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KALADZE: 'We have to work hard'
2/3/2006
MILANELLO - Kala Kaladze was present at the press conference after training and said: 'It's a tough time for us, we lost the last game badly. It's disappointing to go out of the Italian Cup and now we have to work hard. That's the only thing we can do. I don't think we are afraid to make mistakes, we are professionals at the highest level and we are never afraid. I repeat, we just have to work hard and we are convinced that we will get back to playing well.'
As for Paolo Maldini's return, Kala added: 'It will certainly be positive. He's a top player and it's been disappointing to have been without him. I am sorry that he has had such a bad injury. His energy and charisma will be helpful. We are missing him as a top player but we don't have a problem in lacking leadership, Milan has players with plenty of personality.'
KALADZE: 'No problems in the dressing room'
2/3/2006
MILANELLO - Kala then discussed the team's fitness: 'I don't think running is our problem, we just have to be more compact and more precise at the back in winning the ball. We have to play as a united side. Is there a problem in the dressing room? No, no between us at all. I have been here seven years, we have had worse seasons than this and I have never seen problems in the dressing room. It's been said that the problem is only in defence but the truth is another thing, the problem is how we defend. We can't just defend with four defenders. Milan are strong when everyone defends together.'
KALADZE: 'We are united as a club'
2/3/2006
MILANELLO - Kaladze then spoke about the environment within Milanello: 'I don't think that some players want to leave. We are all professionals and we are just thinking about the season and upcoming games. We can talk about the future at the end of the season, now we just have to think about winning. We can't even be thinking about the World Cup, it's better to arrive at the World Cup playing well for your club.
The presence of club officials at Milanello: 'It's right and normal. We are all one club, e stick together in victory and in difficult moments. It's also a tough time for the coach but it's the same for all of us, we also feel it. I am pleased with where I am playing, it's my real role. I played in the centre of defence as a kid and Milan bought me as a central defender.'