Sinisa Mihajlovic on Adriano
Thursday, 08 November 2007 22:14:46

MILAN - Sinisa Mihajlovic spoke about Inter striker Adriano in an interview with Sky Italia ahead of Sunday's home match against Lazio.

"We have all been helping Adriano for several years, but it's him who has to help himself," said the Serbian. "He has to be the first person to give signs of a recovery. If he does, everything will be easier because for him.

"If he continues like this, doing well for one or two days and less well for two days, everything will become much more difficult. It has to be him who starts doing things well like he did in the past.

"He surely has a few problems but I can't know what's not going right, so he has to face up to them and resolve them.

"Silvio Berlusconi wants him? If I were Berlusconi I would want him too because if he recovers he's one of the strongest players in his role.

"We have to see if we want to sell him. I don't know because I don't take care of transfers. Another club might want him, and we want to get Adriano back to his best. We will see what happens."

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Cesar: "How to overcome a crisis"
Friday, 09 November 2007 00:12:01

MILAN - Inter's Brazilian left-winger Cesar Aparecido Rodrigues spoke about his team-mate and compatriot Adriano in an interview with Sky Italia.

"He's in a difficult situation", admitted Cesar. "Only he can change it, no one else can. He alone has to do more and he knows it. He has to find the strength and concentrate harder. I succeeded, but I'm not putting myself on the same level with him because he was the Emperor.

"You can only resolve these things by focusing and working hard. I did, and I played my last card in these past months. It was either do well, or do well. There were no alternatives.

"My career was questioned and it wasn't right for me to be in that condition. I gave my all and took advantage of the slightest chance. This is what Adriano has to do. It's hard and no one likes being in these situations.

"Should he change team? This is a personal matter. I did it a year ago and it helped me because I improved and regained the strengh that I might not have refound if I had stayed at Inter. And I succeeded. I honestly hope Adriano does this.

"He know what's best for him, and he has to do it."

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Believe me or not, this is not normal at all. they're all losing patience with him. Mihajlovic complaining about his ups and downs and Cesar wishing he leaves Inter!

Something tells me he will end up in Milan...! especially now Galliani is denying Milan's interest!

One more Brazillian??!!!

*sigh*

Gimme Berbatov or Huntelaar or whoever. Next Milan will be opening an official community in orkut, in Portuguese for all the brazillians.

+1

Milan are wonderful about rehabilitating underperforming Merda players, it's true. And yeah, from those articles it's pretty clear that the Merda are losing patience. But I'm with Jack. No more Brazilians, please, we have more than enough as is.

(BRING US ZAMBROTTA!)

Unless if Cafu were to leave and it opens up a space...so our Brazillian quota remains intact.

Actually other than the being Brazillian part, everything else about him is good.

I don't understand what's so worrying about him being Brazilian. he's a great striker and we have benefited a lot from our purchases from Inter! I have no doubt Adriano can return back to those good days with Milan. and for the increasing number of Brazilians, remember that Segio and Cafu will sooner or later Leave Milan, they're 36 and 37 respectively for God's sake! Ronaldo is also 31 and very fragile in terms of being fit all the time. I don't think he will stay with Milan for many years. perhaps at the end of 2008/2009 he will leave, too. Adriano is 25 and at least 5 or 6 years at high level ahead of him. I don't think our management will lose the chance of signing him, since Berlu has always stated (especially back in transfer days) he would consider buying him if Inter were to let him leave.

The issue is that Milan are in danger of becoming an Inter. One of the sources of Milan's strength and uniqueness is that it's always had a core of Italian players and that it contributes a lot of those players to the Azzurri. My worry is that that uniqueness is going to be squeezed out by too many Brazilians being in the squad.

I don't automatically think that having a Brazilian passport makes you a world-class footballer.

IMO, Milan would be far better served in the long run going after a young Italian or two.

(And there's a brief article in today's Gazzetta saying that Adriano's more likely to be loaned and/or sold to England, for what it's worth. They keep changing their mind on where he's going -- but they do seem convinced that he's going somewhere.)

Milan in danger of something? I think you thought Milan management exactly knew what they're doing... even I would not think of something like that. we will always keep our Italian core and Adriano's arrival wouldn't disrupt that.

I don't know why, but back in transfer days Galliani said Milan would not consider an Italian for the attack (before we went to buy Pato). maybe because these days Italian strikers are not world-beaters anymore, or at east there are a lot better non-Italians out there.

Adriano IS world-class. he may be lacking motivation and match fitness or whatever, but he is undoubtedly a great striker. and unlike many Brazilian strikers, he is great in aerial play, too. all I know is that he would be perfect for us.

First get him married then sign him!

I believe firmly that Milan needs more young Italians. NOT more young Brazilians. But, then it seems we disagree.

We have eight Brazilians in the squad now. We don't need a ninth, not even a petulant, troubled striker with undoubted talent.

(And I don't recall having posted my feelings one way or the other regarding the Milan management. Please do not put words in my mouth).

i would love to have him !

Yes, the opinions are divided on whether he can be useful for Milan or not. but I think I know why Milan don't want Italian strikers. Gilardino, before moving to Milan, was one the most highly rated young Italian strikers [we do remember how good he was at Parma] and now after a massive 17 million pound transfer and two full seasons with Milan, he's still struggling to become what Milan expected him to be. as I said before, today's Italian strikers do not dominant the world anymore [and it's a fact we must get along with sooner or later].

I do think our number of Brazilians will be decreased at the end of this season as at least one Brazilian [Cafu and probably Serginho] will leave Milan. So I don't get why you're still worried about that...

(Sorry, I must have mistaken you for someone else)

You're right. We should concentrate more on the young Italian strikers. But @zdrossoneri speaks partialy the truth when he said there is no great striker from Italy at this moment. I'm pretty sure that will change next season,...

recent rumors say that he is also on the top of Man City's want list

Man City? I heard West Ham. Of course if Berbatov is moving away, then I'll wager it on Spurs. And Adriano would definitely prefer a London club!

Apparently West Ham offered £10m for him in the summer. Adriano himself turned the move down, or was that Man City he turned down? I remember it was one of those two.

Mancini was like a father to him in the beginning of the season, now I guess he's feeling like a b@st@rd.

^^^ Was that uncomfortably rude? I should hope not.

Adriano , Please ! i dont matter his Brazilian nationality and where he will coming from , we are Milan !

Adriano to Man City?!... wouldn't be a waste of talent?! I don't think he can succeed in EPL.

well, u can't be sure he can succeed in serieA...