Gennaro Gattuso was “curious to see how Milan would react” after defeat to Arsenal and relished their last-gasp win away to Genoa.
Andre Silva came off the bench and nodded in a Suso cross with the last kick of the game, his first Serie A goal.
“We were worried and I was curious frankly to see how we’d react to our first defeat in two and a half months. I got a good response,” confessed the Coach to Mediaset Premium.
Gennaro Gattuso was “curious to see how Milan would react” after defeat to Arsenal and relished their last-gasp win away to Genoa.
Andre Silva came off the bench and nodded in a Suso cross with the last kick of the game, his first Serie A goal.
“We were worried and I was curious frankly to see how we’d react to our first defeat in two and a half months. I got a good response,” confessed the Coach to Mediaset Premium.
“My compliments to Genoa, as they caused us huge problems, but we played with character, moved the ball around without fear and I really appreciated that aspect.
“If you look at the table, we have closed the gap a great deal. There are still 11 games to go, seven of them at home. We’ll see. It’s important to get a few players back in shape.
“I’m happy that Andre Silva scored his first Serie A goal. It’s already hard to carry this prestigious jersey, even more so when you are young, but we must continue our work and grow over time, believing in ourselves.”
The Rossoneri have won four Serie A games in a row without conceding a goal, but the only defeat in their last 14 competitive matches was 2-0 to Arsenal in the Europa League on Thursday.
“I heard a lot of bar talk about our physical shape against Arsenal, but we simply got the wrong attitude. We had prepared a different approach, but got the first half completely wrong and left them far too many spaces. Arsenal have the quality to put the ball where they want if you give them time and space.
“We cannot give gifts to anyone, the team has understood that and we go forward with those lessons. Don’t forget we played well, but could easily have lost this game.
“We are not going to London for a walk in the park, we are representing a glorious jersey and want to see what happens next.”
Andre Silva found the back of the net at last, but Nikola Kalinic continues to disappoint.
“Kalinic is missing a goal, but he is a strong player with good technique. I want to see him more determined when the ball comes or he has to bully defenders to find space. He lets himself be pushed around too easily.
“Obviously, strikers live to score goals and don’t care too much whether they play well or not, but we appreciate his hard work for the team.”
Milan are challenging Inter for a place in the top four, so does that mean he is cheering on Napoli tonight?
Gattuso’s response was to waggle his eyebrows and smile. Enough said.