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Galliani: Don’t Put Too Much Pressure On Pato

Milan Vice President Adriano Galliani has urged the fans and media not to put too much pressure on teenage wonderkid Alexandre Pato.


The 18-year-old is set to make his long-awaited debut at the weekend against Napoli, and many believe he could be the player to provide the spark to turn around Milan’s poor domestic season.

”I always hear people associating Pato's name to a possible recovery by our squad in the league, but let's not forget Milan have won before without him,” Galliani stated.

“Pato is a great player, but let's not give him too much responsibility.

Galliani did admit that the Brazilian will provide the squad with more options, especially now that Ronaldo has returned to fitness too.

“Now finally we will have six forwards available and I don't know what to answer when someone asks me if Milan will play with one striker or two strikers with all these players available,” the transfer guru added.

“The way I see football, Milan have always played and will continue playing with three strikers. Considering the position they play in, I consider Seedorf and Kaká to be two strikers.

“I have very positive feelings after this week [training] in Dubai. We are certainly counting on getting back Ronaldo for the league."

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I must admit that I'm curious as to why Galliani considers Seedorf and Kaka to be forwards -- or, more properly, why he's taken to saying it publicly. There's got to be a reason for it.