AC Milan coach Stefano Pioli was pleased with their 1-0 win at Monza.
Junior Messias' drive was enough for the Rossonero on the day.
When we have to defend, we must do it all together with energy and intensity. We can do better, but Monza had a great second half and we felt the strain after a while of a very tough week on both a physical and mental level," Pioli told DAZN.
We also had the chances to add more, two big ones, but considering our current situation, we must build on that belief and keep getting results."
I thought it was a very good half performance, we should've got past Monza's press with some more incisive movements from our forwards, but everyone was working together and we are absolutely on the right track now.
The next steps are to build the play out from the back better, be more consistent and create more scoring opportunities. Monza ran at us in the second half to break the lines with Brahim Diaz and there we should've moved better upfront. I want to see improvements in the way we build the play and seek options going forward.
Winning three games in a row like this, suffering and playing as a team, we need to recover some of that energy and prepare for Atalanta. We're not too safe in the Champions League, but if we continue to keep clean sheets, then we have the quality to win games until the end."