[Aladino]

WE NEED CONSISTENCY
2/9/2008 6:27:00 PM
According to Carlo Ancelotti the match against Siena will be very difficult. The Milan coach asks for consistency from his team. Inzaghi, Ronaldo, and Jankulovski are back. Seedorf will be tested in the afternoon. Kaladze will rest.

MILANELLO - Ahead of the match against Siena here is what coach Carlo Ancelotti said during today's press conference:

SIENA: "Siena play very well, with rhythm and dynamism, tomorrow's game will not be easy. We cannot make any calculations, it will be a long journey and the most important thing will be consistency of results."

THE TEAM'S SITUATION AND THE INJURED PLAYERS: "Since the Christmas break this team has done very well, especially against our contenders for the fourth place, now we have a number of crucial games before the Champions League resumes. We still have to recover lost ground and there is a long road ahead. We have a number of injured players, against Siena we can count on Ronaldo and Inzaghi, one of whom is very quick and the other who is a typical penalty area goalscorer. Seedorf has been out until yesterday, today we will see how he's doing and evaluate his condition. Tomorrow Kaladze will rest and Nesta might also stay out in the next few games. Maldini will play in the center of defence and Jankulovski is ready to play from the first minute. Ronaldo? He's not in an optimal shape, he's doing OK, but he could be doing better, in any case for me it's enough that he can play only a part of the game, you know the way I feel about him, I've never asked him to play the full ninety minutes. Inzaghi is doing well, he will try to break the offside trap and run into space. Brocchi or Emerson? They will both play, like they did in Florence.

PIRLO AS A PLAYMAKER?: "Pirlo is the best central midfielder in the world, for us he is crucial, but Andrea can also play in another zones of the pitch eventually to accomodate Emerson. But I reiterate that Pirlo for us is an indispensable element in front of the defence. His tactical position will not change in the match against Siena."
THE SITUATION OF PATO AND KAKÁ: "I hope I can recover both of them before the matches against Arsenal, we have a lot of important games before that, I'm not only thinking about Arsenal. Pato has given a big contribution, but the merit of the victories goes to everyone."

DIDA AND KALAC: "At the moment Kalac is doing fine and he will play, there's nothing strange, Zeljko's injury yesterday was absorbed without problems."

Too many injuries to go into this game feeling confident