Vieira pleased with Genoa’s defensive effort against ‘very strong’ Milan | OneFootball

Patrick Vieira returned to San Siro to face his former club AC Milan as the head coach of Genoa, and he was pleased to get a 0-0 draw.

Genoa came to the Meazza hoping to frustrate Milan and spoil their 125th birthday celebrations and they managed to do exactly that, stopping the Rossoneri from scoring despite over 20 shots.

The Rossoblu themselves didn’t have a shot on target but it was another step in the right direction for them, something which the jeers from Milan fans at full-time demonstrated, and the protests after the game.

Vieira seems to be hauling them out of the relegation picture, even if he would probably rather they win a bit more regularly to begin climbing the table more rapidly.

He spoke after the game in the press conference room at San Siro to analyse what was a positive night for his side in terms of the result. MilanNews were there and transcribed his quotes.

Is that the biggest point since you arrived?

“We have to respect the team we played against. Milan is a very strong team.”

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Another clean sheet too…

“We are working towards this.”

Did you think about bringing Mario Balotelli on?

“The stability and balance of the team is very important. I thought we didn’t need another striker. We did very well. The players are working very well in training, we have a clear idea of ​​how to play. It’s a pleasure to see them work during the week. I liked the second half, with a lot of personality.”

What is your objective?

“We want to win, take three points. But it’s important not to forget where we were five or six days ago. Now it’s important to give confidence to the players, we want to do better, score more goals.”

You’ve sorted out the defensive phase, are you planning to find some more attacking solutions now?

“Coming to San Siro is always difficult, but I think we played a good game tonight. We could have done better offensively, but it was important to defend all together and we did it. We had to create more, but tonight it was difficult against a good team.”