[Portman]

Pato, sogni rossoneri

L'attaccante brasiliano: "Io con Ronaldo? Sarebbe il massimo. Lui e Kakà li scelgo alla playstation. Inghilterra o Italia, per me è lo stesso, però al Milan troverei un bel gruppo di connazionali"

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MONTREAL (Canada), 2 luglio 2007 - Sono passate poche ore dall’inattesa sconfitta nel primo match con la Polonia. I ragazzi del Brasile hanno cenato, poi hanno ottenuto una mezz’oretta libera per farsi un giro giusto fuori dall’albergo, nel centro di Montreal. Alexandre Pato rientra dalla perlustrazione sorseggiando un milk-shake, evidentemente l’unico vizio che si concede, al momento. Apparecchio ai denti, un po’ di acne giovanile, dà subito l’impressione di un ragazzo tranquillo. La sua voce non cambia mai di tono, non c’è traccia di tensione o superbia, nonostante i club europei se lo contendano e nonostante il tecnico campione d’Europa, Carlo Ancelotti, abbia fatto un viaggio intercontinentale per vederlo al debutto al Mondiale Under 20.

Pato, sapeva che l’allenatore del Milan è venuto dall’Italia per vedere la sua partita contro la Polonia?
"Davvero? No, nessuno mi aveva detto niente. Cercano di tenermi lontano da queste questioni, per farmi concentrare sul Mondiale. Comunque mi fa piacere tanto interesse".
Pensa di aver fatto una buona impressione?
"Non so. La verità è che questa è stata una partita difficile, loro erano chiusi dietro. Saltavi un uomo e te ne trovavi altri due, non facevi in tempo a toccare la palla che ti saltavano addosso".
Meglio abituarsi alle difese europee. Pare che lei dovrà affrontarle spesso, fra poco...
"Ho sentito parlare dell’interesse di squadre di là . L’Europa per me è un sogno da sempre, chiaramente sarei felice di venirci. Ma io non ho parlato con nessuno direttamente".
Il suo agente però è in stretto contatto con Chelsea, Inter e Milan. Preferenze?
"Devo dire la verità ? Nessuna preferenza. Per me l’importante è fare il salto verso un grande club europeo. Inghilterra o Italia fa lo stesso, del resto non ci sono mai stato e non posso giudicare. Anche se al Milan troverei un bel gruppo di brasiliani".
Ronaldo, Kakà , Dida, Cafu. Ha parlato con qualcuno di un possibile futuro in rossonero?
"Purtroppo questi giocatori li conosco di fama, ma non è che ci parli insieme. Non li conosco, io sono un giovane, loro dei miti. Certo, sarebbe bello giocare con gente come Kakà o Ronaldo".
A proposito di Ronaldo. Dicono che lei ricordi il Fenomeno alla sua età .
"Naaaa, non credo di assomigliargli molto. Lui a 17 anni era già un "craque", una stella assoluta. Io devo imparare ancora molto".
Meglio farlo direttamente da lui, no?
"Per me Ronaldo è un idolo sin da quando ero bambino. Lui è il "Maestro": lo seguivo e lo amavo, in senso calcistico. Allenarmi e giocare con lui sarebbe un sogno, chiaro".
Per adesso Ronaldo e Kakà li guarda in tv...
"Sì, e li "uso" alla Playstation. Mi piacciono i giochi di calcio alla consolle. Scelgo spesso il Milan, ma anche Chelsea, Barcellona e Inter".
Gli italiani, in tv, la hanno vista poco. Descriva il suo gioco.
"Il mio ruolo in campo è quello di prima punta, mi piace stare davanti. Però posso giocare anche fra le linee, un po’ più indietro. Ad esempio nel secondo tempo coi polacchi, l'allenatore mi ha spostato lì. Io giocavo spalle alla porta e cercavo di aprire per i compagni. Non è andata benissimo, però".
Lei è abituato bene: gol immediati e importanti sin dalle prime gare in carriera...
"È arrivato tutto molto in fretta finora. Ho avuto la fortuna di fare gol importanti, come quello che ci ha permesso di andare in finale del Mondiale per club, e alzare la coppa. Sono le reti che mi piacciono di più, quelle che fanno vincere".

http://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/Estero/Primo...o/02/pato.shtml

Good interview on Gazzetta today, with Alexandre Pato.

He doesn't say much. Basically:

-He didn't know Ancelotti was on his match against Polonia (stadium).
-He says it was a difficult match.
-Europe = dream move for him.
-Doesn't have a preference when asked about Inter, Milan or Chelsea but says it would be nice to be along with other brazillians in Milan. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)
-He'd like to play along with Ronaldo and Kaka'. Idols for him.
-He says he plays with Milan in the PlayStation. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) Not only Milan but Inter, Chelsea and Barcelona too.

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With this, I expect Moratti to sign him in the next 48 hours. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)

[dst]

Yes there were better players .. But non would be willing to be benched ahead of Gattuso and Pirlo.

Come on... you know there are many Italians who would give head for a place under Milan's bench... let alone a place on it!

what Lolito wanted was more than 2M. He probably wanted a player or demanded something Milan couldn't offer and that is compramise

I'm sure you don't mean this! It's a wrong use of words there... it wouldn't be compromise, it would be beating cheapness!!! Do NOT reply to this, you're not really telling me we could not pay 3 or 4 million more? Is this milanfan.com or usalessandriafan.com!?? We're Milan for God's sake... if we're not willing to pay a couple millions more (and that would take his price up to... 10m?? (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif) ) it's not because we don't want to compromise, it's because we are cheap!! You can't deny that, it's ridiculous!! Berlusconi's Milan can't pay 10m?? It's farcical...

Honestly speaking. In 04/05 we had the strongest team then. That was the strongest Milan side of this Mellenium. We had so much quality and we played Juve to the wire! We were Champions of Italy (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/king.gif) And we took Liverpool on like they were a punching bag!

And in the end we lost... we lost it at the home stretch... that means the team could have used some help...

Even if it was for 1st place dst and we were playing from 0 points at the start of the season ... We would still be exerting the same effort as we would to target a 1st place finish.

Come on... you can't be so stubborn!! Do you remember the team we fielded in the last match before the CL final? It was the freaking Primavera!!! Do you remember the game before that, against Catania? We were barely running... would we be able to do that if we were on the title race?? Please... (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif) (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif) (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)

Had we lost this final. Milan would be active in a very different way in the market .. Thank God we won

I thank God every day, for all that he's offered to Milan!! (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)

Would Milan be a worse team if we had lost the Final?? I don't think so... do you? Then why would we make changes then and we don't do some now?... Because the San Siro is going to be full probably...

I think we should all take a 'Porty' approach on things, just cool it down a bit, and see what happens.

Porty is actually hell scared... he just plays it cool...

The only real thing I don`t understand is where the hell our scouting is?! Cause my belive is that our transfer policy is old fashioned. But why then there is no aggressive scouting, why dont we find a bunch of boys, young italians, brazilians, turks, or whaterver,..?

Our scouting is alright... but how can we buy a player when we are not 150% sure he's going to be the next Zidane!?? (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)

[Rossoneri7]

Come on... you know there are many Italians who would give head for a place under Milan's bench... let alone a place on it!

I know that every player on this planet would dream of playing for AC Milan. I know of one Inter player who has stated that he would like to change sides.
So I am sure there are players out there to sit our bench. But the players that people seem to want (on this forum) are players of quality. These players wont sit the bench.

And on that, do u think I am against such a thing ?! Of course I am all for it!

The thing I am making a stance is, not to be ignorant and just speak against u .. I am saying the managment has the last word on all this. And whatever they are doing, it is probably for a very good reason. Us fans are feeding off of tabloids and daily news feeds .. But we have no idea what the club is going through and what it is trying to do! So I give them the benifit of the doubt ..

One thing is certain, this club is the most decorated on the international level and is #1 in European standings. What more .. (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)

I'm sure you don't mean this! It's a wrong use of words there... it wouldn't be compromise, it would be beating cheapness!!! Do NOT reply to this, you're not really telling me we could not pay 3 or 4 million more? Is this milanfan.com or usalessandriafan.com!?? We're Milan for God's sake... if we're not willing to pay a couple millions more (and that would take his price up to... 10m?? (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif) ) it's not because we don't want to compromise, it's because we are cheap!! You can't deny that, it's ridiculous!! Berlusconi's Milan can't pay 10m?? It's farcical...

If Berlusconi doesn't want to pay 2M he wont! If Galliani doesn't want to pay 5 cents he wont ! It is as simple as that.

Look it isn't about that .. It is totally about compramise. And if u can't see it .. Then I don't know what is going on .. Last summer Milan was negotiating for Oddo and Ronaldo .. For Ronaldo Milan weren't gonna compromise Kaka' and for Oddo Milan were having their arm bent.

Even when the actual transfer of Oddo took place .. There was still disagreement between Lazio and Milan.

Now what happened between them and the actual dialog, again, we as fans don't know sh1t. we are "told" 2M or 5M .. But what is actually going on .. We all don't have a clue.

And in the end we lost... we lost it at the home stretch... that means the team could have used some help...

Yeah from Moggi (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)

Come on... you can't be so stubborn!! Do you remember the team we fielded in the last match before the CL final? It was the freaking Primavera!!! Do you remember the game before that, against Catania? We were barely running... would we be able to do that if we were on the title race?? Please...  (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)   (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)   (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)

Well yes, we would have done that in a title race .. Cuz it''s a champions league final (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/cool.gif)

I thank God every day, for all that he's offered to Milan!! (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)

Would Milan be a worse team if we had lost the Final?? I don't think so... do you? Then why would we make changes then and we don't do some now?... Because the San Siro is going to be full probably...

Well .. look .. had we lost that final. Many players would have gone, Dida, Broochi, etc etc .. and Berlusconi would have started reconstructing a new team.

But since we won the CL, he can't do that ! This is the team that won the CL (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) Plus .. It's good for players like Kaka' to see how Milan takes care of it's players and rewards them (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)