Kaka out of Valladolid clash
Reuters - Saturday 13 March 2010, 14:41
MADRID - Real Madrid's Brazilian
playmaker Kaka is still adapting to La Liga and has more to give
the club he joined last year for around 67 million euros, coach Manuel Pellegrini said on Saturday.
Kaka has come under fire in the Spanish media for some
disappointing performances since his move from AC Milan and will
miss Sunday's match at struggling Real Valladolid after picking up a muscle problem in training.
"He is adapting to a new league and has all my support,"
Pellegrini told a news conference.
"He has provided a good number of goals and assists," added
the Chilean. "He is an example as both a person and a
professional, even if we know he can still give more."
Pellegrini defended the team's tactics following their shock
Champions League exit on Wednesday at the hands of French side
Olympique Lyon, the sixth straight season Real have failed to
reach the quarter-finals of Europe's elite club competition.
"We are on the right path, the team is playing well and we
are playing in a way that the fans like," he said.
"At Real Madrid you go from glory to despair very quickly. I
have absolute conviction about what I am doing."
League leaders Real are level on 62 points with champions
Barcelona, who host third-placed Valencia on Sunday.
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