After he had led Parma away last season for a relegation for a short-term agreement, former inter-defender and Primavera manager Chivu was appointed New Nerazzurri coach.
Maicon supports Chivu's return and tells La Gazzetta Dello Sport: “Is he the right man? He is absolutely right. I am biased because of everything we have experienced together and I can only wish him the best, but I really think he has the human and professional qualities to start a new winning path.
“Of course he has a very tough job for him, it's not easy because the pain after the final of the Champions League is huge. I know something about it because I went from 7-1 with Germany in a world cup at home … But if there is anyone who knows how to come back in difficult times, it is Cristian Chivu.
'A virtue and a mistake? The error … ask his wife. The virtue is that he is loyal, something that every player would like his coach. He tells things like they are, without beating the bush, even get angry if necessary: ​​in a dressing room you have to come directly to the heart of the problems. “
No worries about experience
About the controversy that is related to the lack of experience of the Romanian, Maicon also says: “He did very well in Parma, but do you really think that Chivu has experience? With the changing rooms he visited, the fights he won and lost, the big coaches he met?
“For example, he learned from Mou how to manage a high -level group, something that is especially needed at the moment that the psychological component is very important after the taken blow.
“For me, experience does not exist at certain levels, there is a path to follow the players day after day.”