WE LIKE THIS MILAN
9/29/2008 12:46:00 AM
Adriano Galliani and Carlo Ancelotti give their compliments to the group. All the players showed will to win and to help each other to reach a common goal. Milan must continue like this.
MILAN - Adriano Galliani was euphoric as he commented on this great night for Milan and also shared an incredible anecdote:
"They'll say I'm crazy, but I dreamed about tonight's result. Not exactly like this but I dreamed it. A strange dream, Julio Cesar lost the ball and Albertino Bigon dribbled the goalkeeper and scored. It was like a premonition. I am very happy, more so for Ronaldinho. We have loved this player for a long time and he knows it. He only has to find the right condition, but he is still the best. We strongly wanted him, it was the most difficult negotiation in my 23 years in football. We don't make the team with star names, but we like Golden Ball winners."
"On tonight's match I agree with president Berlusconi, everyone gave the maximum, with heart and determination. I have to give my compliments to everyone, particularly to Clarence Seedorf. He was stratospherical, he played an extraordinary game in a central midfield position, the same he played in at Ajax. If I had to give him a grade I'd give him a 10. Also Rino Gattuso deserves a lot of compliments, he suffers but never gives up. Rino is the soul of this Milan, he could never have left this club."
"I don't know if we'll win the Scudeto this year, but certainly we will show we don't deserve to finish 21 points behind. In the last few years we concentrated more on Europe, now we will be protagonists again in the league."
After the words of Adriano Galliani Carlo Ancelotti analysed the game:
"Milan did exactly what they wanted. They defended in numbers to hit on the counterattack, while we looked for balance and played with speed. Also Kaká and Ronaldinho did that and scored a great goal, then we handled the match well. I liked the spirit, the same which also surprised president Silvio Berlusconi. The whole team played with great humility, every player helped one another. Compared to the first two games our approach to the matches, our mentality has changed. Now all the players have understood that it's necessary to collaborate to give balance to the play. Abbiati? I give him my compliments, he really didn't give away anything."
"Also after this victory we must not lose sight of certain details. The matches lost against Genoa and Bologna are still fresh in the memory and I think it's still early to say that Milan are healed. Certainly the whole group learned from their errors and this helped us do better."