Kessie to GdS: Can I explain the nickname, ?the president?? One day I arrived at Milanello and parked at Gazidis place. They told me it shouldn?t be done and I replied ?What?s the problem? I'm the new CEO of Milan. Did I say it as a joke? I like jokes. Logically, I know I'm not a president.
Kessie: Milan took me, a sign that they saw something in me. But playing for Milan is not easy, and then a new coach arrived looking for things that needed to be understood. It took some time, not just for me. When a new coach arrives, the moment is complicated. For more reasons, we have to pay a lot of attention to him. You work to keep going on and I do it every day to become a better midfielder.
Kessie: My idol? This is an easy question: Yaya Toure.
Kessie: My favourite derby? The one we won with a goal of Cutrone at the last minute.
Kessie: Do I like Ibrahimovic?
From a technical point of view he is unsurpassed and as a partner he always gives you something more. It doesn't happen often that you find champions with this personality. If Milan wins a penalty in the derby who shoots it? Ibrahimovic. And he will be happy with the result.
Kessie: Am I worried about the championship race? No. There are still many games to play. And it seems that there are many difficulties, but we will win the derby and return to the top of the table. We are a group that has grown through difficulties, we work hard and we believe in the Scudetto. In Italy, everyone knows, you can win against the first and lose against the last in the standings.
Kessie: Once my career is over, would I like to become the president of Ivory Coast, or of Milan? They seem like differently demanding tasks to me. Let's see when the career ends. What is my relationship with Weah who has truly become a president, in this case of Liberia? He is an idol for many Africans. My idea is also his and of many others: to help Africa, it needs support and infrastructure. But above all to make people understand the beauty of its culture. Africa makes you fall in love at first sight. But there is so much to do at this moment. How do I help my country? I think about the children who have to go to school and can't, I think about how to help hospitals function better. My relationship with Africa is a relationship of affection but also a practical one. I try to do what I can. It is a large continent. Africa is a whole world and it is special.
Kessie: How my childhood was? If I see how people are now, I can say that I haven't missed anything. Mine was a quiet family. I started playing football as a central defender, I liked it. But it wasn't a question of social revenge. I had a great passion for football.