POSITIVE THOUGHTS

Fiorentina is improving and growing year after year. We are playing well, not always the players are at hundred percent, but for Florence we are recovering well - ANCELOTTI'S PRESS CONFERENCE -

MILANELLO - These are the declarations of Carlo Ancelotti during the press conference on the eve of Fiorentina-Milan: "We must hope that Gattuso can recover as soon as possible and try to substitute him in the best way, Fiorentina-Milan is very important, it's a direct clash, and we play against a team which has more chance than Udinese to finsh fourth. Juve has more points and they do not have extra commitments apart from the league, these are huge advantages for them even if the league is very long. If they lose Buffon, it's not advantage to lose the number. Tomorrow we play a lot of chances. Fiorentina is a lively team, each year that passes they mature more, they are improving. Fiorentina played like us on Wednesday and played a tough game. Even they have some problems with injuries, so we're equal. Mutu is a difficult player to mark, because he moves away from the middle, and takes full advantage of the spaces to move inside. We shall have to pay particular attention for everyone. Milan has recovered after Reggio. If we play on Wednesday night and then on Sunday night, there is time to recover and find the best condition."

The other topics: "The fact that Gilardino scores more away from home is just a coincidence. In any case at home we have found more difficulty. The draw? We always go to win the game. The win would allow us to recover more quickly, then we shall see how the game goes. Emerson is improving and finding his condition, but he's not at 100% yet. He plays more in the narrow spaces and playing in front of the defence is the thing which works best for him. Pirlo enjoyed the role he had at Reggio. It's a position he manages well, he knows how to do many things, even for his past as attacking midfielder. However Pirlo is the best midfielder in the world. His role is well defined, even though he can move for some games. I don't think that a defeat would push us out of the battle. We love to nurture ourselves with positive thoughts. Lippi? I did no read it, is it a head of today? I'm not questioned by any marriage councillor in this sense (joined our coach). Me at Barcelona? Why no? Even though there isn't just Barcelona in Europe...(joked again our coach)."

Carlo Ancelotti again: "Dida is working. At Reggio he wasn't at his best, but he was available. For this reason he went on the bench. Kalac proved to be serious and professional. He did well i nthese games: the evaluation of the moment is this. Kaka? It's a moment of the season, with many games, in which not all are fresh. If Kaka for a game does not do things at his best, it's absolutely understandable. You cannot always be 100%. Ronaldo? The new injury is not positive. More than worried, we are sorry. The objective is to recover him. For the contract renewal, it's normal to wait for Ronaldo to recover and can give an important contribution. Pato has a problem to his adductor, but it's something we can handle. From the physical point of view he does not have problems. It's a small problem he has from October. In Florence we play with three attackers, Seedorf is universal. Gilardino? We're not giving him to anyone. For him it will be a game like any other. Whoever will have the opportunity of giving his contribution, he will give it at 100%. Whoever will be used, he will give everything. Gilardino was fundamental also for eight minutes at Udine. I was very sorry for not adding Serginho to the Champions League list, after all he had many problems, so it was him I chose."