CLARENCE SEEDORF believes Milan are finding balance and still aims for the Europa League qualification spot.

Milan beat Chievo 5-1 last year at the San Siro and last night they didn’t face any difficulties in getting the victory over the team from Verona either as they managed to keep a clean sheet and score three past the Flying visitors of Eugenio Corini.

Mario Balotelli scored the first already after four minutes and then Kaka had a fabulous brace with goals in the 27′ and 54′ minutes. Clarence Seedorf’s boys have won two of their last three games and picked up 7 points in less than a week.

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“Has the storm passed? I don’t know, I didn’t create the storm. We are very happy for all the Milanisti who can have a calmer time now,” Seedorf said to Sky Sport Italia. “Kaka worked hard in training and as a man he is a guarantee, so I am very happy he is able to express himself at his best. Will Kaka be here next season? I cannot talk for Kaka, as it’s his future.

“There are no doubts on what I think of him. There are other players who deserve a mention, as Honda did everything to help the team on Saturday and it’s a shame he didn’t score, as he has the quality to make the difference. Our objective? I said the other day that the club’s objective remains, which is to qualify for Europe. Zaccardo picked over Zapata? Zapata is a player who got injured and the others did well, so it is simply an issue of form. I consider him very useful for our defence.

“From the start I tried to bring balance to the defence, but obviously when a Coach arrives with a different mentality it takes time to settle and get the idea. As time goes on, we are more and more able to keep that balance in both phases with 11 players. The improvement of the team is thanks to time; the players getting to know each other within this new approach.

“We previously lost games when we played well, such as Juventus, Atletico Madrid and Napoli, when we had nine players suffering from a high temperature, and Parma when we were down to 10 men after five minutes. These are not excuses, but reasons why those games didn’t go the way we wanted them to. Taarabt’s return to the starting XI? I can see more concentration, as Taarabt is creative and wants to always be creative. I saw in training he suffered his inability to perform the way he wanted to and it hurt him, so I preferred to protect him and ease him in more slowly when he regained confidence.”

Seedorf also spoke to a different media outlet after the game: “We have to try and get as many points as possible and keep fighting until the end of the season as there are many teams ahead of us and therefore we have to stay focused. The players did very well and they’re growing on a physical level as well as a mental level. Winning helps a lot as far as that goes.

“I’ve been working on finding the balance since I got here, but that will come with time. I had to get to know the players and every day I’m getting to know them better. The same is true for them getting to know me. I’ve been working on a personal level with Urby as he has the quality and he did well. These are all positive signals. Honda spends a lot of energy on the pitch and he’s always pushing. We’ve to give him more time but he showed some good things and he has a lot of quality.

“Nigel De Jong is a great man and is always there when we’re in difficulty. I wanted to give him a bit of a rest and I’m glad the fans applauded him. Poli is very smart tactically and knows how to play the game. He adapts well and we have to figure out where he plays the best. Results will push us up the table an today we took a step forward. Next week we have to do the same moving forward game by game,” continued the 37-year-old who had replaced Massimiliano Allegri in January.

Seedorf has decided to give the team the next two days off as the squad spent most of the week together since they had all stayed together in Rome before the game with Fiorentina on Wednesday. Milan’s next game is on Monday against Genoa.