He gave many interviews...
Part 1:
Maldini: "I have my life and I'm fine. They called me often. Leonardo called me, then Allegri, Seedorf and finally Barbara Berlusconi. They wanted to involve me, but every time I said the same thing: 'If I can give something back to a society that has given me so much, I'll do it willingly.' But I want to decide with my own head. And this seems to be a complicated thing."
Maldini: "Berlusconi has made other choices. I saw him during my last game and since then we have never talked again. I know that Berlusconi is the person who decides, and when one never heard something from him in the last six years..."
Maldini: "At my time, Milan won because we had a great team. Milan was built by a company with an ambitious project and respect for the different roles in it. But now? The 2 CEO thing is something I do not like."
Maldini: "It's true that I was born in Milan, but the most important thing that I achieved in my life is the independence of my thoughts."
Maldini: "I know that it's easier to tell people you love that everything is well, but it's more useful to say the truth, to say how it is. My critical words are an act of love to the club that I still love."
Maldini: "If you want to return to be big again and to win international trophies, you need to root for a path, you need clear ideas. It needs people who know about football and at this time, this is exactly what the management of Milan is lacking."
Maldini: "Mihajlovic? Is not easy to get in a team like Milan, with a past so glorious. Milanello, San Siro, it's a heavy weigh to carry. I don't agree with the idea of taking two rookies at a sensitive time like that in previous years at Milan (Seedorf & Inzaghi)."
Maldini: "However Clarence achieved incredible results. But now there is a need for a breaking element. And Mihajlovic is such an element."
Maldini: "If Milan want to become great again they need ideas and investment. Milan need people who understand football. Galliani is a great director, but he is lacking somewhat in understanding football."
Maldini: "Galliani need to be partnered by someone who is better at evaluating players and deciding which ones are most suitable.?
Part 2:
Maldini: "I don?t like the idea to be a coach, it?s just not my future. My father was a coach so there was a lot of moving around, not having a base."
Maldini: "I started playing when I was 10 for Milan and I quit when I was 41, so it?s a long, long career.?
Maldini: "I have other interests and business outside of football so I just want to have my own schedule and see what real life is. I can enjoy my family because I was away for so long. I play tennis. I love it. I did boxing for 3 years and that was very nice."
Maldini: "Milan are struggling... it?s going to take time. Maybe the project isn?t 100-per-cent clear.?
Maldini: "In my time everybody was working for trophies. I was lucky because I had great teammates, and a president who invested a lot in the team to be the best in the world."
Maldini: "I was very fortunate to work under so many managers, because I had Liedholm who explained to me football is just a game to enjoy. Sacchi took me onto a different level as did Capello and then Ancelotti, who had been a team-mate of mine."
Maldini: "It was perfect with Ancelotti. We think the same way about football. He?s a great guy. The relationship with Ancelotti never changed from being team-mates to him being a manager. The last seven years with him were probably the best of my career. It was a great time. We enjoyed everything about our life, not only the games and the victories but the day-to-day of working together."
Maldini: "Donnarumma? I was younger than him when I debuted (laughs). He?s very talented. It?s crazy. I knew a lot about Donnarumma before he made his debut because of my two sons and in the last year everyone talked about him. Goalkeeper is different role, it?s very complicated. He?s doing great things.?
Maldini: "The good thing about my career was I won five Champions League and played eight finals in 20 years. I started, I had a great team after 2 years and my last team was great. The longeivity at the top level, is what was best for me.?
