Market rumours about Milinkovic-Savic have not died down. But the midfielder, who has returned to great football in the last month, may have already chosen what to do.
Fernando Orsi, former goalkeeper and coach, spoke to the microphones of calciomercato.it, broadcast on the Twitch TVPLAY channel, to talk about Lazio’s second place in the table and the future of Milinkovic-Savic.
“Sarri’s work is bearing important fruit,” Orsi began, “nobody expected second place. What must change is that the coach must give a winning mentality in continuity. This year Lazio wins all the direct clashes because they are a concentrated team, while with the small ones they sin in presumption. He must give the team the awareness that they can also play in the cups, even the minor ones’.
The sore point of the season for Orsi was in the cup: “On this aspect he has to work a lot, the elimination in the Conference League should not have been there. With more concentration, Lazio could have gone ahead’.
Then a comment on Milinkovic-Savic’s future. “He is very well at Roma, and could also decide to stay to find satisfaction. He might want to go to more important stages, but he is fine in Rome. He could end his career in Rome.”
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Orsi also assessed Donnarumma’s progress as a goalkeeper. “PSG have never won a Champions League with him, even without him. We judge him on two or three episodes, but to me he looks like the best goalkeeper in recent years. After Buffon he came. He is a goalkeeper who doesn’t give others a chance to grow, there won’t be any for any of the emerging goalkeepers in the national team. Courtois does stupid things on a par with Alisson, the role of goalkeeper has become punishing because nothing can be done. Let’s also take off his gloves now… We must not put all the responsibility on the goalkeepers. “
Orsi on Milinkovic-Savic to TVPLAY
Orsi then had his say on the Italian national team’s lacklustre period. “Mancini knows how to solve problems better than anyone else. Now he’s in trouble on certain convocations, players cannot be taken just for the sake of… They must have personality, it’s a transition phase. The round is not difficult, it makes little difference to finish first or second. There is a lot of work to be done and a lot of turning around, to see if there are players, even in Serie B. There are players who can be useful. The movement is at a standstill.
“I knew Mancini quite well,” revealed the interviewee, “I don’t think he has changed given his age. He has never held a grudge against anyone. At times he has quarrelled, but if he thinks a footballer can play he does so no matter what. There were problems with Zaccagni and Locatelli, but they were not called up for other reasons. They will be called up sooner or later if they are needed, as will Zaniolo without a problem. “