AC Milan: Montella press conference live
STRIKERS: 'I’ve thought a lot about our strikers. I’ve seen some positive things, I have clear ideas and I am not going to make big changes. This team has room for improvement.”
EUROPA LEAGUE: 'I am sorry nodoby highlights what we are doing in Europe. This is our home and we are doing well.”
WHAT TO IMPROVE: 'We concede too many goals we have to improve on both phases'.
DEFENSIVE SOLIDITY: 'We have to improve everything. Icardi made the difference on Sunday night, he was so clinical. We have to improve our positioning and correct some individual mistakes.
SUSO AND BONAVENTURA: 'The second half against Inter was great but in the first half there wasn’t too much difference between them and us. They made one shot on target just like us. Suso and Bonaventura cn play together. I think this team proved its worth.”
CUTRONE: 'Patrick has really improved. He has hunger and he is always up for a battle on the pitch. I am happy because the club and I decided not to loan him out.”
ON THE LACK OF A TOP PLAYER ATTACK AFFECTING RESULTS: 'No, I do not want to lend to this game. The team is giving the best and the best, I believe that to reach the high levels it takes time, the other teams also demonstrate. Manchester City has an invaluable asset, the best coach but the first year they came fourth.
ON THE IMMEDIATE IMPORTANCE WINNING: 'When things go wrong you have to accept all the criticisms. With Rome we got closer to the quality of the game, despite 23 points of difference last year. The company made net choices, both for immediate and for the future. Everything is foreseen, except for a few defeats that I take on the responsibilities. '
ON DONNARUM AND ERRORS IN RETURNS: 'I think the good porter is what para, compared to what it raises. He is trained with respect to team principles, risks take them but they are calculated. '
ON BONKS: 'Every small mistake is paying him, as we pay them. During matches, the quality of his games grew.
ON THOUSAND TRAINING CHANGE: 'I prefer to have more outfits than just one if I have to dress stylishly. The initial choice was born out of this. In this case, I believe that, with difficulty, we are finding the details of every single player. The team is finding its size. '
ON THE POSSIBLE ROTATION: 'Something will change from the last game, knowing that I do not want to overthrow what I'm carrying'.
ON THE ANTIQUE ON THE MODULE: 'Suso did a great second half, maybe he had done that under the 21st place there. I do not want to upset the team, which in the last two games did well, hard to do better with 10 new players. We are pursuing a project, at the level of play we are ahead of what I expected '.AC Milan boss Vincenzo Montella is talking to press ahead of the rossoneri Europa Leauge clash against AEK Athens. Check out the live updates from Milanello where our reporter Daniele Longo is attending the press conference:
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