Tag: Ricardo Montolivo

  • AC Milan – Kaka Was Worth the Wait

    AC Milan – Kaka Was Worth the Wait

    Few big teams have been playing more poorly than AC Milan have since the beginning of the season. Despite their poor form and the fans beginning to lose their patience, the personnel and talent they have is obviously much better than the results. At some point, it had to start coming together, and the man in charge of a sudden sense of calm and optimism is Kaka, looking more and more like the player who left the club more than four years ago, dragging Mario Balotelli upwards with him.

  • AC Milan – Kevin-Prince Boateng & Ricardo Montolivo Pull it Off

    AC Milan – Kevin-Prince Boateng & Ricardo Montolivo Pull it Off

    It’s hard to focus on just one player from the AC Milan side that pulled off one of their biggest Champions League wins in recent years, but in a performance heralded as tactically brilliant, defensively brave and hard working all-around, two men, Ricardo Montolivo and Kevin-Prince Boateng stand out a bit more than the rest.

  • When Players Cry – Euro 2012 Losing Gallery

    Great tournaments bring with them ample opportunity for disappointment and tears, especially during the knockout stage when the losses are much more painful and tragic. The Italy – Spain final gave us plenty of tears from the Italian side, with Mario Balotelli watering away sticking in our minds the most, but he wasn’t alone in the crying game.