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After a third successive season of underwhelming football, it was absolutely vital that AC Milan brought in a quality head coach ahead of the 2016-17 campaign.
On Wednesday morning, the club took a positive step in this regard, announcing the appointment of Vincenzo Montella, per Reuters (h/t the Guardian).
The former Roma striker has earned plaudits as a coach, particularly with Fiorentina, whom he led to fourth place in Serie A for three consecutive seasons.
Montella spent much of the 2015-16 campaign with Sampdoria and is excited to have the opportunity to turn around Milan’s fortunes. Speaking to Mediaset (h/t ESPN FC), he said:
Our objective is to return to the top in Italy and in Europe. There's a lot of work to do and I'm aware of what to expect. To bridge the gap to Juventus, it is going to be up to the players. We'll start to work seriously during the week. Milan need to have the ambitions to get back to being on the highest level in Europe, as well as in Italy. It's going to be an arduous task, but I know full well what I have to do.
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