Despite a good performance and a 1-0 win over Sampdoria last Friday, he had both words of praise and criticism for his wingers, M’Baye Niang and Suso.
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“The Coach makes choices based on the project he wants to bring forward, I’m expecting something more [from them].”
“They have a lot of potential, but their growth margins don’t just regard them, but for us too.”
“I’m happy with what they’re doing, they’ve deserved my trust”.
Montella’s carrot-and-stick approach contained a little more stick:
“I think it’s important to have a lot of competition on the training ground, so that we get more of a response on the pitch. It’s counter-productive to have the same eleven playing all the time”.
“Donnarumma? He’ll continue with us, I’m sure of it. His deal will be signed, [Mino] Raiola is a Southerner like Gigio and myself. There are no problems, sometimes I joke about it”.