Milan are down to the bare bones at the back after injuries to
Alessandro Nesta, Kakha Kaladze and Daniele Bonera. Paolo Maldini
is set to retire this summer and Milan are not expected to take up the
option to buy Philippe Senderos from Arsenal, making the defensive
line look even more threadbare. Although Milan have already signed
two young Brazilian defenders, Thiago Silva and Felipe Mattioni,
Gattuso is not yet satisfied. “Some reinforcements in defence will have
to arrive,” Gattuso said, before making a case for Senderos to stay at
Milan. “He is a good lad and I am happy that, on some occasions, he
has proved decisive,” Gattuso explained. “We have had seven big
injuries this year in all departments. Every department has suffered from
this situation, not one has been excluded. The defence needs
reinforcing,” he added. Gattuso was then drawn on the abuse Inter
Coach Jose Mourinho continues to hurl at Carlo Ancelotti. “I neither
want to argue with him, nor with anyone else, but just close your eyes
and try to imagine what it means to be a protagonist in five Champions
League Finals,” he said, referring to Ancelotti. Gattuso later tried to play
down talk of a rift between Milan and Kaka, who recently complained
about the treatment he received for an injury at the club. “The argument
over his injury came from Dunga, not from him,” Gattuso concluded. “I
know players from other teams, who come to heal at Milan Lab.”
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