Carlo Ancelotti predicts A.C Milan to perform better in this season’s Champions League: Serie A news
Former A.C Milan manager, Carlo Ancelotti, is confident that the Rossoneri will be looking to improve their UEFA Champions League record in the upcoming season.
Milan won the 2010/11 Serie A season, which was their first Scudetto since the 2003/04 season triumph. However, their season was marred by an early exit from the UEFA Champions League, when they were knocked out at the hands of Tottenham Hotspur in the last 16 round.
Ancelotti is confident that last season’s frustration will spur Milan to perform better in the upcoming campaign. The former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786 boss believes that Massimiliano Allegri has made right additions to the squad and the new boys will make them even stronger next season. The 52-year-old believes that Milan have a history in European competitions and they will prove their worth next season.
Talking to the reporters Ancelotti said, "Milan are a team that really impressed last year in Serie A. They did a great http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Job-c18684 in Allegri's first year in charge and I expect them to be fired up to do well in the Champions League this season. They have a great history in the tournament and will want to do better than in 2010-11.”
Milan last time won the Champions League under Ancelotti in 2006/07 but since then, they have not been able to make it past the first knockout stage.
The Parma manager is eagerly looking forward to the 2011/12 Serie A season and believes that it will one of the most thrilling campaigns for some time. The Italian is predicting an open contest in the league and believes that five or six teams will be challenging for the top gong this time.
He added: "It will be a very exciting championship. It will be interesting to see how Juventus and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Inter-c39567, although Inter are still a very competitive team."
Milan will start the 2011/12 season as favourites in both domestic and European competitions.
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