Jack Bonaventura doesn't have anymore doubts. In the summer, between being snubbed for the Euros and a Milan that seemed like they didn't have a future, it was looking like the player would move away from the club. Then Montella showed up...
"In fact, with the results that didn't arrive and off-the-field situations, no one could see a great future ahead of this season," - he said in an interview to La Gazzetta dello Sport -"I was confused, I suffered a lot, especially from my exclusion from the Euros, because I knew I had a great season. Then, from the first few days of preseason training, I saw that the habit had been changed. Now, a great group has been created: it's beautiful to be here and not have to find another situation. I expected to find a bit of chaos, but Montella has been very good at isolating that. I thought he would come and change everything, but he has proceeded gradually and kept the same relaxed atmosphere. He was right. I was convinced that we needed a procedure that was...tougher."
No mohawks or tattoos for "Jack": "If I wrote an autobiography it would be boring. I don't have much to tell, first I have to win something and maybe then we can talk. I dedicate all my energy to Milan, the rest doesn't interest me. The younger players need to see me as a positive example, someone to follow. I know I'm important and I work hard to stay at a high level. Young players? We must not burden them with too much responsibility, because they are just coming into football on a great team and that makes it much more complicated."
Objectives? "Juve is at a superior level, but the gap has narrowed among the challengers. My regret is coming into a Milan that wasn't in Europe, but this is the right year to return. We can win Saturday against the bianconeri: it's in our house and they will make us give 100%."
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