Ibrahimovic discusses Fonseca’s rant, Theo Hernandez’s form and chances for youngsters

Zlatan Ibrahimovic has revealed his support for Paulo Fonseca’s honest words after the Red Star game, stating that they were to try generate a reaction.

The headlines in the build-up to the game have been dominated by the fact Fonseca was very forthright after Wednesday’s win, raising concerns about the attitude of the team.

It had led to suggestions that he would shake up the team, and he has done exactly that by benching the vice-captain Theo Hernandez in place of Alex Jimenez.

Mattia Liberali will also get the nod as one of four alterations from the Red Star game, something the absences of Christian Pulisic, Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Yunus Musah have also contributed to.

Ibrahimovic spoke to DAZN about 30 minutes before kick-off in the game against Genoa, and his comments were relayed by MilanNews.

Today we celebrate the legends of Milan, will we see players from your Milan as legends in the future?

“Let’s hope so, that’s what we’re looking for and what we want. That is, to make history.”