Ismael Bennacer assures Milan are ‘playing to be first, not second or third,’ and credits Zlatan Ibrahimovic with bringing a winning mentality.
The midfielder has missed much of the season due to injuries, but finally seems to be back in business.
“It’s been a long time since I’ve felt this good,” he told Sky Sport Italia.
“There are 10 games to go and I, as everyone else in the team, will give 200 per cent. These are the final steps to achieve something huge.
Ismael Bennacer assures Milan are ‘playing to be first, not second or third,’ and credits Zlatan Ibrahimovic with bringing a winning mentality.
The midfielder has missed much of the season due to injuries, but finally seems to be back in business.
“It’s been a long time since I’ve felt this good,” he told Sky Sport Italia.
“There are 10 games to go and I, as everyone else in the team, will give 200 per cent. These are the final steps to achieve something huge.
“We’re playing to be first, not second or third. We want to achieve the best that we possibly can and then we’ll see where we end up.”
Bennacer also spoke to Reuters and credited Ibrahimovic with bringing a winning mentality to Milan.
“Everyone knows him, his mentality – he’s a winner,” Bennacer told Reuters.
“Maybe we didn’t have this experience that he brought with him. It’s good for us young players because we improved in this. Now we want to win like he wants to win.
“Our level is better even at training. In training we want to win, and he brought that.
“We have to be proud of what we are doing. But there are still 10 games until the end of May and if we don’t do well everyone will forget everything we did before. Every game has to be like the last for us.
“I love Italian football, I love how they play and I’ve improved a lot here.
“I’m a challenger, so maybe I’ll have to try another championship. But for now, I’m good at Milan, we have a good project and I’m happy to be here.”