Gennaro Gattuso has urged Milan to dig out their ‘helmets’ when they face top-four rivals Atalanta in Serie A on Saturday.
This clash for a Champions League place kicks off at 19:30 GMT tomorrow – click here for a preview.
“We’ll need helmets tomorrow,” the Coach said at a Press conference.
“Atalanta play very physical football, but they’re also very technical. We’ll need a great performance.
Gennaro Gattuso has urged Milan to dig out their ‘helmets’ when they face top-four rivals Atalanta in Serie A on Saturday.
This clash for a Champions League place kicks off at 19:30 GMT tomorrow – click here for a preview.
“We’ll need helmets tomorrow,” the Coach said at a Press conference.
“Atalanta play very physical football, but they’re also very technical. We’ll need a great performance.
“We have our ideas and they have theirs. We must make ourselves ready, play well technically and not stop.
“They have a tendency to regularly get into the box, so we have to carry out both phases well.
“Tomorrow we’ll face a team who play a brand of football that’s difficult to contain, but our growth goes through games like these.
“Only Atalanta play this type of football. They apply great pressure. They’re a team who are one of a kind.
“Atalanta can put us in trouble, so we’ll have to do the same back. It won’t stop for 90-95 minutes.
“I expected such an impact from Piatek. He isn’t someone who talks a lot, he talks about goals and that’s it.
“He’s someone who gives me the impression that he gets tired of the pre-match warm-up and just wants to play.
“Piatek and Zapata are a bit like each other, so we’ll have to keep a close eye on Zapata. Romagnoli’s a young captain and he’s also growing a lot in terms of being a captain.
“He’s respected, when he talks he’s very coherent and he must keep going like he is.
“To wear the captain’s armband, you need coherence and a great sense of responsibility. Alessio is showing to have those things.
“There are no easy games, every game must be played properly. We’re only thinking about tomorrow right now and that we’ll be facing a great team.”
Gattuso wrapped up by praising Atalanta boss Gian Piero Gasperini and giving an update on Suso’s contract situation.
“Gasperini’s been a Coach for many years, doing what he does is truly very difficult,” he added.
“Only a few teams are able to play his type of football. He started doing it at Genoa. The players need great knowledge of what he wants.
“As for Suso, I’m a coach and not an agent or sporting director. He deserves a renewal, but it’s for the club to sort out. I have great respect for Jesus, he’s giving us so much.”