Former goalkeeper Zeljko Kalac was full of praise for AC Milan after they recorded a 4-0 victory over Dinamo Zagreb in the Champions League last night.
The Rossoneri blew their hosts away in truth as they scored four goals through Matteo Gabbia, Rafael Leao, Olivier Giroud (penalty) and an own-goal to move back second in Group E and ensure they only need a draw against Red Bull Salzburg to reach the knockout stages.
Zeljko Kalac was interviewed by our colleagues SempreMilan.it in Zagreb to reflect on how the game went.
“It’s a nice Milan. Dinamo started well but Milan planned and planned and gained control, and after the first goal it’s practically over. This is a good Milan. When you play real matches like yesterday’s, Milan always does well and it shows,” he said.
The best players at Milan?
“For me it’s a squad. Milan are a team made up of important players capable of forming a group. Giroud was a great acquisition for the team, Leao always scores but also in defence they are compact and fast. I really like how they are playing.
“Milan are a team that works, a group in which everyone knows what to do and it’s thanks to Pioli. Everyone says that the squad is not great, but instead I believe that the level of 18-19 players is very high.”
What do you think of Milan’s current goalkeepers?
“Maignan is a great player, for me he can defend Milan’s goal for many years. I liked Tatarusanu, he played a great match without pure. Milan have always had great goalkeepers (laughs).”
“What do you think of Milan’s current goalkeepers?”
And: “Well they’re definitely better than me. After all I couldn’t save a shot from 40 yards out from a young Fabregas as I was too slow all game. This changed the outcome of the match and prevented Maldini to win the UCL back-to-back which he really really wanted before he retired”
That goal still pisses me off til this day …as well as the miss from Pato after Kaka ran the length of the field