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Ancelotti: I'll be Milan's Sir Alex Sunday 18 March, 2007

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Carlo Ancelotti shook off questions about his future by saying he wants to be Milan’s Sir Alex Ferguson with a 20-year tenure on the bench.

“You make choices in your life in a bid to improve. Seeing as I believe I’m already with the best club in the world, I have not thought about the possibility of going elsewhere,” he told the media who have repeatedly linked him with Real Madrid and Barcelona.

This is his sixth year with the Rossoneri and Marco Van Basten and Frank Rijkaard, according to the Italian Press, have considered his job.

“I am very happy in Italy and have the good fortune to work with a club that respects and appreciates me. From a professional standpoint, this place gives me great motivation. That is why I confirm I would like to be Milan’s Ferguson.”

The other big club in Ancelotti’s playing career was Roma and he makes no bones about who he hopes will win the Old Trafford Champions League quarter-final.

“The Red Devils have been playing some of the best football in the competition, but they will not reach the Final. I don’t know if they’ll go out in the quarters or the semis, but you know full well I’ll be shamelessly supporting Roma in the next round.”

The Rossoneri are also through to the quarter-finals and will face Bayern Munich, but Ancelotti is facing a tactical mutiny from Clarence Seedorf, who protested at his wide role.

“We have played with a lone striker many times, using Kaka just behind, for instance against Celtic and Palermo. I know Seedorf’s feelings on the matter because there is free speech at Milan and we have often discussed it.

“I know his desire to play behind the forwards, but I also realise that he has always played in other roles with great effectiveness. Kaka loves to run into space, so for him a pure striker position is unsuitable.”

Nelson Dida has been welcomed back to the fold after finally extending his contract – which was set to expire this summer – but still earned a reprimand from the Coach.

“Dida let this whole contract issue hang in the air for a long time – probably too long. An unusual situation was created, but now Dida has agreed to stay and did not have any agreement with other clubs. He is an excellent goalkeeper, even if he has made a few too many mistakes recently.”

Milan are without Paolo Maldini, Alessandro Nesta, Serginho and Kakha Kaladze for today’s game with Atalanta.

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