Milan’s Resurgent Kaka Can Be Brazil’s Trump Card at 2014 World Cup

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Published: January 14, 2014

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“Upon his return we were all afraid,” Adriano Galliani told Radio Monte Carlo last week (h/t Football Italia), and it is understandable that they were. Four years after a €68.5 million deal saw the best player in the world leave Milan for Madrid, everyone connected with the Rossoneri feared the Kaka they loved was no more.

A sporadic and injury-hit stay in the Spanish capital saw him make a grand total of 120 appearances, and many of them were instantly forgettable, yielding just 23 league goals.

Taking him back was a calculated gamble—one taken in part to ease some of the anger felt by supporters at the departure of numerous other club legends such as Andrea Pirlo and Massimo Ambrosini. The vice president had managed to secure a free transfer of the 31-year-old, meaning Milan had risked very little, but they are being richly rewarded.

After overcoming various injuries, the talismanic forward has returned to action and is showing regular glimpses of his very best form. Dropping deep in search of the ball, he turns and drives at the heart of the opposition at speed, striking fear into defenders faced with his combination of skill and pace.

Despite the desperate form of i Rossoneri—they currently sit 11th and are just six points outside the relegation places—Kaka already has found the net six times and made three assists. His double against Atalanta last week took him to 101 goals for Milan, a tally which sees him rank as the 10th-highest scorer in club history.

His composure, balance and creativity seem to have instantly returned to the level last seen when he was carrying Milan to the 2007 Champions League and Club World Cup double. That form saw him also win the Ballon d’Or as the best world’s finest player, and even under Massimiliano Allegri, Kaka has proved to be the one dependable man in the red and black stripes.

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Article Source: Bleacher Report - International Football

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