A.C Milan defender Thiago Silva wants to stay at San Siro and win the UEFA Champions League
A.C Milan defender, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Thiago-Silva-c34903, wants to stay with the Italian Champions and win the UEFA Champions League with the club in the upcoming 2011/12 season.
Silva played a huge role in guiding Milan to win the 2010/11 Serie A and after accomplishing the dream of winning the Scudetto after seven years, the Brazilian now wants to win Europe’s most elite competition, Champions League.
Milan last time won the Champions League in the 2006/07 season, when they beat http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Liverpool-c39809 2-1 in the final at Athens. Since then, they have not been able to go beyond the first knockout stage and have lost to Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United in the previous two seasons respectively.
Silva admitted that the last four seasons have been miserable for his team and the success of bitter rivals, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Inter-c39567 Milan, in this period, has added salt to his wounds. The 26-year-old believes that the recent Scudetto win will inspire them to further glory in the future.
Silva was a corner stone in his team’s success last season and won himself the tag of best defender in the country. His solid performances at the back alongside http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Alessandro-Nesta-c4735 helped his team to finish the campaign with the best defensive record.
The former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604, and English Champions, Manchester United. However, Silva has no intention of leaving the Italian Champions and wants to help the club in achieving big things in the future.
Talking to the reporters Silva said, "Until the end of my contract, I will stay at Milan, then we will see. I only recently signed a deal until 2016. Next year I will play at Milan and my first objective is to win the Champions League."
The Brazilian international made 39 appearances in all competitions last season and his versatility of playing in different defensive positions helped Milan’s cause a great deal.
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