On 1/31/07, Kresna Panggabean <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Artikel menarik dari BBC tentang kepindahan Ronaldo ke Milan dan > pertikaian Ronaldo dengan Kaka pas Piala Dunia. > > > Updated: Jan. 30, 2007 > Brazilians but not friends reunited > Andrew Downie > > RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Ronaldo's decision to sign for AC Milan will > cause consternation in both the blue and red sides of the Italian city but > if recent reports in Brazil are anything to go by it is also causing concern > with one prominent member of the Rossinieri. > > The arrival of the three-time World Player of the Year from Real Madrid > does not appear to be going down too well with Kaka. Milan's top midfielder > and most bankable star fell out with Ronaldo during the World Cup and the > two have drifted apart ever since, according to news reports in Brazil that > appear to be confirmed by Kaka's own comments. > > > Neither Kaka nor Ronaldo have spoken about the disagreement, which came > after Kaka publicly criticised Ronaldo for his lack of movement in Brazil's > opening World Cup match against Croatia. > > > Brazil won 1-0 thanks to a 25-yard peach from the AC Milan midfielder but > Ronaldo was leaden footed throughout and subbed after 69 minutes. Kaka later > told reporters: 'a little more movement on his part would have been ideal.' > > > Ronaldo, whose four years of ever decreasing returns have done nothing to > dent his sense of self worth, did not take kindly to Kaka's impertinence and > reports in his home town paper O Globo suggested he is still upset over the > perceived slight. > > > 'Kaka and Ronaldo will never admit it publicly but the truth is that they > had an ugly set-to during the World Cup in Germany,' Renato Mauricio Prado > wrote in his Sunday column. > > > 'It all began after Kaka asked for more movement from the team and > intimated that the side that won the Confederations Cup (and that didn't > have Ronaldo, Cafu, and Roberto Carlos) worked harder for each other.' > > > ' 'The Confederations Cup is worthless, what counts is the World Cup,' the > Phenomenon told him in a heated exchange.' > > > 'The former World Cup winner Leonardo, who is now a manager at Milan, is > going to have to work hard to smooth things out between the two.' > > > Prado's insight might have gone unnoticed had Kaka not added some discreet > fuel to the flames last week. The young star gave a carefully worded > interview to UEFA.com that, when read between the lines, dropped hints > about his ambivalence surrounding the new arrival. > > > In it, Kaka expressed his respect for his Brazilian team-mate. However, he > made a point of adding caveats about Ronaldo's motivation and more bluntly > stated Milan would be better off forgetting the 30-year old Real heavyweight > and instead going after younger and hungrier Seville striker Luis Fabiano. > > > 'I don't need to tell anybody how important (Ronaldo) has been to football > for the last decade and it would be delightful to play alongside (him) > again,' Kaka said. 'Regardless what people say, I believe he still has a lot > to offer in football if he keeps himself motivated enough.' > > > 'Having said that, AC Milan know what they are doing in terms of looking > for players. If they asked me for a youngster they could sign, I would say > Luis Fabiano, a striker who has been doing really well in Spain this > season.' > > > Kaka's advisors in Brazil downplayed talk of a rift and said the 23-year > old has privately assured them there is no bad blood between the two. But it > would not be hard to imagine a difference of opinion between two men who are > about as different as two Brazilian football players can be. > > > Ronaldo comes from a poor background in Rio de Janeiro, is outgoing and > charismatic and in spite of his enormous talent he has not always reacted > well to criticism. He loves the nightlife and has had a string of model > girlfriends. > > > Kaka, meanwhile, comes from a middle class background in Sao Paulo, is > reserved and well known for keeping his head down and avoiding controversy. > He is a high-profile and clean cut Evangelical Protestant who recently > married an 18-year old student. > > > Their very different lifestyles were never a problem when the starry eyed > Kaka, then just 18, was drafted into the Brazilian World Cup squad in 2002 > and looked on in awe as Ronaldo helped bring the cup home to South America. > > > Today, however, it is Kaka whose performances cause chins to drop and the > ambitious 23-year old is increasingly seen as a leader for both club and > country. He is not about to sit back and take on passengers in a side that > is already struggling to get back on its feet after a poor start to the > season, due mainly to a points deduction in the Serie A match-fixing > scandal. > > > Ironically, that might explain why Kaka was so sparing in his criticism of > Ronaldo. He knows that with Filippo Inzaghi, Ricardo Oliveira and Alberto > Gilardino all jostling for a place in the startling line-up, Carlo Ancelloti > will only hand him a shirt if he is in shape and in form. Kaka can afford to > gently cajole Ronaldo in the hope that his criticism will spur him into > action. > > > Ronaldo would be wise to put aside his grievances and understand that. > Once again, he is being give another chance to redeem himself. This time, it > may be his last. > >
BBC ya? pembohong besar, sama persis dengan The Sun... Ini komentar asli dari Kaka di acmilan.com *Kakà*: 'It's difficult for me to talk about him because one of his biggest fans. When he was 'The Phenomenon', the number one, I was starting my career in Brazil. For me playing with him in the same club is a dream come true. In my opinion, Ronaldo's best asset is his ability to decide the game from one moment to the next.' -- Cavaliere AC Milan atau tidak sama sekal! [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
