Getty Images
Milan, Montella: ‘Bacca not irreplaceable’
These are the highlights of the aeroplanino’s presser.
“Both us and Sassuolo have some players injured. It’s normal to have them when there are many games close to each other. They [Sassuolo] are among the best team in Italy, they knows exactly what their manager want, we still have to get used to a new style.”
“When Vangioni arrived here he was injured and not fit. He has improved now, but there’s a lot of competition in that part of the pitch. Lapadula had not been training regularly at Pescara, despite playing all games.”
“Bonaventura is improving in centre midfield. He should have rest after games with Italy national team, but I couldn’t rest him. Now he’s fit and mentally balanced, he can give us a lot in terms of quality”
“Donnarumma is stunning. He’s always very calm and relaxed despite all the exaggerations around him. He’s an extraordinary added value for this squad, he’s always very relaxed.”
“I’ve tried Luiz Adriano as a sole striker this week. I am open to all options. Lapadula, Bacca and Luiz Adriano are all centre forwards, they can’t play as winger and now it not time to conduct experiments. Bacca is not irreplaceable.”
Then he jokingly added: “Van Basten and Papin were both Ballon d’Or winners and one of them had to sit on the bench”
