MIHAJLOVIC: "THE TIM CUP IS ONE OF THE OBJECTIVES OF THIS YEAR"
Sinisa Mihajlovic had this to say on Monday in a press conference ahead of the TIM Cup fixture with Crotone:
"The TIM Cup is one of the objectives of this year. We'll try to take it home, we know that it will not be easy to do. In these games, you have to work on lifting everyone. It depends on the intelligence of the players to understand the importance of the game. Crotone are a good team. We should not take them lightly, so the players need to understand that. Milan have the obligation to get as far as possible. We must think about ourselves, if we play like we know we can play, we can beat anyone. We had to find continuity in our results, and after the game against Napoli we did it. It will definitely be a competitive side, we will see how those who played two days ago are".
"I would like to win the TIM Cup and reach the Champions League, I cannot choose one or the other. We all have to do our job well, every one of my players wants to play well, it is important not to have the wrong attitude because this depends on us. Niang can cover all the roles in the attack, out wide, the main or second striker. Out wide you have to sacrifice more, but it can be done. We have to see who we have available, but Niang gives guarantees in all the roles of attack".
"I heard from the President yesterday and he congratulated us. We feel the backing of the President even if he is physically not there. I was sorry for the players because they wanted to do well in front of the President, but they will have other opportunities. The President is Milan and nobody likes these colors more than him. When I meet the President he talk about football, sometimes we feel the same way, sometimes not. The President understands that those are my responsibilities. Winning always helps, the winning mentality comes from winning".
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