Milan midfield warrior Gennaro Gattuso is currently out injured, and will likely be sidelined for the remainder of the season.
Today, the 31-year-old talked to Sky about his career with the Rossoneri leading up to his recent injury, the first serious one of his career.
"At first, when I arrived atMilanello it wasn't easy to see all those photos and those trophies," he admitted. "The first few years when we didn't win anything, I almost thought it was my fault."
Gattuso admitted his biggest joy was winning the Champions League in 2003 against Juventus.
"It was an incredible joy to win the Champions League against Juventus, I felt indescribable feelings. I had always dreamed of winning it, so it was a liberation," 'Ringhio' commented.
"However, after the Istanbul final [against Liverpool in 2005] I felt very responsible for that defeat because I felt I didn't play well in that final. I thought maybe it was right to change environment."
In the 2006-07 season Milan won the Champions League again, and subsequently also lifted the European Supercup and the Club World Cup.
Asked if he thought that was his best season ever, Gattuso said: "I don't know if that was the best season. The first five months we did not play well and we always struggled. Then, after the Malta training camp, we started playing incredibly well.
"Perhaps the best years were when we won the Champions League in 2003 and 2004, when we lost at Deportivo La Coruņa. In those years we went around in Europe and won against everyone."
Coming back on his injury, he said: "After the match against Catania I said, 'Today God watched over me, today I risked shattering my knee.' Instead it was already broken and I didn't even notice.
"During the game I felt some pain but not the way I felt it afterwards. However, I've had to wait 31 years for my first serious injury, so to even out everything that football has given me, I would have to break something 10 times."
Milan midfield warrior Gennaro Gattuso is currently out injured, and will likely be sidelined for the remainder of the season.
Today, the 31-year-old talked to Sky about his career with the Rossoneri leading up to his recent injury, the first serious one of his career.
"At first, when I arrived at Milanello it wasn't easy to see all those photos and those trophies," he admitted. "The first few years when we didn't win anything, I almost thought it was my fault."
Gattuso admitted his biggest joy was winning the Champions League in 2003 against Juventus.
"It was an incredible joy to win the Champions League against Juventus, I felt indescribable feelings. I had always dreamed of winning it, so it was a liberation," 'Ringhio' commented.
"However, after the Istanbul final [against Liverpool in 2005] I felt very responsible for that defeat because I felt I didn't play well in that final. I thought maybe it was right to change environment."
In the 2006-07 season Milan won the Champions League again, and subsequently also lifted the European Supercup and the Club World Cup.
Asked if he thought that was his best season ever, Gattuso said: "I don't know if that was the best season. The first five months we did not play well and we always struggled. Then, after the Malta training camp, we started playing incredibly well.
"Perhaps the best years were when we won the Champions League in 2003 and 2004, when we lost at Deportivo La Coruņa. In those years we went around in Europe and won against everyone."
Coming back on his injury, he said: "After the match against Catania I said, 'Today God watched over me, today I risked shattering my knee.' Instead it was already broken and I didn't even notice.
"During the game I felt some pain but not the way I felt it afterwards. However, I've had to wait 31 years for my first serious injury, so to even out everything that football has given me, I would have to break something 10 times."