Kaka has revealed that reports that he was being hindered by a sporting hernia were wide of the mark as he has now recovered and is ready to return to his best.
The Brazilian scored in Real Madrid's victory against Espanyol at the weekend and hit out at reports that he has a serious problem that has prevented him from shining in Spain.
"I feel good. The sports hernia does not bother me any more, it has disappeared, but I still need to do specific recovery work like any injured player does," said Kaka.
"Last week it was rumoured that it is a chronic problem which isn't true.
"What I was a little bothered by is that I wasn't improving physically which prevented me from doing things I like doing on the pitch. The doctors told me to be patient, so I was and now I am improving day by day.
"It isn't just in Spain where there has been talk about me not being able to return to my old form. It also happened in Brazil and Italy, but it simply isn't true."
Target
Real Madrid are five points behind arch rivals Barcelona in La Liga and Kaka admits that it is a fair reflection of how well the Catalan side have played this term.
"Barcelona are five points ahead of us because they have played better," he continued. "I hope we do better in the second half and that we finish ahead of them. That is our goal.
"We are playing well, creating a lot of scoring chances and suffering very little on defence. We now have an identity which we need to keep intact with all the players we have.
"That identity continues to evolve. Real Madrid's chances of playing a very good game are now very high. We have improved tactically and technically. What we work on throughout the week is showing in matches."
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