Milan thrashes Siena in a one sided battle

With Milan’s title hopes this season are all but over, both the club owner Berlusconi and its manager Ancelotti had earlier declared that the present goal is to qualify for next year’s Champions’ League. Milan proved their mettle and marched steadily towards the safe berth with a crushing win over struggling Siena.

Ac Milan, supported by an excellent show by the in-form Inzaghi and Pato, asserted supremacy with a 5-1 win against the 15th ranked side. The win was a major boost for the side, which is depleted of most of its star players due to injuries. The match saw the most awaited return of Ronaldinho and Kaka from their injuries.

Pirlo opened the scoring with a penalty in the 5th minute after Flamini was brought down by Kharja. Siena attempted to match Milan’s aggression with 2 shots the target in the 27th and 38th minutes. But it was Milan who sent in the second goal of the match when Inzaghi rolled it past Siena goalkeeper in the first half injury time.

Pato took the lead to 3-0 in the 54th minute with an incredible shot, 30 yards away from the goal. Inzaghi quickly followed it up with his second goal of the match, which was also his 300th career goal. Pato matched Inzaghi muscle for muscle and continued his excellent form with another goal in the 78th minute making it five goals for Milan. Except for Siena’s lone consolation goal in the 64th minute, Siena’s fans had nothing else to cheer or rejoice. It proved to be a completely lop sided affair for the home team.

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It was good news for Ronaldinho’s fans as the star player is set to return to action to both his national side as well as his Italian club AC Milan. The news was conformed after Ronaldinho completed his first full practice session and passed his fitness test on Thursday.

It has been nearly a month since Ronaldinho played a full time match after injuring his heel last month. The last time his fans were able to have a glimpse of him in action was on February 15 when Milan lost 2-1 to city rivals Inter Milan.

Ronaldinho along with Beckham, who suffered a minor injury in his ankle during training, were expected to take the field on March 15 in the match against struggling Siena. However, Carlo Ancelotti, the manager of the third placed side, did not want to risk the striker’s injury and wanted him to recover completely. Ronaldinho took the field for a short period in the later part of the second half.

Though Ronaldinho’s fans were made to wait for his full return at Milan, the big news was that the Brazilian coach Dunga announced that both Ronaldinho and Kaka were in contention for their places at Brazil for the World Cup qualifiers. Dunga picked both the players, who were injured for a while, in his tentative squad. The squad featured other in-form players like Thiago Silva, Robinho and Alexandre Pato, making it an almost incredibly strong squad.

Although it was his repeated injuries that kept Ronaldinho out of Brazil’s recent matches against Portugal, Columbia and Venezuela, Dunga insisted that his place was hanging in balance in view of his poor form recently. Dunga also expressed that Ronaldinho should come out of his lean patch and improve his form to cement his place in the team.

AC Milan’s manager Carlo Ancelotti rates David Beckham much higher than his Brazilian lead striker Kaka. He also cited that Milan’s longtime players Paolo Maldini and Clarence Seedorf have loads of skills that should be learned by star players like Ronaldinho.

Ancelotti was seen showering his praises on David Beckham, explaining a few reasons for his persistent interest to recruit Beckham at Milan. He expressed that he was impressed at Beckham’s growth from a lead player at Manchester United in his early days to a legend now.

He is slower than Kaka, but he is tactically and technically better and is also very intelligent and hard working.

Ancelotti went to the extent of saying that it was Beckham’s character and commitment towards the game that impressed him more than his game plans. He also praised Beckham’s understanding of the game and his ability to handle pressure situations.

Ancelotti also criticized star Brazilian striker Ronaldinho for relying on his talents alone for his success. Ancelotti expressed his views that the players’ physical conditions and commitment to training were equally, if not more, important to developing playing skills.

Players like him do everything based on talent. I have trained a variety of magnificent players and the majority think that they can make the difference with their talent alone,

That is not true In the modern game if you do not stay in great physical condition and are not working in training then it is hard to shine during matches.

He compared Maldini’s disciplined training strategies and Seedorf’s commitment to that of Ronaldinho and wanted the injured star to learn from them. The Brazilian has been under severe criticism for getting prone to injuries more often than in the past. This is something that he has to look forward to resolve quickly as it is his career that is in stake.

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