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Gourcuff Accepts Responsibility For Milan Defeat
Milan youngster Yoann Gourcuff has taken the blame for Celtic’s winner last night but claimed that the Rossoneri were made to pay for missing numerous chances.
Scott McDonald scored in the 90th minute to give Celtic a famous 2-1 victory over the European Champions. Gary Caldwell’s shot from the edge of the penalty area was fumbled back into play by Dida and while the rest of the Milan defence pushed up, Gourcuff played McDonald onside and the striker slotted home the rebound.
“The second goal was my fault,†the French starlet admitted. “We shouldn’t have allowed them to catch us like that after they had played so defensively.
“We knew this would be a tough game and once they scored it made things harder still. But the pitch helped them, while we missed so many chances.â€
Gourcuff is rated as one of the most promising French youngsters currently in circulation, however he has received very few chances to shine at Milan since joining in 2006 from Rennes.
The 21-year-old scored on his Champions League debut last season in the match against AEK Athens and many have labelled him as the “new Youri Djorkaeffâ€, after the ex-Inter and France star.
Poor boy, it's so cruel to let him take the blame. The second one was his fault? Hmhm,...