AC Milan News Update 15.09.2009

Following the unsatisfactory results in the final game of Milan, the demand for change expressed. If you do not want to evaluate the coach, the team would have to change the style and tactics of play.

But Leonardo did not agree with these suggestions. Milan's coach was a radical change will make the team even more messy.

"Modern Football is played with a way to balance is the key. The interpretation may differ, but the organization is paramount. I'll keep trying to make my team balance," he told Corriere dello Sport.

"I've got two or three questions about the game tomorrow, but I'm certainly not going to change the way the team played," said Leonardo.

There will be entertained even Milan Olympique Marseille in the Velodrome today.

AC Milan News Update 15.09.2009

AC Milan held on board the Italian Serie A after a poor start in the competition. Coach Leonardo still having trouble forming a team really tough.

Although slightly weaker, but Marseille coach Didier Deschamps was not fooled. Indeed, he warned players not to underestimate Milan when the two teams first met in the Champions League action on Tuesday (15 / 9).

"Many are fooled by the 4-0 defeat suffered in the Milan derby against Inter. However, I've watched the game tape and evaluate," said Deschamps.

"In the first half, Milan just shows the best games and Inter have trouble. They began to drop behind the goals conceded and the expulsion of [Gennaro] Gattuso," he explained.

"You say with a score like that Milan lost dominance. I also watched the game against Siena and Livorno. At that time, three or four national team players such as [Andrea] Pirlo and [Gianluca] Zambrotta a supernumerary. Therefore, we will face formidable team. Milan is still Milan, "said Deschamps.

Deschamps has appeared in the Champions League as Marseille Milan in the final meeting in 1993. Marseille appear champion after defeating his opponent.

The Coach

Carlo Ancelotti: I Want To Coach Italy Or Ivory Coast

Carlo Ancelotti has his eyes set on international duty, but will it be Italy or the Ivory Coast...

Milan coach Carlo Ancelotti has admitted he would like to take the Italy job after his spell at San Siro. The coach has been at Milan since 2001 and, prior to that, had enjoyed spells with Juventus, Parma and Emilia-based side Reggiana.

There has been plenty of interest regarding Ancelotti and his future.
Recently he was linked with a return to Roma, where he played between 1979 and 1987, and he has even touted to become the next Manchester City manager in the British press..

However, the coach is unlikely to take charge at another club side as he has his eyes firmly set on international football.

"One day I would like to coach Italy," Ancelotti told Calcio 2000 magazine.

"Maybe it's because my career has taken a specific route; I coached Juve then Milan, so now it would be difficult to go and coach another team.

"At this point for me it would be the Italian national team."

The Italian national side could be an option, but the coach has a 'Plan B' lined-up if he fails to land the Azzurri job.

"A national team experience would be good and I have also spoken about coaching an African team," added the coach.

"There are plenty of great talents in Africa and it would be good to assemble many players in a squad in which the tactics are well defined.

"At the moment I would prefer to coach the Ivory Coast."

News up date for the coach 11/01/2009

Milan Must Come First For Beckham - Carlo Ancelotti

Goldenballs has been told where his loyalties must lie, as he prepares for his first competitive showing as a Rossonero...

To most observers, the key reason behind David Beckham's short-term switch to AC Milan could scarcely be more obvious: to keep fit and stay in the frame for England selection. That, and because Posh was bored of LA.

And yet on the eve of Becks' Serie A debut, Carlo Ancelotti stressed that the former Manchester United and Real Madrid midfielder would not merely be chasing a Three Lions spot during his San Siro stay.

"David Beckham is not here to prepare for England," the Milan coach said in The Daily Mail. "He is here to play for AC Milan and he will have as much playing time as he shows himself to be capable of while he is with us."

Prior to his loan move from Major League Soccer, there were strong suggestions that Beckham was nudged toward the Rossoneri by the club's former coach, Fabio Capello.

The England boss recently declared that he would only choose the 34-year-old if he was playing regular top-flight football - and that means more starts than late cameos.

But Ancelotti revealed yesterday that his new superstar recruit wouldn't make the first XI against Roma, and he has now made it plain that Don Fabio's wishes will have no bearing on his team selections.

He added, "If Fabio Capello wants information on Beckham then I will give him information. That's it."

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Ancelotti Won’t Start Beckham

At the pre-match conference before tomorrow night’s big game, Milan coach Carlo Ancelotti spoke about David Beckham and Roma.

Roma host Milan in Sunday evening's top Serie A game at the Stadio Olimpico. England midfielder David Beckham is included in Ancelotti's squad for the trip to the Italian capital.

Milan go into their first official game of the year nine points behind league leaders Inter Milan. Roma will have to do without injured captain Francesco Totti against the Rossoneri, but they will be hoping that the home crowd is enough to get the three points against the visitors.

Kaka will be back for Milan and Cristian Abbiati is also likely to feature in the capital following a slight injury. This will be a tough game that could determine the fate of both in terms of Scudetto aspirations for Milan and Champions League qualification for Roma.

At the press conference Ancelotti said, “Beckham is ready, but it is difficult to see him from the start. He comes into this game from two months of inactivity, but we are very happy with all that he has done at the camp in Dubai. The more I get to know him and his family, the more the gossip stories irritate me, because he is a great professional and a serious player.”

Ancelotti continued, “We are anxious to get started again. I want to know how much these days in Dubai have helped us. I think we are doing quite well, not fantastic, but we are in good condition to play this game. I am expecting a great deal from Milan in this second part of the season, not just against Roma. I want continuity.”

Ancelotti then added a few interesting words concerning Roma coach Luciano Spalletti and the fact that he has been linked with the tactician’s job due to the time he spent at the Giallorossi as a player.

“I like to be ironic, sometimes it is important to say something funny. I wished Spalletti sincere wishes for the Champions League, while the joke about him leaving the Roma bench to me was just humour.

"I consider Spalletti to be a friend and I hope he thinks the same way. I think that considering my history with the club, Roma is the only other club in Italy that I could coach,” said Ancelotti.

The Coach

Real Madrid eyes AC Milan coach Ancelotti as new manager

Spanish soccer giants Real Madrid will next week unveil AC Milan coach Carlo Ancelotti as their new manager, Cadena Ser radio said Thursday. According to the radio station, Ancelotti "has agreed to come on board for the coming season". It added that Arsenal star Henry, who according to reports elsewhere is also a target for Barcelona, would likely follow, particularly if he can first complete his dream of leading the Gunners to the Champions League title. Both Ancelotti and the French striker have unfinished business in Europe's premier club competition. The nine-times European champions have been coached by former reserve coach Juan Ramon Lopez Caro since Brazilian Wanderley Luxemburgo was fired mid-season but that move was intended only as a stop-gap solution. Source: Xinhua