<span class="titolo">Pirlo Doesn't Give Up Scudetto</span></p> <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'></p> <span class="sommario">Milan star Andrea Pirlo talked about a range of topics, including the Scudetto race and last summer's rumours surrounding team mate Kaká's possible departure.</span></p> Milan's star midfielder Andrea Pirlo spoke exclusively to Sky on a program dedicated to the Rossoneri today.</p> Asked whether there was a player that inspired him to take free kicks the way heis doing lately, he admitted: "I had seen it done by the Brazilian player of Lyon (Juninho Pernambucano). I looked at the way he kicked them, then I started trying to imitate him and gradually I saw it worked and from then on I started to take them like that."</p> On Milan's poor home form especially in the league, Pirlo said: "It's true, our home league games have been disappointing. Perhaps unconsciously we have a different attitude to our Champions League matches, which are more strongly felt and important.</p> "But we shouldn't neglect the league now, also because it's been a few years since we've last won it. So it would be nice to win it again.</p> "We know that when we don't win, we are criticised, but that's football," he continued. "We know our strengths, the team spirit is good and we are not bothered by the criticism. Also last year we were heavily criticised, but in the end we reached an important objective which nobody believed in, and it could be the same this year."</p> Pirlo's final comments were on team mate and Ballon D'Or favorite Kaká: "There were rumours about him leaving, so we weren't sure what to think. But we know he has affection for this team, this group of players, and we are happy to keep him here with us."</p> </div></p>
