playing
16:13for a team
16:14that have won
16:15seven Champions
16:15League and
16:16playing
16:16alongside
16:17Luka Modric?
16:19It means a
16:19lot, it
16:20means a lot.
16:21As I said a
16:21few years ago,
16:23if you told me
16:25this a few
16:25years ago, I
16:26would have
16:26said it's
16:26impossible.
16:27But now
16:27I'm here,
16:29I will face
16:30the challenge
16:31and Luka
16:35Modric is
16:36one of the
16:36greatest players
16:37of all time
16:38and I'll try
16:38and learn as
16:40much as
16:40possible from
16:41Luka Modric
16:42on the pitch
16:43but above all
16:45off the pitch,
16:46I want to
16:47be, I will
16:48be like a
16:48sponge soaking
16:49up everything,
16:50everything that
16:52can help me in
16:53my career,
16:54everything from
16:55Luka Modric but
16:56also from my
16:56other teammates.
16:57you're in
17:05among the
17:06best players in
17:09Italy who play the
17:12ball and receive the
17:13ball under pressure.
17:14character, how have
17:16you evolved this
17:17and improved this
17:18characteristic?
17:19And I'd like to
17:20ask Sporting
17:21Director Iglitare if
17:24midfield, if
17:26Yashari will join
17:28the midfield.
17:29Yeah, it's a
17:38characteristic that
17:39maybe that I
17:42like to have the
17:44ball not for too
17:45long because it
17:47box to box
17:48mediano, you need
17:48to have as few
17:49touches as
17:50possible.
17:50something that this
17:53sporting director told
17:54me was to try and
17:56always try and read
17:58understand the move
18:00before you have the
18:01ball because if
18:04you're slow, if you're
18:06a bit slow, if you're
18:07quick in your mind, it
18:08makes a big difference.
18:09it's a characteristic
18:12that I believe in.
18:26I'm another Tuscan.
18:28We're everywhere, us
18:29Tuscans.
18:31Have you had another
18:32phone call from when
18:36you signed for Milan?
18:37Was there anyone else
18:38who called you, if
18:39anyone else phoned you
18:40that you appreciated
18:41and we want to know
18:43about your memories
18:43of Torino?
18:47Apart from Giannaro
18:48Gattuso, I spoke to
18:51many people, many
18:53people called me
18:54because it's the most
18:57important step of my
18:57career.
19:01All the people that
19:03love me called me,
19:04people that have been
19:05with me on this
19:06journey.
19:08What was the other
19:10question?
19:12At Torino, I
19:20immediately felt
19:22something that I
19:26really liked was the
19:28love from all the
19:30fans towards us
19:33players.
19:35It's a love that has
19:37been with me for
19:38these those three
19:39years.
19:41It's a club with a
19:42huge history.
19:43It's an important
19:44club.
19:47If I'm here, it's
19:49obviously thanks in
19:51large part to Torino
19:53who gave me, helped me
19:55get this opportunity to
19:57play for Milan and I
19:58just wish them all the
19:59best.
20:05Max Allegri said,
20:08have fun, having fun
20:10with determination leads
20:12to winning.
20:15What kind of vibes have
20:17you felt here?
20:18Tell us about Mr.
20:20Allegri's character and
20:21personality.
20:22regarding Mr.
20:26Allegri, but also all
20:29the players.
20:33Aside from great
20:34enthusiasm, because we've
20:36only had a few training
20:36sessions, we've trained
20:39hard.
20:39We've also trained hard.
20:41A lot of competition
20:44for places, a lot of
20:45competitiveness on the
20:46pitch.
20:46that's how you improve
20:47every day.
20:50And that's a really
20:50important thing for a
20:51team.
20:56So there are good
20:57signals for the season
20:58and we'll do our best.
21:10So far, your career has
21:12been step by step.
21:14Wonderful playing in the
21:15provinces with Empoli,
21:17then Torino, one of the
21:20and now one of the most
21:21important clubs in the
21:22world, Milan.
21:23Now you've arrived at
21:25Milan.
21:26Have you decided, have
21:30you created new
21:31objectives?
21:36I've always tried
21:37in my career, I've
21:40always tried to move
21:42step by step because
21:45that's the most important
21:45thing.
21:48I've never tried to
21:49overreach as for
21:52objectives.
21:53Obviously, come to a
21:55club, come to Milan was
21:57an objective.
22:00Do well here is an
22:02objective.
22:03To give my maximum here
22:04is an objective.
22:05To do my best for the
22:07fans, me and my
22:10teammates, we have to
22:12deserve, earn the
22:14fans' enthusiasm.
22:18After a season of ups and
22:20downs, I think this is the
22:24right time to get back to
22:27the top.
22:31Ambition is perhaps the best
22:33word, ambition is the best
22:35phrase.
22:44Did Gennaro Gattuso tell you
22:46about Milan as well when you
22:47spoke on the phone?
22:50Your manager at Empoli was
22:52Gattuso, Mr. Boucher, he
22:56said that you listened very
23:00carefully and you always did
23:02what he asked you.
23:04What memories do you have of
23:06your development at Empoli?
23:11Gattuso didn't speak about
23:13Milan.
23:14It was a very quick chat,
23:16introduction.
23:17I spoke to Mr. Boucher, I
23:20think yesterday, and I
23:24thanked him for his kind
23:25words about me.
23:27I spent lots of time with
23:28him.
23:29He developed me a lot.
23:32Even if I'm still young, he
23:34worked with you when I was
23:35even younger.
23:39I've always believed that's
23:40a characteristic that I
23:41listen.
23:42I've always what people tell
23:45me, what the managers tell
23:46me, I do.
23:47I know that when they're
23:51severe with me, it's not
23:52just to shout at me, but
23:55it's to help me grow.
23:57And I think that's important
23:59and fundamental for every
24:00player.
24:02So I think you have to take
24:03the best of what people tell
24:04you and use it positively.
24:05you've spoken about ambition
24:20and it's a bit of a re-launch
24:23season for Milan.
24:25lots of changes this season.
24:31Do you think, who do you
24:33think can be Milan's main
24:35rivals for the Champions League
24:38spots next season?
24:41Who are the biggest threats,
24:43the direct rivals for Milan?
24:45Well, yeah, I spoke about
24:57ambition because it's something
25:00I've noticed straight away.
25:02it's something that I have as
25:06well, ambition.
25:07I want to improve.
25:10I want to get as high as
25:12possible.
25:13And something that Milan have as
25:16well, this ambition.
25:20Regarding our rivals, the main
25:25objective, I feel like I should
25:26say is to return to Europe.
25:31But for the rest, the best thing
25:35I think is just take it day by
25:39day, step by step to try and
25:41improve every day, which is
25:42something that the priest
25:43Allegri said at the end of the
25:45season, we will see.
25:47Martin Sartorio, Calciomercato.it
25:49Before you said, when you knew
25:59that Milan were interested, you
26:01spoke to Gabia in the national
26:03squad.
26:05Did you speak to anyone else,
26:08Di Marco or Bastoni of Inter in
26:10the national squad?
26:12No, no.
26:13I'll be honest with you.
26:15I've never, I never spoke about
26:17Di Marco, with Di Marco and
26:19Bastoni about club football.
26:21I've got a great relationship
26:22with them, but I didn't speak to
26:23those two about club football.
26:35Andrea Azzoli, another of your
26:40ex-managers, said that you need
26:44to improve getting the ball
26:45forward quickly.
26:48You can grow and grow in that
26:50sense this year.
26:52Develop.
26:54Mr. Andrea Azzoli never gets it
26:57wrong, so I think it's a
27:01characteristic that I need to
27:02improve getting the ball forward.
27:05I think it's important for all
27:07midfielders, the forward pass.
27:11Sometimes it catches your
27:13opponents out and it can make the
27:15difference, the long ball forward.
27:18It's something I have to improve.
27:19I'm working on it.
27:21Like I'm working on lots of
27:22other aspects.
27:26Thank you for watching the
27:27presentation of Samuele Ricci.
27:29Grazie.
27:30Grazie a tutti.
27:31Ciao.
27:32Ciao.
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