AC Milan director Paolo Maldini is delighted with the club's revival this year.
Sitting top of the table, Milan's success is testimony to Maldini's determination to stick with their long-term plan.
He explained, “The team makes me happy with the way they play, their way of being, their courage, so these are all things we asked our players when they arrived and those we found when in August 2018 when I accepted this job.
“Believe in what you do and believe in the players, wait for them. This team is a team that needed to rebuild a base that, over the years, had changed and was unable to restart. The speech we made at the beginning, when we arrived, continued the following year and now, after 18 months, we can see the first results."