Amorim hardened to critics with Lazio up next
AC Milan visits Lazio in Serie A on Sunday (AEST), having seen its perfect start under Ruben Amorim halted by a 1-1 draw with Juventus.
But Amorim believes his experience at Manchester United has prepared him to weather criticism at AC Milan, saying it is impossible to receive more flak than he did at Old Trafford.
Milan has seven points on the board after three games of the Serie A season, having beaten Torino and Venezia before the draw with Juve.
The Rossoneri were agonisingly close to a third straight victory, only to concede a stoppage-time equaliser to Federico Gatti, and Amorim's tactics were questioned by some pundits and fans after that match.
But the former Red Devils boss insists his time in England has made him more impervious to negative opinions.
"Criticism is normal. I already experienced that at my former club. More criticism than that is impossible," Amorim said ahead of his side's trip to Lazio this weekend.
"Then, what I promise is that the team always comes first. My intention, and what they asked me to do, is to be positive and score goals.
"Sometimes we want to score goals and be positive, but then there is the opponent, and maybe [Luciano] Spalletti is really good and they pushed us back.
"We had the ball more than Juventus. Sometimes, even when we have the ball, the other guy is better than me, but that doesn't change the intention we have.
"If you look at our team, we always have an intention; you can't see anything that is random."
Milan's upcoming opponent has a perfect nine points on the board under ex-Rossoneri midfielder Gennaro Gattuso.
Amorim believes Gattuso's ability to make the Biancocelesti more than the sum of their parts, as well as his fight as a player, should serve as an example to Milan.
"Gattuso is a Milan legend, and I think it's an image that is really important for our team right now," Amorim said.
"Talent is not everything. The passion that he had for playing football, the aggression, is something we need to replicate in the way we play.
"Sometimes, more than talent, what we've missed in recent years is that passion. It's a very good example for our team and our moment."
