Rossoneri regroup

Sheva may be gone, but he Milanello spirit has been retained by our fellow Rossoneri at Milan. Pippo Inzaghi, who recently turned down an offer from Fransesco Totti, no less, to partner him at Roma, has spoken of his respect for Sheva meanwhile implying that Milan will not be a lesser team for the striker's departure.


“I’ll never forget the phone call he made to congratulate me on my return to the Italy squad. Sheva was injured and had to plan his future, but he still found time to call me. It was a gesture I appreciated a great deal. I’m sorry to see him go, but if this is his desire then we must all respect it. "

"Chelsea will become stronger, but Milan remain a great squad and are inferior to no-one in Europe.”

Alberto Gilardino, who should shoulder considerably more responsibility next season than he did in his first this year, had this to say:

“He (Sheva) really helped me to settle down at Milan. Sheva is a champion, but we have other great players and will start the next season with the intention of winning everything – just like we always do.”

Words of encouragemant also came from an unexpected soure - Inter's Marco 'The Cow' Materazzi. “He (Sheva) is a world class player who can put you under pressure at any moment.
But Milan have other champions and will know how to replace him" said the player despised (and that's putting it mildly, i tell you) at the Milan camp for his bone-crunching tackles on Milan players.