Title: Maldini's Bomb: I May Not Retire
melike - March 7, 2008 04:58 PM (GMT)
Paolo Maldini has sensationally revealed that he is having second thoughts on whether he should retire at the end of the season, and hinted that he might just carry on playing into his forties.
Milan were knocked out of the Champions League by Arsenal on Tuesday night and many believed that it was Maldini’s last game in the competition but the defender is determined to re-write the history books.
“I still have plenty of energy and I guess we have to stick to our words, but those who do not change ideas just because they have said so are stupid,” Maldini told Sky Sport Italia.
“In the last few months my knees have been really painful and last year at the end of the season I couldn’t even bend them.
“Deep down inside there is a big will to continue, that’s just the way I am. No one is the same and the environment is pushing me to play on for another year.
“Three months ago I was much worse as I had to stop because of the operation but now I am feeling fine and I am playing in a position which I haven’t played in for a long time.”
He still does not play every game, but that Maldini has been playing up and down the left flank suggests that he has been feeling well physically.
The legendary defender did state that this season would be his final last year when the Rossoneri won the Champions League in May, but it now seems as if he could go back on his decision.
bruNETka - March 7, 2008 08:03 PM (GMT)
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HE WILL STAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ADORE HIM HE IS THE BEST EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
la_nina - March 7, 2008 08:11 PM (GMT)
Drizinha - March 7, 2008 08:57 PM (GMT)
I love him but I think he should quit. But any decision he makes, will be respected.
vanessita - March 8, 2008 04:34 AM (GMT)
i love him!!!! :hyper:
he really puts his heart into it!!! into MILAN!!!! :goooo:
Everybody in milan are very special!
that's a good new, thanks! :bounce:
kowthεr - March 9, 2008 03:45 AM (GMT)
i think he's going to retire! even though we all love him, i think the time has come :( although i wish it was possible for him to play with us forever <_<
zar - March 10, 2008 08:31 AM (GMT)
i think that he thought that he would win the champions league but now that he isnt going to i bet he wants to win a trophy just one last time and so he's staying for one more year just to trake Milan into glory again...but its not up to me to decide whether he should stay or go...if he thinks he's still got in in him then i'm cool with that because i was devastated when i heard he was retiring...