The Rossoneri striker has stated that he wants to use the friendly fixtures to impress his abilities onto Massimiliano Allegri in order to get regular first team appearances in playing eleven.
Stephan El Shaarawy is eying a permanent place in AC Milan’s playing eleven, and has stressed that he will use the friendlies to show that he has the ability to take on the added responsibilities for his team.
The Rossoneri have recently sold http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Zlatan-Ibrahimovic-c38029 to French outfit Paris Saint-Germain, in a move that has raised many eyebrows and also elicited protests from the fans.
The transfer of the Swede international is yet to be replaced at San Siro through a transfer market purchase, and this leaves a void of opportunity that can be utilised by the young striker.
El Shaarawy stressed upon the importance of goals in the friendlies, and insisted that a good performance in the pre-season matches will help him to prove his value to Allegri.
The Italian under-21 attacker was adamant that the time is not for him to slack in the upcoming matches, but to keep his foot down and give his all.
The Rossoneri striker insisted that while goals will remain his prime priority, it is also important that he exhibits a good overall performance on the field.
The Diavolo attacker was adamant that his whole career has been a quest for excellence, and stressed that he has never settled for a below par performance in his matches with the club and the Italian http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/U-17-Youth-team-c40787.
While talking to the press, the 19-year-old said:
“It’s very important for me to score goals, but I am also looking for performances. I always look to give my best for the club and for the [Under-21] national side.”
The former Genoa-man is considered one of the best young talents in the country, and the Milan outfit had to pay a hefty amount to gain his services from the Rossoblu.
AC Milan lost to http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Inter-c39567 Milan and Juventus in the recent Trofeo TIM competition, but El Shaarawy maintained that the team will be able to cover their shortcoming before the start of the new season.
“We had two difficult games in the TIM against teams who were ahead of us in terms of preparation.” He added.
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