A biography for Gennaro Gattusohasn’t been written yet.
“You have to spend a lot of money to build strong sides.”
“Milan are like my family; I have done some good and some less good things during my career, but the club have always helped me so much.”
“I think my style is perfectly suited to the way the game is played in the U.K.”
“Kaka, he made history with Milan and if he is loved so much it means he did well.”
“After World Cup 2010 in South Africa I will no longer play for la Nazionale.”
“There have been some stressful months since taking over at Milan, but I think I've improved a lot in terms of character.”
“When you're on the pitch, you should never give up and concede easy goals.”
“There's a God of football, who makes you reap all that you've sown.”
“It's only normal, I am a player, who doesn't want to play in a European Championship quarter-final?”
“At Milan, Kaka used to work even when we had two or three days off. And our fitness coach, Daniele Tognaccini, made him run.”
“Let's call a spade a spade - this Kaka of Real Madrid is not the same Kaka we used to know.”
“I don't think Italy is a racist country, because there are so many immigrants.”
“Everyone says Cristiano Ronaldo or Lionel Messi, but I would have love to have played with Luka Modric. I think he's an incredible player, really strong mentally and a pure footballer.”
“We cannot have players who don't give their soul.”
“You can't try to keep someone against their will, or it's difficult to get them to listen or have the right mentality.”
“I don't like getting pinned back with a line of four in midfield. You risk losing too much space.”
“Let's just say that I feel I have the ambition and determination to succeed as a coach.”
“We have to be humble and respect our opponents who are stronger than us.”
“I shared so much with Massimo Oddo. He's an intelligent and funny guy whose success speaks for him. He got a few slaps in the face from me for his pranks, as we had very different ideas on how to prepare for a game.”
“It is a great honour for me to be the Milan coach. It's a lot of pressure and responsibility too, but I like that.”