Milan has been going through a positive period and has a strong desire to continue the good work they have done thus far. Focused on Palermo, Vincenzo Montella had the following to say to the press: “We need to play with the appropriate level of intensity. Palermo has a good style of play and an intriguing manager. We must be very concentrated. They are in need of points, and we will be in a difficult environment. It will be a very tough matchup where we cannot afford to underestimate our opponent.”
On doubts concerning the formation due to Niang’s absence: “Bonaventura is capable of playing in a more advanced role. His history demonstrates that he is a player who can play in both a 4-4-2 and 4-3-3 formation. He has accustomed himself to a position and is developing well. He prefers to play an outside role, but is capable of playing well on the inside. Adriano is more of an attacker while Fernandez is more of a midfielder. I could also adjust Honda’s position, but we will see.
On Antonelli and Fernandez returning from injury: “They recently returned from injury but have trained well. I am not sure how many minutes they can play.”
On the youth of the squad: “In Italy results are required immediately. Therefore, the younger players must play at a high level, and ours do. They have demonstrated enough talent to play on this team. Pasalic has grown a lot and improved physically. I gave him playing time as motivation, and hold him in high esteem.”
On Bacca: “Maybe he has to do a little bit more, but we also must put him in position to do what he does best. An attacker always wants to score, but I would like goals to be distributed across more players than just our forwards.”
On the team: “The team is acquiring the ability to instinctively play a particular style of soccer. There is desire to grow, and although positive results have been arriving, we cannot be satisfied. We must try to always improve.”
On Berlusconi: “He calls me often, and this pleases me. He gives me ideas, tips, and suggestions. He has also given us compliments, and this means that he cares about the team.”
On Buffon’s controversial comments: “His words should be contextualized. I think he was referring to the approach of other teams. We certainly did not simply step aside when we faced Juventus!”
Lastly, on Inter: “It does not interest me, but it is normal that a club first considers multiple individuals prior to selecting a manager.”
