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Leonardo Grateful For Fans' Support As Milan Prepare For Chievo Verona
The Rossoneri tactician also had his say on the UEFA co-efficient system that threatens to keep one of Serie A's top sides out of the Champions League...
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Mar 13, 2010 1:40:00 PM
By Anthony Wright
The fallout from Milan's heavy loss to Manchester United in the Champions League continues to draw the headlines around Milanello, and the 4-0 defeat in midweek was the focus of Leonardo's press conference on Saturday.
The rookie coach looked to play down the disquiet within the club, with rumours suggesting that president Silvio Berlusconi switched off the game at half-time, but he is concerned about the co-efficient system as the Bundesliga threatens to steal a Champions League place from Serie A.
"The fans' affection was really nice. When it was 3-0 at Old Trafford they encouraged us, they understood the difficulty of the situation. At the aeroport, when we returned, it was a poignant moment when we still received their support," Leonardo told Milan Channel.
"I don't think [Berlusconi] was uninterested - he was completely on our side before the Roma game. I honestly don't see a problem.
"This thing about the rankings is starting to bother me - to think that one or two big Italian sides could be out of Europe's top competition is worrying, because in that case it would be even more difficult to recover points in the standings."
Leonardo then addressed Alessandro Nesta's current injury, the full extent of which will be revealed in the coming days, and he revealed that the first signs of trouble only came after their last Serie A match against Roma.
"This year 'Sandro' has often had trouble, but all manageable thanks to his great will. The alarm was never set off because he played well against Roma. We only began to understand the following day. Now we must fully evaluate his situation."
Having seen city-rivals Inter fall at the hands of Catania on Friday night, Leonardo is not getting carried away as Milan look to close the gap at the top of the table to one point against Chievo.
"We must be brave and focused game after game, with the players that we have at our disposal, looking to maintain the level of our play."
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The rookie coach looked to play down the disquiet within the club, with rumours suggesting that president Silvio Berlusconi switched off the game at half-time, but he is concerned about the co-efficient system as the Bundesliga threatens to steal a Champions League place from Serie A.
"The fans' affection was really nice. When it was 3-0 at Old Trafford they encouraged us, they understood the difficulty of the situation. At the aeroport, when we returned, it was a poignant moment when we still received their support," Leonardo told Milan Channel.
"I don't think [Berlusconi] was uninterested - he was completely on our side before the Roma game. I honestly don't see a problem.
"This thing about the rankings is starting to bother me - to think that one or two big Italian sides could be out of Europe's top competition is worrying, because in that case it would be even more difficult to recover points in the standings."
Leonardo then addressed Alessandro Nesta's current injury, the full extent of which will be revealed in the coming days, and he revealed that the first signs of trouble only came after their last Serie A match against Roma.
"This year 'Sandro' has often had trouble, but all manageable thanks to his great will. The alarm was never set off because he played well against Roma. We only began to understand the following day. Now we must fully evaluate his situation."
Having seen city-rivals Inter fall at the hands of Catania on Friday night, Leonardo is not getting carried away as Milan look to close the gap at the top of the table to one point against Chievo.
"We must be brave and focused game after game, with the players that we have at our disposal, looking to maintain the level of our play."
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