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All Carlo's interviews and press conferances will be put in here.

PATO AND GILA: THE FUTURE
8/8/2007 5:09:00 PM
At the press conference today, Carlo Ancelotti spoke about Ronaldo, Gilardino, the transfer market and the next season. At Milan there’s space for all of the players in the squad and no one will complain. Yesterday Pato was happy.

MILANELLO – On the eve of the match in Sevilla, Carlo Ancelotti spoke about the Milan situations: “There are no huge problems. We only have Ronaldo and Inzaghi to recover. At Sevilla we shall use all the other players of the squad. Ronaldo will be available for the first matchday. Our last friendly will be on the 17th of August and we have no intention of risking. He took part in all trainings: it's a pity that in the moment where he could have found the condition for the matches, there was this mishap. It means that he will find the condition not through the matches but through training. Gilardino has been recovered, tomorrow he will play. For him it will be the first match following the surgery. He's already in excellent form, he had a very good recovery work."

Then the Alexandre Pato chapter: “Yesterday’s impact? He was disoriented but happy,” said the Milan coach, “He had many visits, many checkups, he saw all of the structure, he saw many photos; I took him to see the photos of our history. It was a long visit because now there are many photos of our victories…Despite the age, he is already very mature. He managed well these days of pressure. After all, the pressure here will be toned down due to the fact that he will be able to insert himself gradually. There will be all the time for him to get to know the environment and there will be all the time for us to get to know him. In January he will be able to play straight away. Pato has a normal physical structure. He’s over 180cms tall and weights 78kgs. He is almost 18 years old, therefore he can develop a bit further his body structure. In any case he is not thin. I hope he becomes a player we can count on for the next years. Amongst the attackers, together with Gilardino, he can represent the future of Milan in the long-term. In theory he could play with us already from today. He could easily prove also in this squad the characteristics he has already shown.”

Then the other points: “In this Milan in this season there is space for everyone. No one will complain because they don’t play much. The market? For me it’s closed and this is what the club things as well. Ronaldinho? Talking about him in April could have had a sense, but today, mid-August, I don’t think so. Our market? With Pato Milan made an excellent investment. Many teams wanted him, but the good name Milan has in Brazil convinced him to choose us. Whatever was needed to be done in the market was done. Gourcuff? Last year he started out well, then he lost a bit of consistency. This year he will surely have more space, I hope that he starts off well again and that then he is more consistent. I repeat, in midfield there is space and usually in the entire squad we have players who are multipurpose. We start off on the same level with everyone. Juve? They changed a lot and are coming from a difficult year. Surely, they have a lot of motivation. Its advantage is that it can prepare well all of the league games in the best possible condition. Maybe the problem could be the agreement at least at the start, because they have many new players, many of which are coming from abroad.”

great to hear that he thinks that Gila and Pato are the future. Nice, for Gourcuff I am sure he will shine this season and I can't wait to see him. While good to hear that Ronaldo is gettign back on track and if he doesn't get injured on the first day of the season he may be their for the European Supper Cup