MILANO - Kakà to the Il Giornale: "We're discussing the renewal: neither I nor Milan are in a hurry. If I think about when I arrived, five years ago, it seems like a century has passed. I changed everything: trainings, country football, diet, tactic. And at Milan I met people like Maldini and Costacurt who transmitted to me the Milan mentality."
MILANELLO - For the away match at Genoa, Carlo Ancelotti has called up the following players: Goalkeepers: Dida, Kalac, Fiori Defenders: Bonera, Cafu, Digao, Favalli, Jankulovski, Kaladze, Nesta, Oddo, Simic Midfielders: Ambrosini, Brocchi, Gattuso, Gourcuff, Pirlo, Seedorf Attackers: Aubameyang, Gilardino, Kakà, Inzaghi
MILAN - Is ended 2-0 the friendly one of the Brazil of Kakà against l ' Algeria. The competition has been disputed to Montpellier in France. The goals have been scored both during the recovery at Maicon's to 62 ' and Ronaldinho to 82 '. Kakà has entered in according to time in place of Elano.
The European champions begin their assault on the Scudetto at a venue which holds dark memories. The return to Serie A of Genoa after a 12-year absence has been over-shadowed by the reminders of Vincenzo Spagnolo’s murder in 1995 that have been thrown up by the opening day fixtures computer. The young Genoa fan was stabbed prior to a Serie A clash between the two clubs – causing the match to be abandoned when news reached the players.
The two teams haven’t faced each other in Serie A since that fateful day, so perhaps it is best that this meeting is out of the way early in the season. There is also talk of banning away fans, but hopefully it will be the players and not the tifosi who make the headlines.
Unsurprisingly, given their relative lack of summer business, there is unlikely to be any debutants for Milan on Sunday – but possibly surprisingly considering their meagre Serie A performance with the same squ... Read more »
AC Milan superstar Kaka, currently on international duty with Brazil, spoke to the Gazzetta dello Sport today about the upcoming season, declaring Inter the favourites to retain the Scudetto and pinpointing the English clubs as Milan's greatest European threat...
Speaking from the Brazilian training camp in Montpellier, France, Kaka reflected on the pre-season - and the long campaign to come - as he prepared for Brazil's clash with Algeria, to be played on Wednesday night.
And while all clubs will start this season level on points, the star Milan midfielder had no doubts as to who he thought would finish a clear first in Serie A.
After declaring that Milan's target was to "win all", he admitted, "But, for sure, in pole-position is Inter.
"In the lead, I put Inter. The defeat in the Italian Superc... Read more »
Satisfaction for Gila, for the goal scored against Juve, and Carlo Ancelotti, for how the team played the two games: “Everything is going as expected.”
CARLO ANCELOTTI. Apart from the result, I especially liked the game against Inter: there was more construction of the game, more ball possession. These were two well interpreted games. The team is improving: everything is going as expected. Tonight I saw a good work by everyone. Each one of them made a step forward. Now we start to get serious. On the 17th there is the Trofeo Berlusconi, in which we want to do well. It will be a test for the league and the European Supercup. We are doing a very good preparation, both of quality and quantity. Gourcuff? He showed a lot of quality, which is what characterizes him. And when he succeeds to simplify his game, his qualities emerge further. We shall have to get used to the tight marking of Kaka…He’s a very dangerous player and he’s a great show f... Read more »
Knowing of the club's high opinion of him, Yoann Gourcuff is prepared to repay their trust to the fullest: "I'll start with more confidence, I've known Milan for a year now". - THE WORDS OF GOURCUFF -
MILANELLO - Here is the interview given by Yoann Gourcuff to Milan Channel:
The first question is on his condition: this morning Yoann Gourcuff suffered an injury to his calf: "Yes, I felt pain in my foot. An X-Ray exam was done and nothing showed. It's been more than a week that I've had this pain, let's hope it goes away soon."
In today's press conference Carlo Ancelotti confirmed that Gourcuff will have a lot more playing time. Do you feel the faith of the club in you? "Yes, during the summer I had a chance to talk to the management to get an idea of what they think about... Read more »
A new contract is ready to tie him to Milan until 2012 and Kaka admits he’s happy to be a Rossonero “for life.”
As Real Madrid continue to maintain that within the next two seasons the Brazilian will join them, Milan are making a contingency plan by drawing up a new contract.
“Will I stay a Rossonero for life? It depends on President Silvio Berlusconi and if he says he wants to keep me forever, then I believe him,” Kaka told Sky Italia television. “Besides, we’ve already had a meeting about this.”
According to Spanish newspaper ‘Mundo Deportivo’, the club has prepared a contract worth £4m per season until 2012.
The rest of the media in Spain has been playing on the fact Kaka accidentally got on the Real Madrid team bus when the two teams arrived in Moscow for the Russian Railways Cup.
“It wasn’t just me, the entire team got on that bus,” pointed out the player. “Carlo Ancelotti made a joke about me being so eager to be part of the Real group. At this stage, the whol... Read more »
