Vincenzo Montella says Milan's 'minimum target' is to reach the Europa League while using a 4-3-3 formation.
The Rossoneri used to be famous for the beautiful game they expressed with a 'Christmas tree' formation, and the former Roma poacher wants to start from that foundation.
“This is a tough job, with many challenges,” he told the Press. “I don't like to talk about formations, as far as I'm concerned they're all variable. What matters most are the principles of play.
Vincenzo Montella says Milan's 'minimum target' is to reach the Europa League while using a 4-3-3 formation.
The Rossoneri used to be famous for the beautiful game they expressed with a 'Christmas tree' formation, and the former Roma poacher wants to start from that foundation.
“This is a tough job, with many challenges,” he told the Press. “I don't like to talk about formations, as far as I'm concerned they're all variable. What matters most are the principles of play.
“The club knows what my ideas are, and now even the players have understood them. We'll certainly start again from the four-man defence with three midfielders. We'll see about the rest.
“[M'Baye] Niang? I like him very much, but I want to get to know him properly because I think he can do better.”
Montella then went on to discuss his objectives for the club, going in greater detail than in his previous statements.
“We must return into Europe by means of the football style that the club requests from us. The minimum objective is the Europa League.
“As for me, I can't act like I'm still the same Coach I used to be. I have to learn to adapt to the players I possess and will possess.
“In Florence I started with nothing, and that's where I achieved my greatest rewards.”
His coaching rival is now going to become Inter's Roberto Mancini, who was also a former teammate.
“He was a very altruistic player when we played together, he'd wait for me so I could score. I'm going to ask the same thing of him at the next derby!
“The strikers? I think a player in that role has to score and take part in the game. Niang can cover every role in the attack, and [Gianluca] Lapadula did very well in Serie B.
“We have an attacking roster that is complete. For me what matters the most is drive, so I have to understand what the boys are thinking.”