Yep, one's the one Milan are gonna play against. And the other is "Gee! John!!" (IMG:style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif)

(IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) Don't tell me you're Jack Sparrow in disguise. Gee! John!! Good one!


Some people just love the publicity and stuff that comes with it. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) Joking captain, joking. Don't mark next week as acid911's pulling and legging.

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Carletto has given his prematch press conference. link

ON THE GAME WITH GIJON AND ON THE SITUATION OF INDIVIDUAL PLAYERS
Tomorrow in Gijon we'll play the last friendly, a real game of 90 minutes and we want to do well. We're getting some players back form injury.
Kaladze, Maldini and Emerson are recuperated and tomorrow for them it'll be an important test.
The NT players are back, Jankulovski is doing well and also the Italians are doing well except for Gattuso who has a shoulder problem and won't be available tomorrow.
Inzaghi doesn't have a serious injury, just a little strain on his leg, and will resume training next week.
The lineup that'll start tomorrow, in defense and midfield, should be the one that will start against Bologna. As regards the attack, however, we need to wait on the return of Ronaldinho and Pato. They arrive tomorrow and will rest Monday and resume training with the squad on Tuestday. The team has improved a lot in these weeks, even in defense where we're more ordered.
Ronaldinho in this moment perhaps isn't at the top due to his long injury and absence and in China the rhythms of games were rather slow. When he arrives we'll evaluate the state of his condition. Pato trained in China too. In the past he has already demonstrated his great potential, he only needs to find continuity in his work and in games.
At Gijon Abbiati will play in Goal. This choice was tied to the level of tiredness of Dida and Kalac after the games in Napoli. Abbiati is the one currently feeling best.
Nesta has started to work regularly and it seems that the work is going well while Kaka, thanks to the break after the first match day (fishdoll note: there are FIFA dates where various NTs will play World Cup qualifiers), has the possibility of being ready for the second matchday.
Viudez and Cardacio continue to train with us, they're two young players who are becoming acclimatized well. We'll see if Viudez could play also with the Primavera.
The youngsters are continuing their training with the first team and the same comments I made about Pato and Viudez are appropriate for them. In Italian squads there's not time to let the young play and grow and learn form their errors. We need to let them grow in a different manner, in other championships if this is possible.

ON THE MARKET
For Shevchenko I was displeased when he left Milan 2 years ago. Sheva is now a Chelsea player, I don't think there were ever concrete chances of his return.
Senderos is a player I konw, but doesn't seem a Milan-type player, much less that Milan has intentions of taking him. He wouldn't be the first player I read about in the paper who failed to arrive in Milan.

ON THE SUPERCOPPA BETWEEN ROMA AND INTER
It's a preseason game and its normal to have some doubts and uncertainties, but I don't think there's a favorite for the Supercoppa. Inter is maintaining a great offensive potential and the defense seems solid. The strikers are in form. Roma needs to wait for Totti's return, and will play Baptista. With these two, it's a squad of high level and doesn't seem inferior to others. I hope Roma wins because of my background. Whoever wins is the best.

Carlo at his best (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)

Thanks a lot for the translation by the way.

^^ It's not just Milan though, zd. It seems to me that it's a general Serie A thing.

In any event, today's training has taken place.

After warmups, Carletto had his talk with the squad. Following this there was some runnin gof a course with stretching and exercises in place (I think?). Keepers trained separately.

During the second phase of training the players worked on speed and agility and ran a series of sprints. Following this the team worked on tactical drills with one keeper (Abbiati) in goal.

The final phase of training was an 8 v 8 practice game with Dida and Abbiati in goal.

Maldini, Kaladze and Emerson trained with the team.

Nesta, Borriello, Gattuso, Kakà, Ambrosini and Oddi worked in the gym. (no idea what happened to Ambro, apparently an injury of some sort)

Call ups for the Gijon game:

PORTIERI: Abbiati, Dida, Kalac;
DIFENSORI: Antonini, Bonera, Darmian, Favalli, Jankulovski, Kaladze, Maldini, Zambrotta;
CENTROCAMPISTI: Brocchi, Cardacio, Emerson, Flamini, Pirlo;
ATTACCANTI: Paloschi, Seedorf, Viudez.

Even Roma?

Yep, even Roma.

Both De Rossi and Aquilani were loaned out for at least a year (Aquilani to Triestina and De Rossi to Ostia).

(IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) Is it me or is it ridiculous that 2 GOALKEEPERS are tired after only 45 mins? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)

I think Carlo doesn't want another humilation especially against a team like Gijon. So he's made an excuse for the others. As far as I'm concered it's more then clear on who Carlo has chosen to get the gloves at the start of the season

Will Sheva play? lol.

I don't think he'll play..he'll arrive tomorrow and the game's tomorrow..So i don't think milan would just put him there to play that quick..Although it will be good for him to play so he could find his form with his old team mates before they actually kick off the new season..

This post has been edited by gal_kenny: Aug 23 2008, 08:17 PM

I didn't know about that. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/unsure.gif) thanks!

(IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) Joke of the funking year!

Pirates. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/96.gif) Can't trust them.