He's a good guy. Is working on reducing poverty, building social services (centers for abused women and kids, for example), and creating jobs (most recent thing is opening up a fish canning factory) in his home region of Calabria, which has been in a bad slump for years.

The one who married a Scottish woman and is still the man of the house.

FORZA RINO!

Can't wait to see him barrelling out of the tunnel for pregame warmups at the San Siro again (as usual, to the tune of 'We Will Rock You')!

Kakà? La polemica sull'evoluzione del suo infortunio è nata da Dunga, non da Kakà. Io conosco giocatori di altre squadre che scelgono Milan Lab per venirsi a curare, e questo dice tutto. Il bollettino quotidiano dei nostri infortunati passa poi ogni giorno nelle mani di Adriano Galliani che è molto preciso e molto presente, per cui non ci sono problemi. L'unico problema che ha riguardato Kakà è stato quello della tempistica, si era previsto che potesse tornare in 15 giorni, ma poi, come accade ogni giorno con chi lavora in qualsiasi azienda, il malanno, nel suo caso il dolore, non si è risolto nei tempi previsti. Tutto qui. Mourinho? Non voglio polemizzare nè con lui, nè con nessuno, ma provate un attimo a chiudere gli occhi e provate a immaginare che cosa significhi vivere da protagonista 5 Finali di Champions League: due da giocatore e tre da allenatore...Senderos? E' un bravissimo ragazzo e sono contento che sia stato decisivo, anche se secondo me il gol va attribuito a Ronaldinho. Anche lui in questa stagione è stato fermo per molto tempo. Abbiamo avuto nel corso dell'annata ben sette infortuni lunghi in tutti i reparti. Tutti i reparti hanno sofferto questa situazione nessuno escluso, ma qualche rinforzo in difesa dovrà arrivare

WELCOME BACK RINO!

5/12/2009 10:59:00 PM

5 months after the knee operation, Gattuso was back on the pitch for 45 minutes in Tirana. At the end of the match, Rino admitted he was a bit emotional. - HIS DECLARATIONS -



(ON THE PHOTO: GATTUSO ON THE PITCH IN ALBANIA-MILAN 7-8)

TIRANA - Before getting on the plane to return from Tirana, Rino Gattuso talked at the end of the friendly Albania-Milan (7-8 after penalties) in which the Rossonero midfielder came back on the pitch for 45 minutes five months after his knee operation.

Rino, how did it go?
"Well, tonight I was also a bit emotional because going back on the pitch after almost five months you're always scared of getting hurt again, but after a few minutes I regained confidence and it went well."

Are you ready for the league?
"I think I'm not ready to play 90 minutes, but this was an important test for me, I have regained courage. The league is a different thing. I am available to the team and if I can give my contribution I'll be happy, but I'm still lacking match rhythm."

President Berlusconi's declaration on Ancelotti?
"We've talked about it, but we haven't understood whether the president actually said those things because we didn't hear the interview. Even if he said that, however, those are things that concern the club, our Delegate Administrator and the coach. What I know is that Ancelotti is well seen, he wants to stay and we want him to stay. What the president says is the law, no one can say anything, but our season has been conditioned by the many injuries that involved important players for us.
I think Inter deserved the Scudetto and we have to give them compliments.
When I wanted to leave, Adriano Galliani, but also Ancelotti, locked me in Milan's trophy room and convinced me to stay. Now, if necessary, I will lock up Ancelotti... I don't count much, but for us Ancelotti will stay here."

On Beckham and Maldini:
"I spent five months in which I talked a lot with Beckham, I appreciated his professionalism and commitment to the shirt very much. Everytime I see him I see a person who loves his work. Until five months ago I didn't believe it, it was a great surprise and I am happy to have known him.
In these five months I didn't think about my position on the pitch because this knee bothered me a lot and didn't allow me to think about it. It's the same now: there are a lot of players who are doing better me and it's right that they play. At the moment I can only give a small contribution to the team and if I do get the chance to play I will give my maximum. In these months I never thought about my place because when I'm back I'll be the one of before who wants to battle, but I always thought about the good of Milan and reaching the Champions League.
With Paolo I can no longer insist that he not quit, he is the captain, there is a lot of respect. This season he seems like a 30-year-old, each game he fights on every ball, but if he took this decision it's only right."

When I wanted to leave, Adriano Galliani, but also Ancelotti, locked me in Milan's trophy room and convinced me to stay. Now, if necessary, I will lock up Ancelotti... I don't count much, but for us Ancelotti will stay here."

"E' Gattuso il prossimo capitano"
Berlusconi nomina l'erede di Maldini

Berlusconi farà di tutto per assistere all'ultima di capitan Maldini davanti al pubblico di San Siro: "E' come un figlio. Sarà difficile eguagliare le sue imprese. E' stato l'interprete perfetto di quello che deve essere il Milan. Il suo erede sarà Gattuso", ha detto il patron rossonero, annunciando un sorpasso di Ringhio nei confronti di Ambrosini. Su Ancelotti: "Non anticipiamo il momento di una decisione che deve essere ancora assunta".

Berlu's said that Gattuso is the next captain (or something like that). it's on Mediaset, typed in a rather gigantic font size as if it's an important announcement. so I think the captaincy issue is a closed book now. congrats to Rino!

If this turns out to be true, I really feel for Ambrosini. He's been royally fu*ked over and back again.

If this turns out to be true, I really feel for Ambrosini. He's been royally fu*ked over and back again.

No wonder we've only won 1 league title in the past 10 years.

Lol and the season we didn't even make it to the CL Gattuso barely played because of injury while Ambro was starting practically every game... Interesting

Yet we collapsed without him in the CL final. Interesting.

lol he wasnt even there to help us reach the final:P

Yet we collapsed without him in the CL final. Interesting.

Oh he wasn't? Then who was that big blonde Italian bloke who scored a header against PSV then?

lol he wasnt even there to help us reach the final:P

I think you'll find it was his goal that sent us to Istanbul.

I forgot how it was we can judge (or should I say compare) to players based on how many goals they score

i honestly think that you could never compare gattuso and ambrosini....saturday was gattuso's 400th game and he was here since 1999 ambrosini was here from 1993 and he is still in 273 or something

i honestly think that you could never compare gattuso and ambrosini....saturday was gattuso's 400th game and he was here since 1999 ambrosini was here from 1993 and he is still in 273 or something

Injuries don't mean you're a bad player.

What about the other half of his time at Milan when he was fit and on the bench?

I never said this is how you compare players. Maybe you should look at what my comment was in response to.

It (your response) was bascily in an on going comparison - as to who between the two (Gattuso & Ambrosini) made a bigger contribution in the CL & League. Or at least I thought so, sorry if I took it the wrong way...

I'd like to see some stats on this, he isn't even on the bench that often.

Something else, just for thought, what does being on the bench prove anyway? If I became manager of Milan and started Borriello every week, but left Pato on the bench, does this mean Borriello is better than Pato?

It means you're stupid.

No, I made a comment that Ambro could have been useful in the Final. Somebody said he didn't even really help us get there in the run up. The irony being he actually scored the goal that got us to the final.

There we go then. I personally don't, nor ever have, rate Carlo that highly. He's the one that's been picking Rino over Gattuso for most of his time here. Makes sense.

And come on if you really believe that Ambro would have made the slightest of differences in Istanbul, then you clearly don't remember the melt down of massive proportions that occured in that game. The entire team switched off Cafu, Stam, Nesta, Pirlo, Maldini, Gattuso, all switched off and sh!t happened.

I think you'll find it was his goal that sent us to Istanbul.

Well obviously he's going to pick Rino over Gattuso he's the passion inside the player aka Gattuso.

And you didn't take into account my entire post where I said he wasn't that stupid as he has the silverware to back him up. He became stupid around 3 seasons ago, when we became the train wreck team, that's when Ambro started being a regular again btw...

The whole team switched off, yes.

Who let Gerrard run free into the area for his header to make it 3-1?
Who fouled Gerrard for the equaliser? Whether it was a dive or not is irrelevent, Rino let Gerrard get in front of him, directly in on goal.

He wasn't the only player at fault, but he can be blamed for 2 goals for sure.

Silverware to back it up? It's fact, but I'll debate it.

9 years with Juve and Milan, 1 title. This is a disgrace, I could at least equal that.

He has 2 CL titles. But when you've completely given up and rest players in league games AND arguably have the best player in the World, it makes it much easier to do so. The 2003 CL win is credible. Athens, while a great win, has the gloss taken off it due to our shambles in the league.

So anyway, been meaning to post some of these because they're funny.

Here are a couple of Gattuso's Vodafone ads:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PWaLh_kl50&NR=1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jx29JqhwWk&NR=1