Dida: Menion has been eager for victory since he arrived in Milan, and he is very suitable to take on the captain s responsibilities

Milan legend Dida attended the opening ceremony of the traditional Milan Cup Youth Competition as a guest and was interviewed.

The 2025 Milan Cup is about to begin, and there are many young players participating in the competition

This is a beautiful game, and I see desire, will, and enthusiasm in the children. Milan has done a great job with these young players.

At what age did you realize that you can be a goalkeeper?

It was a little late...I was 10 or 11 years old at the time. My brothers said I couldn't play forward well, so I asked me to play goalkeeper, and then I grew up in this position. But I want to be honest, I didn't like this position at first.

What advice do you have for young players?

Work, work passionately. If you don't put in your effort, you will never be able to achieve any goal.

You were an excellent goalkeeper and served as goalkeeper coach after retirement. What do you think about this position?

Artificial intelligence begins to help. Even in group sports, you need to work alone, coaches need to work with everyone, and having new ways of training will help the players more and more.

What do you think of Milan's current main goalkeeper Menion?

When Menion came to Milan, he had an incredible desire to win in Milan. He made a lot of wonderful saves, and when he first came to Milan, he couldn't use his feet to pass and control the ball well, and we did a lot of work in this regard. Now that we are very satisfied with the work we are doing, you can see that he is growing further.

How do you feel when you see Menion put on the Milan captain’s armband?

This is impressive. He was a natural leader. He would command his teammates when he didn't wear the captain's armband in the past, but now he takes on more responsibilities. This is perfect for him, and he has extensive experience.