Milan’s visit to Malta has now been confirmed.
An item in yesterday’s Gazzetto dello Sport website said Milan will be holding an intensive seven-day training camp in Malta in an effort to get back to top form after the forthcoming break.
The club is coming here on an initiative of Birkirkara FC’s John Borg, who is the local clubs’ representative on the UEFA Club Forum. It was he who initiated the talks with Milan’s Umberto Gandini, who also sits on the same UEFA Club Forum.
During their stay here (2-9 January), Milan will be playing a friendly match against the local champions, Birkirkara FC (8 January).
Borg said yesterday the list of 26 players sent by Milan indicated that all the top men will be included apart from Brazilian goalkeeper Dida.
The 50-strong contingent will include 12 members of the technical staff, two chefs, two kit managers and some medical advisers, apart from two directors.
Training sessions will be held at the Ta’ Qali training grounds, but will not be open to the public.
Milan have been passing through one of their worst ever phases in the club’s history. Apart from having been involved in the Calciopoli scandal, due to which they had started the season with an eight-point penalty, the team has been struggling to find its form with the strikers finding it more than difficult to score the goals that matter.
Now they will be trying to find back their serenity and form in Malta where, according to the report in Gazzetto dello Sport, they plan to base their training camp on force and resistence. The report said: “The aim is to gradually get back in form and maintain top rhythms till the end of May as the club hopes to progress further in the Champions League and will be trying to climb up the table to finish, at least, in fourth place, thus securing a berth in next season’s Champions League.”
Milan have only won six points in their last seven league matches.
Coach Carlo Ancelotti has already approved a one week’s rest between 24 December and 1 January for all the players. (www.independent.com.mt)
Hm. True story or a load of BS? Has anyone heard anything about this?
An item in yesterday’s Gazzetto dello Sport website said Milan will be holding an intensive seven-day training camp in Malta in an effort to get back to top form after the forthcoming break.
The club is coming here on an initiative of Birkirkara FC’s John Borg, who is the local clubs’ representative on the UEFA Club Forum. It was he who initiated the talks with Milan’s Umberto Gandini, who also sits on the same UEFA Club Forum.
During their stay here (2-9 January), Milan will be playing a friendly match against the local champions, Birkirkara FC (8 January).
Borg said yesterday the list of 26 players sent by Milan indicated that all the top men will be included apart from Brazilian goalkeeper Dida.
The 50-strong contingent will include 12 members of the technical staff, two chefs, two kit managers and some medical advisers, apart from two directors.
Training sessions will be held at the Ta’ Qali training grounds, but will not be open to the public.
Milan have been passing through one of their worst ever phases in the club’s history. Apart from having been involved in the Calciopoli scandal, due to which they had started the season with an eight-point penalty, the team has been struggling to find its form with the strikers finding it more than difficult to score the goals that matter.
Now they will be trying to find back their serenity and form in Malta where, according to the report in Gazzetto dello Sport, they plan to base their training camp on force and resistence. The report said: “The aim is to gradually get back in form and maintain top rhythms till the end of May as the club hopes to progress further in the Champions League and will be trying to climb up the table to finish, at least, in fourth place, thus securing a berth in next season’s Champions League.”
Milan have only won six points in their last seven league matches.
Coach Carlo Ancelotti has already approved a one week’s rest between 24 December and 1 January for all the players. (www.independent.com.mt)
Hm. True story or a load of BS? Has anyone heard anything about this?
flyin' back and forth all da time! well just happy they chose malta and not argentina or sumthn, da time difference would've killed them (god forbid
I hope one day also I'm lucky 
