Courtesy of http://www.acmilan.com/:'I am a lucky guy', sang Jovanotti. That could also be the title of David Beckham's first few days as a Rossonero. A planetary athlete, adored by fans and followed by the media, who in reality feels privileged because one day he will be able to tell he was once part of the best club in the world. To be able to live this experience he will sacrifice his family for a few months: 'Everyone knows how much I love my family and my kids, but I also love football. The children will stay in Los Angeles for school and Victoria will stay with them. She will come to visit me in Milan as soon as possible, and when she will she will stay with me for a few days.'
'I love my team Los Angeles Galaxy - the English champion continued - but for me this is a great experience. Not everyone has managed to play in what everyone considers the best club in the world. I feel lucky to have this extraordinary chance. I don't like to think about the past, I have made all my choices with care, including the one to go to America. I lived a great period there but now I am here, it's extraordinary and now I just want to concentrate on this. The trainings these days have been tough but I like working hard. I am learning about Italian football and my team mates are exceptional.'
'When I will play? I am always ready but it's up to the coach to decide. Physically I know I have to work hard to reach 100%, I want to play well instead of just play.'
Carlo Ancelotti talked about the possibility of seeing Beckham on the pitch on 11 January against Roma: 'He's been with us a few days but he has already shown seriousness and effort. From 11 January I'm sure he will be able to play, but here at Milan there is a lot of competition, he will have to compete for a place with his team mates.' On the possibility of playing all together Beckham, Pirlo, Seedorf, Ronaldinho, Kakà plus a striker: 'It's not fantacalcio, Milan have often started winning cycles by playing many offensive players together. It's necessary for everyone to sacrifice themselves but it's certainly worth a try.'
The risk that too many champions all together can create an inbalance on and off the pitch? Ricardo Kaká doesn't think it exist: 'It's clear, everyone has their place and their way of doing things. But the real secret of a team like Milan is that there have never been jealousies.'
Clarence Seedorf made a joke on the Beckham subject: 'He will be a disaster, he's incapable of inserting himself, he is creating a lot of problems every day...' A laugh, and then the serious answer: 'No, he's fantastic, a great professional, a man of the world like me, so he has the social intelligence to insert himself in a new environment. It's also true that our team is good at making the new arrivals feel right at home. I still think some patience is needed and expectations should not be too high for him because also experienced players need time to get used to a new environment. He doesn't have much time. We will do what we can to make him an added value during the brief time he will be with us.'
