Ibrahimovic’s speech to squad: “This is AC Milan, we play for these trophies” – video | OneFootball

Zlatan Ibrahimovic gave a rousing speech to the AC Milan team and staff in the dressing room after the Supercoppa Italiana triumph over Inter.

It was a very dramatic night to say the least, as Milan came from two goals down against their city rivals to win it in the last minute. Theo Hernandez and Christian Pulisic got the Rossoneri level, then Tammy Abraham netted in the third minute of added time.

Milan have shared a clip which shows the speech that Ibrahimovic said to the squad at full-time, with the message being that it must be a starting point, though a trophy is always to be celebrated.

“We’ve reached one of our aims. What we wanted was a reaction. This is our reaction guys. Before I speak, I want to compliment the coach and his staff. Great work in just a few days. Lucky he had a fever, if not he’d have broken more than a TV!” he began.

“Congratulations to the players too. You sweated to win this, made sacrifices, were hungry. When a team has this desire to win, it’s hard to be beaten. It’s hard, guys. You showed that today. At the start of the season, I said to you: ‘It all depends on us, because it’s all in your heads’.

“You showed that today. Now, we’re going back to Italy so let’s bring this mentality and pick up points to get to where we need to be. I also want congratulate everyone around the team here with us. It’s down to you too, even if you’re not famous and not on the pitch. But you’re important, just like everyone out on the pitch.

“What else do I need to say? Guys, this is AC Milan. We play for these trophies. If you want to go down in AC Milan history, you need to win titles. On 3, forza Milan. One, two, three, FORZA MILAN!”

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