AC Milan will take on Atalanta away from home this evening and upon arriving at the stadium, the Rossoneri midfielder Tijjani Reijnders spoke to the media. Among other things, he discussed facing his compatriot Teun Koopmeiners.
The newspapers have focused a decent amount on the midfield battle between Reijnders and Koopmeiners. Both are very important for their respective team and will thus be at the core of the tactical battle between the two managers.
Speaking to MilanTV ahead of the game, as cited by MilanNews, Reijnders shared his thoughts on the task at hand and Milan’s current mood. He also stated that he hasn’t spoken to Koopmeiners yet as he’s fully focused on tonight’s game.
“We’re fine, but we want to win and continue like this in the league, it takes a lot of concentration for a match like this because they will put pressure on us from the first minute.
If I have spoken to Koopmeiners? He’s a great friend of mine, but we haven’t written to each other yet, I’m just thinking about tonight’s game.
“It’s always nice to play against a former teammate. I think I’m speaking for both of us when I say we can’t wait to meet tonight,” he stated.
Reijnders is starting alongside Yunus Musah, who both have done very well in the midfield tandem lately. Ruben Loftus-Cheek has had a more advanced role, with Milan reverting to the 4-2-3-1, and this has had a positive effect so far.
