Milan midfielder Riccardo Montolivo respects Coach Sinisa Mihajlovic’s decision not to play him – ‘the good of the team comes first’.
The club captain has not featured in either of the two competitive matches so far this term, a Coppa Italia win over Perugia, and a Serie A defeat to Fiorentina.
"I am proud to be the Milan captain,” Montolivo told Milan Channel.
Milan midfielder Riccardo Montolivo respects Coach Sinisa Mihajlovic’s decision not to play him – ‘the good of the team comes first’.
The club captain has not featured in either of the two competitive matches so far this term, a Coppa Italia win over Perugia, and a Serie A defeat to Fiorentina.
"I am proud to be the Milan captain,” Montolivo told Milan Channel.
“I cannot be happy about not playing the first league match of the season, but I am always training in better shape and I will do everything to make it hard for the Coach.
“I respect the coach’s choices. Even if I don’t play, the good of the team comes first.”
The Diavolo welcome Empoli to San Siro this weekend, and Montolivo admits they’re keen to get back on track, but won’t set goals for the season.
"We’re working hard to get back on track after Florence. It will not be easy against Empoli, because there are no easy games. Tactically speaking, we are the best in the world in Italy, it is never easy.
“Targets? You don’t talk about objectives, you reach them. We will see in a few months how competitive we can be.”