CLARENCE SEEDORF TO THE MILAN CHANNEL: “Results help morale”

MILAN – Clarence Seedorf spoke to the Milan Channel ahead of this afternoon’s press conference:“Atletico are showing the good form that they’re in and that shows the good work we did when playing against the,. I wish them the best as they deserve to be where they are. We started well against genoa, they put us under a lot of pressure but they didn’t create many chances. Abbiati did well and we had our chances as well. Quality made the difference and we had more of that. Many times this season, we didn’t get the goals we needed and as a consequence we dropped a lot of points. Now it seems that the wheel of fortune has turned. The players are all doing well and now we can give a bit of continuity to the starting 11. Results help morale. We’ve put in some good performances and the players have always doen well on the pitch. Fitness has improved a lot. Catania is a team that never lays down. They’re in a tough position but they have a lot of pride. Our objective goes beyond Catania however. When the team slowed down a bit I put on Poli and moved Kakà out wide. Then when things settled down, he went back up front. Honda won’t be on the pitch tomorrow which is a shame as he’s been working hard and finding his place on the pitch. Taarabt is a rough diamond. I’ve spoken to players who’ve played with him and they’ve all said he’s a real talent. I wanted to play him after the Champions League elimination but I could see he was feeling down. Honda has a champions mentality and we have a good relationship”.