[KillerMax]

Kalac given Milan gloves

Milan have three top goalkeepers in their squad, but Adriano Galliani has clarified that Zeljko Kalac is first choice.

With Christian Abbiati's return from Atletico Madrid and Nelson Dida back to full fitness, there is a crush of shot-stoppers pushing for space.

“We have established a hierarchy of goalkeepers and Carlo Ancelotti drew it up,” revealed general manager Galliani.

“I think that at this stage we can say we're starting with Kalac, then Abbiati while we wait to evaluate Dida's condition, as he is undergoing a recovery programme.”

There were concerns over whether Alessandro Nesta would require surgery for a recurring injury, but that does not seem to be the case.

“Nesta has nothing serious. He does have this back problem and we have sent him to the top specialists, but they all said he does not need an operation. He should recover quickly.”

There are injury worries for Marco Borriello, who sprained his right knee during today's training session. More tests will be performed tomorrow to investigate the extent of the damage.

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[Rossoneri7]

I am not one to attack Kalac, but he did step up for the team. He was there when the team needed him, though he is no Dida, he took his chances and kept the team safe in many instances. The game against Udinese, when Gilardino scored in the dying minutes of the game, Kalac was immense.

That said, he was brought in as the stand in ... So if Dida impresses in Manchester, as he did in the Goal4Africa match, then I believe Kalac wont have any problems giving the true #1 his gloves back.

Abbiati is good, but if Dida benched him once, I believe he can do it again.


So if there is any conclusion, the ideal one would be Dida vs Abbiati for the first team.

[misha]

Abbiati is good, but if Dida benched him once, I believe he can do it again.

Not this time. It's not the same Dida anymore. The Dida that benched him used to be one of the nest around.

[MizNelson]

This is what I love about our GKs. We have one who doesn't talk at all, and one who talks too damn much. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/huh.gif)

Kalac shrugs off Moscow misery
Tuesday 5 August, 2008
Milan goalkeeper Zeljko Kalac has apologised for his error-ridden performance against Chelsea in Sunday’s friendly.

The world champions fell to a humiliating 5-0 defeat on a grim afternoon in Moscow.

And Australian custodian Kalac made a compelling case for Christian Abbiati taking the gloves with a dismal outing during which he failed to make contact with a back-pass to set up the third goal.

“Football is like that and mistakes happen,” Kalac told La Gazzetta dello Sport.

“I went to kick the ball with my left and I prefer my right. I made a mistake but I had never made an error like that before.

“I don’t know whether I will be first choice when the season starts but I hope so. It’s not now that I need to be in form.”

While Kalac is struggling, Abbiati impressed in the Trofeo TIM, where he was the hero against Inter in a penalty shoot-out.

“He is making good saves but I don’t fear competition,” Kalac insisted. “I am just thinking about training well and stopping shots.

“It wouldn’t be fair to judge me on the disaster in Moscow and I am ready to bounce back.”

(Ch. 4)

The bolded part is vomit-inducing. He can so hardly afford to be full of himself at this point.