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FORWARD WITH OPTIMISM
12/5/2008 8:33:00 PM
The Rossoneri’s general manager, Adriano Galliani, present this morning at the press conference organized by Sony, analyzed with the journalists the moment that the team is going through.
MILAN – During the press conference held this morning and San Siro and organized by Sony to promote the new initiative ‘Bravia Drome’, the general manager of the Rossoneri, Adriano Galliani, replied to questions on the football topic from the numerous journalists who were present:
ON MILAN’S MOMENT AND THE STANDINGS
“I agree with Kaka when he says that Milan is not going through a crisis, because we see this also from the fact that we are second in the standings. This is a team which after two matches was last in the standings, then we made a great recovery and we arrived first, then there were not so positive results, because we won at home, but we only obtained two points in two away games. However, in football you get used to these things, therefore I hope that now another positive run awaits us.
“We just remember the last game, but Juventus have our same points, but they won the last match 4-0 and we lost it, therefore it’s different, but then it’s the league position which matters. Still it’s normal that we all remember just the last game, so if we win on Sunday we shall forget the previous game. The reality is that in four games, from one point on top we ended six points behind Inter, but I believe that sooner or later the contrary can happen.”
ON THE TRANSFER RUMOURS ABOUT THIAGO SILVA
“Thiago Silva is Brazilian, therefore he cannot be registered with Milan and for the 2009/10 market it’s too early. With regards to the transfer market in January, there will not be any market, no one will leave and no arrivals, apart from small transfers of the 24th or 25th player, but nothing important.”
ON THE DEFENCE
“Nothing worries me. Before the Lecce game we had the defence that suffered least goals in that segment. Then we suffered nine goals and everything change. Playing every three days the judgements change in excessive way, both in the positive and negative way. I don’t think that we’re unbeatable, but I don’t think that we’re that fragile. 23 years of football taught me to remain calm both when we win and both when we lose.”
ON THE ELIMINATION FROM THE COPPA ITALIA
“I was sorry to exit this competition. The Coppa Italia was our third objective, but I get angry when we lose the friendlies, therefore exiting the Coppa Italia disappoints me. We were good with one man less to take the lead, but then we made some mistakes in defence two minutes from the end. I must remind that even we scored in the final seconds, like in the Uefa Cup, at Bergamo, at home against Braga. Games last also 94 minutes, scoring in the first or last minute is indifferent for the final result, therefore we must accept serenely both the win against Braga and when we suffer a penalty two minutes from the end.”
ON THE MILAN BALANCES
“When you add important players to the squad you must adapt. Ronaldinho always played as a forward at Milan and with him in that position we passed from the last to the first place. We don’t have big tactical problems, but certainly there are some problems, but up to Lecce no one had highlighted them. We shall see if we won three or four games, if the tactical problems will still be there. All of us analyze the result to find the cause to why that result arrived. If a team loses, it must explain why it lost, but if it plays in the same way and wins, there is nothing to explain.”
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