Kaka believes that Real Madrid are a bigger club than AC Milan and has admitted he is mystified by Ronaldinho's drop in form in recent seasons.

Los Merengues' Brazilian star is preparing to face his former club only four months after his Milanello departure and while he is looking forward to seeing old friends, he has also stoked things up.

Madrid and Milan both struggled last term wuthout winning silverware, but the Spanish behemoths spent €250 million in the summer and Kaka thinks that they have more global appeal.

"I think Real Madrid are slightly bigger throughout the world because people follow them everywhere. That's the greatest difference between both teams," he told a press conference on Tuesday.

"Milan have always been a strong team in Italy and in Europe. That has changed in the last two years.

"They haven’t been able to beat big teams and perhaps their signing policy has changed. What I gathered during my time there was that it was a good mix of youth and experienced players.

"It will be the first time I play against a former team of mine. It will be a new experience, but I am a professional and I now play for Real Madrid. Let’s see what happens tomorrow. I will do my very best.

I feel very Madridista. I do my best to win every game with this team because I feel well here. I am grateful to the club for everything they've done for me, both in the past and in the present."

Ronaldinho is being touted as Milan's player to watch in the game against Madrid, but Kaka does not understand why his form dipped so suddenly in recent years.

"Ronaldinho is a different player with the ball at his feet because he can place it wherever he wants. I would love to have that ability," he continued.

"I don't know what's happened to him or why he's dropped his performance level so much. He hasn't been able to make a difference on the team as he used to do at Barça or with Brazil.

"I think he needs to find motivation in order to be one of the best players in the world."

Lucas Brown, Goal.com

Well, he's right, but it's nothing to be ashamed of. They're the biggest club in the history of the sport.

what about the montreal canadians...

I said history of 'the' sport (meaning football), not sport in general. I think Madrid are the biggest anyway, Yankees 2nd, you 3rd.

Of course he feels very Madrista, he's been engineering a move to them for well over half a year before they bid.

Why so many of our fans praise his character as some kind of loyal Rossoneri is beyond me.

If he was a loyal Rossoneri he would have stayed, just like he did when City came calling. He claimed that he wanted to stay because he wanted to be our captain and an idol - in reality he stayed because City was a rubbish option.

Soon as Madrid came in with a bid half the price of the City one he was off.

But he remains an angel in the eyes of so many of our fans. Yet Shevchenko did something similar and for many remains a devil.

Of course he feels very Madrista, he's been engineering a move to them for well over half a year before they bid.

Why so many of our fans praise his character as some kind of loyal Rossoneri is beyond me.

If he was a loyal Rossoneri he would have stayed, just like he did when City came calling. He claimed that he wanted to stay because he wanted to be our captain and an idol - in reality he stayed because City was a rubbish option.

Soon as Madrid came in with a bid half the price of the City one he was off.

But he remains an angel in the eyes of so many of our fans. Yet Shevchenko did something similar and for many remains a devil.

@ Danny

What if he was told he had to leave but was given the freedom of choice, so he (obviously) rejected City and (obviously) chose Madrid?

I think the fact that we didn't spend anything from his sale money this summer proves that he was sold for economical reasons (as it's been stated a million times by everyone involved in this transfer).

And even if (and that is a big IF) he engineered this transfer, at least he always gave his all whenever he put on the Rossoneri shirt. that's loyalty, not sticking to the club like a leech and playing your best football once in every 2 months.


PS: can't believe you!!

Of course he feels very Madrista, he's been engineering a move to them for well over half a year before they bid.

Why so many of our fans praise his character as some kind of loyal Rossoneri is beyond me.

If he was a loyal Rossoneri he would have stayed, just like he did when City came calling. He claimed that he wanted to stay because he wanted to be our captain and an idol - in reality he stayed because City was a rubbish option.

Soon as Madrid came in with a bid half the price of the City one he was off.

But he remains an angel in the eyes of so many of our fans. Yet Shevchenko did something similar and for many remains a devil.

(as it's been stated a million times by everyone involved in this transfer).

Don't bother... he does not care about this, it's not convenient...

@ Danny

What if he was told he had to leave but was given the freedom of choice, so he (obviously) rejected City and (obviously) chose Madrid?

I think the fact that we didn't spend anything from his sale money this summer proves that he was sold for economical reasons (as it's been stated a million times by everyone involved in this transfer).

And even if (and that is a big IF) he engineered this transfer, at least he always gave his all whenever he put on the Rossoneri shirt. that's loyalty, not sticking to the club like a leech and playing your best football once in every 2 months.


PS: can't believe you!!

Why are you so biased you can't accept that nothing can be proven?

+1

@ Danny

I don't find your arguments convincing either. at least I base what I say on what people involved in the transfer have said about it (for example when Galliani said we had to sell Kaka because "we couldn't lose 70m every season", hence my argument that the club needed the sale money to balance the books (doesn't that convince you? )).

Yours are just personal opinions.

Actually there are four if you count Fishdoll, Danny.

This seems to be one of those polarising issues -- I've certainly gotten into arguments about it in the past -- that is, perhaps, best left for now.

I do care about this, which is why my post directly commented on it.

But you do not care about that, it's not convenient...

Funny you say that as if it makes your view correct

If nothing can be proven, then ALL of us are talking heresay. And your claims I'm wrong are unfair.

I think there's about 3 of us who don't see Kaka as some kind of angel. The majority do. That's fine.

I think both sides are guilty of trying to force their view on the opposition, and I guess that makes me guilty too.

You base yours on what Galliani says?

Interesting.

And no, it is not my opinion that Kaka rejected Man City but accepted Real Madrid. Which was also about money.

tbh, I don't wholly blame him for leaving for the money, I just wish he'd not lied and said he was staying forever. When he rejected the City bid he stated he was staying for life and wasn't interested in leaving. If he'd said, back then, that City's interest was flattering but he didn't want to join them, then that would have been different. Because such a comment wouldn't have meant he didn't want to leave us, just that he didn't want to go to Manchester.

You base yours on what Galliani says?

Interesting.

And no, it is not my opinion that Kaka rejected Man City but accepted Real Madrid. Which was also about money.

tbh, I don't wholly blame him for leaving for the money, I just wish he'd not lied and said he was staying forever. When he rejected the City bid he stated he was staying for life and wasn't interested in leaving. If he'd said, back then, that City's interest was flattering but he didn't want to join them, then that would have been different. Because such a comment wouldn't have meant he didn't want to leave us, just that he didn't want to go to Manchester.

I know I didn't start it

We are not here to agree and we've all made out opinions clear so there's no point going on with this; the one side can't prove that Kaka wanted to and/or pushed for a transfer at Madrid and the other side can't prove the opposite... we don't know the whole truth and we never will.

It being that Milan had to sell him? If I'm not crazy, you did not mention that:

"Of course he feels very Madrista, he's been engineering a move to them for well over half a year before they bid.

Why so many of our fans praise his character as some kind of loyal Rossoneri is beyond me.

If he was a loyal Rossoneri he would have stayed, just like he did when City came calling. He claimed that he wanted to stay because he wanted to be our captain and an idol - in reality he stayed because City was a rubbish option.

Soon as Madrid came in with a bid half the price of the City one he was off."

But he remains an angel in the eyes of so many of our fans. Yet Shevchenko did something similar and for many remains a devil."


Please take the time to read my responses if you want us to have a serious discussion. What part of "no one's right because we don't know the truth" don't you understand? I never claimed that you are wrong or that I am right. Judging from the quoted post you've probably stopped reading this response too so I might as well go bla ble bloom, you won't even notice it! Come on, did you?


The reason I'm reacting like this is because I hate being treated like a stupid fanboy!! So please quit with that ****ing angel ****!!! It's ****ing annoying!!! I probably am biased in favor of Kaka but that's limited to being lenient with him when he's having a bad day. I'm not closing my eyes on any facts here so quit acting like you know the truth and we don't see it!! Nobody sees him as an angel so leave the ****ing sarcastic tone aside!!

Nobody's trying to force anything on you, you're the one that's always bringing this issue up... it's closed for me, everyone has his/her own opinion on the matter and that's it but you are obsessed with making us agree with what you say.

Again, stop the ****ing angel thing, that's all I'm asking. I respect your opinion but not when you're trying to make mine look stupid and fanboy-ish.

We are not here to agree and we've all made out opinions clear so there's no point going on with this; the one side can't prove that Kaka wanted to and/or pushed for a transfer at Madrid and the other side can't prove the opposite... we don't know the whole truth and we never will.

blame the ranger fan for being angered about the thrashing his team took, he's taking it out on us

Is there really any point replying to this?

I made a post and you attacked it and me, not the other way around. I don't recall treating you like a fanboy, I only said the majority of our fans see nothing to criticise about him while the minority feel otherwise.

And then you came in with your size 12s taking it all personally for some curious reason best known to yourself and are now ranting and raving as if you had 12 Red Bulls too many in the past hour.

Calm down - I'm not personally attacking you, and I feel it is best served if this debate closes now. I really don't want a situation like the unfortunate Tennie's been at the end of.

Well, if you want to bring it up, him batting his eyelashes at Madrid and Manchester every transfer window and accepting obscene pay hikes when he (or his manager who presumably knows how to read financial statements) should probably have known the club wasn't in great financial shape doesn't exactly do it for me either. I don't think he was in any way as loyal to the club as some people make him out to be. I also don't think he was completely uninterested in earning even more obscene amounts of money.

Not this again..

If anyone is to blame, it's the management. I don't exactly hide how much of a fan I am of Sheva, but that was down to his choice to leave. Kaka'? the guy turned down a move and repeatedly stated he wanted to stay. But our club was more than happy to offer Kaka' to the highest bidder. I don't care how much I liked a club, if they kept trying to sell me at every opportunity, I wouldn't stay either.

That was just 1 example. I base my argument also on What Kaka, Galliani, Berlusconi, Finivest, etc etc have said and all of them indicated that selling Kaka was the club's decision. yes, Kaka came out and said if he ever HAD to leave it'd be only for Madrid. and that's why I think he had been told he eventually had to accept a transfer so he obviously chose Madrid over City.

Tell me, Danny, (if it's looks so weird that someone bases his argument on Galliani's statements) why would Galliani come out and say it was the club's decision to sell when in fact it was the player's wish to leave? why didn't he come out and say the same thing about Sheva back in 2006? I tell you, because it was Sheva who chose to leave - it wasn't the club's desire to sell. and to save himself from criticism, he came out and said the truth, despite all the love he and Berlu had for Sheva! and now you're telling me he's lied to us that it was the club who wanted to sell Kaka? why on earth would he do that?

I'm telling you, selling Kaka was the management's idea the moment they approached Dinho... JMO!